# Cc. Madhya 20.312 > শিবঃ শক্তিযুক্তঃ শশ্বৎ ত্রিলিঙ্গো গুণসংবৃতঃ । > বৈকারিকস্তৈজসশ্চ তামসশ্চেত্যহং ত্রিধা ॥৩১২॥ ## Text > śivaḥ śakti-yuktaḥ śaśvat > triliṅgo guṇa-saṁvṛtaḥ > vaikārikas taijasaś ca > tāmasaś cety ahaṁ tridhā ## Synonyms *śivaḥ*—Lord Śiva; *śakti-yuktaḥ*—associated with material nature; *śaśvat*—eternally; *tri-liṅgaḥ*—in three features; *guṇa-saṁvṛtaḥ*—covered by the modes of nature; *vaikārikaḥ*—one is called vaikārika; *taijasaḥ ca*—another is called taijasa; *tāmasaḥ ca*—as well as tāmasa; *iti*—thus; *aham*—egotism; *tri-dhā*—three kinds. ## Translation **“ 'The truth about Lord Śiva is that he is always covered with three material coverings-vaikārika, taijasa and tāmasa. Because of these three modes of material nature, he always associates with the external energy and egotism itself.'** ## Purport This is a quotation from *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* (10.88.3).