Linga Purana — Chapter 104
LiP 104.1
कथं विनायको जातो गजवक्त्रो गणेश्वरः कथं प्रभावस्तस्यैवं सूत वक्तुमिहार्हसि
kathaṃ vināyako jāto gajavaktro gaṇeśvaraḥ kathaṃ prabhāvastasyaivaṃ sūta vaktumihārhasi
How was Vināyaka, the elephant-faced lord of the gaṇas, born? And how (came) his power to be thus? O Sūta, you should tell us here.
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LiP 104.2
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवाः सेन्द्रोपेन्द्राः समेत्य ते धर्मविघ्नं तदा कर्तुं दैत्यानामभवन्द्विजाः
etasminnantare devāḥ sendropendrāḥ sametya te dharmavighnaṃ tadā kartuṃ daityānāmabhavandvijāḥ
In this interval, O twice-born, the gods, with Indra and Upendra, having come together, were (intent) then on making an obstacle to the dharma of the daityas.
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LiP 104.3
असुरा यातुधानाश् च राक्षसाः क्रूरकर्मिणः तामसाश् च तथा चान्ये राजसाश् च तथा भुवि
asurā yātudhānāś ca rākṣasāḥ krūrakarmiṇaḥ tāmasāś ca tathā cānye rājasāś ca tathā bhuvi
The asuras, the yātudhānas, and the rākṣasas of cruel deeds, and the tamasic ones, and likewise others, the rajasic ones, on earth—
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LiP 104.4
अविघ्नं यज्ञदानाद्यैः समभ्यर्च्य महेश्वरम् ब्रह्माणं च हरिं विप्रा लब्धेप्सितवरा यतः
avighnaṃ yajñadānādyaiḥ samabhyarcya maheśvaram brahmāṇaṃ ca hariṃ viprā labdhepsitavarā yataḥ
since, O brahmins, having duly worshipped Maheśvara and Brahmā and Hari without hindrance with sacrifices, gifts and the rest, they have obtained the boons they desired,
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LiP 104.5
ततो ऽस्माकं सुरश्रेष्ठाः सदा विजयसंभवः तेषां ततस्तु विघ्नार्थम् अविघ्नाय दिवौकसाम्
tato 'smākaṃ suraśreṣṭhāḥ sadā vijayasaṃbhavaḥ teṣāṃ tatastu vighnārtham avighnāya divaukasām
therefore, O best of gods, there is always the arising of victory for them [or: for us]. So, for the sake of an obstacle to them, and for the freedom from obstacles of the heaven-dwellers,
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LiP 104.6
पुत्रार्थं चैव नारीणां नराणां कर्मसिद्धये विघ्नेशं शङ्करं स्रष्टुं गणपं स्तोतुमर्हथ
putrārthaṃ caiva nārīṇāṃ narāṇāṃ karmasiddhaye vighneśaṃ śaṅkaraṃ sraṣṭuṃ gaṇapaṃ stotumarhatha
and for women's sake of sons, and for men's success in their works, you should praise Śaṅkara, lord of obstacles, lord of the gaṇas, so that he may create (such a one).
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LiP 104.7
इत्युक्त्वान्योन्यमनघं तुष्टुवुः शिवमीश्वरम् नमः सर्वात्मने तुभ्यं सर्वज्ञाय पिनाकिने
ityuktvānyonyamanaghaṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ śivamīśvaram namaḥ sarvātmane tubhyaṃ sarvajñāya pinākine
Having said this to one another, they praised the sinless Śiva, the Lord: "Homage to you, the Self of all, the all-knowing, the bearer of the Pināka bow;
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LiP 104.8
अनघाय विरिञ्चाय देव्याः कार्यार्थदायिने अकायायार्थकायाय हरेः कायापहारिणे
anaghāya viriñcāya devyāḥ kāryārthadāyine akāyāyārthakāyāya hareḥ kāyāpahāriṇe
to the sinless one, to Viriñca (Brahmā), to the giver of the object of the Goddess's undertaking, to the bodiless one and to him whose body is (the true) purpose, to the one who took away Hari's body;
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LiP 104.9
कायान्तस्थामृताधारमण्डलावस्थिताय ते कृतादिभेदकालाय कालवेगाय ते नमः
kāyāntasthāmṛtādhāramaṇḍalāvasthitāya te kṛtādibhedakālāya kālavegāya te namaḥ
to you who abide in the orb that is the reservoir of nectar situated within the body; to you who are the Time that (makes) the divisions beginning with the Kṛta age, to you who are the speed of time, homage;
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LiP 104.10
कालाग्निरुद्ररूपाय धर्माद्यष्टपदाय च कालीविशुद्धदेहाय कालिकाकारणाय ते
kālāgnirudrarūpāya dharmādyaṣṭapadāya ca kālīviśuddhadehāya kālikākāraṇāya te
to him whose form is Kālāgnirudra, and who has the eight bases beginning with dharma, whose body is purified by Kālī, who is the cause of Kālikā—to you;
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LiP 104.11
कालकण्ठाय मुख्याय वाहनाय वराय ते अंबिकापतये तुभ्यं हिरण्यपतये नमः
kālakaṇṭhāya mukhyāya vāhanāya varāya te aṃbikāpataye tubhyaṃ hiraṇyapataye namaḥ
to the black-throated one, to the foremost, to you whose mount is excellent; to you, the husband of Ambikā, to the lord of gold, homage;
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LiP 104.12
हिरण्यरेतसे चैव नमः शर्वाय शूलिने कपालदण्डपाशासिचर्माङ्कुशधराय च
hiraṇyaretase caiva namaḥ śarvāya śūline kapāladaṇḍapāśāsicarmāṅkuśadharāya ca
and to him whose seed is gold, homage to Śarva, the trident-bearer, and to him who holds the skull, the staff, the noose, the sword, the shield and the goad;
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LiP 104.13
पतये हैमवत्याश् च हेमशुक्लाय ते नमः पीतशुक्लाय रक्षार्थं सुराणां कृष्णवर्त्मने
pataye haimavatyāś ca hemaśuklāya te namaḥ pītaśuklāya rakṣārthaṃ surāṇāṃ kṛṣṇavartmane
and to the husband of Haimavatī, to you who are gold-white, homage; to the yellow-white one, to the black-pathed (fire) for the protection of the gods;
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LiP 104.14
पञ्चमाय महापञ्चयज्ञिनां फलदाय च पञ्चास्यफणिहाराय पञ्चाक्षरमयाय ते
pañcamāya mahāpañcayajñināṃ phaladāya ca pañcāsyaphaṇihārāya pañcākṣaramayāya te
to the fifth one, and to the giver of the fruit for those who perform the five great sacrifices, to him whose necklace is the five-hooded serpent, to you who consist of the five syllables;
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LiP 104.15
पञ्चधा पञ्चकैवल्यदेवैरर्चितमूर्तये पञ्चाक्षरदृशे तुभ्यं परात्परतराय ते
pañcadhā pañcakaivalyadevairarcitamūrtaye pañcākṣaradṛśe tubhyaṃ parātparatarāya te
to him whose form is worshipped fivefold by the gods of the five (kinds of) isolation, to you who are seen through the five syllables, to you who are higher than the highest;
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LiP 104.16
षोडशस्वरवज्राङ्गवक्त्रायाक्षयरूपिणे कादिपञ्चकहस्ताय चादिहस्ताय ते नमः
ṣoḍaśasvaravajrāṅgavaktrāyākṣayarūpiṇe kādipañcakahastāya cādihastāya te namaḥ
to him whose adamantine-limbed face is the sixteen vowels, whose form is imperishable, whose hands are the five sets beginning with ka, and whose hand is (the set) beginning with ca—to you, homage;
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LiP 104.17
टादिपादाय रुद्राय तादिपादाय ते नमः पादिमेण्ढ्राय यद्यङ्गधातुसप्तकधारिणे
ṭādipādāya rudrāya tādipādāya te namaḥ pādimeṇḍhrāya yadyaṅgadhātusaptakadhāriṇe
to Rudra whose feet are (the letters) beginning with ṭa, to you whose feet are those beginning with ta, homage; to him whose organ is (the set) beginning with pa, who bears the seven bodily constituents as limbs beginning with ya;
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LiP 104.18
शान्तात्मरूपिणे साक्षात् क्षदन्तक्रोधिने नमः लवरेफहलाङ्गाय निरङ्गाय च ते नमः
śāntātmarūpiṇe sākṣāt kṣadantakrodhine namaḥ lavarephahalāṅgāya niraṅgāya ca te namaḥ
to him whose nature is the peaceful Self, and who visibly rages with kṣa as his teeth, homage; to you whose limbs are la, va, the letter ra, and ha, and to you who are limbless, homage;
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LiP 104.19
सर्वेषाम् एव भूतानां हृदि निःस्वनकारिणे भ्रुवोर् अन्ते सदा सद्भिर् दृष्टायात्यन्तभानवे
sarveṣām eva bhūtānāṃ hṛdi niḥsvanakāriṇe bhruvor ante sadā sadbhir dṛṣṭāyātyantabhānave
to him who makes a sound in the heart of all beings, to him who is always seen by the good at the end (between) the two brows, to the utmost sun;
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LiP 104.20
भानुसोमाग्निनेत्राय परमात्मस्वरूपिणे गुणत्रयोपरिस्थाय तीर्थपादाय ते नमः
bhānusomāgninetrāya paramātmasvarūpiṇe guṇatrayoparisthāya tīrthapādāya te namaḥ
to him whose eyes are sun, moon and fire, whose own form is the supreme Self, who stands above the three qualities, whose feet are a sacred ford—to you, homage;
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LiP 104.21
तीर्थतत्त्वाय साराय तस्मादपि पराय ते ऋग्यजुःसामवेदाय ॐकाराय नमो नमः
tīrthatattvāya sārāya tasmādapi parāya te ṛgyajuḥsāmavedāya oṃkārāya namo namaḥ
to you who are the essential principle of the sacred fords, the essence, and higher even than that; to him who is the Ṛg, Yajus and Sāma Vedas, to the syllable Oṃ, homage, homage;
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LiP 104.22
ओङ्कारे त्रिविधं रूपम् आस्थायोपरिवासिने पीताय कृष्णवर्णाय रक्तायात्यन्ततेजसे
oṅkāre trividhaṃ rūpam āsthāyoparivāsine pītāya kṛṣṇavarṇāya raktāyātyantatejase
to him who dwells above, having taken up a threefold form in the syllable Oṃ, to the yellow, to the one black in colour, to the red, to the utmost radiance;
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LiP 104.23
स्थानपञ्चकसंस्थाय पञ्चधाण्डबहिः क्रमात् ब्रह्मणे विष्णवे तुभ्यं कुमाराय नमोनमः
sthānapañcakasaṃsthāya pañcadhāṇḍabahiḥ kramāt brahmaṇe viṣṇave tubhyaṃ kumārāya namonamaḥ
to him who is established in the five stations, fivefold outside the egg in order; to Brahmā, to Viṣṇu, to you, to Kumāra, homage, homage;
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LiP 104.24
अंबायाः परमेशाय सर्वोपरिचराय ते मूलसूक्ष्मस्वरूपाय स्थूलसूक्ष्माय ते नमः
aṃbāyāḥ parameśāya sarvoparicarāya te mūlasūkṣmasvarūpāya sthūlasūkṣmāya te namaḥ
to the supreme lord of Ambā, to you who move above all, to him whose own form is the subtle root, to you who are gross and subtle, homage;
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LiP 104.25
सर्वसंकल्पशून्याय सर्वस्माद्रक्षिताय ते आदिमध्यान्तशून्याय चित्संस्थाय नमोनमः
sarvasaṃkalpaśūnyāya sarvasmādrakṣitāya te ādimadhyāntaśūnyāya citsaṃsthāya namonamaḥ
to him who is empty of all imagining, to you who are guarded from everything; to him who is void of beginning, middle and end, who is established in consciousness, homage, homage;
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LiP 104.26
यमाग्निवायुरुद्रांबुसोमशक्रनिशाचरैः दिङ्मुखे दिङ्मुखे नित्यं सगणैः पूजिताय ते
yamāgnivāyurudrāṃbusomaśakraniśācaraiḥ diṅmukhe diṅmukhe nityaṃ sagaṇaiḥ pūjitāya te
to you who are worshipped constantly in every quarter of the directions by Yama, Agni, Vāyu, Rudra, Varuṇa, Soma, Śakra and the night-wanderer, together with their hosts;
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LiP 104.28
सर्वेषु सर्वदा सर्वमार्गे सम्पूजिताय ते रुद्राय रुद्रनीलाय कद्रुद्राय प्रचेतसे महेश्वराय धीराय नमः साक्षाच्छिवाय ते ॥ लिप्_१,१०४।२७ अथ शृणु भगवन् स्तवच्छलेन कथितमजेन्द्रमुखैः सुरासुरेशैः ।* मखमदनयमाग्निदक्षयज्ञक्षपणविचित्रविचेष्टितं क्षमस्व
sarveṣu sarvadā sarvamārge sampūjitāya te rudrāya rudranīlāya kadrudrāya pracetase maheśvarāya dhīrāya namaḥ sākṣācchivāya te // LiP_1,104.27 atha śṛṇu bhagavan stavacchalena kathitamajendramukhaiḥ surāsureśaiḥ /* makhamadanayamāgnidakṣayajñakṣapaṇavicitraviceṣṭitaṃ kṣamasva
Homage to you, who are worshipped always and everywhere on every path, to Rudra, to Rudra the dark-blue one, to Kadrudra, to the wise one, to Maheśvara the steadfast — homage to you who are Śiva in person. // Now hear, O Lord, what has been told under the pretext of praise by the lords of gods and demons, headed by the unborn (Brahmā) and Indra: forgive the varied deeds (of yours) — the destruction of the sacrifice, of Kāma, of Yama, of Agni, of Dakṣa's sacrifice.
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LiP 104.29
यः पठेत्तु स्तवं भक्त्या शक्राग्निप्रमुखैः सुरैः कीर्तितं श्रावयेद्विद्वान् स याति परमां गतिम्
yaḥ paṭhettu stavaṃ bhaktyā śakrāgnipramukhaiḥ suraiḥ kīrtitaṃ śrāvayedvidvān sa yāti paramāṃ gatim
Whoever recites with devotion this hymn proclaimed by the gods headed by Indra and Agni, or, being learned, causes it to be heard, he goes to the highest state.
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