Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Adhyaya 75: Nishkala–Sakala Shiva, Twofold Linga, and the Supremacy of Dhyana-Yajna
Devanagari script
यथा शिवस् तथा देवी यथा देवी तथा शिवः तस्मादभेदबुद्ध्यैव सप्तविंशत्प्रभेदतः
Transliteration
yathā śivas tathā devī yathā devī tathā śivaḥ tasmādabhedabuddhyaiva saptaviṃśatprabhedataḥ
Translation
Kung ano si Śiva, gayon din ang Diyosa; at kung ano ang Diyosa, gayon din si Śiva. Kaya’t panghawakan ang pagkaunawa sa kanilang di-pagkakaiba—bagaman binabanggit sa dalawampu’t pitong uri ng pag-uuri.
Word by Word
yathājust as
yathā:
śivaḥLord Shiva (Pati)
śivaḥ:
tathāso, in the same way
tathā:
devīthe Goddess (Shakti)
devī:
tasmāttherefore
tasmāt:
abheda-buddhyāwith the cognition of non-difference (abheda-jñāna)
abheda-buddhyā:
evaindeed/alone
eva:
saptaviṃśattwenty-seven
saptaviṃśat:
prabhedataḥby way of distinctions/classifications
prabhedataḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s doctrine to the sages of Naimisharanya)