Various Creations (sṛṣṭi-vistāra) - Verse 266
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 70.266
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Sanskrit Original
अधर्मस्तमसो जज्ञे हिंसा शोकादजायत। ततस्तस्मिन्समुद्भूते मिथुने दारुणात्मिके।।
adharmastamaso jajñe hiṃsā śokādajāyata| tatastasminsamudbhūte mithune dāruṇātmike||
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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.