'rudra'-rÅ«pa dhari kare jagat saá¹hÄra
sṛṣṭi, sthiti, pralaya haya icchÄya yÄá¹…hÄra

 rudra-rÅ«pa dhari - accepting the form of Lord Åšiva; kare - performs; jagat saá¹hÄra - dissolution of the universal creation; sṛṣṭi - creation; sthiti - maintenance; pralaya - and dissolution; haya - take place; icchÄya - by the will; yÄá¹…hÄra - of whom.


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“The Supreme Lord in His form of Rudra [Lord Śiva] brings about the dissolution of this material creation. In other words, only by His will are there creation, maintenance and dissolution of the whole cosmic manifestation.

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