Śivapurāṇa, Books 1 and 7 · Chapter 7.2.35

oṃ iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṇḍe harividhimohavarṇanaṃ nāma catustriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
Chapter 35
upamanyuruvāca
athāvirabhavattatra sanādaṃ śabdalakṣaṇam
omityekākṣaraṃ brahma brahmaṇaḥ pratipādakam

tadapyaviditaṃ tāvadbrahmaṇā viṣṇunā tathā
rajasā tamasā cittaṃ tayoryasmāttiraskṛtam

tadā vibhaktamabhavaccaturdhaikaṃ tadakṣaram
a u meti trimātrābhiḥ parastāccārdhamātrayā

tatrākāraḥ śrito bhāge jvalalliṃgasya dakṣiṇe
ukāraścottare tadvanmakārastasya madhyataḥ

ardhamātrātmako nādaḥ śrūyate liṃgamūrdhani
vibhakte 'pi tadā tasminpraṇave paramākṣare

vibhāvārthaṃ ca tau devau na kiṃcidavajagmatuḥ
vedātmanā tadāvyaktaḥ praṇavo vikṛtiṃ gataḥ

tatrākāro ṛgabhavadukāro yajuravyayaḥ
makārassāma saṃjāto nādastvātharvaṇī śrutiḥ

ṛgayaṃ sthāpayāmāsa samāsāttvarthamātmanaḥ
rajoguṇeṣu brahmāṇaṃ mūrtiṣvādyaṃ kriyāsvapi

sṛṣṭiṃ lokeṣu pṛthivīṃ tattveṣvātmānamavyayam
kalādhvani nivṛttiṃ ca sadyaṃ brahmasu pañcasu

liṃgabhāgeṣvadhobhāgaṃ bījākhyaṃ kāraṇatraye
catuḥṣaṣṭiguṇaiśvaryaṃ bauddhaṃ yadaṇimādiṣu

taditthamarthairdaśabhirvyāptaṃ viśvamṛcā jagat
athopasthāpayāmāsa svārthaṃ daśavidhaṃ yajuḥ

sattvaṃ guṇeṣu viṣṇuṃ ca mūrtiṣvādyaṃ kriyāsvapi
sthitiṃ lokeṣvaṃtarikṣaṃ vidyāṃ tattveṣu ca triṣu

kalādhvasu pratiṣṭhāṃ ca vāmaṃ brahmasu pañcasu
madhyaṃ tu liṃgabhāgeṣu yoniṃ ca triṣu hetuṣu

prākṛtaṃ ca yathaiśvaryaṃ tasmādviśvaṃ yajurmayam
tatopasthāpayāmāsa sāmārthaṃ daśadhātmanaḥ

tamoguṇeṣvatho rudraṃ mūrtiṣvādyaṃ kriyāsu ca
saṃhṛtiṃ triṣu lokeṣu tattveṣu śivamuttamam

vidyākalāsvaghoraṃ ca tathā brahmasu pañcasu
liṃgabhāgeṣu pīṭhordhvaṃ bījinaṃ kāraṇatraye

pauruṣaṃ ca tathaiśvaryamitthaṃ sāmnā tataṃ jagat
athātharvāha nairguṇyamarthaṃ prathamamātmanaḥ

tato maheśvaraṃ sākṣānmūrtiṣvapi sadāśivam
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kriyāsu niṣkriyasyāpi śivasya paramātmanaḥ

bhūtānugrahaṇaṃ caiva mucyaṃte yena jaṃtavaḥ
lokeṣvapi yato vāco nivṛttā manasā saha

tadūrdhvamunmanā lokātsomalokamalaukikam
somassahomayā yatra nityaṃ nivasatīśvaraḥ

tadūrdhvamunmanā lokādyaṃ prāpto na nivartate
śāṃtiṃ ca śāṃtyatītāṃ ca vyāpikāṃ cai kalāsvapi

tatpūruṣaṃ tatheśānaṃ brahma brahmasu pañcasu
mūrdhānamapi liṃgasya nādabhāgeṣvanuttamam

yatrāvāhya samārādhyaḥ kevalo niṣkalaḥ śivaḥ
tatteṣvapi tadā biṃdornādācchaktestataḥ parāt

tattvādapi paraṃ tattvamatattvaṃ paramārthataḥ
kāraṇeṣu trayātītānmāyāvikṣobhakāraṇāt

anaṃtācchuddhavidyāyāḥ parastācca maheśvarāt
sarvavidyeśvarādhīśānna parācca sadāśivāt

sarvamaṃtratanordevācchaktitrayasamanvitāt
pañcavaktrāddaśabhujātsākṣātsakalaniṣkalāt

tasmādapi parādbiṃdorardhedośca tataḥ parāt
tataḥ parānniśādhīśānnādākhyācca tataḥ parāt

tataḥ parātsuṣumneśādbrahmaraṃdhreśvarādapi
tataḥ parasmācchakteśca parastācchivatattvataḥ

paramaṃ kāraṇaṃ sākṣātsvayaṃ niṣkāraṇaṃ śivam
kāraṇānāṃ ca dhātāraṃ dhyātārāṃ dhyeyamavyayam

paramākāśamadhyasthaṃ paramātmopari sthitaṃ
sarvaiśvaryeṇa saṃpannaṃ sarveśvaramanīśvaram

aiśvaryāccāpi māyeyādaśuddhānmānuṣādikāt
aparācca parāttyājyādadhiśuddhādhvagocarāt

tatparācchuddhavidyādyādunmanāṃtātparātparāt
paramaṃ paramaiśvaryamunmanādyamanādi ca

apāramaparādhīnaṃ nirastātiśayaṃ sthiram
itthamarthairdaśavidhairiyamātharvaṇī śrutiḥ

yasmādgarīyasī tasmādviśvaṃ vyāptamatharvaṇāt
ṛgvedaḥ punarāhedaṃ jāgradrūpaṃ mayocyate

yenāhamātmatattvasya nityamasmyabhidhāyakaḥ
yajurvedo 'vadattadvatsvapnāvasthā mayocyate

bhogyātmanā pariṇatā vidyāvedyā yato mayi
sāma cāha suṣuptyākhyamevaṃ sarvaṃ mayocyate

mamārthena śivenedaṃ tāmasenābhidhīyate
atharvāha turāyākhyaṃ turīyātītameva ca

mayābhidhīyate tasmādadhvātītapadosmyaham
adhvātmakaṃ tu tritayaṃ śivavidyātmasaṃjñitam

tattraiguṇyaṃ trayīsādhyaṃ saṃśodhyaṃ ca padaiṣiṇā
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adhvātītaṃ turīyākhyaṃ nirvāṇaṃ paramaṃ padam

tadatītaṃ ca nairguṇyādadhvanosya viśodhakam
dvayoḥ pramāpako nādo nadāṃtaśca madātmakaḥ

tasmānmamārthasvātaṃtryātpradhānaḥ parameśvaraḥ
yadasti vastu tatsarvaṃ guṇapradhānyayogataḥ

samastaṃ vyastamapi ca praṇavārthaṃ pracakṣate
savārthavācakaṃ tasmādekaṃ brahmaitadakṣaram

tenomiti jagatkṛtsnaṃ kurute prathamaṃ śivaḥ
śivo hi praṇavo hyeṣa praṇavo hi śivaḥ smṛtaḥ

vācyavācakayorbhedo nātyaṃtaṃ vidyate yataḥ
ciṃtayā rahito rudro vācoyanmanasā saha

aprāpya tannivartaṃte vācyastvekākṣareṇa saḥ
ekākṣarādakārākhyādātmā brahmābhidhīyate

ekākṣarādukārākhyāddvidhā viṣṇurudīryate
ekākṣarānmakārākhyācchivo rudra udāhṛtaḥ

dakṣiṇāṃgānmaheśasya jāto brahmātmasaṃjñikaḥ
vāmāṃgādabhavadviṣṇustato vidyeti saṃjñitaḥ

hṛdayānnīlarudro bhūcchivasya śivasaṃjñikaḥ
sṛṣṭeḥ pravartako brahmā sthiterviṣṇurvimohakaḥ

saṃhārasya tathā rudrastayornityaṃ niyāmakaḥ

tasmāttrayaste kathyaṃte jagataḥ kāraṇāni ca
kāraṇatrayahetuśca śivaḥ paramakāraṇam

arthametamavijñāya rajasā baddhavairayoḥ
yuvayoḥ pratibodhāya madhye liṃgamupasthitam

evamomiti māṃ prāhuryadihoktamatharvaṇā
ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni śākhāścānyāḥ sahasraśaḥ

vedeṣvevaṃ svayaṃ vaktrairvyaktamityavadatsvapi
svapnānubhūtamiva tattābhyāṃ nādhyavasīyate

tayostatra prabodhāya tamopanayanāya ca
liṃgepi mudritaṃ sarvaṃ yathā vedairudāhṛtam

taddṛṣṭvā mudritaṃ liṃge prasādālliṃginastadā
praśāṃtamanasau devau prabuddhau saṃbabhūvatuḥ

utpattiṃ vilayaṃ caiva yathātmyaṃ ca ṣaḍadhvanām
tataḥ parataraṃ dhāma dhāmavaṃtaṃ ca pūruṣam

niruttarataraṃ brahma niṣkalaṃ śivamīśvaram
paśupāśamayasyāsya prapañcasya sadā patim

akutobhayamatyaṃtamavṛddhikṣayamavyayam
vāhyamābhyaṃtaraṃ vyāptaṃ vāhyābhyaṃtaravarjitam

nirastātiśayaṃ śaśvadviśvalokavilakṣaṇam
alakṣaṇamanirdeśyamavāṅmanasagocaram

prakāśaikarasaṃ śāṃtaṃ prasannaṃ satatoditam
sarvakalyāṇanilayaṃ śaktyā tādṛśayānvitam

jñātvā devaṃ virūpākṣaṃ brahmanārāyaṇau tadā
racayitvāṃjaliṃ mūrdhni bhītau tau vācamūcatuḥ

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brahmovāca
ajño vāhamabhijño vā tvayādau deva nirmitaḥ
īdṛśīṃ bhrāṃtimāpanna iti ko 'trāparādhyati

āstāṃ mamedamajñānaṃ tvayi sannihate prabho
nirbhayaḥ ko 'bhibhāṣeta kṛtyaṃ svasya parasya vā

āvayordevadevasya vivādo 'pi hi śobhanaḥ
pādapraṇāmaphalado nāthasya bhavato yataḥ

viṣṇuruvāca
stotuṃ deva na vāgasti mahimnaḥ sadṛśī tava
prabhoragre vidheyānāṃ tūṣṇīṃbhāvo vyatikramaḥ

kimatra saṃghaṭetkṛtyamityevāvasarocitam
ajānannapi yatkiṃcitpralapya tvāṃ nato 'smyaham

kāraṇatvaṃ tvayā dattaṃ vismṛtaṃ tava māyayā
mohito 'haṃkṛtaścāpi punarevāsmi śāsitaḥ

vijñāpitaiḥ kiṃ bahubhirbhītosmi bhṛśamīśvara
yato 'hamaparicchedyaṃ tvāṃ paricchettumudyataḥ

tvāmuśaṃti mahādevaṃ bhītānāmārtināśanam
ato vyatikramaṃ me 'dya kṣaṃtumarhasi śaṃkara

iti vijñāpitastābhyām īśvarābhyāṃ maheśvaraḥ
prīto 'nugṛhya tau devau smitapūrvamabhāṣata

īśvara uvāca
vatsavatsa vidhe viṣṇo māyayā mama mohitau
yuvāṃ prabhutve 'haṃkṛtya buddhavairo parasparam

vivādaṃ yuddhaparyaṃtaṃ kṛtvā noparatau kila
tataścchinnā prajāsṛṣṭirjagatkāraṇabhūtayoḥ

ajñānamānaprabhavādvaimatyādyuvayorapi
tannivartayituṃ yuṣmaddarpamohau mayaiva tu

evaṃ nivāritāvadyaliṃgāvirbhāvalīlayā
tasmādbhūyo vivādaṃ ca vrīḍāṃ cotsṛjya kṛtsnaśaḥ

yathāsvaṃ karma kuryātāṃ bhavaṃtau vītamatsarau
purā mamājñayā sārdhaṃ samastajñānasaṃhitāḥ

yuvābhyāṃ hi mayā dattā kāraṇatvaprasiddhaye
maṃtraratnaṃ ca sūtrākhyaṃ pañcākṣaramayaṃ param

mayopadiṣṭaṃ sarvaṃ tadyuvayoradya vismṛtam
dadāmi ca punaḥ sarvaṃ yathāpūrvaṃ mamājñayā

yato vinā yuvāṃ tena na kṣamau sṛṣṭirakṣaṇe
evamuktvā mahādevo nārāyaṇapitāmahau

maṃtrarājaṃ dadau tābhyāṃ jñānasaṃhitayā saha
tau labdhvā mahatīṃ divyāmājñāṃ māheśvarīṃ parām

mahārthaṃ maṃtraratnaṃ ca tathaiva sakalāḥ kalāḥ
daṃḍavatpraṇatiṃ kṛtvā devadevasya pādayoḥ

atiṣṭhatāṃ vītabhayāvānaṃdāstimitau tadā
etasminnaṃtare citramiṃdrajālavadaiśvaram

liṃgaṃ kvāpi tirobhūtaṃ na tābhyāmupalabhyate
tato vilapya hāheti sadyaḥpraṇayabhaṃgataḥ

kimasatyamidaṃ vṛttamiti coktvā parasparam
aciṃtyavaibhavaṃ śaṃbhorviciṃtya ca gatavyathau

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abhyupetya parāṃ maitrīmāliṃgya ca parasparam
jagadvyāpāramuddiśya jagmaturdevapuṃgavau

tataḥ prabhṛti śakrādyāḥ sarva eva surāsurāḥ
ṛṣayaśca narā nāgā nāryaścāpi vidhānataḥ
liṃgapratiṣṭhā kurvaṃti liṃge taṃ pūjayaṃti ca