Linga Purana — Chapter 36
LiP 36.1
पूजया तस्य संतुष्टो भगवान्पुरुषोत्तमः श्रीभूमिसहितः श्रीमाञ् शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः
pūjayā tasya saṃtuṣṭo bhagavānpuruṣottamaḥ śrībhūmisahitaḥ śrīmāñ śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ
Pleased by his worship, the Blessed One, the highest Person, glorious, accompanied by Śrī and Bhūmi, bearing conch, discus and mace,
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LiP 36.2
किरीटी पद्महस्तश् च सर्वाभरणभूषितः पीतांबरश् च भगवान् देवैर्दैत्यैश् च संवृतः
kirīṭī padmahastaś ca sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ pītāṃbaraś ca bhagavān devairdaityaiś ca saṃvṛtaḥ
crowned, with a lotus in his hand, adorned with every ornament, clad in yellow, the Blessed One, surrounded by gods and by demons,
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LiP 36.3
प्रददौ दर्शनं तस्मै दिव्यं वै गरुडध्वजः दिव्येन दर्शनेनैव दृष्ट्वा देवं जनार्दनम्
pradadau darśanaṃ tasmai divyaṃ vai garuḍadhvajaḥ divyena darśanenaiva dṛṣṭvā devaṃ janārdanam
the Garuḍa-bannered one granted him a divine vision (of himself). By that very divine vision, seeing the god Janārdana,
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LiP 36.4
तुष्टाव वाग्भिर् इष्टाभिः प्रणम्य गरुडध्वजम् त्वमादिस्त्वमनादिश् च प्रकृतिस्त्वं जनार्दनः
tuṣṭāva vāgbhir iṣṭābhiḥ praṇamya garuḍadhvajam tvamādistvamanādiś ca prakṛtistvaṃ janārdanaḥ
he praised him with chosen words, bowing to the Garuḍa-bannered one: "You are the beginning, you are without beginning; you are primal nature, you are Janārdana.
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LiP 36.5
पुरुषस्त्वं जगन्नाथो विष्णुर्विश्वेश्वरो भवान् यो ऽयं ब्रह्मासि पुरुषो विश्वमूर्तिः पितामहः
puruṣastvaṃ jagannātho viṣṇurviśveśvaro bhavān yo 'yaṃ brahmāsi puruṣo viśvamūrtiḥ pitāmahaḥ
You are the Puruṣa, the Lord of the world; you are Viṣṇu, lord of all; you who are this Brahmā, the Person, the one whose form is the universe, the Grandfather.
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LiP 36.6
तत्त्वमाद्यं भवानेव परं ज्योतिर्जनार्दन परमात्मा परं धाम श्रीपते भूपते प्रभो
tattvamādyaṃ bhavāneva paraṃ jyotirjanārdana paramātmā paraṃ dhāma śrīpate bhūpate prabho
You alone are the primal reality, the supreme light, O Janārdana, the supreme Self, the supreme abode, O husband of Śrī, O lord of the earth, O master.
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LiP 36.7
त्वत्क्रोधसंभवो रुद्रस् तमसा च समावृतः त्वत्प्रसादाज्जगद्धाता रजसा च पितामहः
tvatkrodhasaṃbhavo rudras tamasā ca samāvṛtaḥ tvatprasādājjagaddhātā rajasā ca pitāmahaḥ
Rudra, arisen from your anger, is enveloped by darkness (tamas); by your grace the Grandfather (is) the world's sustainer, through passion (rajas);
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LiP 36.8
त्वत्प्रसादात्स्वयं विष्णुः सत्त्वेन पुरुषोत्तमः कालमूर्ते हरे विष्णो नारायण जगन्मय
tvatprasādātsvayaṃ viṣṇuḥ sattvena puruṣottamaḥ kālamūrte hare viṣṇo nārāyaṇa jaganmaya
by your grace Viṣṇu himself, the highest Person, (acts) through goodness (sattva). O you whose form is time, O Hari, Viṣṇu, Nārāyaṇa, you who pervade the world!
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LiP 36.9
महांस् तथा च भूतादिस् तन्मात्राणीन्द्रियाणि च त्वयैवाधिष्ठितान्येव विश्वमूर्ते महेश्वर
mahāṃs tathā ca bhūtādis tanmātrāṇīndriyāṇi ca tvayaivādhiṣṭhitānyeva viśvamūrte maheśvara
The Great One (mahat), and likewise the origin of the elements (ahaṃkāra), the subtle elements and the senses — all these are presided over by you alone, O you whose form is the universe, O Maheśvara.
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LiP 36.10
महादेव जगन्नाथ पितामह जगद्गुरो प्रसीद देवदेवेश प्रसीद परमेश्वर
mahādeva jagannātha pitāmaha jagadguro prasīda devadeveśa prasīda parameśvara
O Mahādeva, lord of the world, grandfather, teacher of the world, be gracious, O lord of the gods of gods; be gracious, O supreme lord.
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LiP 36.11
प्रसीद त्वं जगन्नाथ शरण्यं शरणं गतः वैकुण्ठ शौरे सर्वज्ञ वासुदेव महाभुज
prasīda tvaṃ jagannātha śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ vaikuṇṭha śaure sarvajña vāsudeva mahābhuja
Be gracious, O lord of the world; (I,) having gone for refuge, (have come to) you who are the refuge — O Vaikuṇṭha, Śauri, all-knowing one, Vāsudeva, mighty-armed one.
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LiP 36.12
संकर्षण महाभाग प्रद्युम्न पुरुषोत्तम अनिरुद्ध महाविष्णो सदा विष्णो नमो ऽस्तु ते
saṃkarṣaṇa mahābhāga pradyumna puruṣottama aniruddha mahāviṣṇo sadā viṣṇo namo 'stu te
O Saṃkarṣaṇa, greatly fortunate one, Pradyumna, supreme person, Aniruddha, great Viṣṇu, eternal Viṣṇu, homage be to you.
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LiP 36.13
विष्णो तवासनं दिव्यम् अव्यक्तं मध्यतो विभुः सहस्रफणसंयुक्तस् तमोमूर्तिर्धराधरः
viṣṇo tavāsanaṃ divyam avyaktaṃ madhyato vibhuḥ sahasraphaṇasaṃyuktas tamomūrtirdharādharaḥ
O Viṣṇu, your divine seat is the unmanifest; in the middle (of it) is the all-pervading one joined with a thousand hoods, whose form is darkness (tamas), the bearer of the earth.
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LiP 36.14
अधश् च धर्मो देवेश ज्ञानं वैराग्यमेव च ऐश्वर्यमासनस्यास्य पादरूपेण सुव्रत
adhaś ca dharmo deveśa jñānaṃ vairāgyameva ca aiśvaryamāsanasyāsya pādarūpeṇa suvrata
And below, O lord of gods, dharma, knowledge, dispassion, and lordly power are of this seat in the form of its feet, O you of good vows.
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LiP 36.15
सप्तपातालपादस्त्वं धराजघनमेव च वासांसि सागराः सप्त दिशश्चैव महाभुजाः
saptapātālapādastvaṃ dharājaghanameva ca vāsāṃsi sāgarāḥ sapta diśaścaiva mahābhujāḥ
You have the seven nether worlds for feet, the earth for your hips; the seven oceans are your garments, and the directions your great arms.
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LiP 36.16
द्यौर्मूर्धा ते विभो नाभिः खं वायुर्नासिकां गतः नेत्रे सोमश् च सूर्यश् च केशा वै पुष्करादयः
dyaurmūrdhā te vibho nābhiḥ khaṃ vāyurnāsikāṃ gataḥ netre somaś ca sūryaś ca keśā vai puṣkarādayaḥ
The sky is your head, O pervader, space your navel, the wind has become your nose, the moon and the sun your two eyes, and the (heavenly) lakes beginning with Puṣkara your hair.
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LiP 36.17
नक्षत्रतारका द्यौश् च ग्रैवेयकविभूषणम् कथं स्तोष्यामि देवेशं पूज्यश् च पुरुषोत्तमः
nakṣatratārakā dyauś ca graiveyakavibhūṣaṇam kathaṃ stoṣyāmi deveśaṃ pūjyaś ca puruṣottamaḥ
The constellations and stars and the sky are your neck-ornament. How shall I praise the lord of gods, the supreme person, who is (alone) worthy of worship?
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LiP 36.18
श्रद्धया च कृतं दिव्यं यच् छ्रुतं यच्च कीर्तितम् यदिष्टं तत्क्षमस्वेश नारायण नमो ऽस्तु ते
śraddhayā ca kṛtaṃ divyaṃ yac chrutaṃ yacca kīrtitam yadiṣṭaṃ tatkṣamasveśa nārāyaṇa namo 'stu te
Whatever divine (act) has been done with faith, whatever has been heard and whatever proclaimed, whatever has been desired — forgive that, O lord; O Nārāyaṇa, homage be to you.
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LiP 36.19
इदं तु वैष्णवं स्तोत्रं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि क्षुपेण परिकीर्तितम्
idaṃ tu vaiṣṇavaṃ stotraṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi kṣupeṇa parikīrtitam
But this Vaiṣṇava hymn, destroyer of all sins, proclaimed by Kṣupa — whoever should recite it or hear it,
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LiP 36.20
श्रावयेद्वा द्विजान् भक्त्या विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
śrāvayedvā dvijān bhaktyā viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
or should have it recited to brahmins with devotion, he goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
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LiP 36.21
सम्पूज्य चैवं त्रिदशेश्वराद्यैः स्तुत्वा स्तुतं देवमजेयमीशम् विज्ञापयामास निरीक्ष्य भक्त्या जनार्दनाय प्रणिपत्य मूर्ध्ना
sampūjya caivaṃ tridaśeśvarādyaiḥ stutvā stutaṃ devamajeyamīśam vijñāpayāmāsa nirīkṣya bhaktyā janārdanāya praṇipatya mūrdhnā
Having thus worshipped and praised the god who is praised by the lord of the thirty (gods) and the others, the unconquerable lord, gazing (upon him) with devotion and bowing his head to Janārdana, he made his request.
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LiP 36.22
भगवन्ब्राह्मणः कश्चिद् दधीच इति विश्रुतः धर्मवेत्ता विनीतात्मा सखा मम पुराभवत्
bhagavanbrāhmaṇaḥ kaścid dadhīca iti viśrutaḥ dharmavettā vinītātmā sakhā mama purābhavat
"O Blessed One, there was formerly a certain brahmin, well known as Dadhīca, a knower of dharma, of disciplined self, a friend of mine.
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LiP 36.23
अवध्यः सर्वदा सर्वैः शङ्करार्चनतत्परः सावज्ञं वामपादेन स मां मूर्ध्नि सदस्यथ
avadhyaḥ sarvadā sarvaiḥ śaṅkarārcanatatparaḥ sāvajñaṃ vāmapādena sa māṃ mūrdhni sadasyatha
He cannot be slain by anyone at any time, being intent on the worship of Śaṅkara. Then, contemptuously, with his left foot, in the assembly, upon my head
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LiP 36.24
ताडयामास देवेश विष्णो विश्वजगत्पते उवाच च मदाविष्टो न बिभेमीति सर्वतः
tāḍayāmāsa deveśa viṣṇo viśvajagatpate uvāca ca madāviṣṭo na bibhemīti sarvataḥ
he struck me, O lord of gods, O Viṣṇu, lord of the whole world; and, filled with intoxication, he said, 'I fear nothing from any quarter.'
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LiP 36.25
जेतुमिच्छामि तं विप्रं दधीचं जगदीश्वर यथा हितं तथा कर्तुं त्वमर्हसि जनार्दन
jetumicchāmi taṃ vipraṃ dadhīcaṃ jagadīśvara yathā hitaṃ tathā kartuṃ tvamarhasi janārdana
I wish to conquer that brahmin Dadhīca, O lord of the world; you ought to do what is beneficial, O Janārdana."
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LiP 36.26
ज्ञात्वा सो ऽपि दधीचस्य ह्य् अवध्यत्वं महात्मनः सस्मार च महेशस्य प्रभावमतुलं हरिः
jñātvā so 'pi dadhīcasya hy avadhyatvaṃ mahātmanaḥ sasmāra ca maheśasya prabhāvamatulaṃ hariḥ
He too, knowing that the great-souled Dadhīca could not be slain, Hari called to mind the incomparable power of Maheśa.
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LiP 36.27
एवं स्मृत्वा हरिः प्राह ब्रह्मणः क्षुतसंभवम् विप्राणां नास्ति राजेन्द्र भयमेत्य महेश्वरम्
evaṃ smṛtvā hariḥ prāha brahmaṇaḥ kṣutasaṃbhavam viprāṇāṃ nāsti rājendra bhayametya maheśvaram
Having thus remembered, Hari spoke to (Kṣupa,) the offspring of Brahmā: "For brahmins who have resorted to Maheśvara there is no fear, O best of kings.
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LiP 36.28
विशेषाद्रुद्रभक्तानाम् अभयं सर्वदा नृप नीचानामपि सर्वत्र दधीचस्यास्य किं पुनः
viśeṣādrudrabhaktānām abhayaṃ sarvadā nṛpa nīcānāmapi sarvatra dadhīcasyāsya kiṃ punaḥ
Especially for devotees of Rudra there is always fearlessness everywhere, O king — even for the lowly; how much more for this Dadhīca?
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LiP 36.29
तस्मात्तव महाभाग विजयो नास्ति भूपते दुःखं करोमि विप्रस्य शापार्थं ससुरस्य मे
tasmāttava mahābhāga vijayo nāsti bhūpate duḥkhaṃ karomi viprasya śāpārthaṃ sasurasya me
"Therefore, O greatly fortunate lord of the earth, there is no victory for you. I shall cause the brahmin distress, so as to bring about a curse upon me together with the gods."
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LiP 36.30
भविता तस्य शापेन दक्षयज्ञे सुरैः समम् विनाशो मम राजेन्द्र पुनरुत्थानमेव च
bhavitā tasya śāpena dakṣayajñe suraiḥ samam vināśo mama rājendra punarutthānameva ca
"By his curse, O chief of kings, there will come about my destruction along with the gods at Dakṣa's sacrifice, and also (my) rising up again."
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LiP 36.31
तस्मात्समेत्य विप्रेन्द्रं सर्वयत्नेन भूपते करोमि यत्नं राजेन्द्र दधीचविजयाय ते
tasmātsametya viprendraṃ sarvayatnena bhūpate karomi yatnaṃ rājendra dadhīcavijayāya te
"Therefore, O lord of the earth, having approached that best of brahmins, I shall make an effort with all my effort, O chief of kings, for your victory over Dadhīca."
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LiP 36.32
श्रुत्वा वाक्यं क्षुपः प्राह तथास्त्विति जनार्दनम् भगवानपि विप्रस्य दधीचस्याश्रमं ययौ
śrutvā vākyaṃ kṣupaḥ prāha tathāstviti janārdanam bhagavānapi viprasya dadhīcasyāśramaṃ yayau
Hearing (these) words, Kṣupa said to Janārdana, "So be it." And the Lord went to the hermitage of the brahmin Dadhīca.
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LiP 36.33
आस्थाय रूपं विप्रस्य भगवान् भक्तवत्सलः दधीचमाह ब्रह्मर्षिम् अभिवन्द्य जगद्गुरुः
āsthāya rūpaṃ viprasya bhagavān bhaktavatsalaḥ dadhīcamāha brahmarṣim abhivandya jagadguruḥ
Assuming the form of a brahmin, the Lord who is fond of his devotees, the teacher of the world, having saluted the brahmin-seer Dadhīca, said to him:
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LiP 36.34
भोभो दधीच ब्रह्मर्षे भवार्चनरताव्यय वरमेकं वृणे त्वत्तस् तं भवान्दातुमर्हति
bhobho dadhīca brahmarṣe bhavārcanaratāvyaya varamekaṃ vṛṇe tvattas taṃ bhavāndātumarhati
"Ho, Dadhīca, brahmin-seer, imperishable one devoted to the worship of Bhava! I request one boon of you; you ought to grant it."
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LiP 36.35
याचितो देवदेवेन दधीचः प्राह विष्णुना ज्ञातं तवेप्सितं सर्वं न बिभेमि तवाप्यहम्
yācito devadevena dadhīcaḥ prāha viṣṇunā jñātaṃ tavepsitaṃ sarvaṃ na bibhemi tavāpyaham
Being asked by Viṣṇu, the god of gods, Dadhīca said: "All that you wish is known (to me); I have no fear even of you."
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LiP 36.36
भवान् विप्रस्य रूपेण आगतो ऽसि जनार्दन भूतं भविष्यं देवेश वर्तमानं जनार्दन
bhavān viprasya rūpeṇa āgato 'si janārdana bhūtaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ deveśa vartamānaṃ janārdana
"You have come in the form of a brahmin, Janārdana. The past, the future, and the present, O lord of the gods, Janārdana—"
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LiP 36.37
ज्ञातं प्रसादाद्रुद्रस्य द्विजत्वं त्यज सुव्रत आराधितो ऽसि देवेश क्षुपेण मधुसूदन
jñātaṃ prasādādrudrasya dvijatvaṃ tyaja suvrata ārādhito 'si deveśa kṣupeṇa madhusūdana
"—(all this) is known (to me) by the grace of Rudra. Give up the brahminhood, O you of good vows. You have been propitiated by Kṣupa, O lord of the gods, Madhusūdana."
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LiP 36.38
जाने तवैनां भगवन् भक्तवत्सलतां हरे स्थाने तवैषा भगवन् भक्तवात्सल्यता हरे
jāne tavaināṃ bhagavan bhaktavatsalatāṃ hare sthāne tavaiṣā bhagavan bhaktavātsalyatā hare
"I know this fondness of yours for your devotees, O Lord Hari; fitting is this affection of yours for your devotees, O Lord Hari."
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LiP 36.39
अस्ति चेद्भगवन् भीतिर् भवार्चनरतस्य मे वक्तुमर्हसि यत्नेन वरदांबुजलोचन
asti cedbhagavan bhītir bhavārcanaratasya me vaktumarhasi yatnena varadāṃbujalocana
"If, O Lord, there be any fear for me, devoted as I am to the worship of Bhava, you ought to tell it with care, O granter of boons, O lotus-eyed one."
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LiP 36.40
वदामि न मृषा तस्मान् न बिभेमि जनार्दन न बिभेमि जगत्यस्मिन् देवदैत्यद्विजादपि
vadāmi na mṛṣā tasmān na bibhemi janārdana na bibhemi jagatyasmin devadaityadvijādapi
"I do not speak falsely; therefore I am not afraid, Janārdana. In this world I fear neither god nor demon nor brahmin."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.41
श्रुत्वा वाक्यं दधीचस्य तदास्थाय जनार्दनः स्वरूपं सस्मितं प्राह संत्यज्य द्विजतां क्षणात्
śrutvā vākyaṃ dadhīcasya tadāsthāya janārdanaḥ svarūpaṃ sasmitaṃ prāha saṃtyajya dvijatāṃ kṣaṇāt
Hearing Dadhīca's words, Janārdana then assumed his own form, giving up the brahmin state in an instant, and spoke with a smile:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.42
भयं दधीच सर्वत्र नास्त्येव तव सुव्रत भवार्चनरतो यस्माद् भवान् सर्वज्ञ एव च
bhayaṃ dadhīca sarvatra nāstyeva tava suvrata bhavārcanarato yasmād bhavān sarvajña eva ca
"Dadhīca, you of good vows, you indeed have no fear anywhere, since you are devoted to the worship of Bhava and are all-knowing."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.43
बिभेमीति सकृद्वक्तुं त्वमर्हसि नमस्तव नियोगान्मम विप्रेन्द्र क्षुपं प्रति सदस्यथ
bibhemīti sakṛdvaktuṃ tvamarhasi namastava niyogānmama viprendra kṣupaṃ prati sadasyatha
"You ought, at my bidding, to say just once 'I am afraid'—salutation to you—O chief of brahmins, before Kṣupa in the assembly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.44
एवं श्रुत्वापि तद्वाक्यं सान्त्वं विष्णोर्महामुनिः न बिभेमीति तं प्राह दधीचो देवसत्तमम्
evaṃ śrutvāpi tadvākyaṃ sāntvaṃ viṣṇormahāmuniḥ na bibhemīti taṃ prāha dadhīco devasattamam
Even having heard that conciliatory speech of Viṣṇu, the great sage Dadhīca said to that most excellent god, "I am not afraid."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.45
प्रभावाद्देवदेवस्य शंभोः साक्षात्पिनाकिनः शर्वस्य शङ्करस्यास्य सर्वज्ञस्य महामुनिः
prabhāvāddevadevasya śaṃbhoḥ sākṣātpinākinaḥ śarvasya śaṅkarasyāsya sarvajñasya mahāmuniḥ
(This the) great sage (said) through the power of the god of gods, Śaṃbhu, the very wielder of the Pināka, Śarva, Śaṅkara, the all-knowing one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 36.46
ततस्तस्य मुनेः श्रुत्वा वचनं कुपितो हरिः चक्रमुद्यम्य भगवान् दिधक्षुर्मुनिसत्तमम्
tatastasya muneḥ śrutvā vacanaṃ kupito hariḥ cakramudyamya bhagavān didhakṣurmunisattamam
Then, hearing that sage's word, Hari grew angry, and the Lord, raising his discus, wished to burn up that most excellent of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.47
अभवत्कुण्ठिताग्रं हि विष्णोश्चक्रं सुदर्शनम् प्रभावाद्धि दधीचस्य क्षुपस्यैव हि संनिधौ
abhavatkuṇṭhitāgraṃ hi viṣṇoścakraṃ sudarśanam prabhāvāddhi dadhīcasya kṣupasyaiva hi saṃnidhau
But Viṣṇu's discus Sudarśana became blunt at its edge, through the power of Dadhīca, right in the presence of Kṣupa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.48
दृष्ट्वा तत्कुण्ठिताग्रं हि चक्रं चक्रिणमाह सः दधीचः सस्मितं साक्षात् सदसद्व्यक्तिकारणम्
dṛṣṭvā tatkuṇṭhitāgraṃ hi cakraṃ cakriṇamāha saḥ dadhīcaḥ sasmitaṃ sākṣāt sadasadvyaktikāraṇam
Seeing that discus blunted at its edge, Dadhīca said with a smile to the discus-bearer, who is himself the cause of the manifestation of the existent and the non-existent:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.49
भगवन् भवता लब्धं पुरातीव सुदारुणम् सुदर्शनमिति ख्यातं चक्रं विष्णो प्रयत्नतः
bhagavan bhavatā labdhaṃ purātīva sudāruṇam sudarśanamiti khyātaṃ cakraṃ viṣṇo prayatnataḥ
"Lord, long ago you obtained by effort the exceedingly terrible discus called Sudarśana, O Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.50
भवस्यैतच्छुभं चक्रं न जिघांसति मामिह ब्रह्मास्त्राद्यैस्तथान्यैर्हि प्रयत्नं कर्तुमर्हसि
bhavasyaitacchubhaṃ cakraṃ na jighāṃsati māmiha brahmāstrādyaistathānyairhi prayatnaṃ kartumarhasi
This auspicious discus of Bhava does not seek to slay me here; therefore you should make your effort with the brahmāstra and the other weapons."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.51
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा निर्वीर्यमायुधम् ससर्ज च पुनस्तस्मै सर्वास्त्राणि समन्ततः
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā dṛṣṭvā nirvīryamāyudham sasarja ca punastasmai sarvāstrāṇi samantataḥ
Hearing that speech of his, and seeing the weapon deprived of its power, he again hurled at him all his weapons from every side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.52
चक्रुर्देवास्ततस्तस्य विष्णोः साहाय्यमव्ययाः द्विजेनैकेन योद्धुं हि प्रवृत्तस्य महाबलाः
cakrurdevāstatastasya viṣṇoḥ sāhāyyamavyayāḥ dvijenaikena yoddhuṃ hi pravṛttasya mahābalāḥ
Then the imperishable gods, of great strength, gave their aid to that Viṣṇu, who had set about fighting with a single brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.53
कुशमुष्टिं तदादाय दधीचः संस्मरन्भवम् ससर्ज सर्वदेवेभ्यो वज्रास्थिः सर्वतो वशी
kuśamuṣṭiṃ tadādāya dadhīcaḥ saṃsmaranbhavam sasarja sarvadevebhyo vajrāsthiḥ sarvato vaśī
Then Dadhīca, taking up a handful of kuśa grass, remembering Bhava, hurled it at all the gods — he whose bones were adamant, self-controlled on every side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.54
दिव्यं त्रिशूलम् अभवत् कालाग्निसदृशप्रभम् दग्धुं देवान्मतिं चक्रे युगान्ताग्निरिवापरः
divyaṃ triśūlam abhavat kālāgnisadṛśaprabham dagdhuṃ devānmatiṃ cakre yugāntāgnirivāparaḥ
It became a divine trident, with radiance like the fire of time; he set his mind on burning the gods, like a second fire of the age's end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.55
इन्द्रनारायणाद्यैश् च देवैस्त्यक्तानि यानि तु आयुधानि समस्तानि प्रणेमुस् त्रिशिखं मुने
indranārāyaṇādyaiś ca devaistyaktāni yāni tu āyudhāni samastāni praṇemus triśikhaṃ mune
And all the weapons that were released by Indra, Nārāyaṇa and the other gods bowed down to the three-pointed (trident), O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.56
देवाश् च दुद्रुवुः सर्वे ध्वस्तवीर्या द्विजोत्तम ससर्ज भगवान् विष्णुः स्वदेहात्पुरुषोत्तमः
devāś ca dudruvuḥ sarve dhvastavīryā dvijottama sasarja bhagavān viṣṇuḥ svadehātpuruṣottamaḥ
And all the gods fled, their power shattered, O best of brahmins; the Lord Viṣṇu, the supreme Person, emitted from his own body
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.57
आत्मनः सदृशान् दिव्यांल् लक्षलक्षायुतान् गणान् तानि सर्वाणि सहसा ददाह मुनिसत्तमः
ātmanaḥ sadṛśān divyāṃl lakṣalakṣāyutān gaṇān tāni sarvāṇi sahasā dadāha munisattamaḥ
divine hosts like himself, hundreds of thousands of myriads — all these the best of sages burned at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.58
ततो विस्मयनार्थाय विश्वमूर्तिरभूद्धरिः तस्य देहे हरेः साक्षाद् अपश्यद्द्विजसत्तमः
tato vismayanārthāya viśvamūrtirabhūddhariḥ tasya dehe hareḥ sākṣād apaśyaddvijasattamaḥ
Then, in order to astonish (him), Hari became the one whose form is the universe; in the body of that Hari the best of brahmins directly saw —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.59
दधीचो भगवान्विप्रः देवतानां गणान् पृथक् रुद्राणां कोटयश्चैव गणानां कोटयस्तदा
dadhīco bhagavānvipraḥ devatānāṃ gaṇān pṛthak rudrāṇāṃ koṭayaścaiva gaṇānāṃ koṭayastadā
the lord, the brahmin Dadhīca (saw) the hosts of the gods separately, and crores of Rudras, and crores of the (Śiva-)hosts then,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.60
अण्डानां कोटयश्चैव विश्वमूर्तेस्तनौ तदा दृष्ट्वैतदखिलं तत्र च्यावनिर् विस्मितं तदा
aṇḍānāṃ koṭayaścaiva viśvamūrtestanau tadā dṛṣṭvaitadakhilaṃ tatra cyāvanir vismitaṃ tadā
and crores of world-eggs, then, in the body of him whose form is the universe. Seeing all this there, the son of Cyavana was then amazed;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.61
विष्णुमाह जगन्नाथं जगन्मयमजं विभुम् अंभसाभ्युक्ष्य तं विष्णुं विश्वरूपं महामुनिः
viṣṇumāha jagannāthaṃ jaganmayamajaṃ vibhum aṃbhasābhyukṣya taṃ viṣṇuṃ viśvarūpaṃ mahāmuniḥ
the great sage, sprinkling that Viṣṇu of universal form with water, spoke to Viṣṇu, the lord of the world, made of the world, unborn, the mighty one:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.62
मायां त्यज महाबाहो प्रतिभासा विचारतः विज्ञानानां सहस्राणि दुर्विज्ञेयानि माधव
māyāṃ tyaja mahābāho pratibhāsā vicārataḥ vijñānānāṃ sahasrāṇi durvijñeyāni mādhava
"Abandon this illusion, O mighty-armed one — on reflection it is (mere) appearance; there are thousands of kinds of knowledge hard to know, O Mādhava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 36.63
मयि पश्य जगत् सर्वं त्वया सार्धम् अनिन्दित ब्रह्माणं च तथा रुद्रं दिव्यां दृष्टिं ददामि ते
mayi paśya jagat sarvaṃ tvayā sārdham anindita brahmāṇaṃ ca tathā rudraṃ divyāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ dadāmi te
Behold in me the whole world together with yourself, O blameless one, and Brahmā and likewise Rudra; I give you divine sight."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.64
इत्युक्त्वा दर्शयामास स्वतनौ निखिलं मुनिः तं प्राह च हरिं देवं सर्वदेवभवोद्भवम्
ityuktvā darśayāmāsa svatanau nikhilaṃ muniḥ taṃ prāha ca hariṃ devaṃ sarvadevabhavodbhavam
Having said this, the sage showed everything in his own body, and said to that god Hari, who arose from Bhava, the source of all gods:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.65
मायया ह्यनया किं वा मन्त्रशक्त्याथ वा प्रभो वस्तुशक्त्याथ वा विष्णो ध्यानशक्त्याथ वा पुनः
māyayā hyanayā kiṃ vā mantraśaktyātha vā prabho vastuśaktyātha vā viṣṇo dhyānaśaktyātha vā punaḥ
"What (is the use) of this illusion, or of the power of mantras, O lord, or of the power of substances, O Viṣṇu, or again of the power of meditation?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.66
त्यक्त्वा मायामिमां तस्माद् योद्धुमर्हसि यत्नतः एवं तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा माहात्म्यमद्भुतम्
tyaktvā māyāmimāṃ tasmād yoddhumarhasi yatnataḥ evaṃ tasya vacaḥ śrutvā dṛṣṭvā māhātmyamadbhutam
Therefore, abandoning this illusion, you should fight with (real) effort." Hearing his speech thus and seeing his wondrous greatness,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.67
देवाश् च दुद्रुवुर्भूयो देवं नारायणं च तम् वारयामास निश्चेष्टं पद्मयोनिर्जगद्गुरुः
devāś ca dudruvurbhūyo devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ ca tam vārayāmāsa niśceṣṭaṃ padmayonirjagadguruḥ
the gods fled again, and (also) that god Nārāyaṇa; the lotus-born teacher of the world restrained him, who was motionless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.68
निशम्य वचनं तस्य ब्रह्मणस्तेन निर्जितः जगाम भगवान् विष्णुः प्रणिपत्य महामुनिम्
niśamya vacanaṃ tasya brahmaṇastena nirjitaḥ jagāma bhagavān viṣṇuḥ praṇipatya mahāmunim
Hearing the words of that Brahmā, the Lord Viṣṇu, defeated by him (the sage), bowed to the great sage and departed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.69
क्षुपो दुःखातुरो भूत्वा सम्पूज्य च मुनीश्वरम् दधीचमभिवन्द्याशु प्रार्थयामास विक्लवः
kṣupo duḥkhāturo bhūtvā sampūjya ca munīśvaram dadhīcamabhivandyāśu prārthayāmāsa viklavaḥ
Kṣupa, becoming stricken with grief, worshipped the lord of sages and, bowing at once before Dadhīca, distressed, made his plea.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.70
दधीच क्षम्यतां देव मयाज्ञानात्कृतं सखे विष्णुना हि सुरैर्वापि रुद्रभक्तस्य किं तव
dadhīca kṣamyatāṃ deva mayājñānātkṛtaṃ sakhe viṣṇunā hi surairvāpi rudrabhaktasya kiṃ tava
"Dadhīca, forgive, O god, O friend, what was done by me out of ignorance; for what can Viṣṇu or even the gods do to you, a devotee of Rudra?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.71
प्रसीद परमेशान दुर्लभा दुर्जनैर्द्विज भक्तिर्भक्तिमतां श्रेष्ठ मद्विधैः क्षत्रियाधमैः
prasīda parameśāna durlabhā durjanairdvija bhaktirbhaktimatāṃ śreṣṭha madvidhaiḥ kṣatriyādhamaiḥ
"Be gracious, supreme lord; O brahmin, devotion is hard to attain for evil men, O best of the devoted, for such as I, lowest of kṣatriyas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.72
श्रुत्वानुगृह्य तं विप्रो दधीचस्तपतां वरः राजानं मुनिशार्दूलः शशाप च सुरोत्तमान्
śrutvānugṛhya taṃ vipro dadhīcastapatāṃ varaḥ rājānaṃ muniśārdūlaḥ śaśāpa ca surottamān
Having heard (him), the brahmin Dadhīca, best of ascetics, tiger among sages, showed favour to the king, and cursed the foremost gods:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.73
रुद्रकोपाग्निना देवाः सदेवेन्द्रा मुनीश्वरैः ध्वस्ता भवन्तु देवेन विष्णुना च समन्विताः
rudrakopāgninā devāḥ sadevendrā munīśvaraiḥ dhvastā bhavantu devena viṣṇunā ca samanvitāḥ
"May the gods, together with the lord of gods and with the lords of sages, be destroyed by the fire of Rudra's wrath, along with the god Viṣṇu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.74
प्रजापतेर् मखे पुण्ये दक्षस्य सुमहात्मनः एवं शप्त्वा क्षुपं प्रेक्ष्य पुनराह द्विजोत्तमः
prajāpater makhe puṇye dakṣasya sumahātmanaḥ evaṃ śaptvā kṣupaṃ prekṣya punarāha dvijottamaḥ
at the holy sacrifice of the great-souled Dakṣa, the Prajāpati." Having cursed thus, the best of brahmins looked at Kṣupa and spoke again:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.75
देवैश् च पूज्या राजेन्द्र नृपैश् च विविधैर्गणैः ब्राह्मणा एव राजेन्द्र बलिनः प्रभविष्णवः
devaiś ca pūjyā rājendra nṛpaiś ca vividhairgaṇaiḥ brāhmaṇā eva rājendra balinaḥ prabhaviṣṇavaḥ
"Brahmins alone, O foremost of kings, are to be honoured by the gods and by kings and by the various hosts; brahmins alone, O foremost of kings, are strong and mighty."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.76
इत्युक्त्वा स्वोटजं विप्रः प्रविवेश महाद्युतिः दधीचमभिवन्द्यैव जगाम स्वं नृपः क्षयम्
ityuktvā svoṭajaṃ vipraḥ praviveśa mahādyutiḥ dadhīcamabhivandyaiva jagāma svaṃ nṛpaḥ kṣayam
Having said this, the brahmin of great splendour entered his own hut of leaves; and the king, having bowed to Dadhīca, went to his own dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.77
तदेव तीर्थमभवत् स्थानेश्वरमिति स्मृतम् स्थानेश्वरम् अनुप्राप्य शिवसायुज्यम् आप्नुयात्
tadeva tīrthamabhavat sthāneśvaramiti smṛtam sthāneśvaram anuprāpya śivasāyujyam āpnuyāt
That very spot became a sacred ford, known as Sthāneśvara; on reaching Sthāneśvara one would attain union with Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.78
कथितस्तव संक्षेपाद् विवादः क्षुब्दधीचयोः प्रभावश् च दधीचस्य भवस्य च महामुने
kathitastava saṃkṣepād vivādaḥ kṣubdadhīcayoḥ prabhāvaś ca dadhīcasya bhavasya ca mahāmune
The dispute of Kṣupa and Dadhīca has been told to you in brief, and the might of Dadhīca and of Bhava, O great sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.79
य इदं कीर्तयेद्दिव्यं विवादं क्षुब्दधीचयोः जित्वापमृत्युं देहान्ते ब्रह्मलोकं प्रयाति सः
ya idaṃ kīrtayeddivyaṃ vivādaṃ kṣubdadhīcayoḥ jitvāpamṛtyuṃ dehānte brahmalokaṃ prayāti saḥ
Whoever recites this divine dispute of Kṣupa and Dadhīca, having conquered untimely death, goes at the body's end to the world of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 36.80
य इदं कीर्त्य संग्रामं प्रविशेत्तस्य सर्वदा नास्ति मृत्युभयं चैव विजयी च भविष्यति
ya idaṃ kīrtya saṃgrāmaṃ praviśettasya sarvadā nāsti mṛtyubhayaṃ caiva vijayī ca bhaviṣyati
Whoever, having recited this, enters battle — for him there is never fear of death, and he will be victorious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition