Dīkṣā-bhedaḥ (Types of Initiation) — Lalitopākhyāna: Hayagrīva–Agastya Dialogue
मनुष्यचर्मणा बद्धः साक्षात्परशिवः स्वयम् / सच्छिष्यानुग्रहार्थाय गूढं पर्यटति क्षितौ
manuṣyacarmaṇā baddhaḥ sākṣātparaśivaḥ svayam / sacchiṣyānugrahārthāya gūḍhaṃ paryaṭati kṣitau
Paraśiva himself, as though bound in human skin, wanders the earth in secret, for the sake of bestowing grace upon worthy disciples.