Shiva Purana · Verses 7.10-2
vāyuruvāca
puruṣādhiṣṭhitātpūrvamavyaktādīśvarājñayā
buddhyādayo viśeṣāṃtā vikārāścābhavan kramāt
tatastebhyo vikārebhyo rudro viṣṇuḥ pitāmahaḥ
kāraṇatvena sarveṣāṃ trayo devāḥ prajajñire
sarvato bhuvanavyāptiśaktimavyāhatāṃ kvacit
jñānamapratimaṃ śaśvadaiśvaryaṃ cāṇimādikam
sṛṣṭisthitilayākhyeṣu karmasu triṣu hetutām
prabhutvena sahaiteṣāṃ prasīdati maheśvaraḥ
kalpāntare punasteṣāmaspardhā buddhimohinām
sargarakṣālayācāraṃ pratyekaṃ pradadau ca saḥ
ete parasparotpannā dhārayanti parasparam
paraspareṇa vardhaṃte parasparamanuvratāḥ
kvacidbrahmā kvacidviṣṇuḥ kvacidrudraḥ praśasyate
nānena teṣāmādhikyamaiśvaryaṃ cātiricyate
mūrkhā niṃdaṃti tānvāgbhiḥ saṃraṃbhābhiniveśinaḥ
yātudhānā bhavaṃtyeva piśācāśca na saṃśayaḥ
devo guṇatrayātītaścaturvyūho maheśvaraḥ
sakalassakalādhāraśakterutpattikāraṇam
soyamātmā trayasyāsya prakṛteḥ puruṣasya ca
līlākṛtajagatsṛṣṭirīśvaratve vyavasthitaḥ
yassarvasmātparo nityo niṣkalaḥ parameśvaraḥ
sa eva ca tadādhārastadātmā tadadhiṣṭhitaḥ
tasmānmaheśvaraścaiva prakṛtiḥ puruṣastathā
sadāśivabhavo viṣṇurbrahmā sarvaśivātmakam
pradhānātprathamaṃ jajñe vṛddhiḥ khyātirmatirmahān
mahattattvasya saṃkṣobhādahaṃkārastridhā 'bhavat
ahaṃkāraśca bhūtāni tanmātrānīṃdriyāṇi ca
vaikārikādahaṃkārātsattvodriktāttu sāttvikaḥ
vaikārikaḥ sa sargastu yugapatsaṃpravartate
buddhīndriyāṇi pañcaiva pañcakarmeṃdriyāṇi ca
ekādaśaṃ manastatra svaguṇenobhayātmakam
tamoyuktādahaṃkārādbhūtatanmātrasaṃbhavaḥ
bhūtānāmādibhūtatvādbhūtādiḥ kathyate tu saḥ
bhūtādeśśabdamātraṃ syāttatra cākāśasaṃbhavaḥ
ākāśātsparśa utpannaḥ sparśādvāyusamudbhavaḥ
vāyo rūpaṃ tatastejastejaso rasasaṃbhavaḥ
rasādāpassamutpannāstebhyo gandhasamudbhavaḥ
gandhācca pṛthivī jātā bhūtebhyonyaccarācaram
puruṣādhiṣṭhitatvācca avyaktānugraheṇa ca
mahadādiviśeṣāntā hyaṇḍamutpādayanti te
tatra kāryaṃ ca karaṇaṃ saṃsiddhaṃ brahmaṇo yadā
tadaṃḍe supravṛddho 'bhūtkṣetrajño brahmasaṃjñitaḥ
sa vai śarīrī prathamaḥ sa vai puruṣa ucyate
ādikartā sa bhūtānāṃ brahmāgre samavartata
tasyeśvarasya pratimā jñānavairāgyalakṣaṇā
dharmaiśvaryakarī buddhirbrāhmī yajñe 'bhimāninaḥ
avyaktājjāyate tasya manasā yadyadīpsitam
vaśī vikṛtvāttraiguṇyātsāpekṣatvātsvabhāvataḥ
tridhā vibhajya cātmānaṃ trailokye saṃpravartate
sṛjate grasate caiva vīkṣate ca tribhissvayam
caturmukhastu brahmatve kālatve cāṃtakassmṛtaḥ
sahasramūrdhā puruṣastisrovasthāssvayaṃbhuvaḥ
sattvaṃ rajaśca brahmā ca kālatve ca tamo rajaḥ
viṣṇutve kevalaṃ sattvaṃ guṇavṛddhistridhā vibhau
brahmatve sṛjate lokān kālatve saṃkṣipatyapi
puruṣatve 'tyudāsīnaḥ karma ca trividhaṃ vibhoḥ
evaṃ tridhā vibhinnatvādbrahmā triguṇa ucyate
caturdhā pravibhaktatvāccāturvyūhaḥ prakīrtitaḥ
āditvādādidevo 'sāvajātatvādajaḥ smṛtaḥ
pāti yasmātprajāḥ sarvāḥ prajāpatiriti smṛtaḥ
hiraṇmayastu yo merustasyolbaṃ sumahātmanaḥ
garbhodakaṃ samudrāśca jarāyuścā'pi parvatāḥ
tasminnaṃḍe tvime lokā aṃtarviśvamidaṃ jagat
caṃdrādityau sanakṣatrau sagrahau saha vāyunā
adbhirdaśaguṇābhistu bāhyatoṇḍaṃ samāvṛtam
āpo daśaguṇenaiva tejasā bahirāvṛtāḥ
tejo daśaguṇenaiva vāyunā bahirāvṛtam
ākāśenāvṛto vāyuḥ khaṃ ca bhūtādināvṛtam
bhūtādirmahatā tadvadavyaktenāvṛto mahān
etairāvaraṇairaṇḍaṃ saptabhirbahirāvṛtam
etadāvṛttya cānyonyamaṣṭau prakṛtayaḥ sthitāḥ
sṛṣṭipālanavidhvaṃsakarmakartryo dvijottamāḥ
evaṃ parasparotpannā dhārayaṃti parasparam
ādhārādheyabhāvena vikārāstu vikāriṣu
kūrmoṃgāni yathā pūrvaṃ prasārya viniyacchati
vikārāṃśca tathā 'vyaktaṃ sṛṣṭvā bhūyo niyacchati
avyaktaprabhavaṃ sarvamānulomyena jāyate
prāpte pralayakāle tu pratilomyenulīyate
guṇāḥ kālavaśādeva bhavaṃti viṣamāḥ samāḥ
guṇasāmye layo jñeyo vaiṣamye sṛṣṭirucyate
tadidaṃ brahmaṇo yoniretadaṃḍaṃ ghanaṃ mahat
brahmaṇaḥ kṣetramuddiṣṭaṃ brahmā kṣetrajña ucyate
itīdṛśānāmaṇḍānāṃ koṭyo jñeyāḥ sahasraśaḥ
sarvagatvātpradhānasya tiryagūrdhvamadhaḥ sthitāḥ
tatra tatra caturvaktrā brahmāṇo harayo bhavāḥ
sṛṣṭā pradhānena tathā labdhvā śaṃbhostu sannidhim
maheśvaraḥ parovyaktādaṃḍamavyaktasaṃbhavam
aṇḍājjajñe vibhurbrahmā lokāstena kṛtāstvime
abuddhipūrvaḥ kathito mayaiṣa pradhānasargaḥ prathamaḥ pravṛtaḥ
ātyaṃtikaśca pralayontakāle līlākṛtaḥ kevalamīśvarasya
yattatsmṛtaṃ kāraṇamaprameyaṃ brahmā pradhānaṃ prakṛteḥ prasūtiḥ
anādimadhyāntamanantavīryaṃ śuklaṃ suraktaṃ puruṣeṇa yuktam
utpādakatvādrajasotirekāllokasya saṃtānavivṛddhihetūn
aṣṭau vikārānapi cādikāle sṛṣṭvā samaśnāti tathāṃtakāle
prakṛtyavasthāpitakāraṇānāṃ yā ca sthitiryā ca punaḥ pravṛttiḥ
tatsarvamaprākṛtavaibhavasya saṃkalpamātreṇa maheśvarasya
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāṃ brahmāṃḍasthitivarṇanaṃ nāma daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ
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