Linga Purana — Chapter 51
LiP 51.1
देवकूटे गिरौ मध्ये महाकूटे सुशोभने हेमवैडूर्यमाणिक्यनीलगोमेदकान्तिभिः
devakūṭe girau madhye mahākūṭe suśobhane hemavaiḍūryamāṇikyanīlagomedakāntibhiḥ
On the mountain Devakūṭa, in the middle, on the beautiful Mahākūṭa, with the lustres of gold, beryl, ruby, sapphire and gomeda,
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LiP 51.2
तथान्यैर्मणिमुख्यैश् च निर्मिते निर्मले शुभे शाखाशतसहस्राढ्ये सर्वद्रुमविभूषिते
tathānyairmaṇimukhyaiś ca nirmite nirmale śubhe śākhāśatasahasrāḍhye sarvadrumavibhūṣite
and likewise fashioned of other chief gems — spotless and auspicious, rich in a hundred thousand branches, adorned with every kind of tree,
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LiP 51.3
चम्पकाशोकपुंनागवकुलासनमण्डिते पारिजातकसम्पूर्णे नानापक्षिगणान्विते
campakāśokapuṃnāgavakulāsanamaṇḍite pārijātakasampūrṇe nānāpakṣigaṇānvite
graced with campaka, aśoka, punnāga, vakula and asana trees, filled with pārijāta trees, frequented by flocks of many birds,
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LiP 51.4
नैकधातुशतैश्चित्रे विचित्रकुसुमाकुले नितम्बपुष्पसालम्बेन्-ऐकसत्त्वगणान्विते
naikadhātuśataiścitre vicitrakusumākule nitambapuṣpasālamben-aikasattvagaṇānvite
variegated with many hundreds of minerals, crowded with manifold blossoms, thronged with troops of creatures ... on its slopes with flowering sāla trees,
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LiP 51.5
विमलस्वादुपानीयेन्-ऐकप्रस्रवणैर्युते निर्झरैः कुसुमाकीर्णैर् अनेकैश् च विभूषिते
vimalasvādupānīyen-aikaprasravaṇairyute nirjharaiḥ kusumākīrṇair anekaiś ca vibhūṣite
provided with many springs of clear, sweet drinking water, and adorned with numerous cascades strewn with flowers,
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LiP 51.6
पुष्पोडुपवहाभिश् च स्रवन्तीभिर् अलंकृते स्निग्धवर्णं महामूलम् अनेकस्कन्धपादपम्
puṣpoḍupavahābhiś ca sravantībhir alaṃkṛte snigdhavarṇaṃ mahāmūlam anekaskandhapādapam
and decorated with streams that carry flowers as their boats — (there stands) a tree of glossy hue, with a great root and many trunks,
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LiP 51.7
रम्यं ह्यविरलच्छायं दशयोजनमण्डलम् तत्र भूतवनं नाम नानाभूतगणालयम्
ramyaṃ hyaviralacchāyaṃ daśayojanamaṇḍalam tatra bhūtavanaṃ nāma nānābhūtagaṇālayam
lovely, of unbroken shade, its circuit ten yojanas. There is the wood called Bhūtavana, the abode of the manifold troops of spirits.
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LiP 51.8
महादेवस्य देवस्य शङ्करस्य महात्मनः दीप्तमायतनं तत्र महामणिविभूषितम्
mahādevasya devasya śaṅkarasya mahātmanaḥ dīptamāyatanaṃ tatra mahāmaṇivibhūṣitam
There is the shining sanctuary of the great god Śaṅkara, the great soul, adorned with great jewels,
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LiP 51.9
हेमप्राकारसंयुक्तं मणितोरणमण्डितम् स्फाटिकैश् च विचित्रैश् च गोपुरैश् च समन्वितम्
hemaprākārasaṃyuktaṃ maṇitoraṇamaṇḍitam sphāṭikaiś ca vicitraiś ca gopuraiś ca samanvitam
furnished with a golden rampart, graced with jewelled archways, and provided with gate-towers of crystal and of varied kinds,
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LiP 51.10
सिंहासनैर्मणिमयैः शुभास्तरणसंयुतैः क्षितावितस्ततः सम्यक् शर्वेणाधिष्ठितैः शुभैः
siṃhāsanairmaṇimayaiḥ śubhāstaraṇasaṃyutaiḥ kṣitāvitastataḥ samyak śarveṇādhiṣṭhitaiḥ śubhaiḥ
(and) with auspicious lion-thrones made of jewels, spread with fine coverings, set here and there upon the ground, duly occupied by Śarva,
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LiP 51.11
अम्लानमालानिचितैर् नानावर्णैर् गृहोत्तमैः मण्डपैः सुविचित्रैस् तु स्फाटिकस्तम्भसंयुतैः
amlānamālānicitair nānāvarṇair gṛhottamaiḥ maṇḍapaiḥ suvicitrais tu sphāṭikastambhasaṃyutaiḥ
with excellent houses of many colours, thick-hung with unfading garlands, and with very variegated pavilions having crystal pillars,
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LiP 51.12
संयुतं सर्वभूतेन्द्रैर् ब्रह्मेन्द्रोपेन्द्रपूजितैः वराहगजसिंहर्क्षशार्दूलकरभाननैः
saṃyutaṃ sarvabhūtendrair brahmendropendrapūjitaiḥ varāhagajasiṃharkṣaśārdūlakarabhānanaiḥ
(the place is) attended by all the lords of beings, who are honoured by Brahmā, Indra and Upendra, having the faces of boar, elephant, lion, bear, tiger and camel,
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LiP 51.13
गृध्रोलूकमुखैश्चान्यैर् मृगोष्ट्राजमुखैरपि प्रमथैर्विविधैः स्थूलैर् गिरिकूटोपमैः शुभैः
gṛdhrolūkamukhaiścānyair mṛgoṣṭrājamukhairapi pramathairvividhaiḥ sthūlair girikūṭopamaiḥ śubhaiḥ
and others with the faces of vultures and owls, and also with the faces of deer, camel and goat — by manifold Pramathas, bulky, like mountain peaks, auspicious,
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LiP 51.14
करालैर्हरिकेशैश् च रोमशैश् च महाभुजैः नानावर्णाकृतिधरैर् नानासंस्थानसंस्थितैः
karālairharikeśaiś ca romaśaiś ca mahābhujaiḥ nānāvarṇākṛtidharair nānāsaṃsthānasaṃsthitaiḥ
gaping-mouthed, tawny-haired, hairy, mighty-armed, bearing colours and shapes of many kinds, standing in many postures,
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LiP 51.15
दीप्तास्यैर् दीप्तचरितैर् नन्दीश्वरमुखैः शुभैः ब्रह्मेन्द्रविष्णुसंकाशैर् अणिमादिगुणान्वितैः
dīptāsyair dīptacaritair nandīśvaramukhaiḥ śubhaiḥ brahmendraviṣṇusaṃkāśair aṇimādiguṇānvitaiḥ
with blazing faces and blazing deeds, auspicious, with Nandīśvara at their head, resembling Brahmā, Indra and Viṣṇu, endowed with the powers beginning with aṇimā,
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LiP 51.16
अशून्यममरैर्नित्यं महापरिषदैस् तथा तत्र भूतपतेर्देवाः पूजां नित्यं प्रयुञ्जते
aśūnyamamarairnityaṃ mahāpariṣadais tathā tatra bhūtapaterdevāḥ pūjāṃ nityaṃ prayuñjate
It is never empty of the immortals nor of the great attendant host; there the gods constantly render worship to the Lord of beings.
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LiP 51.17
झर्झरैः शङ्खपटहैर् भेरीडिण्डिमगोमुखैः ललितावसितोद्गीतैर् वृत्तवल्गितगर्जितैः
jharjharaiḥ śaṅkhapaṭahair bherīḍiṇḍimagomukhaiḥ lalitāvasitodgītair vṛttavalgitagarjitaiḥ
With jharjhara drums, conches and paṭaha drums, with bherī, ḍiṇḍima and gomukha instruments, with graceful songs sung to their close, with circlings, leapings and roarings,
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LiP 51.18
पूजितो वै महादेवः प्रमथैः प्रमथेश्वरः सिद्धर्षिदेवगन्धर्वैर् ब्रह्मणा च महात्मना
pūjito vai mahādevaḥ pramathaiḥ pramatheśvaraḥ siddharṣidevagandharvair brahmaṇā ca mahātmanā
Mahādeva, the lord of the Pramathas, was worshipped by the Pramathas, by the Siddhas, seers, gods and Gandharvas, and by the great-souled Brahmā.
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LiP 51.19
उपेन्द्रप्रमुखैश्चान्यैः पूजितस्तत्र शंकरः विभक्तचारुशिखरं यत्र तच्छङ्खवर्चसम्
upendrapramukhaiścānyaiḥ pūjitastatra śaṃkaraḥ vibhaktacāruśikharaṃ yatra tacchaṅkhavarcasam
There Śaṃkara was worshipped by others too, headed by Upendra — where that (mountain) has the sheen of a conch and its lovely peaks stand apart.
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LiP 51.20
कैलासो यक्षराजस्य कुबेरस्य महात्मनः निवासः कोटियक्षाणां तथान्येषां महात्मनाम्
kailāso yakṣarājasya kuberasya mahātmanaḥ nivāsaḥ koṭiyakṣāṇāṃ tathānyeṣāṃ mahātmanām
Kailāsa is the dwelling of the lord of Yakṣas, the great-souled Kubera, and of ten million Yakṣas and of other great-souled ones as well.
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LiP 51.21
तत्रापि देवदेवस्य भवस्यायतनं महत् तस्मिन्नायतने सोमः सदास्ते सगणो हरः
tatrāpi devadevasya bhavasyāyatanaṃ mahat tasminnāyatane somaḥ sadāste sagaṇo haraḥ
There too is the great shrine of Bhava, the god of gods; in that shrine Hara, together with Umā and with his host, always dwells.
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LiP 51.22
यत्र मन्दाकिनी नाम नलिनी विपुलोदका सुवर्णमणिसोपाना कुबेरशिखरे शुभे
yatra mandākinī nāma nalinī vipulodakā suvarṇamaṇisopānā kuberaśikhare śubhe
Where (there is) the lotus-pond named Mandākinī with abundant water, with steps of gold and gems, on Kubera's auspicious peak,
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LiP 51.23
जांबूनदमयैः पद्मैर् गन्धस्पर्शगुणान्वितैः नीलवैडूर्यपत्रैश् च गन्धोपेतैर्महोत्पलैः
jāṃbūnadamayaiḥ padmair gandhasparśaguṇānvitaiḥ nīlavaiḍūryapatraiś ca gandhopetairmahotpalaiḥ
(adorned) with lotuses made of gold, endowed with the qualities of fragrance and (soft) touch, and with great blue lotuses possessing fragrance, with leaves of dark beryl,
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LiP 51.24
तथा कुमुदषण्डैश् च महापद्मैर् अलंकृता यक्षगन्धर्वनारीभिर् अप्सरोभिश् च सेविता
tathā kumudaṣaṇḍaiś ca mahāpadmair alaṃkṛtā yakṣagandharvanārībhir apsarobhiś ca sevitā
and likewise adorned with clusters of white water-lilies and with great lotuses, frequented by the women of the Yakṣas and Gandharvas and by the Apsarases,
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LiP 51.25
देवदानवगन्धर्वैर् यक्षराक्षसकिन्नरैः उपस्पृष्टजला पुण्या नदी मन्दाकिनी शुभा
devadānavagandharvair yakṣarākṣasakinnaraiḥ upaspṛṣṭajalā puṇyā nadī mandākinī śubhā
its waters touched by gods, Dānavas, Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas and Kinnaras — the holy, auspicious river Mandākinī.
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LiP 51.26
तस्याश्चोत्तरपार्श्वे तु भवस्यायतनं शुभम् वैडूर्यमणिसम्पन्नं तत्रास्ते शङ्करो ऽव्ययः
tasyāścottarapārśve tu bhavasyāyatanaṃ śubham vaiḍūryamaṇisampannaṃ tatrāste śaṅkaro 'vyayaḥ
But on its northern side is the auspicious shrine of Bhava, furnished with beryl gems; there dwells the imperishable Śaṃkara.
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LiP 51.27
द्विजाः कनकनन्दायास् तीरे वै प्राचि दक्षिणे वनं द्विजसहस्राढ्यं मृगपक्षिसमाकुलम्
dvijāḥ kanakanandāyās tīre vai prāci dakṣiṇe vanaṃ dvijasahasrāḍhyaṃ mṛgapakṣisamākulam
O twice-born ones, on the south-eastern bank of the Kanakanandā there is a forest rich in a thousand birds and thronged with beasts and birds.
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LiP 51.28
तत्रापि सगणः साम्बः क्रीडते ऽद्रिसमे गृहे नन्दायाः पश्चिमे तीरे किंचिद् वै दक्षिणाश्रिते
tatrāpi sagaṇaḥ sāmbaḥ krīḍate 'drisame gṛhe nandāyāḥ paścime tīre kiṃcid vai dakṣiṇāśrite
There too, in a dwelling as vast as a mountain, (Śiva) with Ambā and with his host plays; and on the western bank of the Nandā, somewhat toward the south,
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LiP 51.29
पुरं रुद्रपुरी नाम नानाप्रासादसंकुलम् तत्रापि शतधा कृत्वा ह्य् आत्मानं चाम्बया सह
puraṃ rudrapurī nāma nānāprāsādasaṃkulam tatrāpi śatadhā kṛtvā hy ātmānaṃ cāmbayā saha
there is a city named Rudrapurī, crowded with many palaces; there too, having made himself hundredfold, together with Ambā
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LiP 51.30
क्रीडते सगणः साम्बस् तच्छिवालयम् उच्यते एवं शतसहस्राणि शर्वस्यायतनानि तु
krīḍate sagaṇaḥ sāmbas tacchivālayam ucyate evaṃ śatasahasrāṇi śarvasyāyatanāni tu
(Śiva) with Ambā and with his host plays; that is called Śiva's abode. Thus the shrines of Śarva are hundreds of thousands,
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LiP 51.31
प्रतिद्वीपे मुनिश्रेष्ठाः पर्वतेषु वनेषु च नदीनदतटाकानां तीरेष्वर्णवसंधिषु
pratidvīpe muniśreṣṭhāḥ parvateṣu vaneṣu ca nadīnadataṭākānāṃ tīreṣvarṇavasaṃdhiṣu
in every continent, O best of sages, on the mountains and in the forests, on the banks of rivers, streams and pools, and at the meeting-places of the oceans.
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