Linga Purana — Chapter 101

LiP 101.1

कथं हिमवतः पुत्री बभूवांबा सती शुभा कथं वा देवदेवेशम् अवाप पतिमीश्वरम्

kathaṃ himavataḥ putrī babhūvāṃbā satī śubhā kathaṃ vā devadeveśam avāpa patimīśvaram

How did the auspicious Ambā Satī become the daughter of Himavat? And how did she obtain as husband the Lord, the lord of the gods of gods?

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LiP 101.2

सा मेनातनुम् आश्रित्य स्वेच्छयैव वराङ्गना तदा हैमवती जज्ञे तपसा च द्विजोत्तमाः

sā menātanum āśritya svecchayaiva varāṅganā tadā haimavatī jajñe tapasā ca dvijottamāḥ

That lovely-limbed one, entering into Menā's body by her own will alone, was then born as Haimavatī (the daughter of Himavat), and by austerity, O best of the twice-born—

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LiP 101.3

जातकर्मादिकाः सर्वाश् चकार च गिरीश्वरः द्वादशे च तदा वर्षे पूर्णे हैमवती शुभा

jātakarmādikāḥ sarvāś cakāra ca girīśvaraḥ dvādaśe ca tadā varṣe pūrṇe haimavatī śubhā

And the lord of mountains performed all the birth-rites and the rest; and then, when the twelfth year was complete, the auspicious Haimavatī

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LiP 101.4

तपस्तेपे तया सार्धम् अनुजा च शुभानना अन्या च देवी ह्यनुजा सर्वलोके नमस्कृता

tapastepe tayā sārdham anujā ca śubhānanā anyā ca devī hyanujā sarvaloke namaskṛtā

practised austerity, and together with her (practised) her younger sister of fair face; and another younger sister too, a goddess honoured in all the world.

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LiP 101.5

ऋषयश् च तदा सर्वे सर्वलोकमहेश्वरीम् तुष्टुवुस् तपसा देवीं समावृत्य समन्ततः

ṛṣayaś ca tadā sarve sarvalokamaheśvarīm tuṣṭuvus tapasā devīṃ samāvṛtya samantataḥ

And then all the sages, surrounding her on every side, praised the goddess, the great mistress of all the worlds, (engaged) in austerity.

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LiP 101.6

ज्येष्ठा ह्यपर्णा ह्यनुजा चैकपर्णा शुभानना तृतीया च वरारोहा तथा चैवैकपाटला

jyeṣṭhā hyaparṇā hyanujā caikaparṇā śubhānanā tṛtīyā ca varārohā tathā caivaikapāṭalā

The eldest was Aparṇā, and the younger Ekaparṇā of fair face, and the third Varārohā, and likewise Ekapāṭalā.

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LiP 101.7

तपसा च महादेव्याः पार्वत्याः परमेश्वरः वशीकृतो महादेवः सर्वभूतपतिर्भवः

tapasā ca mahādevyāḥ pārvatyāḥ parameśvaraḥ vaśīkṛto mahādevaḥ sarvabhūtapatirbhavaḥ

And by the austerity of the great goddess Pārvatī, the Supreme Lord, the great god Bhava, lord of all beings, was brought under her sway.

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LiP 101.8

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु तारको नाम दानवः तारात्मजो महातेजा बभूव दितिनन्दनः

etasminneva kāle tu tārako nāma dānavaḥ tārātmajo mahātejā babhūva ditinandanaḥ

But at just this time there was a Dānava named Tāraka, son of Tāra, of great might, a son of Diti.

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LiP 101.9

तस्य पुत्रास्त्रयश्चापि तारकाक्षो महासुरः विद्युन्माली च भगवान् कमलाक्षश् च वीर्यवान्

tasya putrāstrayaścāpi tārakākṣo mahāsuraḥ vidyunmālī ca bhagavān kamalākṣaś ca vīryavān

He had three sons: the great asura Tārakākṣa, and the lordly Vidyunmālī, and the valiant Kamalākṣa.

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LiP 101.10

पितामहस् तथा चैषां तारो नाम महाबलः तपसा लब्धवीर्यश् च प्रसादाद्ब्रह्मणः प्रभोः

pitāmahas tathā caiṣāṃ tāro nāma mahābalaḥ tapasā labdhavīryaś ca prasādādbrahmaṇaḥ prabhoḥ

And their grandfather was one named Tāra, of great strength, who had gained his power by austerity through the favour of Brahmā, the Lord.

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LiP 101.11

सो ऽपि तारो महातेजास् त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् विजित्य समरे पूर्वं विष्णुं च जितवान् असौ

so 'pi tāro mahātejās trailokyaṃ sacarācaram vijitya samare pūrvaṃ viṣṇuṃ ca jitavān asau

That Tāra too, of great might, having formerly conquered in battle the three worlds with all that moves and does not move, conquered Viṣṇu as well.

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LiP 101.12

तयोः समभवद्युद्धं सुघोरं रोमहर्षणम् दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं तु दिवारात्रम् अविश्रमम्

tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ sughoraṃ romaharṣaṇam divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu divārātram aviśramam

A battle took place between those two, most terrible and hair-raising, for a thousand divine years, day and night, without rest.

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LiP 101.13

सरथं विष्णुमादाय चिक्षेप शतयोजनम् तारेण विजितः संख्ये दुद्राव गरुडध्वजः

sarathaṃ viṣṇumādāya cikṣepa śatayojanam tāreṇa vijitaḥ saṃkhye dudrāva garuḍadhvajaḥ

He seized Viṣṇu together with his chariot and hurled him a hundred yojanas; conquered in battle by Tāra, the one whose banner is Garuḍa fled.

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LiP 101.14

तारो वराञ्छतगुणं लब्ध्वा शतगुणं बलम् पितामहाज्जगत्सर्वम् अवाप दितिनन्दनः

tāro varāñchataguṇaṃ labdhvā śataguṇaṃ balam pitāmahājjagatsarvam avāpa ditinandanaḥ

Tāra, the son of Diti, having obtained boons a hundredfold and strength a hundredfold from the Grandfather, gained the whole world.

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LiP 101.15

देवेन्द्रप्रमुखाञ्जित्वा देवान्देवेश्वरेश्वरः वारयामास तैर् देवान् सर्वलोकेषु मायया

devendrapramukhāñjitvā devāndeveśvareśvaraḥ vārayāmāsa tair devān sarvalokeṣu māyayā

Having conquered the gods headed by Indra, the overlord of the lord of gods held the gods back in all the worlds by illusion, by means of them.

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LiP 101.16

देवताश् च सहेन्द्रेण तारकाद्भयपीडिताः न शान्तिं लेभिरे शूराः शरणं वा भयार्दिताः

devatāś ca sahendreṇa tārakādbhayapīḍitāḥ na śāntiṃ lebhire śūrāḥ śaraṇaṃ vā bhayārditāḥ

And the gods, together with Indra, oppressed by fear of Tāraka, those heroes, tormented by fear, obtained neither peace nor refuge.

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LiP 101.17

तदामरपतिः श्रीमान् संनिपत्यामरप्रभुः उवाचाङ्गिरसं देवो देवानामपि संनिधौ

tadāmarapatiḥ śrīmān saṃnipatyāmaraprabhuḥ uvācāṅgirasaṃ devo devānāmapi saṃnidhau

Then the glorious lord of the immortals, the master of the immortals, having assembled (them), that god spoke to Āṅgirasa (Bṛhaspati) in the presence of the gods as well.

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LiP 101.18

भगवंस्तारको नाम तारजो दानवोत्तमः तेन संनिहता युद्धे वत्सा गोपतिना यथा

bhagavaṃstārako nāma tārajo dānavottamaḥ tena saṃnihatā yuddhe vatsā gopatinā yathā

"Lord, there is a foremost dānava named Tāraka, born of Tāra; by him (we) have been struck down in battle as calves are by the bull."

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LiP 101.19

भयात्तस्मान्महाभाग बृहद्युद्धे बृहस्पते अनिकेता भ्रमन्त्येते शकुन्ता इव पञ्जरे

bhayāttasmānmahābhāga bṛhadyuddhe bṛhaspate aniketā bhramantyete śakuntā iva pañjare

"Out of fear of him, greatly fortunate Bṛhaspati, in the great war these (gods) wander homeless, like birds in a cage."

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LiP 101.20

अस्माकं यान्य् अमोघानि आयुधान्य् अङ्गिरो वर तानि मोघानि जायन्ते प्रभावादमरद्विषः

asmākaṃ yāny amoghāni āyudhāny aṅgiro vara tāni moghāni jāyante prabhāvādamaradviṣaḥ

"Those weapons of ours which are unfailing, O best of Aṅgiras' line, become failing through the power of that enemy of the immortals."

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LiP 101.21

दशवर्षसहस्राणि द्विगुणानि बृहस्पते विष्णुना योधितो युद्धे तेनापि न च सूदितः

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi dviguṇāni bṛhaspate viṣṇunā yodhito yuddhe tenāpi na ca sūditaḥ

"For twice ten thousand years, Bṛhaspati, he was fought with by Viṣṇu in battle, and not even by him was he destroyed."

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LiP 101.22

यस्तेनानिर्जितो युद्धे विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना कथमस्मद्विधस्तस्य स्थास्यते समरे ऽग्रतः

yastenānirjito yuddhe viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā kathamasmadvidhastasya sthāsyate samare 'grataḥ

"He who was not conquered in battle by that mighty Viṣṇu—how will one of our kind stand before him in combat?"

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LiP 101.23

एवम् उक्तस् तु शक्रेण जीवः सार्धं सुराधिपैः सहस्राक्षेण च विभुं सम्प्राप्याह कुशध्वजम्

evam uktas tu śakreṇa jīvaḥ sārdhaṃ surādhipaiḥ sahasrākṣeṇa ca vibhuṃ samprāpyāha kuśadhvajam

Thus addressed by Śakra, Jīva (Bṛhaspati), together with the lords of the gods and with the thousand-eyed one, having reached the mighty Kuśadhvaja (Brahmā), spoke (to him).

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LiP 101.24

सो ऽपि तस्य मुखाच्छ्रुत्वा प्रणयात्प्रणतार्तिहा देवैरशेषैः सेन्द्रैस्तु जीवमाह पितामहः

so 'pi tasya mukhācchrutvā praṇayātpraṇatārtihā devairaśeṣaiḥ sendraistu jīvamāha pitāmahaḥ

He too, the remover of the distress of those who bow, having heard from his mouth, out of affection—the Grandfather (Brahmā)—spoke to Jīva, together with all the gods and Indra.

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LiP 101.25

जाने वो ऽर्तिं सुरेन्द्राणां तथापि शृणु सांप्रतम् विनिन्द्य दक्षं या देवी सती रुद्राङ्गसंभवा

jāne vo 'rtiṃ surendrāṇāṃ tathāpi śṛṇu sāṃpratam vinindya dakṣaṃ yā devī satī rudrāṅgasaṃbhavā

"I know your distress, O lords of the gods; nevertheless, hear now: the goddess Satī, arisen from Rudra's body, who reviled Dakṣa,"

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LiP 101.26

उमा हैमवती जज्ञे सर्वलोकनमस्कृता तस्याश्चैवेह रूपेण यूयं देवाः सुरोत्तमाः

umā haimavatī jajñe sarvalokanamaskṛtā tasyāścaiveha rūpeṇa yūyaṃ devāḥ surottamāḥ

"was born as Umā Haimavatī, revered by all the worlds; and here, by means of her beauty, you gods, best of suras,"

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LiP 101.27

विभोर्यतध्वमाक्रष्टुं रुद्रस्यास्य मनो महत् तयोर्योगेन सम्भूतः स्कन्दः शक्तिधरः प्रभुः

vibhoryatadhvamākraṣṭuṃ rudrasyāsya mano mahat tayoryogena sambhūtaḥ skandaḥ śaktidharaḥ prabhuḥ

"strive to draw away the great mind of this lord Rudra; from the union of those two will be born Skanda, the lord who bears the spear."

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LiP 101.28

षडास्यो द्वादशभुजः सेनानीः पावकिः प्रभुः स्वाहेयः कार्तिकेयश् च गाङ्गेयः शरधामजः

ṣaḍāsyo dvādaśabhujaḥ senānīḥ pāvakiḥ prabhuḥ svāheyaḥ kārtikeyaś ca gāṅgeyaḥ śaradhāmajaḥ

"Six-faced, twelve-armed, the leader of armies, the son of the Fire, the lord, the son of Svāhā, and Kārtikeya, Gāṅgeya, born in a thicket of reeds,"

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LiP 101.29

देवः शाखो विशाखश् च नैगमेशश् च वीर्यवान् सेनापतिः कुमाराख्यः सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः

devaḥ śākho viśākhaś ca naigameśaś ca vīryavān senāpatiḥ kumārākhyaḥ sarvalokanamaskṛtaḥ

"the god Śākha and Viśākha, and the valiant Naigameśa, the army-commander called Kumāra, revered by all the worlds."

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LiP 101.30

लीलयैव महासेनः प्रबलं तारकासुरम् बालो ऽपि विनिहत्यैको देवान् संतारयिष्यति

līlayaiva mahāsenaḥ prabalaṃ tārakāsuram bālo 'pi vinihatyaiko devān saṃtārayiṣyati

"In mere play the great-armied one, though a child, alone, having slain the powerful demon Tāraka, will carry the gods across (their peril)."

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LiP 101.31

एवम् उक्तस् तदा तेन ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना बृहस्पतिस् तथा सेन्द्रैर् देवैर् देवं प्रणम्य तम्

evam uktas tadā tena brahmaṇā parameṣṭhinā bṛhaspatis tathā sendrair devair devaṃ praṇamya tam

Thus addressed then by that Brahmā, the highest-placed one, Bṛhaspati, together with Indra and the gods, having bowed to that god,

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LiP 101.32

मेरोः शिखरमासाद्य स्मरं सस्मार सुव्रतः स्मरणाद्देवदेवस्य स्मरो ऽपि सह भार्यया

meroḥ śikharamāsādya smaraṃ sasmāra suvrataḥ smaraṇāddevadevasya smaro 'pi saha bhāryayā

reached the peak of Meru and, being of good vows, called Smara (Desire) to mind; and through the remembering by the god of gods, Smara too, together with his wife,

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LiP 101.33

रत्या समं समागम्य नमस्कृत्य कृताञ्जलिः सशक्रमाह तं जीवं जगज्जीवो द्विजोत्तमाः

ratyā samaṃ samāgamya namaskṛtya kṛtāñjaliḥ saśakramāha taṃ jīvaṃ jagajjīvo dvijottamāḥ

having come with Rati and having bowed with joined palms, the life of the world spoke to that Jīva who was accompanied by Śakra, O best of brahmins.

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LiP 101.34

स्मृतो यद्भवता जीव सम्प्राप्तो ऽहं तवान्तिकम् ब्रूहि यन्मे विधातव्यं तमाह सुरपूजितः

smṛto yadbhavatā jīva samprāpto 'haṃ tavāntikam brūhi yanme vidhātavyaṃ tamāha surapūjitaḥ

"Since I have been remembered by you, Jīva, I have come into your presence; tell me what is to be done by me." To him the one honored by the gods said:

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LiP 101.35

तम् आह भगवाञ्छक्रः संभाव्य मकरध्वजम् शङ्करेणांबिकामद्य संयोजय यथासुखम्

tam āha bhagavāñchakraḥ saṃbhāvya makaradhvajam śaṅkareṇāṃbikāmadya saṃyojaya yathāsukham

The lord Śakra, honoring the makara-bannered one, said to him: "Today unite Ambikā with Śaṅkara, in whatever way is easiest."

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LiP 101.36

तया स रमते येन भगवान् वृषभध्वजः तेन मार्गेण मार्गस्व पत्न्या रत्यानया सह

tayā sa ramate yena bhagavān vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ tena mārgeṇa mārgasva patnyā ratyānayā saha

— tr. refused: cyber

LiP 101.37

सो ऽपि तुष्टो महादेवः प्रदास्यति शुभां गतिम् विप्रयुक्तस्तया पूर्वं लब्ध्वा तां गिरिजामुमाम्

so 'pi tuṣṭo mahādevaḥ pradāsyati śubhāṃ gatim viprayuktastayā pūrvaṃ labdhvā tāṃ girijāmumām

And he, the great god Mahādeva, being pleased, will grant (you) an auspicious destiny — he who, having earlier been separated from her, (again) obtained her, Umā the mountain's daughter.

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LiP 101.38

एवमुक्तो नमस्कृत्य देवदेवं शचीपतिम् देवदेवाश्रमं गन्तुं मतिं चक्रे तया सह

evamukto namaskṛtya devadevaṃ śacīpatim devadevāśramaṃ gantuṃ matiṃ cakre tayā saha

Addressed thus, having bowed to the god of gods, the lord of Śacī (Indra), he made up his mind to go, together with her, to the hermitage of the god of gods.

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LiP 101.39

गत्वा तदाश्रये शंभोः सह रत्या महाबलः वसंतेन सहायेन देवं योक्तुमना भवत्

gatvā tadāśraye śaṃbhoḥ saha ratyā mahābalaḥ vasaṃtena sahāyena devaṃ yoktumanā bhavat

Having gone to that hermitage of Śambhu together with Rati, the greatly powerful one, with Spring as his helper, set his mind on yoking (i.e. subjecting) the god.

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LiP 101.40

ततः सम्प्रेक्ष्य मदनं हसन् देवस् त्रियंबकः नयनेन तृतीयेन सावज्ञं तम् अवैक्षत

tataḥ samprekṣya madanaṃ hasan devas triyaṃbakaḥ nayanena tṛtīyena sāvajñaṃ tam avaikṣata

Then, catching sight of Madana, the god Tryambaka laughed and looked at him contemptuously with his third eye.

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LiP 101.41

ततो ऽस्य नेत्रजो वह्निर् मदनं पार्श्वतः स्थितम् अदहत्तत्क्षणादेव ललाप करुणं रतिः

tato 'sya netrajo vahnir madanaṃ pārśvataḥ sthitam adahattatkṣaṇādeva lalāpa karuṇaṃ ratiḥ

Then the fire born from his eye burned up Madana, who stood at his side, in that very instant; and Rati lamented pitifully.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

LiP 101.42

रत्याः प्रलापमाकर्ण्य देवदेवो वृषध्वजः कृपया परया प्राह कामपत्नीं निरीक्ष्य च

ratyāḥ pralāpamākarṇya devadevo vṛṣadhvajaḥ kṛpayā parayā prāha kāmapatnīṃ nirīkṣya ca

Having heard Rati's lament, the god of gods, the bull-bannered one, with the highest compassion spoke, looking upon the wife of Kāma:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

LiP 101.43

अमूर्तो ऽपि ध्रुवं भद्रे कार्यं सर्वं पतिस्तव रतिकाले ध्रुवे भद्रे करिष्यति न संशयः

amūrto 'pi dhruvaṃ bhadre kāryaṃ sarvaṃ patistava ratikāle dhruve bhadre kariṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

"Though bodiless, good lady, your husband will surely do every task; at the time of love-making, good lady, he will certainly do (it) — there is no doubt."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

LiP 101.44

यदा विष्णुश् च भविता वासुदेवो महायशाः शापाद्भृगोर्महातेजाः सर्वलोकहिताय वै

yadā viṣṇuś ca bhavitā vāsudevo mahāyaśāḥ śāpādbhṛgormahātejāḥ sarvalokahitāya vai

— tr. refused: cyber

LiP 101.45

तदा तस्य सुतो यश् च स पतिस्ते भविष्यति सा प्रणम्य तदा रुद्रं कामपत्नी शुचिस्मिता

tadā tasya suto yaś ca sa patiste bhaviṣyati sā praṇamya tadā rudraṃ kāmapatnī śucismitā

— tr. refused: cyber

LiP 101.46

जगाम मदनं लब्ध्वा वसंतेन समन्विता

jagāma madanaṃ labdhvā vasaṃtena samanvitā

— tr. refused: cyber