Linga Purana — Chapter 12
LiP 12.1
ततस्त्रिंशत्तमः कल्पो रक्तो नाम प्रकीर्तितः ब्रह्मा यत्र महातेजा रक्तवर्णमधारयत्
tatastriṃśattamaḥ kalpo rakto nāma prakīrtitaḥ brahmā yatra mahātejā raktavarṇamadhārayat
Next, the thirtieth kalpa is proclaimed, named Rakta (Red), in which Brahmā of great splendour took on a red colour.
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LiP 12.2
ध्यायतः पुत्रकामस्य ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः प्रादुर्भूतो महातेजाः कुमारो रक्तभूषणः
dhyāyataḥ putrakāmasya brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ prādurbhūto mahātejāḥ kumāro raktabhūṣaṇaḥ
As Brahmā, the highest lord, was meditating, desiring a son, there appeared a youth of great splendour, adorned in red.
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LiP 12.3
रक्तमाल्याम्बरधरो रक्तनेत्रः प्रतापवान् स तं दृष्ट्वा महात्मानं कुमारं रक्तवाससम्
raktamālyāmbaradharo raktanetraḥ pratāpavān sa taṃ dṛṣṭvā mahātmānaṃ kumāraṃ raktavāsasam
He wore red garlands and garments, was red-eyed and full of might; and (Brahmā), seeing that great-souled youth clad in red,
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LiP 12.4
परं ध्यानं समाश्रित्य बुबुधे देवमीश्वरम् स तं प्रणम्य भगवान् ब्रह्मा परमयन्त्रितः
paraṃ dhyānaṃ samāśritya bubudhe devamīśvaram sa taṃ praṇamya bhagavān brahmā paramayantritaḥ
resorting to the highest meditation, recognized (him as) the god, the Lord; and the blessed Brahmā, bowing to him, utterly restrained (in mind),
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LiP 12.5
वामदेवं ततो ब्रह्मा ब्रह्म वै समचिन्तयत् तथा स्तुतो महादेवो ब्रह्मणा परमेश्वरः
vāmadevaṃ tato brahmā brahma vai samacintayat tathā stuto mahādevo brahmaṇā parameśvaraḥ
then Brahmā contemplated the brahman (hymn) of Vāmadeva; and Mahādeva, the supreme Lord, being thus praised by Brahmā,
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LiP 12.6
प्रतीतहृदयः सर्व इदमाह पितामहम् ध्यायता पुत्रकामेन यस्मात्ते ऽहं पितामह
pratītahṛdayaḥ sarva idamāha pitāmaham dhyāyatā putrakāmena yasmātte 'haṃ pitāmaha
Sarva, pleased at heart, said this to the grandfather: "Since by you, meditating and desiring a son, O grandfather, I
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LiP 12.7
दृष्टः परमया भक्त्या स्तुतश् च ब्रह्मपूर्वकम् तस्माद्ध्यानबलं प्राप्य कल्पे कल्पे प्रयत्नतः
dṛṣṭaḥ paramayā bhaktyā stutaś ca brahmapūrvakam tasmāddhyānabalaṃ prāpya kalpe kalpe prayatnataḥ
have been seen with the highest devotion and praised with the brahman (formula) foremost, therefore, gaining the power of meditation, in kalpa after kalpa with effort
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LiP 12.8
वेत्स्यसे मां प्रसंख्यातं लोकधातारमीश्वरम् ततस्तस्य महात्मानश् चत्वारस्ते कुमारकाः
vetsyase māṃ prasaṃkhyātaṃ lokadhātāramīśvaram tatastasya mahātmānaś catvāraste kumārakāḥ
you shall know me, who am reckoned (in the enumeration), the maker of the worlds, the Lord." Then, of that great-souled one, those four youths
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LiP 12.9
संबभूवुर्महात्मानो विशुद्धा ब्रह्मवर्चसः विरजाश् च विबाहुश् च विशोको विश्वभावनः
saṃbabhūvurmahātmāno viśuddhā brahmavarcasaḥ virajāś ca vibāhuś ca viśoko viśvabhāvanaḥ
came into being, great-souled, wholly pure, with the lustre of brahman: Virajas, Vibāhu, Viśoka, and Viśvabhāvana,
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LiP 12.10
ब्रह्मण्या ब्रह्मणस्तुल्या वीरा अध्यवसायिनः रक्तांबरधराः सर्वे रक्तमाल्यानुलेपनाः
brahmaṇyā brahmaṇastulyā vīrā adhyavasāyinaḥ raktāṃbaradharāḥ sarve raktamālyānulepanāḥ
devoted to brahman, equal to Brahmā, heroes, resolute, all wearing red garments, with red garlands and unguents,
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LiP 12.11
रक्तकुङ्कुमलिप्ताङ्गा रक्तभस्मानुलेपनाः ततो वर्षसहस्रान्ते ब्रह्मत्वे ऽध्यवसायिनः
raktakuṅkumaliptāṅgā raktabhasmānulepanāḥ tato varṣasahasrānte brahmatve 'dhyavasāyinaḥ
their limbs smeared with red saffron, anointed with red ash; then at the end of a thousand years, being resolved upon the state of brahman,
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LiP 12.12
गृणन्तश् च महात्मानो ब्रह्म तद्वामदैविकम् अनुग्रहार्थं लोकानां शिष्याणां हितकाम्यया
gṛṇantaś ca mahātmāno brahma tadvāmadaivikam anugrahārthaṃ lokānāṃ śiṣyāṇāṃ hitakāmyayā
and the great-souled ones reciting that brahman (hymn) belonging to the god Vāma, for the sake of favour to the worlds and out of desire for the good of disciples,
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LiP 12.13
धर्मोपदेशमखिलं कृत्वा ते ब्रह्मणः प्रियाः पुनरेव महादेवं प्रविष्टा रुद्रमव्ययम्
dharmopadeśamakhilaṃ kṛtvā te brahmaṇaḥ priyāḥ punareva mahādevaṃ praviṣṭā rudramavyayam
having given the whole teaching of dharma, those dear (sons) of Brahmā entered again into Mahādeva, the imperishable Rudra.
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LiP 12.14
ये ऽपि चान्ये द्विजश्रेष्ठा युञ्जाना वाममीश्वरम् प्रपश्यन्ति महादेवं तद्भक्तास् तत्परायणाः
ye 'pi cānye dvijaśreṣṭhā yuñjānā vāmamīśvaram prapaśyanti mahādevaṃ tadbhaktās tatparāyaṇāḥ
And those other best of twice-born who, yoking (themselves), behold Vāma, the Lord, Mahādeva, devoted to him and holding him as their highest goal—
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LiP 12.15
ते सर्वे पापनिर्मुक्ता विमला ब्रह्मचारिणः रुद्रलोकं गमिष्यन्ति पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्
te sarve pāpanirmuktā vimalā brahmacāriṇaḥ rudralokaṃ gamiṣyanti punarāvṛttidurlabham
they all, freed from sin, stainless, practising chastity, will go to the world of Rudra, from which return is hard to come by.
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