Shiva Purana

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स्वरत्नं स्थापयामास स्वकीये हि शरीरके । केशमाकाशसारेण वायुसारेण वै मुखम् ७१ ।

He assigned the essence to His own body. The essence Ākāśa (the Ether) constitutes His hair. The essence of the wind principle constitutes His face.

english translation

svaratnaM sthApayAmAsa svakIye hi zarIrake | kezamAkAzasAreNa vAyusAreNa vai mukham 71 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript

हृदयं चाग्निसारेण त्वपां सारेण वैकटिम् । जानु चावनिसारेण तद्वत्सर्वं तदंगकम् ७२ ।

The essence of the Fire principle constitutes His heart, that of the principles of waters the hip and that of the principle of the Earth the knees. Thus the other limbs too.

english translation

hRdayaM cAgnisAreNa tvapAM sAreNa vaikaTim | jAnu cAvanisAreNa tadvatsarvaM tadaMgakam 72 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ब्रह्मविष्ण्वोश्च रुद्रा णां सारं चैव त्रिपुंड्रकम् । तथा तिलकरूपेण ललाटान्ते महेश्वरः ७३ ।

The Tripuṇḍraka (the three parallel lines of ash marks over the forehead) is the essence of Trinity: Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Rudra. Similarly Maheśvara has retained the esence of everything in the form of Tilaka (the small circular mark) on the forehead.

english translation

brahmaviSNvozca rudrA NAM sAraM caiva tripuMDrakam | tathA tilakarUpeNa lalATAnte mahezvaraH 73 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript

भवृद्ध्या सर्वमेतद्धि मन्यते स्वयमैत्यसौ । प्रपंचसारसर्वस्वमनेनैव वशीकृतम् ७४ ।

The word Bhasma means that which has controlled the essence of the whole universe. (Bha—Vṛddhi—flourishing essence. Sma—Svayam. Manyate—considers his own).

english translation

bhavRddhyA sarvametaddhi manyate svayamaityasau | prapaMcasArasarvasvamanenaiva vazIkRtam 74 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तस्मादस्य वशीकर्ता नास्तीति स शिवः स्मृतः । यथा सर्वमृगाणां च हिंसको मृगहिंसकः ७५ ।

Therefore, the one who is not subject to any control is called Shiva. Just as the hunter is considered the killer of all animals, similarly, Shiva is beyond control.

english translation

tasmAdasya vazIkartA nAstIti sa zivaH smRtaH | yathA sarvamRgANAM ca hiMsako mRgahiMsakaH 75 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript