Linga Purana — Chapter 106
LiP 106.1
नृत्यारम्भः कथं शंभोः किमर्थं वा यथातथम् वक्तुमर्हसि चास्माकं श्रुतः स्कन्दाग्रजोद्भवः
nṛtyārambhaḥ kathaṃ śaṃbhoḥ kimarthaṃ vā yathātatham vaktumarhasi cāsmākaṃ śrutaḥ skandāgrajodbhavaḥ
How did Śambhu's dancing begin, and for what purpose? You ought to tell us this just as it was; (for) we have heard the birth of Skanda's elder brother.
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LiP 106.2
दारुको ऽसुरसम्भूतस् तपसा लब्धविक्रमः सूदयामास कालाग्निर् इव देवान्द्विजोत्तमान्
dāruko 'surasambhūtas tapasā labdhavikramaḥ sūdayāmāsa kālāgnir iva devāndvijottamān
Dāruka, born of an asura, having gained might through austerity, went on destroying the gods and the best of the twice-born, like the fire of time.
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LiP 106.3
दारुकेण तदा देवास् ताडिताः पीडिता भृशम् ब्रह्माणं च तथेशानं कुमारं विष्णुमेव च
dārukeṇa tadā devās tāḍitāḥ pīḍitā bhṛśam brahmāṇaṃ ca tatheśānaṃ kumāraṃ viṣṇumeva ca
Then the gods, struck and severely tormented by Dāruka, (approached) Brahmā, and likewise Īśāna, Kumāra, and Viṣṇu as well,
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LiP 106.4
यममिन्द्रमनुप्राप्य स्त्रीवध्य इति चासुरः स्त्रीरूपधारिभिः स्तुत्यैर् ब्रह्माद्यैर्युधि संस्थितैः
yamamindramanuprāpya strīvadhya iti cāsuraḥ strīrūpadhāribhiḥ stutyair brahmādyairyudhi saṃsthitaiḥ
and having come to Yama and Indra (they said): the asura is to be slain by a woman — by Brahmā and the others, taking on female form, worthy of praise, standing in battle.
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LiP 106.5
बाधितास्तेन ते सर्वे ब्रह्माणं प्राप्य वै द्विजाः विज्ञाप्य तस्मै तत्सर्वं तेन सार्धमुमापतिम्
bādhitāstena te sarve brahmāṇaṃ prāpya vai dvijāḥ vijñāpya tasmai tatsarvaṃ tena sārdhamumāpatim
All those twice-born, oppressed by him, having reached Brahmā and made all that known to him, (went) together with him to Umā's lord;
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LiP 106.6
सम्प्राप्य तुष्टुवुः सर्वे पितामहपुरोगमाः ब्रह्मा प्राप्य च देवेशं प्रणम्य बहुधा नतः
samprāpya tuṣṭuvuḥ sarve pitāmahapurogamāḥ brahmā prāpya ca deveśaṃ praṇamya bahudhā nataḥ
having arrived, they all, with the Grandfather at their head, praised (him); and Brahmā, on reaching the lord of gods, bowed low, prostrating himself many times.
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LiP 106.7
दारुणो भगवान्दारुः पूर्वं तेन विनिर्जिताः निहत्य दारुकं दैत्यं स्त्रीवध्यं त्रातुमर्हसि
dāruṇo bhagavāndāruḥ pūrvaṃ tena vinirjitāḥ nihatya dārukaṃ daityaṃ strīvadhyaṃ trātumarhasi
Dāruka is terrible, O Lord; formerly they were utterly defeated by him. Having slain the daitya Dāruka, who is to be killed by a woman, you ought to protect (us).
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LiP 106.8
विज्ञप्तिं ब्रह्मणः श्रुत्वा भगवान् भगनेत्रहा देवीमुवाच देवेशो गिरिजां प्रहसन्निव
vijñaptiṃ brahmaṇaḥ śrutvā bhagavān bhaganetrahā devīmuvāca deveśo girijāṃ prahasanniva
Having heard Brahmā's petition, the Lord who destroyed Bhaga's eye, the lord of gods, spoke to the Goddess, the mountain's daughter, as if laughing:
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LiP 106.9
भवतीं प्रार्थयाम्यद्य हिताय जगतां शुभे वधार्थं दारुकस्यास्य स्त्रीवध्यस्य वरानने
bhavatīṃ prārthayāmyadya hitāya jagatāṃ śubhe vadhārthaṃ dārukasyāsya strīvadhyasya varānane
"I make a request of you today, O auspicious one, for the good of the worlds: for the slaying of this Dāruka, who can be slain (only) by a woman, O fair-faced one."
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LiP 106.10
अथ सा तस्य वचनं निशम्य जगतो ऽरणिः विवेश देहे देवस्य देवेशी जन्मतत्परा
atha sā tasya vacanaṃ niśamya jagato 'raṇiḥ viveśa dehe devasya deveśī janmatatparā
Then she, hearing his words—she who is the kindling-wood of the world—the mistress of the gods entered the body of the god, intent on (being) born.
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LiP 106.11
एकेनांशेन देवेशं प्रविष्टा देवसत्तमम् न विवेद तदा ब्रह्मा देवाश्चेन्द्रपुरोगमाः
ekenāṃśena deveśaṃ praviṣṭā devasattamam na viveda tadā brahmā devāścendrapurogamāḥ
Having with one portion (of herself) entered the lord of gods, the best of gods, then Brahmā did not know (of it), nor the gods headed by Indra,
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LiP 106.12
गिरिजां पूर्ववच्छंभोर् दृष्ट्वा पार्श्वस्थितां शुभाम् मायया मोहितस्तस्याः सर्वज्ञो ऽपि चतुर्मुखः
girijāṃ pūrvavacchaṃbhor dṛṣṭvā pārśvasthitāṃ śubhām māyayā mohitastasyāḥ sarvajño 'pi caturmukhaḥ
seeing Girijā, the lovely one, standing at Śambhu's side as before; even the four-faced one, though all-knowing, was bewildered by her māyā.
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LiP 106.13
सा प्रविष्टा तनुं तस्य देवदेवस्य पार्वती कण्ठस्थेन विषेणास्य तनुं चक्रे तदात्मनः
sā praviṣṭā tanuṃ tasya devadevasya pārvatī kaṇṭhasthena viṣeṇāsya tanuṃ cakre tadātmanaḥ
She, Pārvatī, having entered the body of that god of gods, then made herself a body out of the poison lodged in his throat.
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LiP 106.14
तां च ज्ञात्वा तथाभूतां तृतीयेनेक्षणेन वै ससर्ज कालीं कामारिः कालकण्ठीं कपर्दिनीम्
tāṃ ca jñātvā tathābhūtāṃ tṛtīyenekṣaṇena vai sasarja kālīṃ kāmāriḥ kālakaṇṭhīṃ kapardinīm
And knowing her to have become such, with his third eye the foe of Kāma created Kālī, dark-throated, with matted hair.
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LiP 106.15
जाता यदा कालिमकालकण्ठी जाता तदानीं विपुला जयश्रीः देवेतराणामजयस्त्वसिद्ध्या तुष्टिर्भवान्याः परमेश्वरस्य
jātā yadā kālimakālakaṇṭhī jātā tadānīṃ vipulā jayaśrīḥ devetarāṇāmajayastvasiddhyā tuṣṭirbhavānyāḥ parameśvarasya
When the dark-throated black one was born, then abundant glory of victory was born; but for the non-gods (there was) defeat through failure, (and) satisfaction for Bhavānī and for the Supreme Lord.
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LiP 106.16
जातां तदानीं सुरसिद्धसंघा दृष्ट्वा भयाद् दुद्रुवुर् अग्निकल्पाम् कालीं गरालंकृतकालकण्ठीम् उपेन्द्रपद्मोद्भवशक्रमुख्याः
jātāṃ tadānīṃ surasiddhasaṃghā dṛṣṭvā bhayād dudruvur agnikalpām kālīṃ garālaṃkṛtakālakaṇṭhīm upendrapadmodbhavaśakramukhyāḥ
Seeing her born then, fire-like—Kālī, her dark throat adorned with poison—the hosts of gods and siddhas, headed by Upendra, the lotus-born (Brahmā) and Śakra, fled in fear.
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LiP 106.17
तथैव जातं नयनं ललाटे सितांशुलेखा च शिरस्युदग्रा कण्ठे करालं निशितं त्रिशूलं करे करालं च विभूषणानि
tathaiva jātaṃ nayanaṃ lalāṭe sitāṃśulekhā ca śirasyudagrā kaṇṭhe karālaṃ niśitaṃ triśūlaṃ kare karālaṃ ca vibhūṣaṇāni
Likewise there appeared an eye on (her) forehead, and a white streak of the moon rising up on (her) head; on (her) throat the fearful (poison), a sharp trident in (her) hand, and terrible ornaments.
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LiP 106.18
सार्धं दिव्यांबरा देव्याः सर्वाभरणभूषिताः सिद्धेन्द्रसिद्धाश् च तथा पिशाचा जज्ञिरे पुनः
sārdhaṃ divyāṃbarā devyāḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ siddhendrasiddhāś ca tathā piśācā jajñire punaḥ
Along with (her) there were born again goddesses clad in divine garments, adorned with all ornaments, and lords of siddhas and siddhas, and likewise piśācas.
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LiP 106.19
आज्ञया दारुकं तस्याः पार्वत्याः परमेश्वरी दानवं सूदयामास सूदयन्तं सुराधिपान्
ājñayā dārukaṃ tasyāḥ pārvatyāḥ parameśvarī dānavaṃ sūdayāmāsa sūdayantaṃ surādhipān
By the command of that Pārvatī, the supreme goddess slew the dānava Dāruka, who was slaying the lords of the gods.
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LiP 106.20
संरंभातिप्रसंगाद् वै तस्याः सर्वमिदं जगत् क्रोधाग्निना च विप्रेन्द्राः संबभूव तदातुरम्
saṃraṃbhātiprasaṃgād vai tasyāḥ sarvamidaṃ jagat krodhāgninā ca viprendrāḥ saṃbabhūva tadāturam
And through the excessive persistence of her fury, this whole world, O best of brahmins, became afflicted then by the fire of (her) wrath.
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LiP 106.21
भवो ऽपि बालरूपेण श्मशाने प्रेतसंकुले रुरोद मायया तस्याः क्रोधाग्निं पातुम् ईश्वरः
bhavo 'pi bālarūpeṇa śmaśāne pretasaṃkule ruroda māyayā tasyāḥ krodhāgniṃ pātum īśvaraḥ
Bhava too, in the form of a child, wept in a cremation ground thronged with ghosts—the Lord (doing so) by his māyā, in order to drink up her fire of wrath.
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LiP 106.22
तं दृष्ट्वा बालमीशानं मायया तस्य मोहिता उत्थाप्याघ्राय वक्षोजं स्तनं सा प्रददौ द्विजाः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā bālamīśānaṃ māyayā tasya mohitā utthāpyāghrāya vakṣojaṃ stanaṃ sā pradadau dvijāḥ
Seeing him, Īśāna, as a child, bewildered by his māyā she lifted (him) up, kissed (his) head, and gave (him) her breast, O twice-born ones.
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LiP 106.23
स्तनजेन तदा सार्धं कोपमस्याः पपौ पुनः क्रोधेनानेन वै बालः क्षेत्राणां रक्षको ऽभवत्
stanajena tadā sārdhaṃ kopamasyāḥ papau punaḥ krodhenānena vai bālaḥ kṣetrāṇāṃ rakṣako 'bhavat
Then together with the breast-milk he drank up her anger; and by this anger the child became the protector of the sacred fields.
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LiP 106.24
मूर्तयो ऽष्टौ च तस्यापि क्षेत्रपालस्य धीमतः एवं वै तेन बालेन कृता सा क्रोधमूर्छिता
mūrtayo 'ṣṭau ca tasyāpi kṣetrapālasya dhīmataḥ evaṃ vai tena bālena kṛtā sā krodhamūrchitā
And that wise Kṣetrapāla has eight forms as well. Thus by that child she who was swooning with wrath was made (calm).
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LiP 106.25
कृतमस्याः प्रसादार्थं देवदेवेन ताण्डवम् संध्यायां सर्वभूतेन्द्रैः प्रेतैः प्रीतेन शूलिना
kṛtamasyāḥ prasādārthaṃ devadevena tāṇḍavam saṃdhyāyāṃ sarvabhūtendraiḥ pretaiḥ prītena śūlinā
For the sake of her favour the tāṇḍava dance was performed at twilight by the god of gods, by the pleased trident-bearer, together with all the lords of beings and the ghosts.
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LiP 106.26
पीत्वा नृत्यामृतं शंभोर् आकण्ठं परमेश्वरी ननर्त सा च योगिन्यः प्रेतस्थाने यथासुखम्
pītvā nṛtyāmṛtaṃ śaṃbhor ākaṇṭhaṃ parameśvarī nanarta sā ca yoginyaḥ pretasthāne yathāsukham
Having drunk up to her throat the nectar of Śambhu's dance, the supreme goddess danced, and the yoginīs (danced) in the place of ghosts as they pleased.
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LiP 106.27
तत्र सब्रह्मका देवाः सेन्द्रोपेन्द्राः समन्ततः प्रणेमुस्तुष्टुवुः कालीं पुनर्देवीं च पार्वतीम्
tatra sabrahmakā devāḥ sendropendrāḥ samantataḥ praṇemustuṣṭuvuḥ kālīṃ punardevīṃ ca pārvatīm
There the gods with Brahmā, with Indra and Upendra, on every side bowed down and praised Kālī, and again the goddess Pārvatī.
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LiP 106.28
एवं संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तं ताण्डवं शूलिनः प्रभोः योगानन्देन च विभोस् ताण्डवं चेति चापरे
evaṃ saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ tāṇḍavaṃ śūlinaḥ prabhoḥ yogānandena ca vibhos tāṇḍavaṃ ceti cāpare
Thus the tāṇḍava of the trident-bearing lord has been told in brief; and others say that the lord's tāṇḍava is (danced) out of the bliss of yoga.
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