Linga Purana — Chapter 15

LiP 15.1

ततस्तस्मिन् गते कल्पे कृष्णवर्णे भयानके तुष्टाव देवदेवेशं ब्रह्मा तं ब्रह्मरूपिणम्

tatastasmin gate kalpe kṛṣṇavarṇe bhayānake tuṣṭāva devadeveśaṃ brahmā taṃ brahmarūpiṇam

Then, when that fearful black-coloured kalpa had passed, Brahmā praised him, the lord of the lords of gods, who bore the form of brahman.

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LiP 15.2

अनुगृह्य ततस्तुष्टो ब्रह्माणमवदद्धरः अनेनैव तु रूपेण संहरामि न संशयः

anugṛhya tatastuṣṭo brahmāṇamavadaddharaḥ anenaiva tu rūpeṇa saṃharāmi na saṃśayaḥ

Then Hara, pleased, showing favour, said to Brahmā: "By this very form I destroy (them), there is no doubt."

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LiP 15.3

ब्रह्महत्यादिकान् घोरांस् तथान्यानपि पातकान् हीनांश्चैव महाभाग तथैव विविधान्यपि

brahmahatyādikān ghorāṃs tathānyānapi pātakān hīnāṃścaiva mahābhāga tathaiva vividhānyapi

"The dreadful (sins) beginning with the killing of a brahmin, and also the other mortal sins, and the low ones, O greatly fortunate one, and likewise the manifold ones,

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LiP 15.4

उपपातकमप्येवं तथा पापानि सुव्रत मानसानि सुतीक्ष्णानि वाचिकानि पितामह

upapātakamapyevaṃ tathā pāpāni suvrata mānasāni sutīkṣṇāni vācikāni pitāmaha

and the minor sin too in the same way, and the sins, O you of good vows, that are mental and very keen, and those of speech, O grandfather,

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LiP 15.5

कायिकानि सुमिश्राणि तथा प्रासंगिकानि च बुद्धिपूर्वं कृतान्येव सहजागन्तुकानि च

kāyikāni sumiśrāṇi tathā prāsaṃgikāni ca buddhipūrvaṃ kṛtānyeva sahajāgantukāni ca

those of the body, those well mixed, and those that are incidental, and those done deliberately, and those innate and those adventitious,

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LiP 15.6

मातृदेहोत्थितान्येवं पितृदेहे च पातकम् संहरामि न संदेहः सर्वं पातकजं विभो

mātṛdehotthitānyevaṃ pitṛdehe ca pātakam saṃharāmi na saṃdehaḥ sarvaṃ pātakajaṃ vibho

likewise (the sins) arisen from the mother's body, and the sin in the father's body — all that is born of sin I destroy, there is no doubt, O mighty one.

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LiP 15.7

लक्षं जप्त्वा ह्यघोरेभ्यो ब्रह्महा मुच्यते प्रभो तदर्धं वाचिके वत्स तदर्धं मानसे पुनः

lakṣaṃ japtvā hyaghorebhyo brahmahā mucyate prabho tadardhaṃ vācike vatsa tadardhaṃ mānase punaḥ

Having muttered a hundred thousand of the Aghora (mantras), the slayer of a brahmin is released, O lord; half of that in the case of a (sin) of speech, O child, and again half of that for a mental one.

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LiP 15.8

चतुर्गुणं बुद्धिपूर्वे क्रोधादष्टगुणं स्मृतम् वीरहा लक्षमात्रेण भ्रूणहा कोटिमभ्यसेत्

caturguṇaṃ buddhipūrve krodhādaṣṭaguṇaṃ smṛtam vīrahā lakṣamātreṇa bhrūṇahā koṭimabhyaset

Four times as much for one done deliberately; eight times is taught for one (done) out of anger. The slayer of a hero (is freed) by a mere hundred thousand; the slayer of an embryo should practise ten million.

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LiP 15.9

मातृहा नियुतं जप्त्वा शुध्यते नात्र संशयः गोघ्नश्चैव कृतघ्नश् च स्त्रीघ्नः पापयुतो नरः

mātṛhā niyutaṃ japtvā śudhyate nātra saṃśayaḥ goghnaścaiva kṛtaghnaś ca strīghnaḥ pāpayuto naraḥ

A slayer of his mother, having muttered a million, is purified — there is no doubt here. And the cow-killer, the ingrate, the woman-killer, a man beset with sin,

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LiP 15.10

अयुताघोरमभ्यस्य मुच्यते नात्र संशयः सुरापो लक्षमात्रेण बुद्ध्याबुद्ध्यापि वै प्रभो

ayutāghoramabhyasya mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ surāpo lakṣamātreṇa buddhyābuddhyāpi vai prabho

having practised ten thousand of the Aghora, is released — there is no doubt here. The drinker of liquor, by a mere hundred thousand, whether (drunk) knowingly or unknowingly, O lord,

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LiP 15.11

मुच्यते नात्र संदेहस् तदर्धेन च वारुणीम् अस्नाताशी सहस्रेण अजपी च तथा द्विजः

mucyate nātra saṃdehas tadardhena ca vāruṇīm asnātāśī sahasreṇa ajapī ca tathā dvijaḥ

is released — there is no doubt here; and by half of that in the case of vāruṇī liquor. One who eats without having bathed, and likewise a twice-born who does not recite (his prayers), (are freed) by a thousand.

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LiP 15.12

अहुताशी सहस्रेण अदाता च विशुध्यति ब्राह्मणस्वापहर्ता च स्वर्णस्तेयी नराधमः

ahutāśī sahasreṇa adātā ca viśudhyati brāhmaṇasvāpahartā ca svarṇasteyī narādhamaḥ

One who eats without making the fire-offering is purified by a thousand (repetitions), and likewise one who gives nothing; also the stealer of a brahmin's property, and the thief of gold, lowest of men—

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LiP 15.13

नियुतं मानसं जप्त्वा मुच्यते नात्र संशयः गुरुतल्परतो वापि मातृघ्नो वा नराधमः

niyutaṃ mānasaṃ japtvā mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ gurutalparato vāpi mātṛghno vā narādhamaḥ

—having recited mentally a hundred thousand (times), he is freed; there is no doubt here. Or one who has gone to the guru's bed, or a slayer of his mother, lowest of men—

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LiP 15.14

ब्रह्मघ्नश् च जपेदेवं मानसं वै पितामह संपर्कात्पापिनां पापं तत्समं परिभाषितम्

brahmaghnaś ca japedevaṃ mānasaṃ vai pitāmaha saṃparkātpāpināṃ pāpaṃ tatsamaṃ paribhāṣitam

—and a brahmin-slayer should recite thus mentally, O Grandfather. From association with sinners, the sin is declared to be equal to that (sin itself).

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LiP 15.15

तथाप्ययुतमात्रेण पातकाद्वै प्रमुच्यते संसर्गात्पातकी लक्षं जपेद्वै मानसं धिया

tathāpyayutamātreṇa pātakādvai pramucyate saṃsargātpātakī lakṣaṃ japedvai mānasaṃ dhiyā

Even so, by a mere ten thousand (recitations) one is released from the grave sin; one who becomes a sinner by (mere) contact should recite a hundred thousand mentally, with concentration.

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LiP 15.16

उपांशु यच्चतुर्धा वै वाचिकं चाष्टधा जपेत् पातकादर्धमेव स्याद् उपपातकिनां स्मृतम्

upāṃśu yaccaturdhā vai vācikaṃ cāṣṭadhā japet pātakādardhameva syād upapātakināṃ smṛtam

Whatever is recited in a murmur (counts) fourfold, and aloud one should recite eightfold; for the lesser sins it is remembered to be just half of (what is prescribed for) grave sin.

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LiP 15.17

तदर्धं केवले पापे नात्र कार्या विचारणा ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं सुवर्णस्तेयमेव च

tadardhaṃ kevale pāpe nātra kāryā vicāraṇā brahmahatyā surāpānaṃ suvarṇasteyameva ca

For a simple sin, half of that; no deliberation is to be made here. Slaying a brahmin, drinking liquor, and the theft of gold,

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LiP 15.18

कृत्वा च गुरुतल्पं च पापकृद्ब्राह्मणो यदि रुद्रगायत्रिया ग्राह्यं गोमूत्रं कापिलं द्विजाः

kṛtvā ca gurutalpaṃ ca pāpakṛdbrāhmaṇo yadi rudragāyatriyā grāhyaṃ gomūtraṃ kāpilaṃ dvijāḥ

and having defiled the guru's bed—if a brahmin has done such a sinful deed, then, O twice-born, urine of a tawny cow is to be taken up with the Rudra-gāyatrī.

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LiP 15.19

गन्धद्वारेति तस्या वै गोमयं स्वस्थम् आहरेत् तेजो ऽसि शुक्तम् इत्याज्यं कापिलं संहरेद्बुधः

gandhadvāreti tasyā vai gomayaṃ svastham āharet tejo 'si śuktam ityājyaṃ kāpilaṃ saṃharedbudhaḥ

With "gandhadvārā..." he should fetch her dung, kept clean; with "tejo 'si śukram" the wise man should collect the ghee of the tawny cow.

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LiP 15.20

आप्यायस्वेति च क्षीरं दधिक्राव्णेति चाहरेत् गव्यं दधि नवं साक्षात् कापिलं वै पितामह

āpyāyasveti ca kṣīraṃ dadhikrāvṇeti cāharet gavyaṃ dadhi navaṃ sākṣāt kāpilaṃ vai pitāmaha

With "āpyāyasva" (he should take) the milk, and with "dadhikrāvṇa" he should fetch it—cow's curds, fresh, from the tawny cow herself, O Grandfather.

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LiP 15.21

देवस्य त्वेति मन्त्रेण संग्रहेद्वै कुशोदकम् एकस्थं हेमपात्रे वा कृत्वाघोरेण राजते

devasya tveti mantreṇa saṃgrahedvai kuśodakam ekasthaṃ hemapātre vā kṛtvāghoreṇa rājate

With the mantra "devasya tvā" he should gather water with kuśa grass, all in one place, in a golden vessel, or, with the Aghora (mantra), in a silver one,

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LiP 15.22

ताम्रे वा पद्मपात्रे वा पालाशे वा दले शुभे सकूर्चं सर्वरत्नाढ्यं क्षिप्त्वा तत्रैव काञ्चनम्

tāmre vā padmapātre vā pālāśe vā dale śubhe sakūrcaṃ sarvaratnāḍhyaṃ kṣiptvā tatraiva kāñcanam

or in a copper one, or in a lotus leaf, or on an auspicious palāśa leaf—having put in the kūrca (of kuśa grass), rich with all jewels, and gold there as well,

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LiP 15.23

जपेल्लक्षमघोराख्यं हुत्वा चैव घृतादिभिः घृतेन चरुणा चैव समिद्भिश् च तिलैस् तथा

japellakṣamaghorākhyaṃ hutvā caiva ghṛtādibhiḥ ghṛtena caruṇā caiva samidbhiś ca tilais tathā

he should recite the Aghora (mantra) a hundred thousand times, and make offerings with ghee and the rest: with ghee, with the caru-oblation, with firewood, and likewise with sesame,

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LiP 15.24

यवैश् च व्रीहिभिश्चैव जुहुयाद्वै पृथक्पृथक् प्रत्येकं सप्तवारं तु द्रव्यालाभे घृतेन तु

yavaiś ca vrīhibhiścaiva juhuyādvai pṛthakpṛthak pratyekaṃ saptavāraṃ tu dravyālābhe ghṛtena tu

and with barley and with rice he should offer, each one separately, seven times apiece; but if the materials are not obtainable, then with ghee (alone).

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LiP 15.25

हुत्वाघोरेण देवेशं स्नात्वाघोरेण वै द्विजाः अष्टद्रोणघृतेनैव स्नाप्य पश्चाद्विशोध्य च

hutvāghoreṇa deveśaṃ snātvāghoreṇa vai dvijāḥ aṣṭadroṇaghṛtenaiva snāpya paścādviśodhya ca

Having made the offering to the Lord of gods with the Aghora (mantra), and having bathed (him) with the Aghora, O twice-born—having bathed (him) with eight droṇas of ghee, and afterwards purifying (him),

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LiP 15.26

अहोरात्रोषितः स्नातः पिबेत्कूर्चं शिवाग्रतः ब्राह्मं ब्रह्मजपं कुर्याद् आचम्य च यथाविधि

ahorātroṣitaḥ snātaḥ pibetkūrcaṃ śivāgrataḥ brāhmaṃ brahmajapaṃ kuryād ācamya ca yathāvidhi

having fasted a day and a night, bathed, he should drink the kūrca(-water) before Śiva; he should perform the Brahmā-rite and the recitation of the brahman, and sip water according to the rule.

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LiP 15.27

एवं कृत्वा कृतघ्नो ऽपि ब्रह्महा भ्रूणहा तथा वीरहा गुरुघाती च मित्रविश्वासघातकः

evaṃ kṛtvā kṛtaghno 'pi brahmahā bhrūṇahā tathā vīrahā gurughātī ca mitraviśvāsaghātakaḥ

Having done thus, even the ingrate, the brahmin-slayer, and likewise the destroyer of an embryo, the slayer of a hero, the killer of his guru, and the betrayer of a friend's trust,

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LiP 15.28

स्तेयी सुवर्णस्तेयी च गुरुतल्परतः सदा मद्यपो वृषलीसक्तः परदारविधर्षकः

steyī suvarṇasteyī ca gurutalparataḥ sadā madyapo vṛṣalīsaktaḥ paradāravidharṣakaḥ

the thief, the stealer of gold, one always given to the guru's bed, the drinker of liquor, one attached to a low-caste woman, the violator of another's wife,

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LiP 15.29

ब्रह्मस्वहा तथा गोघ्नो मातृहा पितृहा तथा देवप्रच्यावकश्चैव लिङ्गप्रध्वंसकस् तथा

brahmasvahā tathā goghno mātṛhā pitṛhā tathā devapracyāvakaścaiva liṅgapradhvaṃsakas tathā

the taker of a brahmin's property, likewise the killer of a cow, the slayer of his mother and the slayer of his father, and the one who casts down a god('s image), and likewise the destroyer of a liṅga,

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LiP 15.30

तथान्यानि च पापानि मानसानि द्विजो यदि वाचिकानि तथान्यानि कायिकानि सहस्रशः

tathānyāni ca pāpāni mānasāni dvijo yadi vācikāni tathānyāni kāyikāni sahasraśaḥ

and likewise other sins—if a twice-born has committed mental ones, and spoken ones, and others done with the body, by the thousand,

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LiP 15.31

कृत्वा विमुच्यते सद्यो जन्मान्तरशतैरपि एतद्रहस्यं कथितम् अघोरेशप्रसंगतः

kṛtvā vimucyate sadyo janmāntaraśatairapi etadrahasyaṃ kathitam aghoreśaprasaṃgataḥ

having committed (them), he is at once released, even (from those of) hundreds of other births. This secret has been told in connection with Aghoreśa.

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LiP 15.32

तस्माज्जपेद्द्विजो नित्यं सर्वपापविशुद्धये

tasmājjapeddvijo nityaṃ sarvapāpaviśuddhaye

Therefore let the twice-born man recite (this) constantly, for the cleansing away of all sins.

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