Shiva Purana (Books 1 & 7)

य एको जालवानीश ईशानीभिस्स्वशक्तिभिः

He alone, the Lord, is the one who weaves the net, together with the goddesses of sovereignty, by his own powers.

एक एव तदा रुद्रो न द्वितीयो ऽस्ति कश्चन संसृज्य विश्वभुवनं गोप्ता ते संचुकोच यः

Then, Rudra alone exists; there is no second. Having created the universe of worlds, he, the protector, withdraws them back.

विश्वतश्चक्षुरेवायमुतायं विश्वतोमुखः तथैव विश्वतोबाहुविश्वतः पादसंयुतः

With eyes everywhere, with faces everywhere, likewise with arms everywhere, and joined with feet everywhere, he is present.

द्यावाभूमी च जनयन् देव एको महेश्वरः स एव सर्वदेवानां प्रभवश्चोद्भवस्तथा

The one great Lord, having generated heaven and earth, is also the source and origin of all the gods.

हिरण्यगर्भं देवानां प्रथमं जनयेदयम् विश्वस्मादधिको रुद्रो महर्षिरिति हि श्रुतिः

He generates Hiraṇyagarbha, the first among the gods; Rudra is greater than all, so declares the sacred tradition.

वेदाहमेतं पुरुषं महांतममृतं ध्रुवम् आदित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात्संस्थितं प्रभुम्

I know this supreme Person, great, immortal, unchanging, of the color of the sun, beyond darkness, established as the Lord.

अस्मान्नास्ति परं किंचिदपरं परमात्मनः नाणीयो ऽस्ति न च ज्यायस्तेन पूर्णमिदं जगत्

There is nothing higher or lower than this Supreme Self; there is nothing smaller nor greater. By him, this universe is filled.

सर्वाननशिरोग्रीवः सर्वभूतगुहाशयः सर्वव्यापी च भगवांस्तस्मात्सर्वगतश्शिवः

He is the Lord with all faces, heads, and necks, dwelling in the cave of all beings, pervading all; therefore, Shiva is present everywhere.

सर्वतः पाणिपादो ऽयं सर्वतो ऽक्षिशिरोमुखः सर्वतः श्रुतिमांल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति

With hands and feet everywhere, with eyes, heads, and mouths everywhere, with ears everywhere in the world, he stands, enveloping all.

सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासस्सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितः सर्वस्य प्रभुरीशानः सर्वस्य शरणं सुहृत्

He appears as the qualities of all the senses, yet is devoid of all the senses; the Lord, the ruler of all, the refuge and friend of all.

अचक्षुरपि यः पश्यत्यकर्णो ऽपि शृणोति यः सर्वं वेत्ति न वेत्तास्य तमाहुः पुरुषं परम्

Though without eyes, he sees; though without ears, he hears; he knows everything, but none knows him—they call him the Supreme Person.

अणोरणीयान्महतो महीयानयमव्ययः गुहायां निहितश्चापि जंतोरस्य महेश्वरः

He is subtler than the subtle, greater than the great, imperishable, and is hidden in the cave, in the heart of the living being, as the great Lord.

तमक्रतुं क्रतुप्रायं महिमातिशयान्वितम् धातुः प्रसादादीशानं वीतशोकः प्रपश्यति

One who is free from sorrow, by the grace of the creator, beholds that Lord, who is actionless, yet the source of all actions, endowed with supreme greatness.

वेदाहमेनमजरं पुराणं सर्वगं विभुम् निरोधं जन्मनो यस्य वदंति ब्रह्मवादिनः

I know this ageless, ancient, all-pervading, mighty one, whose cessation of birth is declared by the knowers of Brahman.

एको ऽपि त्रीनिमांल्लोकान् बहुधा शक्तियोगतः

Though one, by the union of his powers, he manifests these three worlds in manifold ways.

विश्वधात्रीत्यजाख्या च शैवी चित्रा कृतिः परा तामजां लोहितां शुक्लां कृष्णामेकां त्वजः प्रजाम्

She, called the bearer of the universe and unborn, is the supreme, wondrous, creative power of Shiva—unborn, red, white, and black, she alone is the progenitor.

जनित्रीमनुशेते ऽन्योजुषमाणस्स्वरूपिणीम् तामेवाजामजो ऽन्यस्तु भक्तभोगा जहाति च

The unborn one lies with the mother, enjoying her own form; but the other, though also unborn, abandons her, seeking the enjoyment of devotees.

द्वौ सुपर्णौ च सयुजौ समानं वृक्षमास्थितौ एको ऽत्ति पिप्पलं स्वादु परो ऽनश्नन् प्रपश्यति

Two birds, united and close, perch upon the same tree; one eats the sweet fig, while the other, not eating, simply looks on.

वृक्षेस्मिन् पुरुषो मग्नो गुह्यमानश्च शोचति जुष्टमन्यं यदा पश्येदीशं परमकारणम्

On this tree, the person, immersed and hidden, grieves; but when he beholds the other, the Lord, the supreme cause, he is satisfied.

तदास्य महिमानं च वीतशोकस्सुखी भवेत् छंदांसि यज्ञाः ऋतवो यद्भूतं भव्यमेव च

Then, knowing His greatness, he becomes free from sorrow and attains happiness; the Vedas, sacrifices, seasons, all that has been and will be, are indeed that.

मायी विश्वं सृजत्यस्मिन्निविष्टो मायया परः मायां तु प्रकृतिं विद्यान्मायिनं तु महेश्वरम्

The Lord, abiding in this, creates the universe by His power of illusion; know that illusion is nature, and the wielder of illusion is the Great Lord.

तस्यास्त्ववयवैरेव व्याप्तं सर्वमिदं जगत् सूक्ष्मातिसूक्ष्ममीशानं कललस्यापि मध्यतः

By His very limbs, this entire world is pervaded; the Lord, subtler than the subtlest, is present even in the midst of the embryo.

स्रष्टारमपि विश्वस्य वेष्टितारं च तस्य तु शिवमेवेश्वरं ज्ञात्वा शांतिमत्यंतमृच्छति

Knowing Shiva alone as the creator and enveloping Lord of the universe, one attains supreme peace.

स एव कालो गोप्ता च विश्वस्याधिपतिः प्रभुः तं विश्वाधिपतिं ज्ञात्वा मृत्युपाशात्प्रमुच्यते

He alone is time, the protector, the ruler and master of the universe; knowing that Lord of all, one is freed from the noose of death.

घृतात्परं मंडमिव सूक्ष्मं ज्ञात्वा स्थितं प्रभुम् सर्वभूतेषु गूढं च सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Knowing the subtle Lord, hidden like the finest essence beyond clarified butter, abiding in all beings, one is freed from all sins.

एष एव परो देवो विश्वकर्मा महेश्वरः हृदये संनिविष्टं तं ज्ञात्वैवामृतमश्नुते

He alone is the supreme God, the maker of the universe, the Great Lord; knowing Him, established in the heart, one partakes of immortality.

यदा समस्तं न दिवा न रात्रिर्न सदप्यसत् केवलश्शिव एवैको यतः प्रज्ञा पुरातनी

When all is neither day nor night, neither being nor non-being, then only Shiva alone exists, from whom ancient wisdom arises.

नैनमूर्ध्वं न तिर्यक्च न मध्यं पर्यजिग्रहत् न तस्य प्रतिमा चास्ति यस्य नाम महद्यशः

No one has grasped Him above, across, or in the middle; He has no likeness, whose name is of great renown.

अजातमिममेवैके बुद्धा जन्मनि भीरवः रुद्रस्यास्य प्रपद्यंते रक्षार्थं दक्षिणं सुखम्

Some wise and fearless ones know Him as unborn; seeking protection, they approach the auspicious right side of Rudra.