Matsya Purana 182.3

182.3

skanda uvāca.
mahātmā sarvabhūtātmā devadevaḥ sanātanaḥ.
ghorarūpaṃ samāsthāya duṣkaraṃ devadānavaiḥ .. 182.3 ..

Svâmi Kârtika said:—"The soul of all, the Eternal Lord Mahâdeva, the High Soul remains in his terrible form, rare to the Devas and Danavas, at Avimukta like a pillar, motionless and stable, till pralaya. This is the most mysterious place—3 4