Linga Purana — Chapter 30
LiP 30.1
एवमुक्तास्तदा तेन ब्रह्मणा ब्राह्मणर्षभाः श्वेतस्य च कथां पुण्याम् अपृच्छन् परमर्षयः
evamuktāstadā tena brahmaṇā brāhmaṇarṣabhāḥ śvetasya ca kathāṃ puṇyām apṛcchan paramarṣayaḥ
Thus addressed then by that Brahmā, the bulls among Brahmins, the supreme seers, asked also for the holy story of Śveta.
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LiP 30.2
श्वेतो नाम मुनिः श्रीमान् गतायुर्गिरिगह्वरे सक्तो ह्यभ्यर्च्य यद्भक्त्या तुष्टाव च महेश्वरम्
śveto nāma muniḥ śrīmān gatāyurgirigahvare sakto hyabhyarcya yadbhaktyā tuṣṭāva ca maheśvaram
There was an illustrious sage named Śveta whose life-span had run out; in a mountain cave, being attached (to the god), he worshipped and praised Maheśvara with devotion,
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LiP 30.3
रुद्राध्यायेन पुण्येन नमस्तेत्यादिना द्विजाः ततः कालो महातेजाः कालप्राप्तं द्विजोत्तमम्
rudrādhyāyena puṇyena namastetyādinā dvijāḥ tataḥ kālo mahātejāḥ kālaprāptaṃ dvijottamam
with the holy Rudra chapter beginning "namaste—", O twice-born ones. Then Kāla, of great blaze, (came) to the best of the twice-born whose time had arrived,
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LiP 30.4
नेतुं संचिन्त्य विप्रेन्द्राः सान्निध्यमकरोन्मुनेः श्वेतो ऽपि दृष्ट्वा तं कालं कालप्राप्तो ऽपि शङ्करम्
netuṃ saṃcintya viprendrāḥ sānnidhyamakaronmuneḥ śveto 'pi dṛṣṭvā taṃ kālaṃ kālaprāpto 'pi śaṅkaram
in order to lead (him away), O lords of Brahmins; having so resolved, he made his presence (felt) to the sage. And Śveta too, seeing that Kāla, though his time had come, (worshipped) Śaṅkara;
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LiP 30.5
पूजयामास पुण्यात्मा त्रियंबकमनुस्मरन् त्रियंबकं यजेदेवं सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्
pūjayāmāsa puṇyātmā triyaṃbakamanusmaran triyaṃbakaṃ yajedevaṃ sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam
the holy-souled one worshipped (him), recalling Tryambaka: "One should worship Tryambaka thus, the fragrant one, the increaser of thriving."
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LiP 30.6
किं करिष्यति मे मृत्युर् मृत्योर्मृत्युरहं यतः तं दृष्ट्वा सस्मितं प्राह श्वेतं लोकभयंकरः
kiṃ kariṣyati me mṛtyur mṛtyormṛtyurahaṃ yataḥ taṃ dṛṣṭvā sasmitaṃ prāha śvetaṃ lokabhayaṃkaraḥ
"What will Death do to me, since I am the death of Death?" Seeing him, the terrifier of the worlds said to Śveta with a smile:
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LiP 30.7
एह्येहि श्वेत चानेन विधिना किं फलं तव रुद्रो वा भगवान् विष्णुर् ब्रह्मा वा जगदीश्वरः
ehyehi śveta cānena vidhinā kiṃ phalaṃ tava rudro vā bhagavān viṣṇur brahmā vā jagadīśvaraḥ
"Come, come, Śveta! What fruit is there for you from this rite? Rudra, or the lord Viṣṇu, or Brahmā the ruler of the world —
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LiP 30.8
कः समर्थः परित्रातुं मया ग्रस्तं द्विजोत्तम अनेन मम किं विप्र रौद्रेण विधिना प्रभोः
kaḥ samarthaḥ paritrātuṃ mayā grastaṃ dvijottama anena mama kiṃ vipra raudreṇa vidhinā prabhoḥ
who is able to rescue one seized by me, O best of the twice-born? What is this rite of Rudra the lord to me, O Brahmin,
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LiP 30.9
नेतुं यस्योत्थितश्चाहं यमलोकं क्षणेन वै यस्माद्गतायुस्त्वं तस्मान् मुने नेतुमिहोद्यतः
netuṃ yasyotthitaścāhaṃ yamalokaṃ kṣaṇena vai yasmādgatāyustvaṃ tasmān mune netumihodyataḥ
(that lord) for whom I have risen up to lead (you) to Yama's world in an instant? Since your life-span is spent, O sage, therefore I have set out to lead (you) hence."
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LiP 30.10
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा भैरवं धर्ममिश्रितम् हा रुद्र रुद्र रुद्रेति ललाप मुनिपुङ्गवः
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā bhairavaṃ dharmamiśritam hā rudra rudra rudreti lalāpa munipuṅgavaḥ
Hearing that terrible speech of his, mixed with (talk of) duty, the foremost of sages lamented, "Alas, Rudra, Rudra, Rudra!"
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LiP 30.11
तं प्राह च महादेवं कालं सम्प्रेक्ष्य वै दृशा नेत्रेण बाष्पमिश्रेण संभ्रान्तेन समाकुलः
taṃ prāha ca mahādevaṃ kālaṃ samprekṣya vai dṛśā netreṇa bāṣpamiśreṇa saṃbhrāntena samākulaḥ
And, distressed, looking at Kāla with a bewildered eye mixed with tears, he spoke to that Mahādeva:
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LiP 30.12
त्वया किं काल नो नाथश् चास्ति चेद्धि वृषध्वजः लिङ्गे ऽस्मिन् शङ्करो रुद्रः सर्वदेवभवोद्भवः
tvayā kiṃ kāla no nāthaś cāsti ceddhi vṛṣadhvajaḥ liṅge 'smin śaṅkaro rudraḥ sarvadevabhavodbhavaḥ
"What (can be done) by you, Kāla? Is not the bull-bannered one our lord? In this liṅga is Śaṅkara, Rudra, the source of the being of all the gods.
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LiP 30.13
अतीव भवभक्तानां मद्विधानां महात्मनाम् विधिना किं महाबाहो गच्छ गच्छ यथागतम्
atīva bhavabhaktānāṃ madvidhānāṃ mahātmanām vidhinā kiṃ mahābāho gaccha gaccha yathāgatam
For the great-souled devotees of Bhava, such as I am, what (need) is there of (your) ordinance, O mighty-armed one? Go, go, as you came!"
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LiP 30.14
ततो निशम्य कुपितस् तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रो भयङ्करः श्रुत्वा श्वेतस्य तद्वाक्यं पाशहस्तो भयावहः
tato niśamya kupitas tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭro bhayaṅkaraḥ śrutvā śvetasya tadvākyaṃ pāśahasto bhayāvahaḥ
Then, having heard that — that speech of Śveta's — Kāla grew enraged: sharp-fanged, terrifying, noose in hand, bringing dread.
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LiP 30.15
सिंहनादं महत्कृत्वा चास्फाट्य च मुहुर्मुहुः बबन्ध च मुनिं कालः कालप्राप्तं तमाह च
siṃhanādaṃ mahatkṛtvā cāsphāṭya ca muhurmuhuḥ babandha ca muniṃ kālaḥ kālaprāptaṃ tamāha ca
Uttering a great lion's roar and slapping (his arms) again and again, Kāla bound the sage, and said to him, whose time had come:
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LiP 30.16
मया बद्धो ऽसि विप्रर्षे श्वेतं नेतुं यमालयम् अद्य वै देवदेवेन तव रुद्रेण किं कृतम्
mayā baddho 'si viprarṣe śvetaṃ netuṃ yamālayam adya vai devadevena tava rudreṇa kiṃ kṛtam
"You are bound by me, O sage among brahmins, to lead Śveta to Yama's abode. What has your Rudra, the god of gods, done for you today?
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LiP 30.17
क्व शर्वस्तव भक्तिश् च क्व पूजा पूजया फलम् क्व चाहं क्व च मे भीतिः श्वेत बद्धो ऽसि वै मया
kva śarvastava bhaktiś ca kva pūjā pūjayā phalam kva cāhaṃ kva ca me bhītiḥ śveta baddho 'si vai mayā
Where is Śarva, and where your devotion, where the worship, and where the fruit of worship? And where am I, and where is any fear in me? Śveta, you are indeed bound by me.
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LiP 30.18
लिङ्गे ऽस्मिन् संस्थितः श्वेत तव रुद्रो महेश्वरः निश्चेष्टो ऽसौ महादेवः कथं पूज्यो महेश्वरः
liṅge 'smin saṃsthitaḥ śveta tava rudro maheśvaraḥ niśceṣṭo 'sau mahādevaḥ kathaṃ pūjyo maheśvaraḥ
In this liṅga, Śveta, your Rudra, the great lord, is established; that Mahādeva is motionless — how is the great lord to be worshipped?"
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LiP 30.19
ततः सदाशिवः स्वयं द्विजं निहन्तुमागतम् निहन्तुमन्तकं स्मयन् स्मरारियज्ञहा हरः
tataḥ sadāśivaḥ svayaṃ dvijaṃ nihantumāgatam nihantumantakaṃ smayan smarāriyajñahā haraḥ
Then Sadāśiva himself, Hara, the foe of Smara and destroyer of the (Dakṣa) sacrifice, smiling, (set out) to slay the Ender who had come to slay the brahmin.
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LiP 30.20
त्वरन् विनिर्गतः परः शिवः स्वयं त्रिलोचनः त्रियंबको ऽम्बया समं सनन्दिना गणेश्वरैः
tvaran vinirgataḥ paraḥ śivaḥ svayaṃ trilocanaḥ triyaṃbako 'mbayā samaṃ sanandinā gaṇeśvaraiḥ
Hastening, the supreme Śiva himself came forth, the three-eyed, three-mothered(?) one, together with Ambā, with Nandin and the lords of the hosts.
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LiP 30.21
ससर्ज जीवितं क्षणाद् भवं निरीक्ष्य वै भयात् पपात चाशु वै बली मुनेस्तु संनिधौ द्विजाः
sasarja jīvitaṃ kṣaṇād bhavaṃ nirīkṣya vai bhayāt papāta cāśu vai balī munestu saṃnidhau dvijāḥ
In an instant he gave up his life; for having beheld Bhava, out of fear the mighty one fell at once in the sage's presence, O twice-born ones.
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LiP 30.22
ननाद चोर्ध्वमुच्चधीर् निरीक्ष्य चान्तकान्तकम् निरीक्षणेन वै मृतं भवस्य विप्रपुङ्गवाः
nanāda cordhvamuccadhīr nirīkṣya cāntakāntakam nirīkṣaṇena vai mṛtaṃ bhavasya viprapuṅgavāḥ
And the high-minded one roared aloud, beholding the Ender of the Ender — (the Ender) dead by the mere glance of Bhava, O foremost of brahmins.
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LiP 30.23
विनेदुरुच्चमीश्वराः सुरेश्वरा महेश्वरम् प्रणेमुरंबिकामुमां मुनीश्वरास्तु हर्षिताः
vineduruccamīśvarāḥ sureśvarā maheśvaram praṇemuraṃbikāmumāṃ munīśvarāstu harṣitāḥ
The lords cried out loudly, and the lords of the gods (praised) Maheśvara; and the lords of sages, delighted, bowed to Ambikā Umā.
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LiP 30.24
ससर्जुर् अस्य मूर्ध्नि वै मुनेर्भवस्य खेचराः सुशोभनं सुशीतलं सुपुष्पवर्षमंबरात्
sasarjur asya mūrdhni vai munerbhavasya khecarāḥ suśobhanaṃ suśītalaṃ supuṣpavarṣamaṃbarāt
The sky-goers poured down upon the head of that sage of Bhava, from the sky, a beautiful, very cool, fine rain of flowers.
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LiP 30.25
अहो निरीक्ष्य चान्तकं मृतं तदा सुविस्मितः शिलाशनात्मजो ऽव्ययं शिवं प्रणम्य शङ्करम्
aho nirīkṣya cāntakaṃ mṛtaṃ tadā suvismitaḥ śilāśanātmajo 'vyayaṃ śivaṃ praṇamya śaṅkaram
Ah! — seeing the Ender then dead, the son of Śilāda, greatly amazed, bowed to the imperishable Śiva Śaṅkara,
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LiP 30.26
उवाच बालधीर्मृतः प्रसीद चेति वै मुनेः महेश्वरं महेश्वर-स्य चानुगो गणेश्वरः
uvāca bāladhīrmṛtaḥ prasīda ceti vai muneḥ maheśvaraṃ maheśvara-sya cānugo gaṇeśvaraḥ
and Gaṇeśvara, the attendant of Maheśvara, of childlike mind, said to Maheśvara concerning the sage: "He is dead — be gracious!"
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LiP 30.27
ततो विवेश भगवान् अनुगृह्य द्विजोत्तमम् क्षणाद्गूढशरीरं हि ध्वस्तं दृष्ट्वान्तकं क्षणात्
tato viveśa bhagavān anugṛhya dvijottamam kṣaṇādgūḍhaśarīraṃ hi dhvastaṃ dṛṣṭvāntakaṃ kṣaṇāt
Then the Lord, having shown favour to the best of the twice-born, entered (the liṅga), his body hidden in an instant — having in an instant seen the Ender destroyed.
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LiP 30.28
तस्मान्मृत्युञ्जयं चैव भक्त्या सम्पूजये द्विजाः मुक्तिदं भुक्तिदं चैव सर्वेषामपि शङ्करम्
tasmānmṛtyuñjayaṃ caiva bhaktyā sampūjaye dvijāḥ muktidaṃ bhuktidaṃ caiva sarveṣāmapi śaṅkaram
Therefore, O twice-born ones, one should worship with devotion the Conqueror of Death, Śaṅkara, giver of liberation and giver of enjoyment to all.
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LiP 30.29
बहुना किं प्रलापेन संन्यस्याभ्यर्च्य वै भवम् भक्त्या चापरया तस्मिन् विशोका वै भविष्यथ
bahunā kiṃ pralāpena saṃnyasyābhyarcya vai bhavam bhaktyā cāparayā tasmin viśokā vai bhaviṣyatha
What (use) is much prattling? Having renounced (all) and worshipped Bhava with unsurpassed devotion to him, you will indeed become free of sorrow.
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LiP 30.30
एवमुक्तास्तदा तेन ब्रह्मणा ब्रह्मवादिनः प्रसीद भक्तिर्देवेशे भवेद्रुद्रे पिनाकिनि
evamuktāstadā tena brahmaṇā brahmavādinaḥ prasīda bhaktirdeveśe bhavedrudre pinākini
Thus addressed then by that Brahmā, the expounders of brahman (said): "Be gracious — may there be devotion to Rudra, the lord of gods, bearer of the Pināka.
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LiP 30.31
केन वा तपसा देव यज्ञेनाप्यथ केन वा व्रतैर्वा भगवद्भक्ता भविष्यन्ति द्विजातयः
kena vā tapasā deva yajñenāpyatha kena vā vratairvā bhagavadbhaktā bhaviṣyanti dvijātayaḥ
By what austerity, O god, or by what sacrifice, or by what vows, will the twice-born become devotees of the Lord?"
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LiP 30.32
न दानेन मुनिश्रेष्ठास् तपसा च न विद्यया यज्ञैर् होमैर् व्रतैर् वेदैर् योगशास्त्रैर् निरोधनैः
na dānena muniśreṣṭhās tapasā ca na vidyayā yajñair homair vratair vedair yogaśāstrair nirodhanaiḥ
"Not by giving, O best of sages, nor by austerity, nor by learning, by sacrifices, oblations, vows, Vedas, yoga-treatises, or restraints —
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LiP 30.33
प्रसादे नैव सा भक्तिः शिवे परमकारणे अथ तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सर्वे ते परमर्षयः
prasāde naiva sā bhaktiḥ śive paramakāraṇe atha tasya vacaḥ śrutvā sarve te paramarṣayaḥ
that devotion to Śiva, the supreme cause, (comes about) only through (his) grace." Then, having heard his words, all those supreme sages,
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LiP 30.34
सदारतनयाः श्रान्ताः प्रणेमुश् च पितामहम् तस्मात्पाशुपती भक्तिर् धर्मकामार्थसिद्धिदा
sadāratanayāḥ śrāntāḥ praṇemuś ca pitāmaham tasmātpāśupatī bhaktir dharmakāmārthasiddhidā
Weary, together with their wives and sons, they bowed down to the Grandfather (Brahmā): "Therefore devotion to Paśupati is what grants the attainment of dharma, pleasure and wealth,
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LiP 30.35
मुनेर् विजयदा चैव सर्वमृत्युजयप्रदा दधीचस्तु पुरा भक्त्या हरिं जित्वामरैर्विभुम्
muner vijayadā caiva sarvamṛtyujayapradā dadhīcastu purā bhaktyā hariṃ jitvāmarairvibhum
and it grants victory to the sage and bestows the conquest of every death. Dadhīca of old, by devotion, having conquered Hari the lord along with the immortals,
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LiP 30.36
क्षयं जघान पादेन वज्रास्थित्वं च लब्धवान् मयापि निर्जितो मृत्युर् महादेवस्य कीर्तनात्
kṣayaṃ jaghāna pādena vajrāsthitvaṃ ca labdhavān mayāpi nirjito mṛtyur mahādevasya kīrtanāt
struck (him) down with his foot and obtained the hardness of a thunderbolt; and by me too death was conquered through the praising of Mahādeva.
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LiP 30.37
श्वेतेनापि गतेनास्यं मृत्योर्मुनिवरेण तु महादेवप्रसादेन जितो मृत्युर्यथा मया
śvetenāpi gatenāsyaṃ mṛtyormunivareṇa tu mahādevaprasādena jito mṛtyuryathā mayā
And by Śveta too, the best of sages, who had gone into the mouth of death, death was conquered by Mahādeva's grace, just as (it was) by me.
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