Linga Purana — Chapter 13
LiP 13.1
एकत्रिंशत्तमः कल्पः पीतवासा इति स्मृतः ब्रह्मा यत्र महाभागः पीतवासा बभूव ह
ekatriṃśattamaḥ kalpaḥ pītavāsā iti smṛtaḥ brahmā yatra mahābhāgaḥ pītavāsā babhūva ha
The thirty-first kalpa is remembered as Pītavāsas (Yellow-clad), in which the greatly fortunate Brahmā became clad in yellow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 13.2
ध्यायतः पुत्रकामस्य ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः प्रादुर्भूतो महातेजाः कुमारः पीतवस्त्रधृक्
dhyāyataḥ putrakāmasya brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ prādurbhūto mahātejāḥ kumāraḥ pītavastradhṛk
As Brahmā, the highest lord, was meditating, desiring a son, there appeared a youth of great splendour, wearing yellow garments,
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LiP 13.3
पीतगन्धानुलिप्ताङ्गः पीतमाल्यांबरो युवा हेमयज्ञोपवीतश् च पीतोष्णीषो महाभुजः
pītagandhānuliptāṅgaḥ pītamālyāṃbaro yuvā hemayajñopavītaś ca pītoṣṇīṣo mahābhujaḥ
his limbs anointed with yellow perfumes, with yellow garland and robe, youthful, with a golden sacred thread, a yellow turban, and mighty arms.
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LiP 13.4
तं दृष्ट्वा ध्यानसंयुक्तो ब्रह्मा लोकमहेश्वरम् मनसा लोकधातारं प्रपेदे शरणं विभुम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā dhyānasaṃyukto brahmā lokamaheśvaram manasā lokadhātāraṃ prapede śaraṇaṃ vibhum
Seeing him, Brahmā, engaged in meditation, took refuge in his mind with that great Lord of the world, the maker of the worlds, the all-pervading one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 13.5
ततो ध्यानगतस्तत्र ब्रह्मा माहेश्वरीं वराम् गां विश्वरूपां ददृशे महेश्वरमुखाच्च्युताम्
tato dhyānagatastatra brahmā māheśvarīṃ varām gāṃ viśvarūpāṃ dadṛśe maheśvaramukhāccyutām
Then Brahmā, absorbed in meditation there, saw the excellent cow of Maheśvara, of universal form, fallen from Maheśvara's mouth,
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LiP 13.6
चतुष्पदां चतुर्वक्त्रां चतुर्हस्तां चतुःस्तनीम् चतुर्नेत्रां चतुःशृङ्गीं चतुर्दंष्ट्रां चतुर्मुखीम्
catuṣpadāṃ caturvaktrāṃ caturhastāṃ catuḥstanīm caturnetrāṃ catuḥśṛṅgīṃ caturdaṃṣṭrāṃ caturmukhīm
(He saw her) four-footed, four-faced, four-handed, four-breasted, four-eyed, four-horned, four-tusked, with four mouths.
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LiP 13.7
द्वात्रिंशद्गुणसंयुक्ताम् ईश्वरीं सर्वतोमुखीम् स तां दृष्ट्वा महातेजा महादेवीं महेश्वरीम्
dvātriṃśadguṇasaṃyuktām īśvarīṃ sarvatomukhīm sa tāṃ dṛṣṭvā mahātejā mahādevīṃ maheśvarīm
(He saw her) endowed with the thirty-two qualities, the Sovereign Lady, facing in all directions; and he, of great splendour, having seen her, the Great Goddess, the Great Sovereign Lady—
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LiP 13.8
पुनराह महादेवः सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः मतिः स्मृतिर्बुद्धिरिति गायमानः पुनः पुनः
punarāha mahādevaḥ sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ matiḥ smṛtirbuddhiriti gāyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
—the Great God, saluted by all the gods, spoke again, singing over and over: "(She is) mind, memory, intellect."
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LiP 13.9
एह्येहीति महादेवि सातिष्ठत्प्राञ्जलिर्विभुम् विश्वमावृत्य योगेन जगत्सर्वं वशीकुरु
ehyehīti mahādevi sātiṣṭhatprāñjalirvibhum viśvamāvṛtya yogena jagatsarvaṃ vaśīkuru
"Come, come, O Great Goddess!"—she stood before the Lord with joined palms. "Enveloping the universe by yoga, bring the whole world under (your) control."
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LiP 13.10
अथ तामाह देवेशो रुद्राणी त्वं भविष्यसि ब्राह्मणानां हितार्थाय परमार्था भविष्यसि
atha tāmāha deveśo rudrāṇī tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi brāhmaṇānāṃ hitārthāya paramārthā bhaviṣyasi
Then the Lord of the gods said to her: "You will become Rudrāṇī; for the welfare of the brahmins you will become the supreme reality."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 13.11
तथैनां पुत्रकामस्य ध्यायतः परमेष्ठिनः प्रददौ देवदेवेशः चतुष्पादां जगद्गुरुः
tathaināṃ putrakāmasya dhyāyataḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ pradadau devadeveśaḥ catuṣpādāṃ jagadguruḥ
So the God of gods, the teacher of the world, bestowed her, the four-footed one, upon the Supreme One (Brahmā) who was meditating and desiring a son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 13.12
ततस्तां ध्यानयोगेन विदित्वा परमेश्वरीम् ब्रह्मा लोकगुरोः सो ऽथ प्रतिपेदे महेश्वरीम्
tatastāṃ dhyānayogena viditvā parameśvarīm brahmā lokaguroḥ so 'tha pratipede maheśvarīm
Then, having known her, the Supreme Sovereign Lady, through the yoga of meditation, Brahmā received the Great Sovereign Lady from the teacher of the world.
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LiP 13.13
गायत्रीं तु ततो रौद्रीं ध्यात्वा ब्रह्मानुयन्त्रितः इत्येतां वैदिकीं विद्यां रौद्रीं गायत्रीमीरिताम्
gāyatrīṃ tu tato raudrīṃ dhyātvā brahmānuyantritaḥ ityetāṃ vaidikīṃ vidyāṃ raudrīṃ gāyatrīmīritām
Then, meditating on the Raudrī Gāyatrī, Brahmā, held fast (in concentration)—this Vedic lore, the Raudrī Gāyatrī, thus proclaimed—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 13.14
जपित्वा तु महादेवीं ब्रह्मा लोकनमस्कृताम् प्रपन्नस्तु महादेवं ध्यानयुक्तेन चेतसा
japitvā tu mahādevīṃ brahmā lokanamaskṛtām prapannastu mahādevaṃ dhyānayuktena cetasā
—having muttered (it), Brahmā (worshipped) the Great Goddess honoured by the worlds, and took refuge in the Great God with a mind fixed in meditation.
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LiP 13.15
ततस्तस्य महादेवो दिव्ययोगं बहुश्रुतम् ऐश्वर्यं ज्ञानसंपत्तिं वैराग्यं च ददौ प्रभुः
tatastasya mahādevo divyayogaṃ bahuśrutam aiśvaryaṃ jñānasaṃpattiṃ vairāgyaṃ ca dadau prabhuḥ
Then the Great God, the Lord, gave him divine yoga, great learning, sovereignty, the wealth of knowledge, and dispassion.
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LiP 13.16
ततो ऽस्य पार्श्वतो दिव्याः प्रादुर्भूताः कुमारकाः पीतमाल्यांबरधराः पीतस्रगनुलेपनाः
tato 'sya pārśvato divyāḥ prādurbhūtāḥ kumārakāḥ pītamālyāṃbaradharāḥ pītasraganulepanāḥ
Then from his side divine youths appeared, wearing yellow garlands and garments, with yellow wreaths and unguents,
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LiP 13.17
पीताभोष्णीषशिरसः पीतास्याः पीतमूर्धजाः ततो वर्षसहस्रान्त उषित्वा विमलौजसः
pītābhoṣṇīṣaśirasaḥ pītāsyāḥ pītamūrdhajāḥ tato varṣasahasrānta uṣitvā vimalaujasaḥ
with yellow-gleaming turbans on their heads, yellow-faced, with yellow hair; then, having dwelt (there) to the end of a thousand years, of spotless power,
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LiP 13.18
योगात्मानस्तपोह्लादाः ब्राह्मणानां हितैषिणः धर्मयोगबलोपेता मुनीनां दीर्घसत्त्रिणाम्
yogātmānastapohlādāḥ brāhmaṇānāṃ hitaiṣiṇaḥ dharmayogabalopetā munīnāṃ dīrghasattriṇām
having yoga as their essence, delighting in austerity, seeking the good of brahmins, endowed with the strength of dharma and yoga, (they taught) the sages who performed long sacrificial sessions—
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LiP 13.19
उपदिश्य महायोगं प्रविष्टास्ते महेश्वरम् एवमेतेन विधिना ये प्रपन्ना महेश्वरम्
upadiśya mahāyogaṃ praviṣṭāste maheśvaram evametena vidhinā ye prapannā maheśvaram
having taught the great yoga, they entered into Maheśvara. Just so, by this rule, those who take refuge in Maheśvara,
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LiP 13.20
अन्ये ऽपि नियतात्मानो ध्यानयुक्ता जितेन्द्रियाः ते सर्वे पापमुत्सृज्य विमला ब्रह्मवर्चसः
anye 'pi niyatātmāno dhyānayuktā jitendriyāḥ te sarve pāpamutsṛjya vimalā brahmavarcasaḥ
and others too, self-restrained, joined to meditation, with senses conquered—all of them, casting off sin, spotless, possessed of the splendour of Brahman,
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LiP 13.21
प्रविशन्ति महादेवं रुद्रं ते त्वपुनर्भवाः
praviśanti mahādevaṃ rudraṃ te tvapunarbhavāḥ
enter the Great God, Rudra, and they are not born again.
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