Linga Purana — Chapter 58

LiP 58.1

अभ्यषिञ्चत्कथं ब्रह्मा चाधिपत्ये प्रजापतिः देवदैत्यमुखान् सर्वान् सर्वात्मा वद सांप्रतम्

abhyaṣiñcatkathaṃ brahmā cādhipatye prajāpatiḥ devadaityamukhān sarvān sarvātmā vada sāṃpratam

How did Brahmā, the Prajāpati, consecrate to overlordship all those headed by the gods and the daityas? O you whose self is all, tell (it) now.

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LiP 58.2

ग्रहाधिपत्ये भगवान् अभ्यषिञ्चद्दिवाकरम् ऋक्षाणामोषधीनां च सोमं ब्रह्मा प्रजापतिः

grahādhipatye bhagavān abhyaṣiñcaddivākaram ṛkṣāṇāmoṣadhīnāṃ ca somaṃ brahmā prajāpatiḥ

Brahmā, the Prajāpati, the Lord, consecrated the day-maker (the sun) to the overlordship of the planets, and Soma to that of the lunar mansions and the plants;

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LiP 58.3

अपां च वरुणं देवं धनानां यक्षपुङ्गवम् आदित्यानां तथा विष्णुं वसूनां पावकं तथा

apāṃ ca varuṇaṃ devaṃ dhanānāṃ yakṣapuṅgavam ādityānāṃ tathā viṣṇuṃ vasūnāṃ pāvakaṃ tathā

and the god Varuṇa over the waters, the bull among yakṣas (Kubera) over riches, Viṣṇu over the Ādityas, and Pāvaka (Fire) over the Vasus;

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LiP 58.4

प्रजापतीनां दक्षं च मरुतां शक्रमेव च दैत्यानां दानवानां च प्रह्लादं दैत्यपुङ्गवम्

prajāpatīnāṃ dakṣaṃ ca marutāṃ śakrameva ca daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca prahlādaṃ daityapuṅgavam

and Dakṣa over the Prajāpatis, and Śakra over the Maruts, and Prahlāda, the bull among daityas, over the daityas and the dānavas;

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LiP 58.5

धर्मं पितॄणाम् अधिपं निरृतिं पिशिताशिनाम् रुद्रं पशूनां भूतानां नन्दिनं गणनायकम्

dharmaṃ pitṝṇām adhipaṃ nirṛtiṃ piśitāśinām rudraṃ paśūnāṃ bhūtānāṃ nandinaṃ gaṇanāyakam

Dharma as lord of the fathers, Nirṛti of the flesh-eaters, Rudra of the beasts, Nandin the leader of the hosts over the bhūtas;

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LiP 58.6

वीराणां वीरभद्रं च पिशाचानां भयंकरम् मातॄणां चैव चामुण्डां सर्वदेवनमस्कृताम्

vīrāṇāṃ vīrabhadraṃ ca piśācānāṃ bhayaṃkaram mātṝṇāṃ caiva cāmuṇḍāṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtām

and Vīrabhadra over the heroes, Bhayaṃkara over the piśācas, and Cāmuṇḍā, saluted by all the gods, over the mothers;

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LiP 58.7

रुद्राणां देवदेवेशं नीललोहितमीश्वरम् विघ्नानां व्योमजं देवं गजास्यं तु विनायकम्

rudrāṇāṃ devadeveśaṃ nīlalohitamīśvaram vighnānāṃ vyomajaṃ devaṃ gajāsyaṃ tu vināyakam

over the Rudras the lord Nīlalohita, god of gods; over the obstacles the sky-born god Vināyaka, the elephant-faced;

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LiP 58.8

स्त्रीणां देवीमुमां देवीं वचसां च सरस्वतीम् विष्णुं मायाविनां चैव स्वात्मानं जगतां तथा

strīṇāṃ devīmumāṃ devīṃ vacasāṃ ca sarasvatīm viṣṇuṃ māyāvināṃ caiva svātmānaṃ jagatāṃ tathā

over women the goddess Umā, and Sarasvatī over speech; Viṣṇu over the possessors of magic, and his own self over the worlds;

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LiP 58.9

हिमवन्तं गिरीणां तु नदीनां चैव जाह्नवीम् समुद्राणां च सर्वेषाम् अधिपं पयसां निधिम्

himavantaṃ girīṇāṃ tu nadīnāṃ caiva jāhnavīm samudrāṇāṃ ca sarveṣām adhipaṃ payasāṃ nidhim

(He made) Himavat (chief) of mountains, and of rivers the Jāhnavī (Ganges), and of all seas the lord, the receptacle of waters.

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LiP 58.10

वृक्षाणां चैव चाश्वत्थं प्लक्षं च प्रपितामहः

vṛkṣāṇāṃ caiva cāśvatthaṃ plakṣaṃ ca prapitāmahaḥ

And of trees the great-grandfather (made) the aśvattha and the plakṣa.

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LiP 58.12

गन्धर्वविद्याधरकिन्नराणाम् ईशं पुनश् चित्ररथं चकार नागाधिपं वासुकिमुग्रवीर्यं सर्पाधिपं तक्षकमुग्रवीर्यम् ॥ लिप्_१,५८।११ दिग्वारणानामधिपं चकार गजेन्द्रम् ऐरावतम् उग्रवीर्यम् ।* सुपर्णमीशं पततामथाश्वराजानमुच्चैःश्रवसं चकार

gandharvavidyādharakinnarāṇām īśaṃ punaś citrarathaṃ cakāra nāgādhipaṃ vāsukimugravīryaṃ sarpādhipaṃ takṣakamugravīryam // LiP_1,58.11 digvāraṇānāmadhipaṃ cakāra gajendram airāvatam ugravīryam /* suparṇamīśaṃ patatāmathāśvarājānamuccaiḥśravasaṃ cakāra

Again he made Citraratha lord of the gandharvas, vidyādharas and kinnaras; Vāsuki of fierce might lord of the nāgas, Takṣaka of fierce might lord of the serpents. He made Airāvata, the fierce-mighty lord of elephants, chief of the elephants of the quarters; and he made Suparṇa lord of birds, and Uccaiḥśravas king of horses.

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LiP 58.13

सिंहं मृगाणां वृषभं गवां च मृगाधिपानां शरभं चकार सेनाधिपानां गुहमप्रमेयं श्रुतिस्मृतीनां लकुलीशमीशम्

siṃhaṃ mṛgāṇāṃ vṛṣabhaṃ gavāṃ ca mṛgādhipānāṃ śarabhaṃ cakāra senādhipānāṃ guhamaprameyaṃ śrutismṛtīnāṃ lakulīśamīśam

He made the lion (lord) of wild beasts, the bull of cattle, the śarabha of the lords of beasts, the immeasurable Guha of the commanders of armies, Lakulīśa lord of the śruti and smṛti (texts).

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LiP 58.14

अभ्यषिञ्चत्सुधर्माणं तथा शङ्खपदं दिशाम् केतुमन्तं क्रमेणैव हेमरोमाणमेव च

abhyaṣiñcatsudharmāṇaṃ tathā śaṅkhapadaṃ diśām ketumantaṃ krameṇaiva hemaromāṇameva ca

He consecrated Sudharman, and likewise Śaṅkhapada, of the quarters (as lords), and Ketumat in due order, and Hemaroman too.

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LiP 58.15

पृथिव्यां पृथुमीशानं सर्वेषां तु महेश्वरम् चतुर्मूर्तिषु सर्वज्ञं शङ्करं वृषभध्वजम्

pṛthivyāṃ pṛthumīśānaṃ sarveṣāṃ tu maheśvaram caturmūrtiṣu sarvajñaṃ śaṅkaraṃ vṛṣabhadhvajam

(He consecrated) Pṛthu as lord upon the earth, and Maheśvara (as lord) of all; among the four forms, the all-knowing Śaṅkara whose banner is the bull.

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LiP 58.16

प्रसादाद्भगवाञ्छम्भोश् चाभ्यषिञ्चद्यथाक्रमम् पुराभिषिच्य पुण्यात्मा रराज भुवनेश्वरः

prasādādbhagavāñchambhoś cābhyaṣiñcadyathākramam purābhiṣicya puṇyātmā rarāja bhuvaneśvaraḥ

By the grace of Śambhu the Lord consecrated (them) in due order; having consecrated (them) formerly, the holy-souled lord of the world shone forth.

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LiP 58.17

एतद्वो विस्तरेणैव कथितं मुनिपुङ्गवाः अभिषिक्तास्ततस्त्वेते विशिष्टा विश्वयोनिना

etadvo vistareṇaiva kathitaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ abhiṣiktāstatastvete viśiṣṭā viśvayoninā

This has been told to you at length, O foremost of sages; and thus these distinguished ones were consecrated by the womb of the universe.

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