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Linga Purana — Chapter 7

LiP 7.1

रहस्यं वः प्रवक्ष्यामि भवस्यामिततेजसः प्रभावं शंकरस्याद्यं संक्षेपात्सर्वदर्शिनः

rahasyaṃ vaḥ pravakṣyāmi bhavasyāmitatejasaḥ prabhāvaṃ śaṃkarasyādyaṃ saṃkṣepātsarvadarśinaḥ

I shall declare to you the secret of Bhava of measureless splendour, the primordial might of Śaṃkara who sees all — (told) in brief.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

LiP 7.2

योगिनः सर्वतत्त्वज्ञाः परं वैराग्यमास्थिताः

yoginaḥ sarvatattvajñāḥ paraṃ vairāgyamāsthitāḥ

Yogins, who know all the principles (tattvas), who are established in the highest dispassion,

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LiP 7.3

प्राणायामादिभिश्चाष्टसाधनैः सहचारिणः

prāṇāyāmādibhiścāṣṭasādhanaiḥ sahacāriṇaḥ

and who go along with the eight means (of yoga), breath-control and the rest —

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LiP 7.4

करुणादिगुणोपेताः कृत्वापि विविधानि ते कर्माणि नरकं स्वर्गं गच्छन्त्येव स्वकर्मणा

karuṇādiguṇopetāḥ kṛtvāpi vividhāni te karmāṇi narakaṃ svargaṃ gacchantyeva svakarmaṇā

Endowed with compassion and the other virtues, even though they have performed acts of many kinds, they go either to hell or to heaven, according to their own deeds.

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LiP 7.5

प्रसादाज्जायते ज्ञानं ज्ञानाद्योगः प्रवर्तते योगेन जायते मुक्तिः प्रसादादखिलं ततः

prasādājjāyate jñānaṃ jñānādyogaḥ pravartate yogena jāyate muktiḥ prasādādakhilaṃ tataḥ

From (the Lord's) grace knowledge arises; from knowledge yoga proceeds; through yoga liberation is born—therefore everything (comes) from grace.

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LiP 7.6

प्रसादाद् यदि विज्ञानं स्वरूपं वक्तुमर्हसि दिव्यं माहेश्वरं चैव योगं योगविदां वर

prasādād yadi vijñānaṃ svarūpaṃ vaktumarhasi divyaṃ māheśvaraṃ caiva yogaṃ yogavidāṃ vara

If discernment (comes) from grace, you ought to tell (us) its own nature, and also the divine yoga of Maheśvara, O best of those who know yoga.

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LiP 7.7

कथं करोति भगवान् चिन्तया रहितः शिवः प्रसादं योगमार्गेण कस्मिन्काले नृणां विभुः

kathaṃ karoti bhagavān cintayā rahitaḥ śivaḥ prasādaṃ yogamārgeṇa kasminkāle nṛṇāṃ vibhuḥ

How does the Lord Śiva, who is free from (all) deliberation, bestow grace on men by the path of yoga, and at what time (does he do so), he the all-pervading?

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LiP 7.8

देवानां च ऋषीणां च पितॄणां संनिधौ पुरा शैलादिना तु कथितं शृण्वन्तु ब्रह्मसूनवे

devānāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ saṃnidhau purā śailādinā tu kathitaṃ śṛṇvantu brahmasūnave

Long ago it was told by Śailādi in the presence of the gods, the seers, and the fathers; let (you all) hear it, (as it was told) to the son of Brahmā.

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LiP 7.9

व्यासावताराणि तथा द्वापरान्ते च सुव्रताः योगाचार्यावताराणि तथा तिष्ये तु शूलिनः

vyāsāvatārāṇi tathā dvāparānte ca suvratāḥ yogācāryāvatārāṇi tathā tiṣye tu śūlinaḥ

The incarnations of Vyāsa, O men of good vows, at the end of each Dvāpara, and likewise the incarnations of the trident-bearer as teachers of yoga in the Tiṣya (Kali) age.

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LiP 7.10

तत्रतत्र विभोः शिष्याश् चत्वारः शमभाजनाः प्रशिष्या बहवस्तेषां प्रसीदत्येवमीश्वरः

tatratatra vibhoḥ śiṣyāś catvāraḥ śamabhājanāḥ praśiṣyā bahavasteṣāṃ prasīdatyevamīśvaraḥ

In each of those (ages) the Lord has four disciples, vessels of tranquillity, and their disciples' disciples are many: thus the Lord shows his grace.

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LiP 7.11

एवं क्रमागतं ज्ञानं मुखादेव नृणां विभोः वैश्यान्तं ब्राह्मणाद्यं हि घृणया चानुरूपतः

evaṃ kramāgataṃ jñānaṃ mukhādeva nṛṇāṃ vibhoḥ vaiśyāntaṃ brāhmaṇādyaṃ hi ghṛṇayā cānurūpataḥ

Thus the knowledge that has come down in succession to men from the very mouth of the Lord (was given), beginning with brahmins and ending with vaiśyas, out of compassion and in accordance with (each one's) fitness.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

LiP 7.12

द्वापरे द्वापरे व्यासाः के वै कुत्रान्तरेषु वै कल्पेषु कस्मिन्कल्पे नो वक्तुमर्हसि चात्र तान्

dvāpare dvāpare vyāsāḥ ke vai kutrāntareṣu vai kalpeṣu kasminkalpe no vaktumarhasi cātra tān

Who indeed are the Vyāsas in each Dvāpara, and in which manvantaras, and in which kalpa among the kalpas? You ought to tell us of them here.

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LiP 7.13

शृण्वन्तु कल्पे वाराहे द्विजा वैवस्वतान्तरे व्यासांश् च साम्प्रतं रुद्रांस् तथा सर्वान्तरेषु वै

śṛṇvantu kalpe vārāhe dvijā vaivasvatāntare vyāsāṃś ca sāmprataṃ rudrāṃs tathā sarvāntareṣu vai

Listen, O twice-born: in the Vārāha kalpa, in the Vaivasvata manvantara, (I shall now tell of) the Vyāsas, and now the Rudras also, in all the manvantaras.

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LiP 7.14

वेदानां च पुराणानां तथा ज्ञानप्रदर्शकान् यथाक्रमं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वावर्तेषु साम्प्रतम्

vedānāṃ ca purāṇānāṃ tathā jñānapradarśakān yathākramaṃ pravakṣyāmi sarvāvarteṣu sāmpratam

I shall now declare in due order those who reveal the knowledge of the Vedas and of the Purāṇas, in all the revolutions (of the ages).

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LiP 7.15

क्रतुः सत्यो भार्गवश् च अङ्गिराः सविता द्विजाः मृत्युः शतक्रतुर्धीमान् वसिष्ठो मुनिपुंगवः

kratuḥ satyo bhārgavaś ca aṅgirāḥ savitā dvijāḥ mṛtyuḥ śatakraturdhīmān vasiṣṭho munipuṃgavaḥ

Kratu, Satya, and the descendant of Bhṛgu, Aṅgiras, Savitā, O twice-born, Mṛtyu, the wise Śatakratu, Vasiṣṭha the bull among sages,

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LiP 7.16

सारस्वतस्त्रिधामा च त्रिवृतो मुनिपुंगवः शततेजाः स्वयंधर्मो नारायण इति श्रुतः

sārasvatastridhāmā ca trivṛto munipuṃgavaḥ śatatejāḥ svayaṃdharmo nārāyaṇa iti śrutaḥ

Sārasvata, and Tridhāman, Trivṛta the bull among sages, Śatatejas, Svayaṃdharma, and the one known as Nārāyaṇa,

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LiP 7.17

तरक्षुश्चारुणिर्धीमांस् तथा देवः कृतंजयः ऋतंजयो भरद्वाजो गौतमः कविसत्तमः

tarakṣuścāruṇirdhīmāṃs tathā devaḥ kṛtaṃjayaḥ ṛtaṃjayo bharadvājo gautamaḥ kavisattamaḥ

Tarakṣu, and the wise Āruṇi, and likewise the divine Kṛtaṃjaya, Ṛtaṃjaya, Bharadvāja, Gautama the most excellent of poets,

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LiP 7.18

वाचश्रवा मुनिः साक्षात् तथा शुष्मायणिः शुचिः तृणबिन्दुर् मुनी रूक्षः शक्तिः शाक्तेय उत्तरः

vācaśravā muniḥ sākṣāt tathā śuṣmāyaṇiḥ śuciḥ tṛṇabindur munī rūkṣaḥ śaktiḥ śākteya uttaraḥ

the sage Vācaśravas himself, and likewise Śuṣmāyaṇi, Śuci, Tṛṇabindu, the sage Rūkṣa, Śakti, Śākteya, Uttara,

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LiP 7.19

जातूकर्ण्यो हरिः साक्षात् कृष्णद्वैपायनो मुनिः व्यासास्त्वेते च शृण्वन्तु कलौ योगेश्वरान् क्रमात्

jātūkarṇyo hariḥ sākṣāt kṛṣṇadvaipāyano muniḥ vyāsāstvete ca śṛṇvantu kalau yogeśvarān kramāt

Jātūkarṇya, Hari himself, and the sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana—these are the Vyāsas; now hear in order of the lords of yoga in the Kali age.

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LiP 7.20

असंख्याता हि कल्पेषु विभोः सर्वान्तरेषु च कलौ रुद्रावताराणां व्यासानां किल गौरवात्

asaṃkhyātā hi kalpeṣu vibhoḥ sarvāntareṣu ca kalau rudrāvatārāṇāṃ vyāsānāṃ kila gauravāt

For in the (many) kalpas and in all the manvantaras the Lord's incarnations as Rudra in the Kali age are innumerable, as are the Vyāsas—by reason of (their) greatness.

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LiP 7.21

वैवस्वतान्तरे कल्पे वाराहे ये च तान् पुनः अवतारान् प्रवक्ष्यामि तथा सर्वान्तरेषु वै

vaivasvatāntare kalpe vārāhe ye ca tān punaḥ avatārān pravakṣyāmi tathā sarvāntareṣu vai

Again, I shall declare those incarnations that occur in the Vaivasvata manvantara in the Vārāha kalpa, and likewise in all the manvantaras.

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LiP 7.22

मन्वन्तराणि वाराहे वक्तुमर्हसि साम्प्रतम् तथैव चोर्ध्वकल्पेषु सिद्धान्वैवस्वतान्तरे

manvantarāṇi vārāhe vaktumarhasi sāmpratam tathaiva cordhvakalpeṣu siddhānvaivasvatāntare

You ought now to tell of the manvantaras in the Vārāha (kalpa), and likewise of the perfected ones in the higher kalpas and in the Vaivasvata manvantara.

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LiP 7.23

मनुः स्वायम्भुवस्त्वाद्यस् ततः स्वारोचिषो द्विजाः उत्तमस्तामसश्चैव रैवताश्चाक्षुषस् तथा

manuḥ svāyambhuvastvādyas tataḥ svārociṣo dvijāḥ uttamastāmasaścaiva raivatāścākṣuṣas tathā

Svāyambhuva is the first Manu; then Svārociṣa, O twice-born, and Uttama and Tāmasa, Raivata and Cākṣuṣa likewise,

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LiP 7.24

वैवस्वतश् च सावर्णिर् धर्मः सावर्णिकः पुनः पिशङ्गश्चापिशङ्गाभः शबलो वर्णकस् तथा

vaivasvataś ca sāvarṇir dharmaḥ sāvarṇikaḥ punaḥ piśaṅgaścāpiśaṅgābhaḥ śabalo varṇakas tathā

And Vaivasvata, Sāvarṇi, Dharma, and again Sāvarṇika, Piśaṅga and Apiśaṅgābha, Śabala, and likewise Varṇaka.

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LiP 7.25

औकारान्ता अकाराद्या मनवः परिकीर्तिताः श्वेतः पाण्डुस् तथा रक्तस् ताम्रः पीतश्च कापिलः

aukārāntā akārādyā manavaḥ parikīrtitāḥ śvetaḥ pāṇḍus tathā raktas tāmraḥ pītaśca kāpilaḥ

The Manus have been proclaimed, (their names) beginning with the vowel a and ending in au. White, pale-yellow, and likewise red, copper-coloured, yellow, and tawny —

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LiP 7.26

कृष्णः श्यामस् तथा धूम्रः सुधूम्रश् च द्विजोत्तमाः अपिशङ्गः पिशङ्गश् च त्रिवर्णः शबलस् तथा

kṛṣṇaḥ śyāmas tathā dhūmraḥ sudhūmraś ca dvijottamāḥ apiśaṅgaḥ piśaṅgaś ca trivarṇaḥ śabalas tathā

black, dark, and likewise smoke-coloured, and deep smoke-coloured, O best of the twice-born; apiśaṅga (not-ruddy) and piśaṅga (ruddy), of three colours, and likewise dappled.

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LiP 7.27

कालंधुरस्तु कथिता वर्णतो मनवः शुभाः नामतो वर्णतश्चैव वर्णतः पुनरेव च

kālaṃdhurastu kathitā varṇato manavaḥ śubhāḥ nāmato varṇataścaiva varṇataḥ punareva ca

But Kālaṃdhura has been spoken of; the auspicious Manus (are described) by colour — by name and by colour, and then again by colour.

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LiP 7.28

स्वरात्मानः समाख्याताश् चान्तरेशाः समासतः वैवस्वत ऋकारस्तु मनुः कृष्णः सुरेश्वरः

svarātmānaḥ samākhyātāś cāntareśāḥ samāsataḥ vaivasvata ṛkārastu manuḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sureśvaraḥ

The lords of the (Manu-)intervals have been declared in brief as having the vowels for their essence; and Vaivasvata, the Manu (whose syllable is) ṛ, is black, lord of the gods.

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LiP 7.29

सप्तमस्तस्य वक्ष्यामि युगावर्तेषु योगिनः समतीतेषु कल्पेषु तथा चानागतेषु वै

saptamastasya vakṣyāmi yugāvarteṣu yoginaḥ samatīteṣu kalpeṣu tathā cānāgateṣu vai

I shall tell of the seventh (Manu's) yogin in the revolutions of the ages, in the kalpas wholly past and likewise in those yet to come.

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LiP 7.30

वाराहः साम्प्रतं ज्ञेयः सप्तमान्तरतः क्रमात् योगावतारांश् च विभोः शिष्याणां संततिस् तथा

vārāhaḥ sāmprataṃ jñeyaḥ saptamāntarataḥ kramāt yogāvatārāṃś ca vibhoḥ śiṣyāṇāṃ saṃtatis tathā

The present (kalpa) is to be known as the Vārāha, in order from the seventh interval; and (I shall tell) the yoga-incarnations of the Lord and likewise the succession of (his) disciples.

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LiP 7.31

सम्प्रेक्ष्य सर्वकालेषु तथावर्तेषु योगिनाम् आद्ये श्वेतः कलौ रुद्रः सुतारो मदनस् तथा

samprekṣya sarvakāleṣu tathāvarteṣu yoginām ādye śvetaḥ kalau rudraḥ sutāro madanas tathā

Having surveyed the yogins in all the ages and likewise in the (cosmic) revolutions: in the first Kali (age) Śveta was Rudra, and likewise Sutāra and Madana.

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LiP 7.32

सुहोत्रः कङ्कणश्चैव लोकाक्षिर् मुनिसत्तमाः जैगीषव्यो महातेजा भगवान् दधिवाहनः

suhotraḥ kaṅkaṇaścaiva lokākṣir munisattamāḥ jaigīṣavyo mahātejā bhagavān dadhivāhanaḥ

Suhotra and Kaṅkaṇa and Lokākṣi, best of sages, Jaigīṣavya of great splendour, and the blessed Dadhivāhana,

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LiP 7.33

ऋषभश् च मुनिर्धीमान् उग्रश्चात्रिः सुबालकः गौतमश्चाथ भगवान् सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः

ṛṣabhaś ca munirdhīmān ugraścātriḥ subālakaḥ gautamaścātha bhagavān sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ

and the wise sage Ṛṣabha, Ugra, Atri, Subālaka, and then the blessed Gautama, honoured by all the gods,

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LiP 7.34

वेदशीर्षश् च गोकर्णो गुहावासी शिखण्डभृत् जटामाल्यट्टहासश् च दारुको लाङ्गली तथा

vedaśīrṣaś ca gokarṇo guhāvāsī śikhaṇḍabhṛt jaṭāmālyaṭṭahāsaś ca dāruko lāṅgalī tathā

and Vedaśīrṣa, Gokarṇa, Guhāvāsin, Śikhaṇḍabhṛt, Jaṭāmālin, Aṭṭahāsa, Dāruka, and likewise Lāṅgalin,

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LiP 7.35

महाकायमुनिः शूली दण्डी मुण्डीश्वरः स्वयम् सहिष्णुः सोमशर्मा च नकुलीशो जगद्गुरुः

mahākāyamuniḥ śūlī daṇḍī muṇḍīśvaraḥ svayam sahiṣṇuḥ somaśarmā ca nakulīśo jagadguruḥ

the sage Mahākāya, Śūlin, Daṇḍin, Muṇḍīśvara himself, Sahiṣṇu and Somaśarman, and Nakulīśa, teacher of the world.

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LiP 7.36

वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे सम्यक् प्रोक्ता हि परमात्मनः योगाचार्यावतारा ये सर्वावर्तेषु सुव्रताः

vaivasvate 'ntare samyak proktā hi paramātmanaḥ yogācāryāvatārā ye sarvāvarteṣu suvratāḥ

Thus have been rightly declared, in the Vaivasvata interval, those incarnations of the Supreme Self as teachers of yoga, men of good vows, in all the (cosmic) revolutions.

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LiP 7.37

व्यासाश्चैवं मुनिश्रेष्ठा द्वापरे द्वापरे त्विमे योगेश्वराणां चत्वारः शिष्याः प्रत्येकमव्ययाः

vyāsāścaivaṃ muniśreṣṭhā dvāpare dvāpare tvime yogeśvarāṇāṃ catvāraḥ śiṣyāḥ pratyekamavyayāḥ

And thus these best of sages are the Vyāsas, in each Dvāpara age; the lords of yoga have four disciples each, imperishable ones.

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LiP 7.38

श्वेतः श्वेतशिखण्डी च श्वेताश्वः श्वेतलोहितः दुन्दुभिः शतरूपश् च ऋचीकः केतुमांस् तथा

śvetaḥ śvetaśikhaṇḍī ca śvetāśvaḥ śvetalohitaḥ dundubhiḥ śatarūpaś ca ṛcīkaḥ ketumāṃs tathā

Śveta and Śvetaśikhaṇḍin, Śvetāśva, Śvetalohita, Dundubhi and Śatarūpa, Ṛcīka and likewise Ketumān,

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LiP 7.39

विशोकश्च विकेशश् च विपाशः पापनाशनः सुमुखो दुर्मुखश्चैव दुर्दमो दुरतिक्रमः

viśokaśca vikeśaś ca vipāśaḥ pāpanāśanaḥ sumukho durmukhaścaiva durdamo duratikramaḥ

and Viśoka and Vikeśa, Vipāśa, Pāpanāśana, Sumukha and Durmukha, Durdama, Duratikrama,

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LiP 7.40

सनकश् च सनन्दश् च प्रभुर्यश् च सनातनः ऋभुः सनत्कुमारश् च सुधामा विरजास् तथा

sanakaś ca sanandaś ca prabhuryaś ca sanātanaḥ ṛbhuḥ sanatkumāraś ca sudhāmā virajās tathā

and Sanaka and Sananda, and the lord Sanātana, Ṛbhu and Sanatkumāra, Sudhāman and likewise Virajas,

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LiP 7.41

शङ्खपाद् वैरजश्चैव मेघः सारस्वतस् तथा सुवाहनो मुनिश्रेष्ठो मेघवाहो महाद्युतिः

śaṅkhapād vairajaścaiva meghaḥ sārasvatas tathā suvāhano muniśreṣṭho meghavāho mahādyutiḥ

Śaṅkhapād and Vairaja, Megha and likewise Sārasvata, Suvāhana best of sages, Meghavāha of great brilliance,

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LiP 7.42

कपिलश्चासुरिश्चैव तथा पञ्चशिखो मुनिः वाल्कलश् च महायोगी धर्मात्मानो महौजसः

kapilaścāsuriścaiva tathā pañcaśikho muniḥ vālkalaś ca mahāyogī dharmātmāno mahaujasaḥ

and Kapila and Āsuri, and likewise the sage Pañcaśikha, and the great yogin Vālkala — righteous souls of great power,

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LiP 7.43

पराशरश् च गर्गश् च भार्गवश्चाङ्गिरास् तथा बलबन्धुर् निरामित्रः केतुशृङ्गस्तपोधनः

parāśaraś ca gargaś ca bhārgavaścāṅgirās tathā balabandhur nirāmitraḥ ketuśṛṅgastapodhanaḥ

and Parāśara and Garga, Bhārgava and likewise Aṅgiras, Balabandhu, Nirāmitra, Ketuśṛṅga rich in austerity,

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LiP 7.44

लम्बोदरश् च लम्बश्च लम्बाक्षो लम्बकेशकः सर्वज्ञः समबुद्धिश् च साध्यः सर्वस्तथैव च

lambodaraś ca lambaśca lambākṣo lambakeśakaḥ sarvajñaḥ samabuddhiś ca sādhyaḥ sarvastathaiva ca

And Lambodara and Lamba, Lambākṣa and Lambakeśaka, Sarvajña and Samabuddhi, Sādhya and likewise Sarva.

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LiP 7.45

सुधामा काश्यपश्चैव वासिष्ठो विरजास् तथा अत्रिर् देवसदश्चैव श्रवणो ऽथ श्रविष्ठकः कुणिश् च कुणिबाहुश् च कुशरीरः कुनेत्रकः

sudhāmā kāśyapaścaiva vāsiṣṭho virajās tathā atrir devasadaścaiva śravaṇo 'tha śraviṣṭhakaḥ kuṇiś ca kuṇibāhuś ca kuśarīraḥ kunetrakaḥ

Sudhāman and Kāśyapa, Vāsiṣṭha and likewise Virajas, Atri and Devasad, Śravaṇa and then Śraviṣṭhaka, and Kuṇi and Kuṇibāhu, Kuśarīra and Kunetraka.

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LiP 7.46

कश्यपो ऽप्युशनाश्चैव च्यवनो ऽथ बृहस्पतिः उतथ्यो वामदेवश् च महायोगो महाबलः

kaśyapo 'pyuśanāścaiva cyavano 'tha bṛhaspatiḥ utathyo vāmadevaś ca mahāyogo mahābalaḥ

Kaśyapa too, and Uśanas, Cyavana and then Bṛhaspati, Utathya and Vāmadeva, Mahāyoga and Mahābala.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

LiP 7.47

वाचश्रवाः सुधीकश्च श्यावाश्वश् च यतीश्वरः हिरण्यनाभः कौशल्यो लोगाक्षिः कुथुमिस् तथा

vācaśravāḥ sudhīkaśca śyāvāśvaś ca yatīśvaraḥ hiraṇyanābhaḥ kauśalyo logākṣiḥ kuthumis tathā

Vācaśravas and Sudhīka, and Śyāvāśva and Yatīśvara, Hiraṇyanābha, Kauśalya, Logākṣi and likewise Kuthumi.

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LiP 7.48

सुमन्तुर्बर्बरी विद्वान् कबन्धः कुशिकंधरः प्लक्षो दाल्भ्यायणिश्चैव केतुमान् गोपनस् तथा

sumanturbarbarī vidvān kabandhaḥ kuśikaṃdharaḥ plakṣo dālbhyāyaṇiścaiva ketumān gopanas tathā

Sumantu, the learned Barbarī, Kabandha, Kuśikaṃdhara, Plakṣa and Dālbhyāyaṇi, Ketumān and likewise Gopana.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

LiP 7.49

भल्लावी मधुपिङ्गश्च श्वेतकेतुस्तपोनिधिः उशिको बृहदश्वश् च देवलः कविरेव च

bhallāvī madhupiṅgaśca śvetaketustaponidhiḥ uśiko bṛhadaśvaś ca devalaḥ kavireva ca

Bhallāvī and Madhupiṅga, Śvetaketu, Taponidhi, Uśika and Bṛhadaśva, and Devala and Kavi.

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LiP 7.50

शालिहोत्रो ऽग्निवेशश्च युवनाश्वः शरद्वसुः छगलः कुण्डकर्णश् च कुम्भश्चैव प्रवाहकः

śālihotro 'gniveśaśca yuvanāśvaḥ śaradvasuḥ chagalaḥ kuṇḍakarṇaś ca kumbhaścaiva pravāhakaḥ

Śālihotra and Agniveśa, Yuvanāśva, Śaradvasu, Chagala and Kuṇḍakarṇa, and Kumbha and Pravāhaka.

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LiP 7.51

उलूको विद्युतश्चैव मण्डूको ह्याश्वलायनः अक्षपादः कुमारश् च उलूको वत्स एव च

ulūko vidyutaścaiva maṇḍūko hyāśvalāyanaḥ akṣapādaḥ kumāraś ca ulūko vatsa eva ca

Ulūka and Vidyut, Maṇḍūka and Āśvalāyana, Akṣapāda and Kumāra, Ulūka and Vatsa.

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LiP 7.52

कुशिकश्चैव गर्भश् च मित्रः कौरुष्य एव च शिष्यास्त्वेते महात्मानः सर्वावर्तेषु योगिनाम्

kuśikaścaiva garbhaś ca mitraḥ kauruṣya eva ca śiṣyāstvete mahātmānaḥ sarvāvarteṣu yoginām

And Kuśika and Garbha, Mitra and Kauruṣya — these great-souled ones are the disciples of the yogins in all the cycles (āvartas).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

LiP 7.53

विमला ब्रह्मभूयिष्ठा ज्ञानयोगपरायणाः एते पाशुपताः सिद्धा भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहाः

vimalā brahmabhūyiṣṭhā jñānayogaparāyaṇāḥ ete pāśupatāḥ siddhā bhasmoddhūlitavigrahāḥ

Stainless, for the most part merged in brahman, devoted to knowledge and yoga — these are the Pāśupatas, accomplished, their bodies smeared with ash.

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LiP 7.54

शिष्याः प्रशिष्याश्चैतेषां शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः प्राप्य पाशुपतं योगं रुद्रलोकाय संस्थिताः

śiṣyāḥ praśiṣyāścaiteṣāṃ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ prāpya pāśupataṃ yogaṃ rudralokāya saṃsthitāḥ

Their disciples and disciples' disciples, by hundreds and by thousands, having attained the Pāśupata yoga, are established in the world of Rudra.

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LiP 7.55

देवादयः पिशाचान्ताः पशवः परिकीर्तिताः तेषां पतित्वात्सर्वेशो भवः पशुपतिः स्मृतः

devādayaḥ piśācāntāḥ paśavaḥ parikīrtitāḥ teṣāṃ patitvātsarveśo bhavaḥ paśupatiḥ smṛtaḥ

Beginning with the gods and ending with the piśācas, (all these) are declared to be the cattle (paśus); because he is their lord (pati), Bhava, the lord of all, is called Paśupati.

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LiP 7.56

तेन प्रणीतो रुद्रेण पशूनां पतिना द्विजाः योगः पाशुपतो ज्ञेयः परावरविभूतये

tena praṇīto rudreṇa paśūnāṃ patinā dvijāḥ yogaḥ pāśupato jñeyaḥ parāvaravibhūtaye

By that Rudra, the lord of the cattle, O twice-born ones, the Pāśupata yoga was set forth; it is to be known for the attainment of the higher and lower powers.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition