শিবঃ শক্তিযুক্তঃ শশ্বত্ত্রিলিংগো গুণসংবৃতঃ বৈকারিকস্তৈজসশ্চ তামসশ্চেত্যহং ত্রিধা
शिवः शक्तियुक्तः शश्वत्त्रिलिंगो गुणसंवृतः वैकारिकस्तैजसश्च तामसश्चेत्यहं त्रिधा
śivaḥ śakti-yuktaḥ śaśvat triliṅgo guṇa-saṁvṛtaḥ vaikārikas taijasaś ca tāmasaś cety ahaṁ tridhā
Synonyms
śivaḥ—Lord Śiva; śakti-yuktaḥ—associated with material nature; śaśvat—eternally; tri-liṅgaḥ—in three features; guṇa-saṁvṛtaḥ—covered by the modes of nature; vaikārikaḥ—one is called vaikārika; taijasaḥ ca—another is called taijasa; tāmasaḥ ca—as well as tāmasa; iti—thus; aham—egotism; tri-dhā—three kinds..
Translation
" 'The truth about Lord Śiva is that he is always covered with three material coverings—vaikārika, taijasa and tāmasa. Because of these three modes of material nature, he always associates with the external energy and egotism itself.'
Purport
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.88.3).