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मुनय ऊचुः ॥ कथं जगदिदं कृत्स्नं विधाय च निधाय च ॥ आज्ञया परमां क्रीडां करोति परमेश्वरः ॥ १ ॥
The sages said:— How does lord Śiva perform his great sport commanding all, creating the universe and placing it in position?
english translation
किं तत्प्रथमसंभूतं केनेदमखिलं ततम् ॥ केना वा पुनरेवेदं ग्रस्यते पृथुकुक्षिणा ॥ २ ॥
What is it that came into being at the outset? By what are all these pervaded? By which being of huge belly is this swallowed?
english translation
वायुरुवाच ॥ शक्तिः प्रथमसम्भूता शांत्यतीतपदोत्तरा ॥ ततो माया ततो ऽव्यक्तं शिवाच्छक्तिमतः प्रभोः ॥ ३ ॥
Vāyu said:— Śakti came into being at the outset; with Śāntyatītapadā following. From Śiva in association with Śakti Māyā came into being and then the unmanifest from it.
english translation
शान्त्यतीतपदं शक्तेस्ततः शान्तिपदक्रमात् ॥ ततो विद्यापदं तस्मात्प्रतिष्ठापदसंभवः ॥ ४ ॥
Śāntyatītapada originated from Śakti and from it Śāntipada; then the Vidyāpada; from it the Pratiṣṭhāpada came into being.
english translation
निवृत्तिपदमुत्पन्नं प्रतिष्ठापदतः क्रमात् ॥ एवमुक्ता समासेन सृष्टिरीश्वरचोदिता ॥ ५ ॥
Nivṛttipada originated from Pratiṣṭhāpada. Thus has been briefly described the creation induced by the lord.
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