Linga Purana — Chapter 33

LiP 33.1

ततस्तुतोष भगवान् अनुगृह्य महेश्वरः स्तुतिं श्रुत्वा स्तुतस्तेषाम् इदं वचनमब्रवीत्

tatastutoṣa bhagavān anugṛhya maheśvaraḥ stutiṃ śrutvā stutasteṣām idaṃ vacanamabravīt

Then the Lord Maheśvara, being pleased, showed (them) favour; having heard the hymn of praise, he, thus praised, spoke this word to them.

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LiP 33.2

यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि युष्माभिः कीर्तितं स्तवम् श्रावयेद्वा द्विजान्विप्रो गाणपत्यमवाप्नुयात्

yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi yuṣmābhiḥ kīrtitaṃ stavam śrāvayedvā dvijānvipro gāṇapatyamavāpnuyāt

Whatever brahmin should recite or hear the hymn proclaimed by you, or should cause the twice-born to hear it, he would attain the rank of a gāṇapatya (chief of Śiva's hosts).

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LiP 33.3

वक्ष्यामि वो हितं पुण्यं भक्तानां मुनिपुङ्गवाः स्त्रीलिङ्गमखिलं देवी प्रकृतिर्मम देहजा

vakṣyāmi vo hitaṃ puṇyaṃ bhaktānāṃ munipuṅgavāḥ strīliṅgamakhilaṃ devī prakṛtirmama dehajā

I shall declare to you what is beneficial and meritorious for (my) devotees, O foremost of sages: the whole female gender is the Goddess, Prakṛti, born of my body.

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LiP 33.4

पुंल्लिङ्गं पुरुषो विप्रा मम देहसमुद्भवः उभाभ्यामेव वै सृष्टिर् मम विप्रा न संशयः

puṃlliṅgaṃ puruṣo viprā mama dehasamudbhavaḥ ubhābhyāmeva vai sṛṣṭir mama viprā na saṃśayaḥ

The male gender, O brahmins, is Puruṣa, arisen from my body; from these two alone comes creation, mine, O brahmins — there is no doubt.

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LiP 33.5

न निन्देद्यतिनं तस्माद् दिग्वाससमनुत्तमम् बालोन्मत्तविचेष्टं तु मत्परं ब्रह्मवादिनम्

na nindedyatinaṃ tasmād digvāsasamanuttamam bālonmattaviceṣṭaṃ tu matparaṃ brahmavādinam

Therefore one should not revile an ascetic, sky-clad and unsurpassed, who behaves like a child or a madman but is devoted to me and a speaker of brahman.

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LiP 33.6

ये हि मां भस्मनिरता भस्मना दग्धकिल्बिषाः यथोक्तकारिणो दान्ता विप्रा ध्यानपरायणाः

ye hi māṃ bhasmaniratā bhasmanā dagdhakilbiṣāḥ yathoktakāriṇo dāntā viprā dhyānaparāyaṇāḥ

Those brahmins who, delighting in ashes, their sins burnt away by ash, doing as has been enjoined, self-restrained, intent on meditation, (worship) me —

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LiP 33.7

महादेवपरा नित्यं चरन्तो ह्यूर्ध्वरेतसः अर्चयन्ति महादेवं वाङ्मनःकायसंयताः

mahādevaparā nityaṃ caranto hyūrdhvaretasaḥ arcayanti mahādevaṃ vāṅmanaḥkāyasaṃyatāḥ

Wholly devoted to Mahādeva, ever wandering, with their seed drawn upward, restrained in speech, mind, and body, they worship Mahādeva.

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LiP 33.8

रुद्रलोकमनुप्राप्य न निवर्तन्ति ते पुनः तस्मादेतद्व्रतं दिव्यम् अव्यक्तं व्यक्तलिङ्गिनः

rudralokamanuprāpya na nivartanti te punaḥ tasmādetadvrataṃ divyam avyaktaṃ vyaktaliṅginaḥ

Having reached the world of Rudra, they do not return again; therefore this vow is divine and unmanifest, (though those who keep it) bear manifest marks.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

LiP 33.9

भस्मव्रताश् च मुण्डाश् च व्रतिनो विश्वरूपिणः न तान्परिवदेद्विद्वान् न चैतान्नाभिलङ्घयेत्

bhasmavratāś ca muṇḍāś ca vratino viśvarūpiṇaḥ na tānparivadedvidvān na caitānnābhilaṅghayet

Those whose observance is (smearing with) ashes, the shaven-headed, the votaries who take all forms — the wise man should not revile them, nor should he step over (or transgress) them.

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LiP 33.10

न हसेन्नाप्रियं ब्रूयाद् अमुत्रेह हितार्थवान् यस्तान्निन्दति मूढात्मा महादेवं स निन्दति

na hasennāpriyaṃ brūyād amutreha hitārthavān yastānnindati mūḍhātmā mahādevaṃ sa nindati

One who seeks his own good here and in the world beyond should not laugh (at them) nor speak what is unpleasant (to them); the foolish-minded man who blames them blames Mahādeva.

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LiP 33.11

यस् त्वेतान् पूजयेन् नित्यं स पूजयति शङ्करम् एवमेष महादेवो लोकानां हितकाम्यया

yas tvetān pūjayen nityaṃ sa pūjayati śaṅkaram evameṣa mahādevo lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā

But he who constantly honors these, he honors Śaṅkara; thus is this Mahādeva, out of a desire for the welfare of the worlds.

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LiP 33.12

युगे युगे महायोगी क्रीडते भस्मगुण्ठितः एवं चरत भद्रं वस् ततः सिद्धिमवाप्स्यथ

yuge yuge mahāyogī krīḍate bhasmaguṇṭhitaḥ evaṃ carata bhadraṃ vas tataḥ siddhimavāpsyatha

In age after age the great yogin, smeared with ashes, plays. Conduct yourselves thus — blessings on you — and thereby you shall attain perfection.

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LiP 33.13

अतुलमिह महाभयप्रणाशहेतुं शिवकथितं परमं पदं विदित्वा व्यपगतभवलोभमोहचित्ताः प्रणिपतिताः सहसा शिरोभिर् उग्रम्

atulamiha mahābhayapraṇāśahetuṃ śivakathitaṃ paramaṃ padaṃ viditvā vyapagatabhavalobhamohacittāḥ praṇipatitāḥ sahasā śirobhir ugram

Having come to know here the incomparable supreme state, told by Śiva, which is the cause of the destruction of great fear, their minds now rid of worldly greed and delusion, they at once bowed down with their heads before the Fierce One (Ugra).

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LiP 33.14

ततः प्रमुदिता विप्राः श्रुत्वैवं कथितं तदा गन्धोदकैः सुशुद्धैश् च कुशपुष्पविमिश्रितैः

tataḥ pramuditā viprāḥ śrutvaivaṃ kathitaṃ tadā gandhodakaiḥ suśuddhaiś ca kuśapuṣpavimiśritaiḥ

— tr. refused: cyber

LiP 33.15

स्नापयन्ति महाकुम्भैर् अद्भिर् एव महेश्वरम् गायन्ति विविधैर्गुह्यैर् हुंकारैश्चापि सुस्वरैः

snāpayanti mahākumbhair adbhir eva maheśvaram gāyanti vividhairguhyair huṃkāraiścāpi susvaraiḥ

With great pitchers of water they bathe Maheśvara, and they sing with various secret (hymns) and with well-toned Huṃ-utterances.

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LiP 33.16

नमो देवाधिदेवाय महादेवाय वै नमः अर्धनारीशरीराय सांख्ययोगप्रवर्तिने

namo devādhidevāya mahādevāya vai namaḥ ardhanārīśarīrāya sāṃkhyayogapravartine

"Homage to the god of gods, homage indeed to Mahādeva, to him whose body is half woman, to the promulgator of Sāṃkhya and Yoga;

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LiP 33.17

मेघवाहनकृष्णाय गजचर्मनिवासिने कृष्णाजिनोत्तरीयाय व्यालयज्ञोपवीतिने

meghavāhanakṛṣṇāya gajacarmanivāsine kṛṣṇājinottarīyāya vyālayajñopavītine

to the dark one who rides a cloud, to him who dwells in an elephant's hide, to him whose upper garment is a black antelope skin, to him whose sacred thread is a serpent;

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LiP 33.18

सुरचितसुविचित्रकुण्डलाय सुरचितमाल्यविभूषणाय तुभ्यम् मृगपतिवरचर्मवाससे च प्रथितयशसे नमो ऽस्तु शङ्कराय

suracitasuvicitrakuṇḍalāya suracitamālyavibhūṣaṇāya tubhyam mṛgapativaracarmavāsase ca prathitayaśase namo 'stu śaṅkarāya

to you, who have beautifully made, richly variegated earrings, whose ornament is a well-woven garland, whose garment is the choice hide of the lord of beasts (the lion), whose fame is renowned — homage be to Śaṅkara!"

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LiP 33.19

ततस् तान् स मुनीन् प्रीतः प्रत्युवाच महेश्वरः प्रीतो ऽस्मि तपसा युष्मान् वरं वृणुत सुव्रताः

tatas tān sa munīn prītaḥ pratyuvāca maheśvaraḥ prīto 'smi tapasā yuṣmān varaṃ vṛṇuta suvratāḥ

Then Maheśvara, pleased, replied to those sages: "I am pleased with your austerity; choose a boon, you of good vows."

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LiP 33.20

ततस्ते मुनयः सर्वे प्रणिपत्य महेश्वरम् भृग्वङ्गिरा वसिष्ठश् च विश्वामित्रस्तथैव च

tataste munayaḥ sarve praṇipatya maheśvaram bhṛgvaṅgirā vasiṣṭhaś ca viśvāmitrastathaiva ca

Then all those sages, bowing down to Maheśvara — Bhṛgu, Aṅgiras, and Vasiṣṭha, and likewise Viśvāmitra,

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LiP 33.21

गौतमो ऽत्रिः सुकेशश् च पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः मरीचिः कश्यपः कण्वः संवर्तश् च महातपाः

gautamo 'triḥ sukeśaś ca pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ marīciḥ kaśyapaḥ kaṇvaḥ saṃvartaś ca mahātapāḥ

Gautama, Atri, and Sukeśa, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Marīci, Kaśyapa, Kaṇva, and Saṃvarta of great austerity —

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LiP 33.22

ते प्रणम्य महादेवम् इदं वचनमब्रुवन् भस्मस्नानं च नग्नत्वं वामत्वं प्रतिलोमता

te praṇamya mahādevam idaṃ vacanamabruvan bhasmasnānaṃ ca nagnatvaṃ vāmatvaṃ pratilomatā

they, having bowed to Mahādeva, spoke this speech: "The bathing in ashes, and nakedness, being on the left hand, going against the grain,

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LiP 33.23

सेव्यासेव्यत्वमेवं च ह्य् एतदिच्छाम वेदितुम् ततस्तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा भगवान्परमेश्वरः

sevyāsevyatvamevaṃ ca hy etadicchāma veditum tatasteṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā bhagavānparameśvaraḥ

and thus (the matter of) what is to be practised and what is not to be practised — this we wish to know." Then, hearing their words, the Lord Parameśvara,

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LiP 33.24

सस्मितं प्राह सम्प्रेक्ष्य सर्वान्मुनिवरांस्तदा

sasmitaṃ prāha samprekṣya sarvānmunivarāṃstadā

looking at all those best of sages, then spoke with a smile:

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