श्री देवी उवाच
जीवन्न् अपि विमुक्तो ऽसौ कुर्वन्न् अपि न लिप्यते ।इदं यदि वपुर् देव परायाश् च महेश्वर
In plain words
Even while living he is free; even while acting he is not stained. The Goddess said: O God, if this is also the body of , O Great Lord,