Kotirudra-samhita - Chapter 22 - Verse 4
Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · 22 · Verse 4
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Sanskrit Original
स एव हि द्विधा जातः पुंस्त्रीरूपप्रभेदतः ॥ यः पुमान्स शिवः ख्यातः स्त्रीशक्तिस्सा हि कथ्यते ॥ ४ ॥
sa eva hi dvidhA jAtaH puMstrIrUpaprabhedataH ॥ yaH pumAnsa zivaH khyAtaH strIzaktissA hi kathyate ॥ 4 ॥
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That split itself into two in the male and the female forms. The male is famous as Śiva and the female is known as Śakti.