Linga Purana — Chapter 14
LiP 14.1
ततस्तस्मिन्गते कल्पे पीतवर्णे स्वयंभुवः पुनरन्यः प्रवृत्तस्तु कल्पो नाम्नासितस्तु सः
tatastasmingate kalpe pītavarṇe svayaṃbhuvaḥ punaranyaḥ pravṛttastu kalpo nāmnāsitastu saḥ
Then, when that yellow-coloured kalpa of the Self-existent had passed, yet another kalpa began, and it was called Asita (the black one).
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LiP 14.2
एकार्णवे तदा वृत्ते दिव्ये वर्षसहस्रके स्रष्टुकामः प्रजा ब्रह्मा चिन्तयामास दुःखितः
ekārṇave tadā vṛtte divye varṣasahasrake sraṣṭukāmaḥ prajā brahmā cintayāmāsa duḥkhitaḥ
Then, when a single ocean had come to be for a thousand divine years, Brahmā, wishing to create creatures, pondered in distress.
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LiP 14.3
तस्य चिन्तयमानस्य पुत्रकामस्य वै प्रभोः कृष्णः समभवद्वर्णो ध्यायतः परमेष्ठिनः
tasya cintayamānasya putrakāmasya vai prabhoḥ kṛṣṇaḥ samabhavadvarṇo dhyāyataḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ
As that Lord, the Supreme One, was pondering and desiring a son, while he meditated his colour became black.
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LiP 14.4
अथापश्यन्महातेजाः प्रादुर्भूतं कुमारकम् कृष्णवर्णं महावीर्यं दीप्यमानं स्वतेजसा
athāpaśyanmahātejāḥ prādurbhūtaṃ kumārakam kṛṣṇavarṇaṃ mahāvīryaṃ dīpyamānaṃ svatejasā
Then he of great splendour saw a youth who had appeared, black in colour, of great valour, blazing with his own radiance.
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LiP 14.5
कृष्णांबरधरोष्णीषं कृष्णयज्ञोपवीतिनम् कृष्णेन मौलिना युक्तं कृष्णस्रगनुलेपनम्
kṛṣṇāṃbaradharoṣṇīṣaṃ kṛṣṇayajñopavītinam kṛṣṇena maulinā yuktaṃ kṛṣṇasraganulepanam
(He was) wearing a black garment and a black turban, with a black sacred thread, fitted with a black diadem, with black garlands and black unguents.
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LiP 14.6
स तं दृष्ट्वा महात्मानम् अघोरं घोरविक्रमम् ववन्दे देवदेवेशम् अद्भुतं कृष्णपिङ्गलम्
sa taṃ dṛṣṭvā mahātmānam aghoraṃ ghoravikramam vavande devadeveśam adbhutaṃ kṛṣṇapiṅgalam
Seeing that great one, Aghora of dreadful might, he bowed to the lord of the lords of gods, the wondrous one, black and tawny.
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LiP 14.7
प्राणायामपरः श्रीमान् हृदि कृत्वा महेश्वरम् मनसा ध्यानुयुक्तेन प्रपन्नस्तु तमीश्वरम्
prāṇāyāmaparaḥ śrīmān hṛdi kṛtvā maheśvaram manasā dhyānuyuktena prapannastu tamīśvaram
Intent on restraint of the breath, the illustrious (Brahmā), having placed Maheśvara in his heart, with a mind joined to meditation, took refuge in that Lord.
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LiP 14.8
अघोरं तु ततो ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मरूपं व्यचिन्तयत् तथा वै ध्यायमानस्य ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः
aghoraṃ tu tato brahmā brahmarūpaṃ vyacintayat tathā vai dhyāyamānasya brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ
Then Brahmā meditated upon Aghora as having the form of brahman; and as Brahmā, the highest one, was thus meditating,
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LiP 14.9
प्रददौ दर्शनं देवो ह्य् अघोरो घोरविक्रमः अथास्य पार्श्वतः कृष्णाः कृष्णस्रगनुलेपनाः
pradadau darśanaṃ devo hy aghoro ghoravikramaḥ athāsya pārśvataḥ kṛṣṇāḥ kṛṣṇasraganulepanāḥ
the god Aghora of dreadful might granted (him) a vision. Then at his side (there appeared) black (figures), with black garlands and black unguents,
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LiP 14.10
चत्वारस्तु महात्मानः संबभूवुः कुमारकाः कृष्णः कृष्णशिखश्चैव कृष्णास्यः कृष्णवस्त्रधृक्
catvārastu mahātmānaḥ saṃbabhūvuḥ kumārakāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ kṛṣṇaśikhaścaiva kṛṣṇāsyaḥ kṛṣṇavastradhṛk
four great-souled boys came into being: Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇaśikha, Kṛṣṇāsya and Kṛṣṇavastradhṛk ("black-garment-wearer").
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LiP 14.11
ततो वर्षसहस्रं तु योगतः परमेश्वरम् उपासित्वा महायोगं शिष्येभ्यः प्रददुः पुनः
tato varṣasahasraṃ tu yogataḥ parameśvaram upāsitvā mahāyogaṃ śiṣyebhyaḥ pradaduḥ punaḥ
Then, having worshipped the Supreme Lord for a thousand years by yoga, they in turn imparted the great yoga to their disciples.
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LiP 14.12
योगेन योगसम्पन्नाः प्रविश्य मनसा शिवम् अमलं निर्गुणं स्थानं प्रविष्टा विश्वमीश्वरम्
yogena yogasampannāḥ praviśya manasā śivam amalaṃ nirguṇaṃ sthānaṃ praviṣṭā viśvamīśvaram
Perfected in yoga through yoga, having entered Śiva with the mind, they entered the stainless, quality-free abode, the Lord who is the universe.
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LiP 14.13
एवमेतेन योगेन ये ऽपि चान्ये मनीषिणः चिन्तयन्ति महादेवं गन्तारो रुद्रमव्ययम्
evametena yogena ye 'pi cānye manīṣiṇaḥ cintayanti mahādevaṃ gantāro rudramavyayam
Thus, by this yoga, whatever other wise men also contemplate Mahādeva, they will go to the imperishable Rudra.
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