Text 26] Lord Siva Saves the Universe 263

sonality of Godhead (pararh brahma param dhaéma pavitram paramam
bhavan). When Lord Siva is worshiped as Parabrahman, the worship is
meant for Lord Visnu.

TEXT 25

aq weaatfastnareae
MNfegaReayT: AAT: |
RIS? HI: AAT FA qW-
SPS MED CMEC PLAC CIC MIA

tvam sabda-yonir jagad-ddir atma
pranedriya-dravya-gunah svabhavah

kdlah kratuh satyam rtam ca dharmas
tvayy aksaram yat tri-vrd-Gmananti

tvam—Your Lordship; sabda-yonih—the origin and source of Vedic
literature; jagat-ddih—the original cause of material creation; dtma—
the soul; prana—the living force; indriya—the senses; dravya—the
material elements; gunah—the three qualities; sva-bhévah—material
nature; kalah—eternal time; kratuh—sacrifice; satyam—truth; rlam—
truthfulness; ca—and; dharmah—two different types of religion;
tvayi—unto you; aksaram—the original syllable, omkara; yat—that
which; tri-vrt—consisting of the letters a, u and m; dmananti—they say.

TRANSLATION

O lord, you are the original source of Vedic literature. You are
the original cause of material creation, the life force, the senses,
the five elements, the three modes and the mahat-tattva. You are
eternal time, determination and the two religious systems called
truth [satya] and truthfulness [rta]. You are the shelter of the sylla-
ble om, which consists of three letters ‘‘a-u-m.””

TEXT 26

afgd astaataaa
fafa figuianae raga |
