Linga Purana — Chapter 18
LiP 18.1
एकाक्षराय रुद्राय अकारायात्मरूपिणे उकारायादिदेवाय विद्यादेहाय वै नमः
ekākṣarāya rudrāya akārāyātmarūpiṇe ukārāyādidevāya vidyādehāya vai namaḥ
To Rudra of the single syllable, to the letter A, whose form is the self, to the letter U, the first god, whose body is knowledge — homage indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 18.2
तृतीयाय मकाराय शिवाय परमात्मने सूर्याग्निसोमवर्णाय यजमानाय वै नमः
tṛtīyāya makārāya śivāya paramātmane sūryāgnisomavarṇāya yajamānāya vai namaḥ
To the third, the letter M, to Śiva, the supreme self, whose colours are sun, fire and moon, to the sacrificer — homage indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 18.3
अग्नये रुद्ररूपाय रुद्राणां पतये नमः शिवाय शिवमन्त्राय सद्योजाताय वेधसे
agnaye rudrarūpāya rudrāṇāṃ pataye namaḥ śivāya śivamantrāya sadyojātāya vedhase
Homage to Agni, whose form is Rudra, to the lord of the Rudras; to Śiva, to the Śiva-mantra, to Sadyojāta, to the creator;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 18.4
वामाय वामदेवाय वरदायामृताय ते अघोरायातिघोराय सद्योजाताय रंहसे
vāmāya vāmadevāya varadāyāmṛtāya te aghorāyātighorāya sadyojātāya raṃhase
to Vāma, to Vāmadeva, to you the boon-giver, the immortal; to Aghora, to the exceedingly terrible, to Sadyojāta, to swiftness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 18.5
ईशानाय श्मशानाय अतिवेगाय वेगिने नमो ऽस्तु श्रुतिपादाय ऊर्ध्वलिङ्गाय लिङ्गिने
īśānāya śmaśānāya ativegāya vegine namo 'stu śrutipādāya ūrdhvaliṅgāya liṅgine
To Īśāna, to (the dweller in) the cremation ground, to the exceedingly swift, to the impetuous one; homage be to him whose foot is scripture, to him whose liṅga is upraised, to the possessor of the liṅga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 18.6
हेमलिङ्गाय हेमाय वारिलिङ्गाय चांभसे शिवाय शिवलिङ्गाय व्यापिने व्योमव्यापिने
hemaliṅgāya hemāya vāriliṅgāya cāṃbhase śivāya śivaliṅgāya vyāpine vyomavyāpine
To the golden liṅga, to gold, to the liṅga of water and to water; to Śiva, to the Śiva-liṅga, to the pervader, to him who pervades the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 18.7
वायवे वायुवेगाय नमस्ते वायुव्यापिने तेजसे तेजसां भर्त्रे नमस्तेजो ऽधिव्यापिने
vāyave vāyuvegāya namaste vāyuvyāpine tejase tejasāṃ bhartre namastejo 'dhivyāpine
To wind, to the speed of wind, homage to you who pervade the wind; to fire, to the sustainer of fires, homage to him who pervades fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 18.8
जलाय जलभूताय नमस्ते जलव्यापिने पृथिव्यै चान्तरिक्षाय पृथिवीव्यापिने नमः
jalāya jalabhūtāya namaste jalavyāpine pṛthivyai cāntarikṣāya pṛthivīvyāpine namaḥ
To water, to him who has become water, homage to you who pervade water; to earth and to the mid-air, homage to him who pervades the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 18.9
शब्दस्पर्शस्वरूपाय रसगन्धाय गन्धिने गणाधिपतये तुभ्यं गुह्याद्गुह्यतमाय ते
śabdasparśasvarūpāya rasagandhāya gandhine gaṇādhipataye tubhyaṃ guhyādguhyatamāya te
To (you) whose very form is sound and touch, to (you) of taste and smell, the smeller; to you, lord of the hosts; to you, more secret than the secret.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 18.10
अनन्ताय विरूपाय अनन्तानामयाय च शाश्वताय वरिष्ठाय वारिगर्भाय योगिने
anantāya virūpāya anantānāmayāya ca śāśvatāya variṣṭhāya vārigarbhāya yogine
To the endless one, the formless one, and to the one free of endless ailments; to the eternal, the most excellent, to the one whose womb is the waters, to the yogin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 18.11
संस्थितायाम्भसां मध्ये आवयोर्मध्यवर्चसे गोप्त्रे हर्त्रे सदा कर्त्रे निधनायेश्वराय च
saṃsthitāyāmbhasāṃ madhye āvayormadhyavarcase goptre hartre sadā kartre nidhanāyeśvarāya ca
To (you) who abide in the midst of the waters, to (you) who are the radiance between the two of us; to the protector, the destroyer, the ever-creator, to the dissolution, and to the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 18.12
अचेतनाय चिन्त्याय चेतनायासहारिणे अरूपाय सुरूपाय अनङ्गायाङ्गहारिणे
acetanāya cintyāya cetanāyāsahāriṇe arūpāya surūpāya anaṅgāyāṅgahāriṇe
To the unconscious one, the one to be thought upon, to the conscious one, to the one who carries off (all) at once; to the formless, to the fair-formed, to the bodiless one who takes away the body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 18.13
भस्मदिग्धशरीराय भानुसोमाग्निहेतवे श्वेताय श्वेतवर्णाय तुहिनाद्रिचराय च
bhasmadigdhaśarīrāya bhānusomāgnihetave śvetāya śvetavarṇāya tuhinādricarāya ca
To (you) whose body is smeared with ash, to (you) who are the cause of sun, moon and fire; to the white one, to the one of white color, and to the one who roams the snowy mountain.
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LiP 18.14
सुश्वेताय सुवक्त्राय नमः श्वेतशिखाय च श्वेतास्याय महास्याय नमस्ते श्वेतलोहित
suśvetāya suvaktrāya namaḥ śvetaśikhāya ca śvetāsyāya mahāsyāya namaste śvetalohita
To the very white one, to the fair-faced one, and homage to the one with the white crest; to the white-mouthed, to the great-mouthed one — homage to you, O white-and-red one.
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LiP 18.15
सुताराय विशिष्टाय नमो दुन्दुभिने हर शतरूपविरूपाय नमः केतुमते सदा
sutārāya viśiṣṭāya namo dundubhine hara śatarūpavirūpāya namaḥ ketumate sadā
To the one with fine pupils, to the distinguished one, homage, O drum-bearer, O Hara; to the one of a hundred forms and of no form, homage always to the one who bears a banner.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 18.16
ऋद्धिशोकविशोकाय पिनाकाय कपर्दिने विपाशाय सुपाशाय नमस्ते पाशनाशिने
ṛddhiśokaviśokāya pinākāya kapardine vipāśāya supāśāya namaste pāśanāśine
To the one free from the grief of prosperity(?) and from sorrow, to the bearer of the Pināka, to the one with matted hair; to the unfettered one, to the one with the good noose — homage to you, destroyer of bonds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 18.17
सुहोत्राय हविष्याय सुब्रह्मण्याय सूरिणे सुमुखाय सुवक्त्राय दुर्दमाय दमाय च
suhotrāya haviṣyāya subrahmaṇyāya sūriṇe sumukhāya suvaktrāya durdamāya damāya ca
To the good sacrificer, to the one who is the oblation, to the good Brahmaṇya, to the wise one; to the fair-faced, to the fair-mouthed, to the hard-to-subdue one and to the subduer.
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LiP 18.18
कङ्काय कङ्करूपाय कङ्कणीकृतपन्नग सनकाय नमस्तुभ्यं सनातन सनन्दन
kaṅkāya kaṅkarūpāya kaṅkaṇīkṛtapannaga sanakāya namastubhyaṃ sanātana sanandana
To Kaṅka, to the one whose form is Kaṅka, O you who have made serpents your bracelets; homage to you as Sanaka, O eternal one, O Sanandana.
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LiP 18.19
सनत्कुमारसारङ्गम् आरणाय महात्मने लोकाक्षिणे त्रिधामाय नमो विरजसे सदा
sanatkumārasāraṅgam āraṇāya mahātmane lokākṣiṇe tridhāmāya namo virajase sadā
(Homage) to Sanatkumāra and Sāraṅga, to Āraṇa, to the great-souled one; to the eye of the world, to the one of three abodes, homage always to the one free of impurity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 18.20
शङ्खपालाय शङ्खाय रजसे तमसे नमः सारस्वताय मेघाय मेघवाहन ते नमः
śaṅkhapālāya śaṅkhāya rajase tamase namaḥ sārasvatāya meghāya meghavāhana te namaḥ
To Śaṅkhapāla, to Śaṅkha, homage to rajas and to tamas; to Sārasvata, to the cloud — homage to you, O rider of the cloud.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 18.21
सुवाहाय विवाहाय विवादवरदाय च नमः शिवाय रुद्राय प्रधानाय नमोनमः
suvāhāya vivāhāya vivādavaradāya ca namaḥ śivāya rudrāya pradhānāya namonamaḥ
To the good conveyance, to the vehicle-less(?), and to the one who grants boons in dispute; homage to Śiva, to Rudra, to the primal matter, homage upon homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 18.22
त्रिगुणाय नमस्तुभ्यं चतुर्व्यूहात्मने नमः संसाराय नमस्तुभ्यं नमः संसारहेतवे
triguṇāya namastubhyaṃ caturvyūhātmane namaḥ saṃsārāya namastubhyaṃ namaḥ saṃsārahetave
Homage to you who have the three qualities, homage to you whose self is the fourfold arrangement; homage to you who are the round of rebirth, homage to the cause of the round of rebirth.
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LiP 18.23
मोक्षाय मोक्षरूपाय मोक्षकर्त्रे नमोनमः आत्मने ऋषये तुभ्यं स्वामिने विष्णवे नमः
mokṣāya mokṣarūpāya mokṣakartre namonamaḥ ātmane ṛṣaye tubhyaṃ svāmine viṣṇave namaḥ
To liberation, to the one whose form is liberation, to the maker of liberation, homage upon homage; to the Self, to you the seer, to the master, to Viṣṇu, homage.
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LiP 18.24
नमो भगवते तुभ्यं नागानां पतये नमः ओङ्काराय नमस्तुभ्यं सर्वज्ञाय नमो नमः
namo bhagavate tubhyaṃ nāgānāṃ pataye namaḥ oṅkārāya namastubhyaṃ sarvajñāya namo namaḥ
Homage to you, the Blessed One, homage to the lord of the nāgas; homage to you as Oṃ, homage upon homage to the all-knowing one.
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LiP 18.25
सर्वाय च नमस्तुभ्यं नमो नारायणाय च नमो हिरण्यगर्भाय आदिदेवाय ते नमः
sarvāya ca namastubhyaṃ namo nārāyaṇāya ca namo hiraṇyagarbhāya ādidevāya te namaḥ
And homage to you as All, and homage to Nārāyaṇa; homage to Hiraṇyagarbha, homage to you, the primal god.
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LiP 18.26
नमो ऽस्त्वजाय पतये प्रजानां व्यूहहेतवे महादेवाय देवानाम् ईश्वराय नमो नमः
namo 'stvajāya pataye prajānāṃ vyūhahetave mahādevāya devānām īśvarāya namo namaḥ
Let there be homage to the unborn one, to the lord of creatures, to the cause of the (cosmic) arrangement; homage upon homage to the Great God, to the Lord of the gods.
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LiP 18.27
शर्वाय च नमस्तुभ्यं सत्याय शमनाय च ब्रह्मणे चैव भूतानां सर्वज्ञाय नमो नमः
śarvāya ca namastubhyaṃ satyāya śamanāya ca brahmaṇe caiva bhūtānāṃ sarvajñāya namo namaḥ
And homage to you as Śarva, to the true one and to the pacifier; and to Brahman, homage upon homage to the all-knowing (lord) of beings.
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LiP 18.28
महात्मने नमस्तुभ्यं प्रज्ञारूपाय वै नमः चितये चितिरूपाय स्मृतिरूपाय वै नमः
mahātmane namastubhyaṃ prajñārūpāya vai namaḥ citaye citirūpāya smṛtirūpāya vai namaḥ
Homage to you, the great-souled one, homage indeed to the one whose form is wisdom; to consciousness, to the one whose form is consciousness, homage indeed to the one whose form is memory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 18.29
ज्ञानाय ज्ञानगम्याय नमस्ते संविदे सदा शिखराय नमस्तुभ्यं नीलकण्ठाय वै नमः
jñānāya jñānagamyāya namaste saṃvide sadā śikharāya namastubhyaṃ nīlakaṇṭhāya vai namaḥ
Homage to Knowledge, to (you) who are to be reached by knowledge, homage to you, to Consciousness, always; homage to you, the Peak, and homage indeed to the Blue-throated One.
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LiP 18.30
अर्धनारीशरीराय अव्यक्ताय नमोनमः एकादशविभेदाय स्थाणवे ते नमः सदा
ardhanārīśarīrāya avyaktāya namonamaḥ ekādaśavibhedāya sthāṇave te namaḥ sadā
To him whose body is half woman, to the Unmanifest, homage upon homage; to you of the eleven divisions, to the Pillar (Sthāṇu), homage always.
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LiP 18.31
नमः सोमाय सूर्याय भवाय भवहारिणे यशस्कराय देवाय शङ्करायेश्वराय च
namaḥ somāya sūryāya bhavāya bhavahāriṇe yaśaskarāya devāya śaṅkarāyeśvarāya ca
Homage to Soma, to the Sun, to Bhava, to the remover of (worldly) becoming, to the god who bestows glory, to Śaṅkara and to Īśvara.
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LiP 18.32
नमो ऽंबिकाधिपतये उमायाः पतये नमः हिरण्यबाहवे तुभ्यं नमस्ते हेमरेतसे
namo 'ṃbikādhipataye umāyāḥ pataye namaḥ hiraṇyabāhave tubhyaṃ namaste hemaretase
Homage to the lord of Ambikā, homage to the husband of Umā; to you of the golden arms, homage to you whose seed is gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 18.33
नीलकेशाय वित्ताय शितिकण्ठाय वै नमः कपर्दिने नमस्तुभ्यं नागाङ्गाभरणाय च
nīlakeśāya vittāya śitikaṇṭhāya vai namaḥ kapardine namastubhyaṃ nāgāṅgābharaṇāya ca
Homage to the dark-haired one, to the one who is known (or: to Wealth), and to the white-throated one; homage to you, the wearer of matted locks, and to him whose limbs are adorned with serpents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 18.34
वृषारूढाय सर्वस्य हर्त्रे कर्त्रे नमोनमः वीररामातिरामाय रामनाथाय ते विभो
vṛṣārūḍhāya sarvasya hartre kartre namonamaḥ vīrarāmātirāmāya rāmanāthāya te vibho
Homage upon homage to him who is mounted on the bull, to the destroyer and maker of all; to you, O mighty one, the hero Rāma beyond Rāma, the lord of Rāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 18.35
नमो राजाधिराजाय राज्ञामधिगताय ते नमः पालाधिपतये पालाशाकृन्तते नमः
namo rājādhirājāya rājñāmadhigatāya te namaḥ pālādhipataye pālāśākṛntate namaḥ
Homage to the king of kings, homage to you who are attained by (or: known to) kings; homage to the lord of protectors, homage to him who cuts down (the demon?) Pālāśa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 18.36
नमः केयूरभूषाय गोपते ते नमोनमः नमः श्रीकण्ठनाथाय नमो लिकुचपाणये
namaḥ keyūrabhūṣāya gopate te namonamaḥ namaḥ śrīkaṇṭhanāthāya namo likucapāṇaye
Homage to him adorned with armlets, homage upon homage to you, lord of cattle; homage to the lord Śrīkaṇṭha, homage to him who holds the likuca fruit in his hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 18.37
भुवनेशाय देवाय वेदशास्त्र नमो ऽस्तु ते सारङ्गाय नमस्तुभ्यं राजहंसाय ते नमः
bhuvaneśāya devāya vedaśāstra namo 'stu te sāraṅgāya namastubhyaṃ rājahaṃsāya te namaḥ
To the lord of the world, to the god — O (you who are) the Veda and the scriptures, homage be to you; homage to you, the spotted deer (or: sāraṅga), homage to you, the royal swan.
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LiP 18.38
कनकाङ्गदहाराय नमः सर्पोपवीतिने सर्पकुण्डलमालाय कटिसूत्रीकृताहिने
kanakāṅgadahārāya namaḥ sarpopavītine sarpakuṇḍalamālāya kaṭisūtrīkṛtāhine
Homage to him whose garland is a golden armlet, to him whose sacred thread is a snake, to him whose earrings and garland are snakes, to him who has made a serpent his waist-cord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 18.39
वेदगर्भाय गर्भाय विश्वगर्भाय ते शिव विररामेति संस्तुत्वा ब्रह्मणा सहितो हरिः
vedagarbhāya garbhāya viśvagarbhāya te śiva virarāmeti saṃstutvā brahmaṇā sahito hariḥ
To you whose womb is the Veda, to the Womb, to the womb of the universe, O Śiva — having praised (him) thus, Hari, together with Brahmā, fell silent.
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LiP 18.40
एतत्स्तोत्रवरं पुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् यः पठेच्छ्रावयेद्वापि ब्राह्मणान् वेदपारगान्
etatstotravaraṃ puṇyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam yaḥ paṭhecchrāvayedvāpi brāhmaṇān vedapāragān
Whoever recites this excellent, meritorious hymn, which destroys all sins, or causes brahmins versed in the Vedas to hear it —
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LiP 18.41
स याति ब्रह्मणो लोके पापकर्मरतो ऽपि वै तस्माज्जपेत्पठेन्नित्यं श्रावयेद्ब्राह्मणाञ्छुभान्
sa yāti brahmaṇo loke pāpakarmarato 'pi vai tasmājjapetpaṭhennityaṃ śrāvayedbrāhmaṇāñchubhān
he goes to the world of Brahmā, even though addicted to sinful deeds; therefore one should always mutter it, recite it, and let auspicious brahmins hear it.
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LiP 18.42
सर्वपापविशुद्ध्यर्थं विष्णुना परिभाषितम्
sarvapāpaviśuddhyarthaṃ viṣṇunā paribhāṣitam
(This was) declared by Viṣṇu for the sake of purification from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition