Shloka 185
Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्
Devanagari script
ततो ऽसृजच्च संकल्पं धर्मं चैव सुखावहम् सो ऽसृजद् व्यवसायात्तु धर्मं देवो महेश्वरः
Transliteration
tato 'sṛjacca saṃkalpaṃ dharmaṃ caiva sukhāvaham so 'sṛjad vyavasāyāttu dharmaṃ devo maheśvaraḥ
Translation
तब देव महेश्वर ने संकल्प-शक्ति को प्रकट किया और सुखदायक धर्म को भी। निश्चयात्मक व्यवसाय से वही धर्म महादेव द्वारा प्रादुर्भूत हुआ।
Word by Word
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
asṛjatcreated/emanated
asṛjat:
caand
ca:
saṃkalpamintention, divine volition
saṃkalpam:
dharmamDharma, cosmic order and righteous law
dharmam:
caivaand indeed
caiva:
sukhāvahambringing happiness/welfare (rightly grounded well-being)
sukhāvaham:
saḥHe
saḥ:
vyavasāyātfrom firm resolve, decisive determination
vyavasāyāt:
tuindeed/but (emphatic)
tu:
devaḥthe God
devaḥ:
maheśvaraḥMaheśvara, the Great Lord (Śiva as Pati)
maheśvaraḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; describing Maheshvara’s creative act)