Various Creations (sṛṣṭi-vistāra) - Verse 265
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 70.265
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Sanskrit Original
तमश च व्यनुदत्पश्चाद रजः सत्त्वं तमावृणोत। तत्तमः प्रतिनुन्नं वै मिथुनं समजायत।।
tamaś ca vyanudatpaścād rajaḥ sattvaṃ tamāvṛṇot| tattamaḥ pratinunnaṃ vai mithunaṃ samajāyata||
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Sūta said: Adharma (sin) was born of tamas and Hiṃsā (violence) was born of grief. When this pair of terrible nature originated, the life (vital breaths) left the lord and pleasure resorted to him. Then Brahmā eschewed his shining body and bifurcated it. With one half of his body he became a man. With the other half he created a woman Śatarūpā.