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# Nandipurana 2.11.136

Nandipurāṇa 2.11.136

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.11.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.nandi.2.11.136)

sāvitrī ca mahāsādhvītejo bala tapasvinī  
datvā varaṃ namaskṛtya gatā devā nijālaye

> This creation of gross and subtle elements is from the tāmasa ego-principle;  
> they say the senses are taijasa, and the ten deities are vaikārika.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.11.136.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.nandi.2.11.136.p1)

nāṃdīmukhā stato viprāḥ saṃprāptā ātmane padaṃ

### [2.11.136.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.nandi.2.11.136.p2)

iti śrīvahnipurāṇe caturāśīti sāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ brahmamarīcisaṃvāde brahmakhaṇḍe nāṃdīmukhavarṇane sāvitrī śāpānugraho nāma ekādaśo'dhyāyaḥ

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.nandi~en-mt.2.11) — English, machine translation

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