Matsyapurana 154.182

154.182

saṃsāre jāyamānasya bhriyamāṇasya dehinaḥ
naśyate deha evātra nātmano nāśa ucyate //

After saying so, Himachala held his peace and the Sage Narada, astonished at His speech, rejoicingly said—O Himâchala! You are driven to anxiety even in midst of good fortunes and all good luck O mighty mountain! You have been deluded because you have not been able to interpret truly Now hear the hidden truth from me Be careful in deciphering what I have said Her Lord is not a born one Because Sankara the Eternal Lord, Protector of the Past Future and the Present is never born He is the refuge of all the Immutable and the God Brahmâ Viṣṇu Indra, and Muni are all subject to the cycle of birth death and old age They are the playthings of Mahadeva It is through the wish of Mahadeva that Brahmâ is the Lord of His domain and Viṣṇu manifests Himself in various ways amongst different bodies during different Yugas The several incarnations of Viṣṇu are effected through Mâyâ Otherwise Âtmâ never dies O Himachala! Even if the birth takes place in immoveable things the soul does not perish From Brahmâ down wards to unmoveable objects like trees &c, are subject unconsciously, to the pangs of birth and death Mahâdeva is free from disease and death, fixed, immoveable and is never born. He is not subject to old age and is free from all diseases. Rather from Him spring all things. Such Mahâdeva, the Lord of the universe, will be the husband of your daughter.—175-186.