Linga Purana — Chapter 53
LiP 53.1
प्लक्षद्वीपादिद्वीपेषु सप्त सप्तसु पर्वताः ऋज्वायताः प्रतिदिशं निविष्टा वर्षपर्वताः
plakṣadvīpādidvīpeṣu sapta saptasu parvatāḥ ṛjvāyatāḥ pratidiśaṃ niviṣṭā varṣaparvatāḥ
In the seven continents beginning with Plakṣadvīpa there are seven mountains (each), straight and extended, set in each direction — the boundary-mountains of the regions.
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LiP 53.2
प्लक्षद्वीपे तु वक्ष्यामि सप्त दिव्यान् महाचलान् गोमेदको ऽत्र प्रथमो द्वितीयश्चान्द्र उच्यते
plakṣadvīpe tu vakṣyāmi sapta divyān mahācalān gomedako 'tra prathamo dvitīyaścāndra ucyate
Now in Plakṣadvīpa I shall declare the seven divine great mountains: Gomedaka is the first there, and the second is said to be Candra.
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LiP 53.3
तृतीयो नारदो नाम चतुर्थो दुन्दुभिः स्मृतः पञ्चमः सोमको नाम सुमनाः षष्ठ उच्यते
tṛtīyo nārado nāma caturtho dundubhiḥ smṛtaḥ pañcamaḥ somako nāma sumanāḥ ṣaṣṭha ucyate
The third is Nārada by name, the fourth is held to be Dundubhi; the fifth is named Somaka, the sixth is called Sumanas.
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LiP 53.4
स एव वैभवः प्रोक्तो वैभ्राजः सप्तमः स्मृतः सप्तैते गिरयः प्रोक्ताः प्लक्षद्वीपे विशेषतः
sa eva vaibhavaḥ prokto vaibhrājaḥ saptamaḥ smṛtaḥ saptaite girayaḥ proktāḥ plakṣadvīpe viśeṣataḥ
That same one is called Vaibhava; the seventh is held to be Vaibhrāja. These seven mountains are declared to be specifically in Plakṣadvīpa.
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LiP 53.5
सप्त वै शाल्मलिद्वीपे तांस्तु वक्ष्याम्यनुक्रमात् कुमुदश्चोत्तमश्चैव पर्वतश् च बलाहकः
sapta vai śālmalidvīpe tāṃstu vakṣyāmyanukramāt kumudaścottamaścaiva parvataś ca balāhakaḥ
There are seven in Śālmalidvīpa; those I shall declare in order: Kumuda, and Uttama, and the mountain Balāhaka,
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LiP 53.6
द्रोणः कङ्कश् च महिषः ककुद्मान् सप्तमः स्मृतः कुशद्वीपे तु सप्तैव द्वीपाश् च कुलपर्वताः
droṇaḥ kaṅkaś ca mahiṣaḥ kakudmān saptamaḥ smṛtaḥ kuśadvīpe tu saptaiva dvīpāś ca kulaparvatāḥ
Droṇa, Kaṅka, and Mahiṣa; Kakudmān is held to be the seventh. And in Kuśadvīpa there are just seven ranges, the family-mountains (of the continents).
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LiP 53.7
तांस्तु संक्षेपतो वक्ष्ये नाममात्रेण वै क्रमात् विद्रुमः प्रथमः प्रोक्तो द्वितीयो हेमपर्वतः
tāṃstu saṃkṣepato vakṣye nāmamātreṇa vai kramāt vidrumaḥ prathamaḥ prokto dvitīyo hemaparvataḥ
Those I shall declare briefly, in order, by name only: Vidruma is called the first, the second is the Hema mountain,
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LiP 53.8
तृतीयो द्युतिमान्नाम चतुर्थः पुष्पितः स्मृतः कुशेशयः पञ्चमस्तु षष्ठो हरिगिरिः स्मृतः
tṛtīyo dyutimānnāma caturthaḥ puṣpitaḥ smṛtaḥ kuśeśayaḥ pañcamastu ṣaṣṭho harigiriḥ smṛtaḥ
the third is named Dyutimān, the fourth is held to be Puṣpita, the fifth is Kuśeśaya, and the sixth is held to be Harigiri.
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LiP 53.9
सप्तमो मन्दरः श्रीमान् महादेवनिकेतनम् मन्दा इति ह्यपां नाम मन्दरो धारणाद् अपाम्
saptamo mandaraḥ śrīmān mahādevaniketanam mandā iti hyapāṃ nāma mandaro dhāraṇād apām
The seventh is the glorious Mandara, the dwelling of Mahādeva. For 'mandā' is a name of the waters, and Mandara (is so called) from its holding the waters.
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LiP 53.10
तत्र साक्षाद्वृषाङ्कस्तु विश्वेशो विमलः शिवः सोमः सनन्दी भगवान् आस्ते हेमगृहोत्तमे
tatra sākṣādvṛṣāṅkastu viśveśo vimalaḥ śivaḥ somaḥ sanandī bhagavān āste hemagṛhottame
There the Bull-marked one himself, Lord of all, the stainless Śiva, the Lord together with Umā and with Nandin, dwells in an excellent golden house.
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LiP 53.11
तपसा तोषितः पूर्वं मन्दरेण महेश्वरः अविमुक्ते महाक्षेत्रे लेभे स परमं वरम्
tapasā toṣitaḥ pūrvaṃ mandareṇa maheśvaraḥ avimukte mahākṣetre lebhe sa paramaṃ varam
Maheśvara was formerly pleased by (Mount) Mandara's austerity, and he obtained the highest boon in the great sacred field of Avimukta.
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LiP 53.12
प्रार्थितश् च महादेवो निवासार्थं सहांबया अविमुक्तादुपागम्य चक्रे वासं स मन्दरे
prārthitaś ca mahādevo nivāsārthaṃ sahāṃbayā avimuktādupāgamya cakre vāsaṃ sa mandare
And Mahādeva was entreated to dwell (there) together with the Mother; coming from Avimukta, he made his abode on Mandara.
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LiP 53.13
सनन्दी सगणः सोमस् तेनासौ तन्न मुञ्चति क्रौञ्चद्वीपे तु सप्तेह क्रौञ्चाद्याः कुलपर्वताः
sanandī sagaṇaḥ somas tenāsau tanna muñcati krauñcadvīpe tu sapteha krauñcādyāḥ kulaparvatāḥ
The Lord, with Nandin and with his hosts, therefore does not abandon it. In Krauñcadvīpa here there are seven family-mountains beginning with Krauñca.
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LiP 53.14
क्रौञ्चो वामनकः पश्चात् तृतीयश्चान्धकारकः अन्धकारात्परश्चापि दिवावृन्नाम पर्वतः
krauñco vāmanakaḥ paścāt tṛtīyaścāndhakārakaḥ andhakārātparaścāpi divāvṛnnāma parvataḥ
Krauñca, then Vāmanaka, and the third is Andhakāraka; and beyond Andhakāra is the mountain named Divāvṛt.
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LiP 53.15
दिवावृतः परश्चापि विविन्दो गिरिरुच्यते विविन्दात्परतश्चापि पुण्डरीको महागिरिः
divāvṛtaḥ paraścāpi vivindo girirucyate vivindātparataścāpi puṇḍarīko mahāgiriḥ
And beyond Divāvṛta is said to be the mountain Vivinda; and beyond Vivinda is the great mountain Puṇḍarīka.
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LiP 53.16
पुण्डरीकात्परश्चापि प्रोच्यते दुन्दुभिस्वनः एते रत्नमयाः सप्त क्रौञ्चद्वीपस्य पर्वताः
puṇḍarīkātparaścāpi procyate dundubhisvanaḥ ete ratnamayāḥ sapta krauñcadvīpasya parvatāḥ
Beyond Puṇḍarīka too is said to be Dundubhisvana; these are the seven jewelled mountains of Krauñcadvīpa.
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LiP 53.17
शाकद्वीपे च गिरयः सप्त तांस्तु निबोधत उदयो रैवतश्चापि श्यामको मुनिसत्तमाः
śākadvīpe ca girayaḥ sapta tāṃstu nibodhata udayo raivataścāpi śyāmako munisattamāḥ
In Śākadvīpa too there are seven mountains — learn of them: Udaya, and Raivata, and Śyāmaka, O best of sages,
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LiP 53.18
राजतश्च गिरिः श्रीमान् आंबिकेयः सुशोभनः आंबिकेयात्परो रम्यः सर्वौषधिसमन्वितः
rājataśca giriḥ śrīmān āṃbikeyaḥ suśobhanaḥ āṃbikeyātparo ramyaḥ sarvauṣadhisamanvitaḥ
and the glorious Rājata mountain, and the very beautiful Āmbikeya; beyond Āmbikeya is a lovely one, endowed with all healing herbs,
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LiP 53.19
तथैव केसरीत्युक्तो यतो वायुः प्रजायते पुष्करे पर्वतः श्रीमान् एक एव महाशिलः
tathaiva kesarītyukto yato vāyuḥ prajāyate puṣkare parvataḥ śrīmān eka eva mahāśilaḥ
and likewise the one called Kesarī, from which the wind arises. In Puṣkara there is but one glorious mountain, of great rock.
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LiP 53.20
चित्रैर्मणिमयैः कूटैः शिलाजालैः समुच्छ्रितैः द्वीपस्य तस्य पूर्वार्धे चित्रसानुस्थितो महान्
citrairmaṇimayaiḥ kūṭaiḥ śilājālaiḥ samucchritaiḥ dvīpasya tasya pūrvārdhe citrasānusthito mahān
With variegated peaks made of gems, with lofty masses of rock, in the eastern half of that island (there is) a great (mountain) standing with variegated ridges.
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LiP 53.21
योजनानां सहस्राणि ऊर्ध्वं पञ्चाशदुच्छ्रितः अधश्चैव चतुस्त्रिंशत् सहस्राणि महाचलः
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi ūrdhvaṃ pañcāśaducchritaḥ adhaścaiva catustriṃśat sahasrāṇi mahācalaḥ
That great mountain rises upward fifty thousand yojanas, and below (extends) thirty-four thousand.
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LiP 53.22
द्वीपस्यार्धे परिक्षिप्तः पर्वतो मानसोत्तरः स्थितो वेलासमीपे तु नवचन्द्र इवोदितः
dvīpasyārdhe parikṣiptaḥ parvato mānasottaraḥ sthito velāsamīpe tu navacandra ivoditaḥ
Encircling half of the island, the mountain Mānasottara stands near the shore, risen like the new moon.
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LiP 53.23
योजनानां सहस्राणि ऊर्ध्वं पञ्चाशदुच्छ्रितः तावदेव तु विस्तीर्णः पार्श्वतः परिमण्डलः
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi ūrdhvaṃ pañcāśaducchritaḥ tāvadeva tu vistīrṇaḥ pārśvataḥ parimaṇḍalaḥ
It rises upward fifty thousand yojanas, and it is just as broad, circular at its sides.
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LiP 53.24
स एव द्वीपपश्चार्धे मानसः पृथिवीधरः एक एव महासानुः संनिवेशाद्द्विधा कृतः
sa eva dvīpapaścārdhe mānasaḥ pṛthivīdharaḥ eka eva mahāsānuḥ saṃniveśāddvidhā kṛtaḥ
That same earth-bearer Mānasa (stands) in the western half of the island; being a single great-ridged (mountain), it is made twofold by its arrangement.
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LiP 53.25
तस्मिन्द्वीपे स्मृतौ द्वौ तु पुण्यौ जनपदौ शुभौ राजतौ मानसस्याथ पर्वतस्यानुमण्डलौ
tasmindvīpe smṛtau dvau tu puṇyau janapadau śubhau rājatau mānasasyātha parvatasyānumaṇḍalau
In that island two holy, auspicious, silvery regions are recorded, encircling the Mānasa mountain.
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LiP 53.26
महावीतं तु यद्वर्षं बाह्यतो मानसस्य तु तस्यैवाभ्यन्तरो यस्तु धातकीखण्ड उच्यते
mahāvītaṃ tu yadvarṣaṃ bāhyato mānasasya tu tasyaivābhyantaro yastu dhātakīkhaṇḍa ucyate
The land called Mahāvīta is outside Mānasa, while that which is inside it is called Dhātakīkhaṇḍa.
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LiP 53.27
स्वादूदकेनोदधिना पुष्करः परिवारितः पुष्करद्वीपविस्तारविस्तीर्णो ऽसौ समन्ततः
svādūdakenodadhinā puṣkaraḥ parivāritaḥ puṣkaradvīpavistāravistīrṇo 'sau samantataḥ
Puṣkara is surrounded by the ocean of sweet water; that (ocean) is as extensive on all sides as the extent of Puṣkaradvīpa.
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LiP 53.28
विस्तारान्मण्डलाच्चैव पुष्करस्य समेन तु एवं द्वीपाः समुद्रैस्तु सप्तसप्तभिर् आवृताः
vistārānmaṇḍalāccaiva puṣkarasya samena tu evaṃ dvīpāḥ samudraistu saptasaptabhir āvṛtāḥ
(It is) equal in extent and in circumference to Puṣkara. Thus the islands are encompassed by the seven oceans, each by each.
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LiP 53.29
द्वीपस्यानन्तरो यस्तु समुद्रः सप्तमस्तु वै एवं द्वीपसमुद्राणां वृद्धिर्ज्ञेया परस्परम्
dvīpasyānantaro yastu samudraḥ saptamastu vai evaṃ dvīpasamudrāṇāṃ vṛddhirjñeyā parasparam
And the ocean that comes directly after the island is indeed the seventh; thus the mutual increase of the islands and oceans is to be understood.
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LiP 53.30
परेण पुष्करस्याथ अनुवृत्य स्थितो महान् स्वादूदकसमुद्रस्तु समन्तात्परिवेष्ट्य च
pareṇa puṣkarasyātha anuvṛtya sthito mahān svādūdakasamudrastu samantātpariveṣṭya ca
Then beyond Puṣkara the great ocean of sweet water stands, following its contour and enclosing it on all sides.
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LiP 53.31
परेण तस्य महती दृश्यते लोकसंस्थितिः काञ्चनी द्विगुणा भूमिः सर्वा चैकशिलोपमा
pareṇa tasya mahatī dṛśyate lokasaṃsthitiḥ kāñcanī dviguṇā bhūmiḥ sarvā caikaśilopamā
Beyond that, a great structure of the world is seen: a golden land, twice as large, all of it like a single slab of stone.
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LiP 53.32
तस्याः परेण शैलस्तु मर्यादापारमण्डलः प्रकाशश्चाप्रकाशश् च लोकालोकः स उच्यते
tasyāḥ pareṇa śailastu maryādāpāramaṇḍalaḥ prakāśaścāprakāśaś ca lokālokaḥ sa ucyate
Beyond that (land) is the mountain that forms the circular limit and boundary; it is both lit and unlit, and so is called Lokāloka.
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LiP 53.33
दृश्यादृश्यगिरिर् यावत् तावदेषा धरा द्विजाः योजनानां सहस्राणि दश तस्योच्छ्रयः स्मृतः
dṛśyādṛśyagirir yāvat tāvadeṣā dharā dvijāḥ yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi daśa tasyocchrayaḥ smṛtaḥ
As far as the mountain of the visible and the invisible, so far does this earth extend, O twice-born; its height is recorded as ten thousand yojanas.
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LiP 53.34
तावांश् च विस्तरस्तस्य लोकालोकमहागिरेः अर्वाचीने तु तस्यार्धे चरन्ति रविरश्मयः
tāvāṃś ca vistarastasya lokālokamahāgireḥ arvācīne tu tasyārdhe caranti raviraśmayaḥ
And such too is the breadth of that great mountain Lokāloka. On its nearer half the sun's rays move,
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LiP 53.35
परार्धे तु तमो नित्यं लोकालोकस्ततः स्मृतः एवं संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तो भूर्लोकस्य च विस्तरः
parārdhe tu tamo nityaṃ lokālokastataḥ smṛtaḥ evaṃ saṃkṣepataḥ prokto bhūrlokasya ca vistaraḥ
but on the farther half there is perpetual darkness; hence it is recorded as Lokāloka. Thus the extent of the earth-world has been declared in brief.
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LiP 53.36
आ भानोर्वै भुवः स्वस्तु आ ध्रुवान्मुनिसत्तमाः आवहाद्या निविष्टास्तु वायोर्वै सप्त नेमयः
ā bhānorvai bhuvaḥ svastu ā dhruvānmunisattamāḥ āvahādyā niviṣṭāstu vāyorvai sapta nemayaḥ
From the sun (upward) are Bhuvaḥ and Svaḥ, and so on up to Dhruva, O best of sages; and there, beginning with Āvaha, the seven rims of the wind are set in place.
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LiP 53.37
आवहः प्रवहश्चैव ततश्चानुवहस् तथा संवहो विवहश्चाथ ततश्चोर्ध्वं परावहः
āvahaḥ pravahaścaiva tataścānuvahas tathā saṃvaho vivahaścātha tataścordhvaṃ parāvahaḥ
Āvaha and Pravaha, then Anuvaha likewise, Saṃvaha and Vivaha, and then above that Parāvaha,
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LiP 53.38
द्विजाः परिवहश्चेति वायोर्वै सप्त नेमयः बलाहकास् तथा भानुश् चन्द्रो नक्षत्रराशयः
dvijāḥ parivahaśceti vāyorvai sapta nemayaḥ balāhakās tathā bhānuś candro nakṣatrarāśayaḥ
and Parivaha, O twice-born: these are the seven rims of the wind; likewise the cloud-masses, the sun, the moon, and the multitudes of stars,
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LiP 53.39
ग्रहाणि ऋषयः सप्त ध्रुवो विप्राः क्रमादिह योजनानां महीपृष्ठाद् ऊर्ध्वं पञ्चदश आ ध्रुवात्
grahāṇi ṛṣayaḥ sapta dhruvo viprāḥ kramādiha yojanānāṃ mahīpṛṣṭhād ūrdhvaṃ pañcadaśa ā dhruvāt
the planets, the seven sages, and Dhruva, O brahmins — in order here; upward from the surface of the earth, up to Dhruva, fifteen (hundred-thousands)
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LiP 53.40
नियुतान्येकनियुतं भूपृष्ठाद्भानुमण्डलम् रथः षोडशसाहस्रो भास्करस्य तथोपरि
niyutānyekaniyutaṃ bhūpṛṣṭhādbhānumaṇḍalam rathaḥ ṣoḍaśasāhasro bhāskarasya tathopari
hundred-thousands (of yojanas); from the surface of the earth the sun's orb is one hundred-thousand (yojanas); and above that, the chariot of the sun is sixteen thousand.
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LiP 53.41
चतुरशीतिसाहस्रो मेरुश्चोपरि भूतलात् कोटियोजनमाक्रम्य महर्लोको ध्रुवाद्ध्रुवः
caturaśītisāhasro meruścopari bhūtalāt koṭiyojanamākramya maharloko dhruvāddhruvaḥ
And Meru is eighty-four thousand above the surface of the earth; having extended a crore of yojanas from Dhruva, Maharloka stands fixed.
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LiP 53.42
जनलोको महर्लोकात् तथा कोटिद्वयं द्विजाः जनलोकात्तपोलोकश् चतस्रः कोटयो मतः
janaloko maharlokāt tathā koṭidvayaṃ dvijāḥ janalokāttapolokaś catasraḥ koṭayo mataḥ
Janaloka is two crores from Maharloka, O twice-born; and from Janaloka, Tapoloka is reckoned at four crores.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 53.43
प्राजापत्याद्ब्रह्मलोकः कोटिषट्कं विसृज्य तु पुण्यलोकास्तु सप्तैते ह्य् अण्डे ऽस्मिन्कथिता द्विजाः
prājāpatyādbrahmalokaḥ koṭiṣaṭkaṃ visṛjya tu puṇyalokāstu saptaite hy aṇḍe 'sminkathitā dvijāḥ
From the Prājāpatya (world), leaving aside six crores, comes Brahmaloka; these seven are the meritorious worlds declared to exist in this egg, O twice-born.
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LiP 53.44
अधः सप्ततलानां तु नरकाणां हि कोटयः मायान्ताश्चैव घोराद्या अष्टाविंशतिरेव तु
adhaḥ saptatalānāṃ tu narakāṇāṃ hi koṭayaḥ māyāntāścaiva ghorādyā aṣṭāviṃśatireva tu
Below the seven nether levels there are crores of hells; and those beginning with Ghora and ending with Māyā are just twenty-eight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 53.45
पापिनस्तेषु पच्यन्ते स्वस्वकर्मानुरूपतः अवीच्यन्तानि सर्वाणि रौरवाद्यानि तेषु च
pāpinasteṣu pacyante svasvakarmānurūpataḥ avīcyantāni sarvāṇi rauravādyāni teṣu ca
In them sinners are cooked, each according to his own deeds; and among them are all those beginning with Raurava and ending with Avīci.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 53.46
प्रत्येकं पञ्चकान्याहुर् नरकाणि विशेषतः अण्डमादौ मया प्रोक्तम् अण्डस्यावरणानि च
pratyekaṃ pañcakānyāhur narakāṇi viśeṣataḥ aṇḍamādau mayā proktam aṇḍasyāvaraṇāni ca
They say that each one has, specifically, five hells. At the beginning I spoke of the egg and of the egg's coverings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 53.47
हिरण्यगर्भसर्गश् च प्रसंगाद्बहुविस्तरात् अण्डानामीदृशानां तु कोट्यो ज्ञेयाः सहस्रशः
hiraṇyagarbhasargaś ca prasaṃgādbahuvistarāt aṇḍānāmīdṛśānāṃ tu koṭyo jñeyāḥ sahasraśaḥ
and of the creation by Hiraṇyagarbha, at great length, as occasion arose; but of eggs such as this one, thousands of crores are to be known,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 53.48
सर्वगत्वात् प्रधानस्य तिर्यग् ऊर्ध्वम् अधस् तथा अण्डेष्वेतेषु सर्वेषु भुवनानि चतुर्दश
sarvagatvāt pradhānasya tiryag ūrdhvam adhas tathā aṇḍeṣveteṣu sarveṣu bhuvanāni caturdaśa
since pradhāna extends everywhere — sideways, upward, and downward. In all these eggs there are fourteen worlds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 53.49
प्रत्यण्डं द्विजशार्दूलास् तेषां हेतुर्महेश्वरः अण्डेषु चाण्डबाह्येषु तथाण्डावरणेषु च
pratyaṇḍaṃ dvijaśārdūlās teṣāṃ heturmaheśvaraḥ aṇḍeṣu cāṇḍabāhyeṣu tathāṇḍāvaraṇeṣu ca
in each egg, O tigers among the twice-born; and Maheśvara is their cause. In the eggs, outside the eggs, and likewise in the coverings of the eggs,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 53.50
तमो ऽन्ते च तमःपारे चाष्टमूर्तिर्व्यवस्थितः अस्यात्मनो महेशस्य महादेवस्य धीमतः
tamo 'nte ca tamaḥpāre cāṣṭamūrtirvyavasthitaḥ asyātmano maheśasya mahādevasya dhīmataḥ
and at the limit of darkness and beyond darkness, the eight-formed one is established. Of this Self, Maheśa, the wise Mahādeva —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 53.51
अदेहिनस् त्वहो देहम् अखिलं परमात्मनः अस्याष्टमूर्तेः शर्वस्य शिवस्य गृहमेधिनः
adehinas tvaho deham akhilaṃ paramātmanaḥ asyāṣṭamūrteḥ śarvasya śivasya gṛhamedhinaḥ
ah, the whole (of this) is the body of the bodiless supreme Self! Of this eight-formed Śarva, Śiva, the householder,
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LiP 53.52
गृहिणी प्रकृतिर्दिव्या प्रजाश् च महदादयः पशवः किङ्करास्तस्य सर्वे देहाभिमानिनः
gṛhiṇī prakṛtirdivyā prajāś ca mahadādayaḥ paśavaḥ kiṅkarāstasya sarve dehābhimāninaḥ
the divine prakṛti is the housewife, and mahat and the rest are the offspring; all those who identify themselves with a body are his cattle and servants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 53.53
आद्यन्तहीनो भगवान् अनन्तः पुमान्प्रधानप्रमुखाश् च सप्त प्रधानमूर्तिस्त्वथ षोडशाङ्गो महेश्वरश्चाष्टतनुः स एव
ādyantahīno bhagavān anantaḥ pumānpradhānapramukhāś ca sapta pradhānamūrtistvatha ṣoḍaśāṅgo maheśvaraścāṣṭatanuḥ sa eva
The Lord is without beginning or end, endless; (he is) the puruṣa, and the seven headed by pradhāna, and the pradhāna-form; and he, Maheśvara, is the sixteen-limbed one and the eight-bodied one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 53.54
आज्ञाबलात्तस्य धरा स्थितेह धराधरा वारिधराः समुद्राः ज्योतिर्गणः शक्रमुखाः सुराश् च वैमानिकाः स्थावरजङ्गमाश् च
ājñābalāttasya dharā sthiteha dharādharā vāridharāḥ samudrāḥ jyotirgaṇaḥ śakramukhāḥ surāś ca vaimānikāḥ sthāvarajaṅgamāś ca
By the force of his command the earth stands here, and the mountains, the water-bearing clouds, the oceans, the host of luminaries, the gods headed by Śakra, the dwellers in celestial cars, and things immobile and moving.
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LiP 53.55
दृष्ट्वा यक्षं लक्षणैर्हीनमीशं दृष्ट्वा सेन्द्रास्ते किमेतत्त्विहेति यक्षं गत्वा निश्चयात्पावकाद्याः शक्तिक्षीणाश्चाभवन् यत्ततो ऽपि
dṛṣṭvā yakṣaṃ lakṣaṇairhīnamīśaṃ dṛṣṭvā sendrāste kimetattviheti yakṣaṃ gatvā niścayātpāvakādyāḥ śaktikṣīṇāścābhavan yattato 'pi
Seeing a yakṣa devoid of (distinguishing) marks — seeing the Lord (so) — they with Indra (said), "What is this here?"; and Fire and the others, having gone up to the yakṣa in determination, became drained of their power, and then further,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 53.56
दग्धुं तृणं वापि समक्षमस्य यक्षस्य वह्निर्न शशाक विप्राः वायुस्तृणं चालयितुं तथान्ये स्वान्स्वान्प्रभावान् सकलामरेन्द्राः
dagdhuṃ tṛṇaṃ vāpi samakṣamasya yakṣasya vahnirna śaśāka viprāḥ vāyustṛṇaṃ cālayituṃ tathānye svānsvānprabhāvān sakalāmarendrāḥ
The fire was not able, O brāhmaṇas, to burn even a straw in the presence of this yakṣa; nor the wind to stir a straw; and so too the others, all the lords of the immortals, (were unable to use) each his own powers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 53.57
तदा स्वयं वृत्ररिपुः सुरेन्द्रैः सुरेश्वरः सर्वसमृद्धिहेतुः सुरेश्वरं यक्षमुवाच को वा भवानितीत्थं स कुतूहलात्मा
tadā svayaṃ vṛtraripuḥ surendraiḥ sureśvaraḥ sarvasamṛddhihetuḥ sureśvaraṃ yakṣamuvāca ko vā bhavānitītthaṃ sa kutūhalātmā
Then Vṛtra's foe himself, the lord of the gods, the cause of all abundance, together with the chief gods, said to the yakṣa, (that) lord of gods: "But who are you?" — thus he, his mind full of curiosity.
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LiP 53.60
तदा ह्यदृश्यं गत एव यक्षस् तदांबिका हैमवती शुभास्या उमा शुभैराभरणैरनेकैः सुशोभमाना त्वनु चाविरासीत् ॥ लिप्_१,५३।५८ तां शक्रमुख्या बहुशोभमानाम् उमामजां हैमवतीमपृच्छन् ।* किमेतदीशे बहुशोभमाने वांबिके यक्षवपुश्चकास्ति ॥ लिप्_१,५३।५९ निशम्य तद्यक्षमुमाम्बिकाह त्वगोचरश्चेति सुराः सशक्राः ।* प्रणेमुरेनां मृगराजगामिनीमुमामजां लोहितशुक्लकृष्णाम्
tadā hyadṛśyaṃ gata eva yakṣas tadāṃbikā haimavatī śubhāsyā umā śubhairābharaṇairanekaiḥ suśobhamānā tvanu cāvirāsīt // LiP_1,53.58 tāṃ śakramukhyā bahuśobhamānām umāmajāṃ haimavatīmapṛcchan /* kimetadīśe bahuśobhamāne vāṃbike yakṣavapuścakāsti // LiP_1,53.59 niśamya tadyakṣamumāmbikāha tvagocaraśceti surāḥ saśakrāḥ /* praṇemurenāṃ mṛgarājagāminīmumāmajāṃ lohitaśuklakṛṣṇām
Then indeed the yakṣa went out of sight; and thereupon Ambikā Haimavatī of auspicious face, Umā, gleaming with many auspicious ornaments, appeared right after. (58) Śakra and the foremost (gods) asked her, the greatly gleaming Umā, the unborn, Haimavatī: "What is this, O mistress, greatly gleaming one, O Ambikā—this yakṣa-body that shines forth?" (59) Hearing that, Umā Ambikā said: "That yakṣa is beyond your range of sight"; (whereupon) the gods with Śakra bowed down to her who goes upon a lion, Umā the unborn, red, white and black.
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LiP 53.61
संभाविता सा सकलामरेन्द्रैः सर्वप्रवृत्तिस्तु सुरासुराणाम् अहं पुरासं प्रकृतिश् च पुंसो यक्षस्य चाज्ञावशगेत्यथाह
saṃbhāvitā sā sakalāmarendraiḥ sarvapravṛttistu surāsurāṇām ahaṃ purāsaṃ prakṛtiś ca puṃso yakṣasya cājñāvaśagetyathāha
She, honored by all the lords of the immortals — she who is the whole activity of gods and asuras — then said: "I existed before, and (I am) the prakṛti of the puruṣa, and I am subject to the command of the yakṣa."
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LiP 53.62
तस्माद्द्विजाः सर्वमजस्य तस्य नियोगतश्चाण्डमभूदजाद्वै अजश् च अण्डादखिलं च तस्माज् ज्योतिर्गणैर्लोकमजात्मकं तत्
tasmāddvijāḥ sarvamajasya tasya niyogataścāṇḍamabhūdajādvai ajaś ca aṇḍādakhilaṃ ca tasmāj jyotirgaṇairlokamajātmakaṃ tat
Therefore, O twice-born, all this belongs to that unborn one; by his ordinance the egg came into being from the unborn, and the unborn from the egg, and from that the whole (world); that world, with its hosts of luminaries, has the unborn for its self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain