Linga Purana — Chapter 37
LiP 37.1
भवान्कथमनुप्राप्तो महादेवमुमापतिम् श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्सर्वं वक्तुमर्हसि मे प्रभो
bhavānkathamanuprāpto mahādevamumāpatim śrotumicchāmi tatsarvaṃ vaktumarhasi me prabho
"How did you attain Mahādeva, Umā's husband? I wish to hear all that; you ought to tell me, O lord."
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LiP 37.2
प्रजाकामः शिलादो ऽभूत् पिता मम महामुने सो ऽप्यन्धः सुचिरं कलं तपस्तेपे सुदुश्चरम्
prajākāmaḥ śilādo 'bhūt pitā mama mahāmune so 'pyandhaḥ suciraṃ kalaṃ tapastepe suduścaram
"My father Śilāda desired offspring, O great sage; blind though he was, for a very long time he performed most difficult austerity."
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LiP 37.3
तपतस्तस्य तपसा संतुष्टो वज्रधृक् प्रभुः शिलादमाह तुष्टो ऽस्मि वरयस्व वरानिति
tapatastasya tapasā saṃtuṣṭo vajradhṛk prabhuḥ śilādamāha tuṣṭo 'smi varayasva varāniti
As he performed austerity, the lord who wields the thunderbolt, pleased by his asceticism, said to Śilāda: "I am pleased; choose boons."
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LiP 37.4
ततः प्रणम्य देवेशं सहस्राक्षं सहामरैः प्रोवाच मुनिशार्दूल कृताञ्जलिपुटो हरिम्
tataḥ praṇamya deveśaṃ sahasrākṣaṃ sahāmaraiḥ provāca muniśārdūla kṛtāñjalipuṭo harim
Then, O tiger among sages, bowing to the thousand-eyed lord of gods together with the immortals, he spoke with palms joined to Hari:
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LiP 37.5
भगवन्देवतारिघ्न सहस्राक्ष वरप्रद अयोनिजं मृत्युहीनं पुत्रमिच्छामि सुव्रत
bhagavandevatārighna sahasrākṣa varaprada ayonijaṃ mṛtyuhīnaṃ putramicchāmi suvrata
"O lord, slayer of the gods' foes, thousand-eyed giver of boons, I desire a son not born from a womb and free of death, O you of good vows."
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LiP 37.6
पुत्रं दास्यामि विप्रर्षे योनिजं मृत्युसंयुतम् अन्यथा ते न दास्यामि मृत्युहीना न सन्ति वै
putraṃ dāsyāmi viprarṣe yonijaṃ mṛtyusaṃyutam anyathā te na dāsyāmi mṛtyuhīnā na santi vai
"I will give you a son, O brahmin sage, one womb-born and subject to death; otherwise I will not give you (one), for there are indeed no deathless beings.
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LiP 37.7
न दास्यति सुतं ते ऽत्र मृत्युहीनमयोनिजम् पितामहो ऽपि भगवान् किमुतान्ये महामुने
na dāsyati sutaṃ te 'tra mṛtyuhīnamayonijam pitāmaho 'pi bhagavān kimutānye mahāmune
Not even the grandfather, the Lord, will give you here a son who is deathless and not womb-born — how much less the others, O great sage.
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LiP 37.8
सो ऽपि देवः स्वयं ब्रह्मा मृत्युहीनो न चेश्वरः योनिजश् च महातेजाश् चाण्डजः पद्मसंभवः
so 'pi devaḥ svayaṃ brahmā mṛtyuhīno na ceśvaraḥ yonijaś ca mahātejāś cāṇḍajaḥ padmasaṃbhavaḥ
Even that god Brahmā himself is not free of death, nor is he the Lord; and he is womb-born, of great splendour, egg-born, sprung from the lotus.
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LiP 37.9
महेश्वराङ्गजश्चैव भवान्यास्तनयः प्रभुः तस्याप्यायुः समाख्यातं परार्धद्वयसंमितम्
maheśvarāṅgajaścaiva bhavānyāstanayaḥ prabhuḥ tasyāpyāyuḥ samākhyātaṃ parārdhadvayasaṃmitam
(He is) born from Maheśvara's body, the son of Bhavānī, the lord; and his lifespan too is declared to be measured as two halves of the (total) span.
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LiP 37.10
कोटिकोटिसहस्राणि अहर्भूतानि यानि वै समतीतानि कल्पानां तावच्छेषापरत्रये
koṭikoṭisahasrāṇi aharbhūtāni yāni vai samatītāni kalpānāṃ tāvaccheṣāparatraye
Thousands of ten million times ten million (kalpas) have indeed passed as (his) days; and as many remain in the other three (portions) of the kalpas.
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LiP 37.11
तस्मादयोनिजे पुत्रे मृत्युहीने प्रयत्नतः परित्यजाशां विप्रेन्द्र गृहाणात्मसमं सुतम्
tasmādayonije putre mṛtyuhīne prayatnataḥ parityajāśāṃ viprendra gṛhāṇātmasamaṃ sutam
Therefore, best of brahmins, diligently abandon your longing for a son not born of a womb and free from death, and accept a son equal to yourself.
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LiP 37.12
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा पिता मे लोकविश्रुतः शिलाद इति पुण्यात्मा पुनः प्राह शचीपतिम्
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā pitā me lokaviśrutaḥ śilāda iti puṇyātmā punaḥ prāha śacīpatim
Having heard that speech of his, my father, renowned in the world as Śilāda, of meritorious soul, spoke again to the lord of Śacī (Indra):
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LiP 37.13
भगवन्नण्डयोनित्वं पद्मयोनित्वमेव च महेश्वराङ्गयोनित्वं श्रुतं वै ब्रह्मणो मया
bhagavannaṇḍayonitvaṃ padmayonitvameva ca maheśvarāṅgayonitvaṃ śrutaṃ vai brahmaṇo mayā
"O lord, I have indeed heard of Brahmā's being born from the egg, and his being born from the lotus, and his being born from Maheśvara's body,
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LiP 37.14
पुरा महेन्द्रदायादाद् गदतश्चास्य पूर्वजात् नारदाद्वै महाबाहो कथमत्राशु नो वद
purā mahendradāyādād gadataścāsya pūrvajāt nāradādvai mahābāho kathamatrāśu no vada
formerly from Nārada, O mighty-armed one, the heir of great Indra, his elder brother, who related it; how (can this be)? Tell us quickly here.
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LiP 37.15
दाक्षायणी सा दक्षो ऽपि देवः पद्मोद्भवात्मजः पौत्रीकनकगर्भस्य कथं तस्याः सुतो विभुः
dākṣāyaṇī sā dakṣo 'pi devaḥ padmodbhavātmajaḥ pautrīkanakagarbhasya kathaṃ tasyāḥ suto vibhuḥ
She is Dākṣāyaṇī (Dakṣa's daughter), and Dakṣa too is a god, the son of the lotus-born one; how is (Śiva), the mighty lord, the son of her, the granddaughter of the Golden-Wombed (Brahmā)?
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LiP 37.16
स्थाने संशयितुं विप्र तव वक्ष्यामि कारणम् कल्पे तत्पुरुषे वृत्तं ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः
sthāne saṃśayituṃ vipra tava vakṣyāmi kāraṇam kalpe tatpuruṣe vṛttaṃ brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ
"It is fitting to doubt, O brahmin; I shall tell you the reason. In the Tatpuruṣa kalpa there occurred (this) concerning Brahmā, the highest-placed one.
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LiP 37.17
ससर्ज सकलं ध्यात्वा ब्रह्माणं परमेश्वरः जनार्दनो जगन्नाथः कल्पे वै मेघवाहने
sasarja sakalaṃ dhyātvā brahmāṇaṃ parameśvaraḥ janārdano jagannāthaḥ kalpe vai meghavāhane
Having meditated, the supreme lord Janārdana, lord of the world, created the whole (world) along with Brahmā, in the Meghavāhana kalpa.
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LiP 37.18
दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं तु मेघो भूत्वावहद्धरम् नारायणो महादेवं बहुमानेन सादरम्
divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu megho bhūtvāvahaddharam nārāyaṇo mahādevaṃ bahumānena sādaram
For a thousand divine years Nārāyaṇa, becoming a cloud, carried Hara — the Great God — with great esteem and reverence.
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LiP 37.19
दृष्ट्वा भावं महादेवो हरेः स्वात्मनि शङ्करः प्रददौ तस्य सकलं स्रष्टुं वै ब्रह्मणा सह
dṛṣṭvā bhāvaṃ mahādevo hareḥ svātmani śaṅkaraḥ pradadau tasya sakalaṃ sraṣṭuṃ vai brahmaṇā saha
Seeing Hari's devotion toward his own self, Mahādeva Śaṅkara granted him the whole (creation) to create, together with Brahmā.
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LiP 37.20
तदा तं कल्पमाहुर्वै मेघवाहनसंज्ञया हिरण्यगर्भस्तं दृष्ट्वा तस्य देहोद्भवस्तदा
tadā taṃ kalpamāhurvai meghavāhanasaṃjñayā hiraṇyagarbhastaṃ dṛṣṭvā tasya dehodbhavastadā
Then they call that kalpa by the name Meghavāhana ("cloud-borne"). Hiraṇyagarbha, seeing him, then arose from his body.
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LiP 37.21
जनार्दनसुतः प्राह तपसा प्राप्य शङ्करम् तव वामाङ्गजो विष्णुर् दक्षिणाङ्गभवो ह्यहम्
janārdanasutaḥ prāha tapasā prāpya śaṅkaram tava vāmāṅgajo viṣṇur dakṣiṇāṅgabhavo hyaham
The son of Janārdana said, having obtained Śaṅkara by austerity: "Viṣṇu is born from your left side, and I indeed came to be from your right side.
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LiP 37.22
मया सह जगत्सर्वं तथाप्यसृजदच्युतः जगन्मयो ऽवहद्यस्मान् मेघो भूत्वा दिवानिशम्
mayā saha jagatsarvaṃ tathāpyasṛjadacyutaḥ jaganmayo 'vahadyasmān megho bhūtvā divāniśam
And yet the imperishable one created the whole world along with me; since, being the world itself, he carried (you), becoming a cloud day and night —
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LiP 37.23
भवन्तमवहद्विष्णुर् देवदेवं जगद्गुरुम् नारायणादपि विभो भक्तो ऽहं तव शङ्कर
bhavantamavahadviṣṇur devadevaṃ jagadgurum nārāyaṇādapi vibho bhakto 'haṃ tava śaṅkara
Viṣṇu carried you, god of gods, teacher of the world; (yet) even more than Nārāyaṇa, O pervading one, I am your devotee, Śaṅkara.
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LiP 37.24
प्रसीद देहि मे सर्वं सर्वात्मत्वं तव प्रभो तदाथ लब्ध्वा भगवान् भवात्सर्वात्मतां क्षणात्
prasīda dehi me sarvaṃ sarvātmatvaṃ tava prabho tadātha labdhvā bhagavān bhavātsarvātmatāṃ kṣaṇāt
Be gracious, grant me everything, (grant me) your state of being the self of all, O lord." Then, having obtained in an instant the state of being all-souled from Bhava,
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LiP 37.25
त्वरमाणो ऽथ संगम्य ददर्श पुरुषोत्तमम् एकार्णवालये शुभ्रे त्व् अन्धकारे सुदारुणे
tvaramāṇo 'tha saṃgamya dadarśa puruṣottamam ekārṇavālaye śubhre tv andhakāre sudāruṇe
hastening and drawing near, he saw the Supreme Person in the bright abode within the single ocean, amid a most terrible darkness,
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LiP 37.26
हेमरत्नचिते दिव्ये मनसा च विनिर्मिते दुष्प्राप्ये दुर्जनैः पुण्यैः सनकाद्यैरगोचरे
hemaratnacite divye manasā ca vinirmite duṣprāpye durjanaiḥ puṇyaiḥ sanakādyairagocare
(an abode) divine, inlaid with gold and jewels, fashioned by mind, hard to reach, beyond the range of the wicked and of the pure ones like Sanaka;
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LiP 37.27
जगदावासहृदयं ददर्श पुरुषं त्वजः अनन्तभोगशय्यायां शायिनं पङ्कजेक्षणम्
jagadāvāsahṛdayaṃ dadarśa puruṣaṃ tvajaḥ anantabhogaśayyāyāṃ śāyinaṃ paṅkajekṣaṇam
the Unborn saw the Person, the heart that is the world's dwelling, lying on the couch of Ananta's coils, lotus-eyed,
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LiP 37.28
शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मं धारयन्तं चतुर्भुजम् सर्वाभरणसंयुक्तं शशिमण्डलसन्निभम्
śaṅkhacakragadāpadmaṃ dhārayantaṃ caturbhujam sarvābharaṇasaṃyuktaṃ śaśimaṇḍalasannibham
four-armed, holding conch, discus, mace and lotus, adorned with every ornament, resembling the orb of the moon,
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LiP 37.29
श्रीवत्सलक्षणं देवं प्रसन्नास्यं जनार्दनम् रमामृदुकराम्भोजस्पर्शरक्तपदाम्बुजम्
śrīvatsalakṣaṇaṃ devaṃ prasannāsyaṃ janārdanam ramāmṛdukarāmbhojasparśaraktapadāmbujam
(He bore) the mark of the śrīvatsa, the god Janārdana of gracious face, his red lotus-feet touched by Ramā's soft lotus-hands.
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LiP 37.30
परमात्मानमीशानं तमसा कालरूपिणम् रजसा सर्वलोकानां सर्गलीलाप्रवर्तकम्
paramātmānamīśānaṃ tamasā kālarūpiṇam rajasā sarvalokānāṃ sargalīlāpravartakam
(They saw) him, the Supreme Self, the Lord, who by tamas takes the form of Time, and who by rajas sets in motion the play of creation of all the worlds.
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LiP 37.31
सत्त्वेन सर्वभूतानां स्थापकं परमेश्वरम् सर्वात्मानं महात्मानं परमात्मानमीश्वरम्
sattvena sarvabhūtānāṃ sthāpakaṃ parameśvaram sarvātmānaṃ mahātmānaṃ paramātmānamīśvaram
By sattva the supreme Lord who is the sustainer of all beings, the Self of all, the great Self, the Supreme Self, the sovereign.
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LiP 37.32
क्षीरार्णवे ऽमृतमये शायिनं योगनिद्रया तं दृष्ट्वा प्राह वै ब्रह्मा भगवन्तं जनार्दनम्
kṣīrārṇave 'mṛtamaye śāyinaṃ yoganidrayā taṃ dṛṣṭvā prāha vai brahmā bhagavantaṃ janārdanam
Seeing him lying in the nectar-filled ocean of milk in yogic sleep, Brahmā spoke to the blessed Janārdana:
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LiP 37.33
ग्रसामि त्वां प्रसादेन यथापूर्वं भवानहम् स्मयमानस्तु भगवान् प्रतिबुध्य पितामहम्
grasāmi tvāṃ prasādena yathāpūrvaṃ bhavānaham smayamānastu bhagavān pratibudhya pitāmaham
"By your favour I shall swallow you, as you did me before." But the Lord, smiling, awoke and (looked upon) the Grandfather;
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LiP 37.34
उदैक्षत महाबाहुः स्मितमीषच्चकार सः विवेश चाण्डजं तं तु ग्रस्तस्तेन महात्मना
udaikṣata mahābāhuḥ smitamīṣaccakāra saḥ viveśa cāṇḍajaṃ taṃ tu grastastena mahātmanā
the mighty-armed one gazed (at him) and smiled slightly; and he entered that egg-born one, being swallowed by that great being.
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LiP 37.35
ततस्तं चासृजद्ब्रह्मा भ्रुवोर्मध्येन चाच्युतम् सृष्टस्तेन हरिः प्रेक्ष्य स्थितस्तस्याथ संनिधौ
tatastaṃ cāsṛjadbrahmā bhruvormadhyena cācyutam sṛṣṭastena hariḥ prekṣya sthitastasyātha saṃnidhau
Then Brahmā emitted him, the imperishable one, through the space between his brows; and Hari, created by him, looked on and stood in his presence.
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LiP 37.36
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे रुद्रः सर्वदेवभवोद्भवः विकृतं रूपमास्थाय पुरा दत्तवरस्तयोः
etasminnantare rudraḥ sarvadevabhavodbhavaḥ vikṛtaṃ rūpamāsthāya purā dattavarastayoḥ
Meanwhile Rudra, the origin of the being of all gods, assuming an altered form—he who had formerly granted boons to the two of them—
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LiP 37.37
आगच्छद्यत्र वै विष्णुर् विश्वात्मा परमेश्वरः प्रसादमतुलं कर्तुं ब्रह्मणश् च हरेः प्रभुः
āgacchadyatra vai viṣṇur viśvātmā parameśvaraḥ prasādamatulaṃ kartuṃ brahmaṇaś ca hareḥ prabhuḥ
—the Lord came to where Viṣṇu, the Self of the universe, the supreme lord, was, in order to show unequalled favour to Brahmā and to Hari.
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LiP 37.38
ततः समेत्य तौ देवौ सर्वदेवभवोद्भवम् अपश्यतां भवं देवं कालाग्निसदृशं प्रभुम्
tataḥ sametya tau devau sarvadevabhavodbhavam apaśyatāṃ bhavaṃ devaṃ kālāgnisadṛśaṃ prabhum
Then the two gods, coming together, beheld the god Bhava, the origin of the being of all gods, the lord resembling the fire of time.
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LiP 37.39
तौ तं तुष्टुवतुश्चैव शर्वमुग्रं कपर्दिनम् प्रणेमतुश् च वरदं बहुमानेन दूरतः
tau taṃ tuṣṭuvatuścaiva śarvamugraṃ kapardinam praṇematuś ca varadaṃ bahumānena dūrataḥ
And the two praised him, Śarva, the fierce one, the wearer of matted locks, and bowed from afar with great reverence to the giver of boons.
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LiP 37.40
भवो ऽपि भगवान् देवम् अनुगृह्य पितामहम् जनार्दनं जगन्नाथस् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
bhavo 'pi bhagavān devam anugṛhya pitāmaham janārdanaṃ jagannāthas tatraivāntaradhīyata
And the blessed Bhava, the lord of the world, having shown favour to the god Grandfather and to Janārdana, vanished right there.
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