Linga Purana — Chapter 73
LiP 73.1
गते महेश्वरे देवे दग्ध्वा च त्रिपुरं क्षणात् सदस्याह सुरेन्द्राणां भगवान्पद्मसंभवः
gate maheśvare deve dagdhvā ca tripuraṃ kṣaṇāt sadasyāha surendrāṇāṃ bhagavānpadmasaṃbhavaḥ
When the god Maheśvara had gone, having burnt Tripura in an instant, the Lord born of the lotus (Brahmā) spoke in the assembly of the chiefs of the gods:
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LiP 73.2
संत्यज्य देवदेवेशं लिङ्गमूर्तिमहेश्वरम् तारपौत्रो महातेजास् तारकस्य सुतो बली
saṃtyajya devadeveśaṃ liṅgamūrtimaheśvaram tārapautro mahātejās tārakasya suto balī
Having abandoned Maheśvara, the lord of the gods of gods, whose form is the liṅga, the grandson of Tāra, of great splendour, the mighty son of Tāraka,
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LiP 73.3
तारकाक्षो ऽपि दितिजः कमलाक्षश् च वीर्यवान् विद्युन्माली च दैत्येशः अन्ये चापि सबान्धवाः
tārakākṣo 'pi ditijaḥ kamalākṣaś ca vīryavān vidyunmālī ca daityeśaḥ anye cāpi sabāndhavāḥ
Tārakākṣa too, son of Diti, and the valiant Kamalākṣa, and Vidyunmālī the lord of the Daityas, and others too along with their kinsmen —
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LiP 73.4
त्यक्त्वा देवं महादेवं मायया च हरेः प्रभोः सर्वे विनष्टाः प्रध्वस्ताः स्वपुरैः पुरसंभवैः
tyaktvā devaṃ mahādevaṃ māyayā ca hareḥ prabhoḥ sarve vinaṣṭāḥ pradhvastāḥ svapuraiḥ purasaṃbhavaiḥ
having abandoned the god Mahādeva, by the magic of Hari the Lord all were destroyed and shattered, together with their own cities that had arisen as the (three) cities.
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LiP 73.5
तस्मात्सदा पूजनीयो लिङ्गमूर्तिः सदाशिवः यावत्पूजा सुरेशानां तावदेव स्थितिर्यतः
tasmātsadā pūjanīyo liṅgamūrtiḥ sadāśivaḥ yāvatpūjā sureśānāṃ tāvadeva sthitiryataḥ
Therefore Sadāśiva, whose form is the liṅga, is always to be worshipped; for only so long as there is worship do the lords of the gods have their standing.
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LiP 73.6
पूजनीयः शिवो नित्यं श्रद्धया देवपुङ्गवैः सर्वलिङ्गमयो लोकः सर्वं लिङ्गे प्रतिष्ठितम्
pūjanīyaḥ śivo nityaṃ śraddhayā devapuṅgavaiḥ sarvaliṅgamayo lokaḥ sarvaṃ liṅge pratiṣṭhitam
Śiva is to be worshipped constantly with faith by the foremost of the gods; the world consists wholly of the liṅga, everything is established in the liṅga.
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LiP 73.7
तस्मात् सम्पूजयेल्लिङ्गं य इच्छेत्सिद्धिमात्मनः सर्वे लिङ्गार्चनादेव देवा दैत्याश् च दानवाः
tasmāt sampūjayelliṅgaṃ ya icchetsiddhimātmanaḥ sarve liṅgārcanādeva devā daityāś ca dānavāḥ
Therefore let him who desires his own perfection worship the liṅga; all the gods, the Daityas and the Dānavas (attained perfection) merely by worshipping the liṅga,
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LiP 73.8
यक्षा विद्याधराः सिद्धा राक्षसाः पिशिताशनाः पितरो मुनयश्चापि पिशाचाः किन्नरादयः
yakṣā vidyādharāḥ siddhā rākṣasāḥ piśitāśanāḥ pitaro munayaścāpi piśācāḥ kinnarādayaḥ
the Yakṣas, Vidyādharas, Siddhas, Rākṣasas, flesh-eaters, the ancestors and the sages too, the Piśācas, the Kinnaras and the rest,
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LiP 73.9
अर्चयित्वा लिङ्गमूर्ति संसिद्धा नात्र संशयः तस्माल्लिङ्गं यजेन्नित्यं येन केनापि वा सुराः
arcayitvā liṅgamūrti saṃsiddhā nātra saṃśayaḥ tasmālliṅgaṃ yajennityaṃ yena kenāpi vā surāḥ
having worshipped the liṅga-form, became perfected — there is no doubt here; therefore, O gods, one should always worship the liṅga, with whatever (means one may).
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LiP 73.10
पशवश् च वयं तस्य देवदेवस्य धीमतः पशुत्वं च परित्यज्य कृत्वा पाशुपतं ततः
paśavaś ca vayaṃ tasya devadevasya dhīmataḥ paśutvaṃ ca parityajya kṛtvā pāśupataṃ tataḥ
And we are the cattle of that wise god of gods; and having given up the state of a beast, having then performed the Pāśupata (rite),
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LiP 73.11
पूजनीयो महादेवो लिङ्गमूर्तिः सनातनः विशोध्य चैव भूतानि पञ्चभिः प्रणवैः समम्
pūjanīyo mahādevo liṅgamūrtiḥ sanātanaḥ viśodhya caiva bhūtāni pañcabhiḥ praṇavaiḥ samam
Mahādeva, the eternal one whose form is the liṅga, is to be worshipped; and having purified the elements with the five utterances of the praṇava (OM) together (with breath-controls),
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LiP 73.12
प्राणायामैः समायुक्तैः पञ्चभिः सुरपुङ्गवाः चतुर्भिः प्रणवैश्चैव प्राणायामपरायणैः
prāṇāyāmaiḥ samāyuktaiḥ pañcabhiḥ surapuṅgavāḥ caturbhiḥ praṇavaiścaiva prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇaiḥ
joined with breath-controls, with five, O foremost of the gods, and with four praṇavas devoted to breath-control,
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LiP 73.13
त्रिभिश् च प्रणवैर्देवाः प्राणायामैस्तथाविधैः द्विधा न्यस्य तथौंकारं प्राणायामपरायणः
tribhiś ca praṇavairdevāḥ prāṇāyāmaistathāvidhaiḥ dvidhā nyasya tathauṃkāraṃ prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇaḥ
and with three praṇavas, O gods, and with breath-controls of that kind, and having placed the syllable OM twofold, (he becomes) intent on breath-control.
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LiP 73.14
ततश्चौंकारम् उच्चार्य प्राणापानौ नियम्य च ज्ञानामृतेन सर्वाङ्गान्य् आपूर्य प्रणवेन च
tataścauṃkāram uccārya prāṇāpānau niyamya ca jñānāmṛtena sarvāṅgāny āpūrya praṇavena ca
Then, having uttered OM and restrained the in-breath and out-breath, and having filled all his limbs with the nectar of knowledge by means of the praṇava,
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LiP 73.15
गुणत्रयं चतुर्धाख्यम् अहङ्कारं च सुव्रताः तन्मात्राणि च भूतानि तथा बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि च
guṇatrayaṃ caturdhākhyam ahaṅkāraṃ ca suvratāḥ tanmātrāṇi ca bhūtāni tathā buddhīndriyāṇi ca
the three qualities, the fourfold-named ego, O men of good vows, and the subtle elements, the gross elements, and the organs of knowledge,
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LiP 73.16
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संशोध्य पुरुषं युगलं तथा चिदात्मानं तनुं कृत्वा चाग्निर्भस्मेति संस्पृशेत्
karmendriyāṇi saṃśodhya puruṣaṃ yugalaṃ tathā cidātmānaṃ tanuṃ kṛtvā cāgnirbhasmeti saṃspṛśet
and having purified the organs of action, and the pair, the puruṣa, and having made the body (into) the self that is pure consciousness, he should touch (himself) with the (formula) 'Fire is ash'.
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LiP 73.17
वायुर्भस्मेति च व्योम तथाम्भः पृथिवी तथा त्रियायुषं त्रिसंध्यं च धूलयेद् भसितेन यः
vāyurbhasmeti ca vyoma tathāmbhaḥ pṛthivī tathā triyāyuṣaṃ trisaṃdhyaṃ ca dhūlayed bhasitena yaḥ
(And with the formulas) "air is ash," and so space, likewise water, and earth as well—he who, with the triyāyuṣa (formula), dusts himself with ash at the three junctures of the day—
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LiP 73.18
स योगी सर्वतत्त्वज्ञो व्रतं पाशुपतं त्विदम् भवेन पाशमोक्षार्थं कथितं देवसत्तमाः
sa yogī sarvatattvajño vrataṃ pāśupataṃ tvidam bhavena pāśamokṣārthaṃ kathitaṃ devasattamāḥ
—he is a yogin who knows all the principles. This is the Pāśupata observance, declared by Bhava for the sake of release from the bonds, O most excellent among the gods.
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LiP 73.19
एवं पाशुपतं कृत्वा सम्पूज्य परमेश्वरम् लिङ्गे पुरा मया दृष्टे विष्णुना च महात्मना
evaṃ pāśupataṃ kṛtvā sampūjya parameśvaram liṅge purā mayā dṛṣṭe viṣṇunā ca mahātmanā
Having thus performed the Pāśupata (rite) and having fully worshipped the Supreme Lord in the liṅga, formerly seen by me and by the great-souled Viṣṇu—
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LiP 73.20
पशवो नैव जायन्ते वर्षमात्रेण देवताः अस्माभिः सर्वकार्याणां देवमभ्यर्च्य यत्नतः
paśavo naiva jāyante varṣamātreṇa devatāḥ asmābhiḥ sarvakāryāṇāṃ devamabhyarcya yatnataḥ
—the bound souls are not born (again), O deities, by (this observance kept) for merely a year. By us, having diligently worshipped the god (as the accomplisher) of all undertakings,
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LiP 73.21
बाह्ये चाभ्यन्तरे चैव मन्ये कर्तव्यमीश्वरम् प्रतिज्ञा मम विष्णोश् च दिव्यैषा सुरसत्तमाः
bāhye cābhyantare caiva manye kartavyamīśvaram pratijñā mama viṣṇoś ca divyaiṣā surasattamāḥ
—outwardly and inwardly too I hold that the Lord is to be made (the object of worship). This divine resolve is mine and Viṣṇu's, O best of the gods.
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LiP 73.22
मुनीनां च न संदेहस् तस्मात् सम्पूजयेच्छिवम् सा हानिस्तन्महच्छिद्रं स मोहः सा च मूकता
munīnāṃ ca na saṃdehas tasmāt sampūjayecchivam sā hānistanmahacchidraṃ sa mohaḥ sā ca mūkatā
—and of the sages; there is no doubt of it. Therefore one should worship Śiva. That is loss, that is a great flaw, that is delusion, and that is dumbness,
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LiP 73.23
यत्क्षणं वा मुहूर्तं वा शिवमेकं न चिन्तयेत् भवभक्तिपरा ये च भवप्रणतचेतसः
yatkṣaṇaṃ vā muhūrtaṃ vā śivamekaṃ na cintayet bhavabhaktiparā ye ca bhavapraṇatacetasaḥ
—when for a moment or for an hour one does not think of Śiva, the One. And those who are devoted to devotion to Bhava, whose minds are bowed down to Bhava,
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LiP 73.24
भवसंस्मरणोद्युक्ता न ते दुःखस्य भाजनम् भवनानि मनोज्ञानि दिव्यमाभरणं स्त्रियः
bhavasaṃsmaraṇodyuktā na te duḥkhasya bhājanam bhavanāni manojñāni divyamābharaṇaṃ striyaḥ
—who are intent on the constant remembrance of Bhava: they are not a vessel of sorrow. Pleasing dwellings, divine ornaments, women,
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LiP 73.25
धनं वा तुष्टिपर्यन्तं शिवपूजाविधेः फलम् ये वाञ्छन्ति महाभोगान् राज्यं च त्रिदशालये ते ऽर्चयन्तु सदा कालं लिङ्गमूर्तिं महेश्वरम्
dhanaṃ vā tuṣṭiparyantaṃ śivapūjāvidheḥ phalam ye vāñchanti mahābhogān rājyaṃ ca tridaśālaye te 'rcayantu sadā kālaṃ liṅgamūrtiṃ maheśvaram
or wealth, up to the point of contentment—(such is) the fruit of the rite of Śiva's worship. Those who desire great enjoyments and kingship in the abode of the thirty (gods), let them always worship Maheśvara in the form of the liṅga through all time.
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LiP 73.26
हत्वा भित्त्वा च भूतानि दग्ध्वा सर्वमिदं जगत्
hatvā bhittvā ca bhūtāni dagdhvā sarvamidaṃ jagat
Having killed and split apart living beings and burnt up this whole world,
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LiP 73.27
यजेदेकं विरूपाक्षं न पापैः स प्रलिप्यते शैलं लिङ्गं मदीयं हि सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्
yajedekaṃ virūpākṣaṃ na pāpaiḥ sa pralipyate śailaṃ liṅgaṃ madīyaṃ hi sarvadevanamaskṛtam
if one worships the one Virūpākṣa (the misshapen-eyed one), he is not smeared with the sins. For the stone liṅga is mine, saluted by all the gods.
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LiP 73.28
इत्युक्त्वा पूर्वमभ्यर्च्य रुद्रं त्रिभुवनेश्वरम् तुष्टाव वाग्भिर् इष्टाभिर् देवदेवं त्रियंबकम्
ityuktvā pūrvamabhyarcya rudraṃ tribhuvaneśvaram tuṣṭāva vāgbhir iṣṭābhir devadevaṃ triyaṃbakam
Having spoken thus, having first worshipped Rudra, lord of the three worlds, he praised with chosen words the god of gods, the three-eyed one.
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LiP 73.29
तदाप्रभृति शक्राद्याः पूजयामासुरीश्वरम् साक्षात्पाशुपतं कृत्वा भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहाः
tadāprabhṛti śakrādyāḥ pūjayāmāsurīśvaram sākṣātpāśupataṃ kṛtvā bhasmoddhūlitavigrahāḥ
From that time on Śakra and the others worshipped the Lord, performing the Pāśupata (rite) directly, their bodies dusted with ash.
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