The five Brahmans - Verse 4
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 2 · Verse 14.4
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Sanskrit Original
सर्वेषामेव लोकानां यदुपादानकारणम। निमित्तकारणं चाहुस्स शिवः पञ्चधा स्मृतः।।
sarveṣāmeva lokānāṃ yadupādānakāraṇam| nimittakāraṇaṃ cāhussa śivaḥ pañcadhā smṛtaḥ||
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Nandikeśvara said: They say that Śiva is both the material as well as the efficient cause of all the worlds. That Śiva is said to be of five forms.