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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 2.40

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Ullāsas
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Minutes
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Ullāsa 2 · Verse 40

Verse 40

कारणं सर्वभूतानां स एकः परमेश्वरः । लोकेषु सृष्टिकरणात् स्रष्टा ब्रह्मेति गीयते ॥ ४० ॥

kāraṇaṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ sa ēkaḥ paramēśvaraḥ | lōkēṣu sṛṣṭikaraṇāt sraṣṭā brahmēti gīyatē || 40 ||

Translation

He, the one Supreme Lord, is the cause of all beings. Because he creates in the worlds, he is sung as the creator, Brahmā.

Word by word

kāraṇaṁ
the cause
sarvabhūtānāṁ
of all beings
sa
he
ēkaḥ
one
paramēśvaraḥ
the Supreme Lord
lōkēṣu
in the worlds
sṛṣṭikaraṇāt
because of creating
sraṣṭā
the creator
brahmēti
as Brahmā
gīyatē
is sung

Meaning

The three gods are three names of the One, by his will.