Śivapurāṇa, Books 1 and 7 · Chapter 7.2.5

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oṃ iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṇḍe gaurīśaṃkaravibhūtiyogo nāma caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ
Chapter 5
upamanyuruvāca
vigrahaṃ devadevasya viśvametaccarācaram
tadevaṃ na vijānaṃti paśavaḥ pāśagauravāt

tamekameva bahudhā vadaṃti yadunaṃdana
ajānantaḥ paraṃ bhāvamavikalpaṃ maharṣayaḥ

aparaṃ brahmarūpaṃ ca paraṃ brahmātmakaṃ tathā
kecidāhurmahādevamanādinidhanaṃ param

bhūteṃdriyāṃtaḥkaraṇapradhānaviṣayātmakam
aparaṃ brahma nirdiṣṭaṃ paraṃ brahma cidātmakam

bṛhattvādbṛhaṇatvādvā brahma cetyabhidhīyate
ubhe te brahmaṇo rūpe brahmaṇo 'dhipateḥ prabhoḥ
vidyā 'vidyāsvarūpīti kaiścidīśo nigadyate

vidyāṃ tu cetanāṃ prāhustathāvidyāmacetanām
vidyā 'vidyātmakaṃ caiva viśvaṃ viśvagurorvibhoḥ

rūpameva na saṃdeho viśvaṃ tasya vaśe yataḥ
bhrāṃtirvidyā parā ceti śārvaṃ rūpaṃ paraṃ viduḥ

ayathābuddhirartheṣu bahudhā bhrāṃtirucyate
yathārthākārasaṃvittirvidyeti parikīrtyate

vikalparahitaṃ tattvaṃ paramityabhidhīyate
vaiparītyādasacchabdaḥ kathyate vedavādibhiḥ

tayoḥ patitvāttu śivaḥ sadasatpatirucyate
kṣarākṣarātmakaṃ prāhuḥ kṣarākṣaraparaṃ pare

kṣarassarvāṇi bhūtāni kūṭastho 'kṣara ucyate
ubhe te parameśasya rūpe tasya vaśe yataḥ

tayoḥ paraḥ śivaḥ śāṃtaḥ kṣarākṣarāparassmṛtaḥ
samaṣṭivyaṣṭhirūpaṃ ca samaṣṭivyaṣṭikāraṇam

vadaṃti munayaḥ kecicchivaṃ paramakāraṇam
samaṣṭimāhuravyaktaṃ vyaṣṭiṃ vyaktaṃ tathaiva ca

te rūpe parameśasya tadicchāyāḥ pravartanāt
tayoḥ kāraṇabhāvena śivaṃ paramakāraṇam

kāraṇārthavidaḥ prāhuḥ samaṣṭivyaṣṭikāraṇam
jātivyaktisvarūpīti kathyate kaiścidīśvaraḥ

yā piṃḍepyanuvarteta sā jātiriti kathyate
vyaktirvyāvṛttirūpaṃ taṃ piṇḍajāteḥ samāśrayam

jātayo vyaktayaścaiva tadājñāparipālitāḥ
yatastato mahādevo jātivyaktivapuḥ smṛtaḥ

pradhānapuruṣavyaktakālātmā kathyate śivaḥ
pradhānaṃ prakṛtiṃ prāhuḥkṣetrajñaṃ puruṣaṃ tathā

trayoviṃśatitattvāni vyaktamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ
kālaḥ kāryaprapañcasya pariṇāmaikakāraṇam

eṣāmīśo 'dhipo dhātā pravartakanivartakaḥ
āvirbhāvatirobhāvaheturekaḥ svarāḍajaḥ

tasmātpradhānapuruṣavyaktakālasvarūpavān
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heturnetādhipasteṣāṃ dhātā coktā maheśvaraḥ

virāḍḍhiraṇyagarbhātmā kaiścidīśo nigadyate
hiraṇyagarbho lokānāṃ heturviśvātmako virāṭ

aṃtaryāmī paraśceti kathyate kavibhiśśivaḥ
prājñastaijasaviśvātmetyapare saṃpracakṣate

turīyamapare prāhuḥ saumyameva pare viduḥ
mātā mānaṃ ca meyaṃ ca matiṃ cāhurathāpare

kartā kriyā ca kāryaṃ ca karaṇaṃ kāraṇaṃ pare
jāgratsvapnasuṣuptyātmetyapare saṃpracakṣate

turīyamapare prāhusturyātītamitītare
tamāhurviguṇaṃ kecidguṇavantaṃ pare viduḥ

kecitsaṃsāriṇaṃ prāhustamasaṃsāriṇaṃ pare
svataṃtramapare prāhurasvataṃtraṃ pare viduḥ

ghoramityapare prāhuḥ saumyameva pare viduḥ
rāgavaṃtaṃ pare prāhurvītarāgaṃ tathā pare

niṣkriyaṃ ca pare prāhuḥ sakriyaṃ cetare janāḥ
niriṃdriyaṃ pare prāhuḥ seṃdriyaṃ ca tathāpare

dhruvamityapare prāhustamadhruvāmitīrate
arūpaṃ kecidāhurvai rūpavaṃtaṃ pare viduḥ

adṛśyamapare prāhurdṛśyamityapare viduḥ
vācyamityapare prāhuravācyamiti cāpare
śabdātmakaṃ pare prāhuśśabdātītamathāpare

keciccintāmayaṃ prāhuścintayā rahitaṃ pare
jñānātmakaṃ pare prāhurvijñānamiti cāpare

kecicjñeyamiti prāhurajñeyamiti kecana
parameke tamevāhuraparaṃ ca tathā pare

evaṃ vikalpyamānaṃ tu yāthātmyaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ
nādhyavasyaṃti munayo nānāpratyayakāraṇāt

ye punassarvabhāvena prapannāḥ parameśvaram
te hi jānaṃtyayatnena śivaṃ paramakāraṇam

yāvatpaśurnaiva paśyatyanīśaṃ 1 purāṇaṃ bhuvanasyeśitāram
tāvadduḥkhe vartate baddhapāśaḥ saṃsāre 'smiñcakranemikrameṇa

yadā 2 paśyaḥ paśyate rukmavarṇaṃ kartāramīśaṃ puruṣaṃ brahmayonim
tadāvidvānpuṇyapāpe vidhūya niraṃjanaḥ paramamupaiti sāmyam