Linga Purana — Chapter 74
LiP 74.1
लिङ्गानि कल्पयित्वैवं स्वाधिकारानुरूपतः विश्वकर्मा ददौ तेषां नियोगाद्ब्रह्मणः प्रभोः
liṅgāni kalpayitvaivaṃ svādhikārānurūpataḥ viśvakarmā dadau teṣāṃ niyogādbrahmaṇaḥ prabhoḥ
Having fashioned the liṅgas in this way, in accordance with each one's own sphere of authority, Viśvakarman gave (them) to them at the command of the lord Brahmā.
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LiP 74.2
इन्द्रनीलमयं लिङ्गं विष्णुना पूजितं सदा पद्मरागमयं शक्रो हैमं विश्रवसः सुतः
indranīlamayaṃ liṅgaṃ viṣṇunā pūjitaṃ sadā padmarāgamayaṃ śakro haimaṃ viśravasaḥ sutaḥ
A liṅga made of sapphire is always worshipped by Viṣṇu, one made of ruby by Śakra, a golden one by the son of Viśravas (Kubera),
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LiP 74.3
विश्वेदेवास् तथा रौप्यं वसवः कान्तिकं शुभम् आरकूटमयं वायुर् अश्विनौ पार्थिवं सदा
viśvedevās tathā raupyaṃ vasavaḥ kāntikaṃ śubham ārakūṭamayaṃ vāyur aśvinau pārthivaṃ sadā
likewise a silver one by the Viśvedevas, an auspicious one of crystal-stone by the Vasus, one made of brass by Vāyu, and always an earthen one by the two Aśvins,
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LiP 74.4
स्फाटिकं वरुणो राजा आदित्यास्ताम्रनिर्मितम् मौक्तिकं सोमराड् धीमांस् तथा लिङ्गमनुत्तमम्
sphāṭikaṃ varuṇo rājā ādityāstāmranirmitam mauktikaṃ somarāḍ dhīmāṃs tathā liṅgamanuttamam
a quartz one by King Varuṇa, one fashioned of copper by the Ādityas, and the wise king Soma likewise an unsurpassed liṅga of pearl,
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LiP 74.5
अनन्ताद्या महानागाः प्रवालकमयं शुभम् दैत्या ह्ययोमयं लिङ्गं राक्षसाश् च महात्मनः
anantādyā mahānāgāḥ pravālakamayaṃ śubham daityā hyayomayaṃ liṅgaṃ rākṣasāś ca mahātmanaḥ
the great serpents, Ananta and the rest, an auspicious one made of coral; the Daityas an iron liṅga, and so the great-souled Rākṣasas,
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LiP 74.6
त्रैलोहिकं गुह्यकाश् च सर्वलोहमयं गणाः चामुण्डा सैकतं साक्षान् मातरश् च द्विजोत्तमाः
trailohikaṃ guhyakāś ca sarvalohamayaṃ gaṇāḥ cāmuṇḍā saikataṃ sākṣān mātaraś ca dvijottamāḥ
the Guhyakas one of three metals, the Gaṇas one of all metals, and Cāmuṇḍā and the Mothers themselves one of sand, O best of the twice-born,
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LiP 74.7
दारुजं नैरृतिर् भक्त्या यमो मारकतं शुभम् नीलाद्याश् च तथा रुद्राः शुद्धं भस्ममयं शुभम्
dārujaṃ nairṛtir bhaktyā yamo mārakataṃ śubham nīlādyāś ca tathā rudrāḥ śuddhaṃ bhasmamayaṃ śubham
Nairṛti with devotion one made of wood, Yama an auspicious one of emerald, and the Rudras, Nīla and the rest, a pure and auspicious one made of ash,
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LiP 74.8
लक्ष्मीवृक्षमयं लक्ष्मीर् गुहो वै गोमयात्मकम् मुनयो मुनिशार्दूलाः कुशाग्रमयम् उत्तमम्
lakṣmīvṛkṣamayaṃ lakṣmīr guho vai gomayātmakam munayo muniśārdūlāḥ kuśāgramayam uttamam
Lakṣmī (worships one) made of the lakṣmī tree; Guha, indeed, one consisting of cow-dung; the sages, the tigers among sages, the excellent one made of kuśa-tips.
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LiP 74.9
वामाद्याः पुष्पलिङ्गं तु गन्धलिङ्गं मनोन्मनी सरस्वती च रत्नेन कृतं रुद्रस्य वाग्भवा
vāmādyāḥ puṣpaliṅgaṃ tu gandhaliṅgaṃ manonmanī sarasvatī ca ratnena kṛtaṃ rudrasya vāgbhavā
Vāmā and the rest (worship) the flower-liṅga, Manonmanī the scent-liṅga, and Sarasvatī, born of speech, Rudra's (liṅga) made of jewels.
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LiP 74.10
दुर्गा हैमं महादेवं सवेदिकमनुत्तमम् उग्रा पिष्टमयं सर्वे मन्त्रा ह्याज्यमयं शुभम्
durgā haimaṃ mahādevaṃ savedikamanuttamam ugrā piṣṭamayaṃ sarve mantrā hyājyamayaṃ śubham
Durgā (worships) the golden Mahādeva together with its pedestal, unsurpassed; Ugrā one made of flour; all the mantras the auspicious one made of clarified butter.
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LiP 74.11
वेदाः सर्वे दधिमयं पिशाचाः सीसनिर्मितम् लेभिरे च यथायोग्यं प्रसादाद्ब्रह्मणः पदम्
vedāḥ sarve dadhimayaṃ piśācāḥ sīsanirmitam lebhire ca yathāyogyaṃ prasādādbrahmaṇaḥ padam
All the Vedas (worship) one made of curds; the piśācas one fashioned of lead; and each, as was fitting, obtained by grace the station of Brahman.
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LiP 74.12
बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन चराचरमिदं जगत् शिवलिङ्गं समभ्यर्च्य स्थितमत्र न संशयः
bahunātra kimuktena carācaramidaṃ jagat śivaliṅgaṃ samabhyarcya sthitamatra na saṃśayaḥ
What is (the use) of saying much here? This world, moving and unmoving, abides here having worshipped the Śiva-liṅga — there is no doubt.
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LiP 74.13
षड्विधं लिङ्गमित्याहुर् द्रव्याणां च प्रभेदतः तेषां भेदाश्चतुर्युक्तचत्वारिंशदिति स्मृताः
ṣaḍvidhaṃ liṅgamityāhur dravyāṇāṃ ca prabhedataḥ teṣāṃ bhedāścaturyuktacatvāriṃśaditi smṛtāḥ
They say the liṅga is of six kinds, according to the division of materials; their subdivisions are handed down as forty-four.
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LiP 74.14
शैलजं प्रथमं प्रोक्तं तद्धि साक्षाच्चतुर्विधम् द्वितीयं रत्नजं तच्च सप्तधा मुनिसत्तमाः
śailajaṃ prathamaṃ proktaṃ taddhi sākṣāccaturvidham dvitīyaṃ ratnajaṃ tacca saptadhā munisattamāḥ
The stone-born is declared first, and that is directly of four kinds; the second is the jewel-born, and that is sevenfold, O best of sages.
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LiP 74.15
तृतीयं धातुजं लिङ्गम् अष्टधा परमेष्ठिनः तुरीयं दारुजं लिङ्गं तत्तु षोडशधोच्यते
tṛtīyaṃ dhātujaṃ liṅgam aṣṭadhā parameṣṭhinaḥ turīyaṃ dārujaṃ liṅgaṃ tattu ṣoḍaśadhocyate
The third is the metal-born liṅga of the Supreme One, in eight ways; the fourth is the wooden liṅga, and that is said to be of sixteen kinds.
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LiP 74.16
मृन्मयं पञ्चमं लिङ्गं द्विधा भिन्नं द्विजोत्तमाः षष्ठं तु क्षणिकं लिङ्गं सप्तधा परिकीर्तितम्
mṛnmayaṃ pañcamaṃ liṅgaṃ dvidhā bhinnaṃ dvijottamāḥ ṣaṣṭhaṃ tu kṣaṇikaṃ liṅgaṃ saptadhā parikīrtitam
The fifth liṅga is the one made of clay, divided in two ways, O best of the twice-born; but the sixth, the momentary liṅga, is proclaimed as sevenfold.
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LiP 74.17
श्रीप्रदं रत्नजं लिङ्गं शैलजं सर्वसिद्धिदम् धातुजं धनदं साक्षाद् दारुजं भोगसिद्धिदम्
śrīpradaṃ ratnajaṃ liṅgaṃ śailajaṃ sarvasiddhidam dhātujaṃ dhanadaṃ sākṣād dārujaṃ bhogasiddhidam
The jewel-born liṅga bestows prosperity, the stone-born grants all attainments, the metal-born directly gives wealth, the wooden gives the attainment of enjoyments.
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LiP 74.18
मृन्मयं चैव विप्रेन्द्राः सर्वसिद्धिकरं शुभम् शैलजं चोत्तमं प्रोक्तं मध्यमं चैव धातुजम्
mṛnmayaṃ caiva viprendrāḥ sarvasiddhikaraṃ śubham śailajaṃ cottamaṃ proktaṃ madhyamaṃ caiva dhātujam
And the clay one, O chief of brahmins, is auspicious and productive of all attainments; the stone-born is called the highest, and the metal-born the middling.
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LiP 74.19
बहुधा लिङ्गभेदाश् च नव चैव समासतः मूले ब्रह्मा तथा मध्ये विष्णुस्त्रिभुवनेश्वरः
bahudhā liṅgabhedāś ca nava caiva samāsataḥ mūle brahmā tathā madhye viṣṇustribhuvaneśvaraḥ
The divisions of the liṅga are manifold, and in brief nine: at the base Brahmā, and in the middle Viṣṇu, lord of the three worlds.
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LiP 74.20
रुद्रोपरि महादेवः प्रणवाख्यः सदाशिवः लिङ्गवेदी महादेवी त्रिगुणा त्रिमयांबिका
rudropari mahādevaḥ praṇavākhyaḥ sadāśivaḥ liṅgavedī mahādevī triguṇā trimayāṃbikā
Above Rudra is Mahādeva, called the praṇava, Sadāśiva; the liṅga's pedestal is Mahādevī, consisting of the three guṇas, the threefold Ambikā.
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LiP 74.21
तया च पूजयेद्यस्तु देवी देवश् च पूजितौ शैलजं रत्नजं वापि धातुजं वापि दारुजम्
tayā ca pūjayedyastu devī devaś ca pūjitau śailajaṃ ratnajaṃ vāpi dhātujaṃ vāpi dārujam
And whoever worships with her — both the Goddess and the God are worshipped (thereby) — the stone-born, or the jewel-born, or the metal-born, or the wooden,
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LiP 74.22
मृन्मयं क्षणिकं वापि भक्त्या स्थाप्य फलं शुभम् सुरेन्द्राम्भोजगर्भाग्नियमाम्बुपधनेश्वरैः
mṛnmayaṃ kṣaṇikaṃ vāpi bhaktyā sthāpya phalaṃ śubham surendrāmbhojagarbhāgniyamāmbupadhaneśvaraiḥ
or the clay one, or the momentary one — having installed (it) with devotion, (his) reward is auspicious: with (i.e. attended by) the lord of the gods, the lotus-born, Agni, Yama, the lord of waters, and the lord of wealth,
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LiP 74.23
सिद्धविद्याधराहीन्द्रैर् यक्षदानवकिन्नरैः स्तूयमानः सुपुण्यात्मा देवदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनैः
siddhavidyādharāhīndrair yakṣadānavakinnaraiḥ stūyamānaḥ supuṇyātmā devadundubhiniḥsvanaiḥ
being praised by siddhas, vidyādharas, lords of serpents, by yakṣas, dānavas and kinnaras, a man of great merit, amid the sounds of the divine drums,
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LiP 74.24
भूर्भूवःस्वर्महर्लोकान् क्रमाद् वै जनतः परम् तपः सत्यं पराक्रम्य भासयन् स्वेन तेजसा
bhūrbhūvaḥsvarmaharlokān kramād vai janataḥ param tapaḥ satyaṃ parākramya bhāsayan svena tejasā
striding in order past the worlds of bhūr, bhuvaḥ, svar and mahar, and beyond, past jana, tapas and satya, illuminating (them) with his own splendour,
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LiP 74.25
लिङ्गस्थापनसन्मार्गनिहितस्वायतासिना आशु ब्रह्माण्डमुद्भिद्य निर्गच्छन्निर्विशङ्कया
liṅgasthāpanasanmārganihitasvāyatāsinā āśu brahmāṇḍamudbhidya nirgacchannirviśaṅkayā
with the long sword of his own laid upon the true path of liṅga-installation, quickly cleaving open the world-egg, he goes forth without any hesitation.
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LiP 74.26
शैलजं रत्नजं वापि धातुजं वापि दारुजम् मृन्मयं क्षणिकं त्यक्त्वा स्थापयेत्सकलं वपुः
śailajaṃ ratnajaṃ vāpi dhātujaṃ vāpi dārujam mṛnmayaṃ kṣaṇikaṃ tyaktvā sthāpayetsakalaṃ vapuḥ
Setting aside the stone-born, the jewel-born, the metal-born, the wooden and the clay and the momentary, one should install the whole (sakala) body (of the god).
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LiP 74.27
विधिना चैव कृत्वा तु स्कन्दोमासहितं शुभम् कुन्दगोक्षीरसंकाशं लिङ्गं यः स्थापयेन्नरः
vidhinā caiva kṛtvā tu skandomāsahitaṃ śubham kundagokṣīrasaṃkāśaṃ liṅgaṃ yaḥ sthāpayennaraḥ
And having made it according to rule, auspicious, together with Skanda and Umā — the man who installs a liṅga resembling jasmine and cow's milk (in whiteness),
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LiP 74.28
नृणां तनुं समास्थाय स्थितो रुद्रो न संशयः दर्शनात्स्पर्शनात्तस्य लभन्ते निर्वृतिं नराः
nṛṇāṃ tanuṃ samāsthāya sthito rudro na saṃśayaḥ darśanātsparśanāttasya labhante nirvṛtiṃ narāḥ
Rudra himself stands there, having assumed a human body — there is no doubt of it; by seeing him and by touching him men attain peace.
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LiP 74.29
तस्य पुण्यं मया वक्तुं सम्यग्युगशतैरपि शक्यते नैव विप्रेन्द्रास् तस्माद् वै स्थापयेत् तथा
tasya puṇyaṃ mayā vaktuṃ samyagyugaśatairapi śakyate naiva viprendrās tasmād vai sthāpayet tathā
Even in a full hundred ages it is not possible for me to declare his merit, O best of brahmins; therefore one should indeed set (a liṅga) up in that manner.
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LiP 74.30
सर्वेषामेव मर्त्यानां विभोर्दिव्यं वपुः शुभम् सकलं भावनायोग्यं योगिनामेव निष्कलम्
sarveṣāmeva martyānāṃ vibhordivyaṃ vapuḥ śubham sakalaṃ bhāvanāyogyaṃ yogināmeva niṣkalam
For all mortals the Lord's divine, auspicious body is the one with parts (sakala), fit for contemplation; only for yogins is it without parts (niṣkala).
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