Linga Purana — Chapter 76
LiP 76.1
अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभवम् प्रतिष्ठायाः फलं सर्वं सर्वलोकहिताय वै
ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi svecchāvigrahasaṃbhavam pratiṣṭhāyāḥ phalaṃ sarvaṃ sarvalokahitāya vai
Next I shall declare the whole fruit of the installation (of the image) that arises as a form (assumed) at his own will, for the welfare of all the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 76.2
स्कन्दोमासहितं देवम् आसीनं परमासने कृत्वा भक्त्या प्रतिष्ठाप्य सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्
skandomāsahitaṃ devam āsīnaṃ paramāsane kṛtvā bhaktyā pratiṣṭhāpya sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt
Having made the god together with Skanda and Umā, seated on the highest seat, and installed (him) with devotion, one would obtain all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.3
स्कन्दोमासहितं देवं सम्पूज्य विधिना सकृत् यत्फलं लभते मर्त्यस् तद्वदामि यथाश्रुतम्
skandomāsahitaṃ devaṃ sampūjya vidhinā sakṛt yatphalaṃ labhate martyas tadvadāmi yathāśrutam
What fruit a mortal obtains by worshipping, according to the rule, even once, the god together with Skanda and Umā — that I shall tell as I have heard it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.4
सूर्यकोटिप्रतिकाशैर् विमानैः सार्वकामिकैः रुद्रकन्यासमाकीर्णैर् गेयनाट्यसमन्वितैः
sūryakoṭipratikāśair vimānaiḥ sārvakāmikaiḥ rudrakanyāsamākīrṇair geyanāṭyasamanvitaiḥ
With celestial cars shining like ten million suns, granting every desire, thronged with the daughters of Rudra, provided with song and dance —
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LiP 76.5
शिववत्क्रीडते योगी यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् तत्र भुक्त्वा महाभोगान् विमानैः सार्वकामिकैः
śivavatkrīḍate yogī yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān vimānaiḥ sārvakāmikaiḥ
the yogin plays like Śiva until the dissolution of beings; there, having enjoyed great enjoyments with the celestial cars that grant every desire,
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LiP 76.6
औमं कौमारमैशानं वैष्णवं ब्राह्ममेव च प्राजापत्यं महातेजा जनलोकं महस् तथा
aumaṃ kaumāramaiśānaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ brāhmameva ca prājāpatyaṃ mahātejā janalokaṃ mahas tathā
(he attains) the world of Umā, of Kumāra, of Īśāna, of Viṣṇu, and of Brahmā, that of Prajāpati, and — great in splendour — the Janaloka and the Mahar (world);
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LiP 76.7
ऐन्द्रम् आसाद्य चैन्द्रत्वं कृत्वा वर्षायुतं पुनः भुक्त्वा चैव भुवर्लोके भोगान् दिव्यान् सुशोभनान्
aindram āsādya caindratvaṃ kṛtvā varṣāyutaṃ punaḥ bhuktvā caiva bhuvarloke bhogān divyān suśobhanān
and having reached Indra's world and exercised the state of Indra for ten thousand years, again, having enjoyed in the Bhuvarloka divine and most beautiful enjoyments,
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LiP 76.8
मेरुमासाद्य देवानां भवनेषु प्रमोदते एकपादं चतुर्बाहुं त्रिनेत्रं शूलसंयुतम्
merumāsādya devānāṃ bhavaneṣu pramodate ekapādaṃ caturbāhuṃ trinetraṃ śūlasaṃyutam
having reached Meru he takes delight in the dwellings of the gods. (Making the god) one-footed, four-armed, three-eyed, holding a trident,
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LiP 76.9
सृष्ट्वा स्थितं हरिं वामे दक्षिणे चतुराननम् अष्टाविंशतिरुद्राणां कोटिः सर्वाङ्गसुप्रभम्
sṛṣṭvā sthitaṃ hariṃ vāme dakṣiṇe caturānanam aṣṭāviṃśatirudrāṇāṃ koṭiḥ sarvāṅgasuprabham
having fashioned Hari standing on the left and the four-faced (Brahmā) on the right, and a crore of the twenty-eight Rudras, radiant in every limb;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 76.10
पञ्चविंशतिकं साक्षात् पुरुषं हृदयात्तथा प्रकृतिं वामतश्चैव बुद्धिं वै बुद्धिदेशतः
pañcaviṃśatikaṃ sākṣāt puruṣaṃ hṛdayāttathā prakṛtiṃ vāmataścaiva buddhiṃ vai buddhideśataḥ
(and fashioning) directly the Person consisting of the twenty-five from the heart, and Nature (prakṛti) on the left, and intellect (buddhi) from the region of intellect,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 76.11
अहङ्कारमहङ्कारात् तन्मात्राणि तु तत्र वै इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियादेव लीलया परमेश्वरम्
ahaṅkāramahaṅkārāt tanmātrāṇi tu tatra vai indriyāṇīndriyādeva līlayā parameśvaram
the ego from the ego, and the subtle elements there, and the senses from the sense — (thus fashioning) the Supreme Lord in play;
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LiP 76.12
पृथिवीं पादमूलात्तु गुह्यदेशाज्जलं तथा नाभिदेशात् तथा वह्निं हृदयाद्भास्करं तथा
pṛthivīṃ pādamūlāttu guhyadeśājjalaṃ tathā nābhideśāt tathā vahniṃ hṛdayādbhāskaraṃ tathā
the earth from the soles of the feet, water from the private region, fire from the navel region, and the sun from the heart,
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LiP 76.13
कण्ठात्सोमं तथात्मानं भ्रूमध्यान्मस्तकाद्दिवम् सृष्टैवं संस्थितं साक्षाज् जगत्सर्वं चराचरम्
kaṇṭhātsomaṃ tathātmānaṃ bhrūmadhyānmastakāddivam sṛṣṭaivaṃ saṃsthitaṃ sākṣāj jagatsarvaṃ carācaram
the moon from the throat, the self likewise from between the brows, heaven from the head — having thus created the whole world, moving and unmoving, directly standing (in him),
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LiP 76.14
सर्वज्ञं सर्वगं देवं कृत्वा विद्याविधानतः प्रतिष्ठाप्य यथान्यायं शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
sarvajñaṃ sarvagaṃ devaṃ kṛtvā vidyāvidhānataḥ pratiṣṭhāpya yathānyāyaṃ śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt
having made the god all-knowing and all-pervading according to the prescription of the sacred knowledge, and installed (him) as is right, one would attain union with Śiva.
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LiP 76.15
त्रिपादं सप्तहस्तं च चतुःशृङ्गं द्विशीर्षकम् कृत्वा यज्ञेशमीशानं विष्णुलोके महीयते
tripādaṃ saptahastaṃ ca catuḥśṛṅgaṃ dviśīrṣakam kṛtvā yajñeśamīśānaṃ viṣṇuloke mahīyate
Having made Īśāna as the Lord of Sacrifice, three-footed, seven-handed, four-horned and two-headed, one is honoured in the world of Viṣṇu.
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LiP 76.16
तत्र भुक्त्वा महाभोगान् कल्पलक्षं सुखी नरः क्रमादागत्य लोके ऽस्मिन् सर्वयज्ञान्तगो भवेत्
tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān kalpalakṣaṃ sukhī naraḥ kramādāgatya loke 'smin sarvayajñāntago bhavet
There, having enjoyed great enjoyments happily for a hundred thousand kalpas, the man, coming in due course to this world, would become one who reaches the end of all sacrifices.
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LiP 76.17
वृषारूढं तु यः कुर्यात् सोमं सोमार्धभूषणम् हयमेधायुतं कृत्वा यत्पुण्यं तद् अवाप्य सः
vṛṣārūḍhaṃ tu yaḥ kuryāt somaṃ somārdhabhūṣaṇam hayamedhāyutaṃ kṛtvā yatpuṇyaṃ tad avāpya saḥ
But he who should make (an image of) Soma mounted on the bull, adorned with the half-moon, obtains that merit which (comes) from performing ten thousand horse-sacrifices,
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LiP 76.18
काञ्चनेन विमानेन किङ्किणीजालमालिना गत्वा शिवपुरं दिव्यं तत्रैव स विमुच्यते
kāñcanena vimānena kiṅkiṇījālamālinā gatvā śivapuraṃ divyaṃ tatraiva sa vimucyate
and having gone by a golden celestial car garlanded with networks of little bells to the divine city of Śiva, he is liberated there itself.
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LiP 76.19
नन्दिना सहितं देवं साम्बं सर्वगणैर्वृतम् कृत्वा यत्फलमाप्नोति वक्ष्ये तद्वै यथाश्रुतम्
nandinā sahitaṃ devaṃ sāmbaṃ sarvagaṇairvṛtam kṛtvā yatphalamāpnoti vakṣye tadvai yathāśrutam
Having made (an image of) the god together with Nandin, with Ambā (at his side) and surrounded by all his hosts — what fruit one obtains, that I shall declare as I have heard it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.20
सूर्यमण्डलसंकाशैर् विमानैर् वृषसंयुतैः अप्सरोगणसंकीर्णैर् देवदानवदुर्लभैः
sūryamaṇḍalasaṃkāśair vimānair vṛṣasaṃyutaiḥ apsarogaṇasaṃkīrṇair devadānavadurlabhaiḥ
With celestial cars resembling the sun's orb, yoked with bulls, thronged with troops of apsarases, hard for gods and dānavas to obtain —
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LiP 76.21
नृत्यद्भिर् अप्सरःसंघैः सर्वतः सर्वशोभितैः गत्वा शिवपुरं दिव्यं गाणपत्यमवाप्नुयात्
nṛtyadbhir apsaraḥsaṃghaiḥ sarvataḥ sarvaśobhitaiḥ gatvā śivapuraṃ divyaṃ gāṇapatyamavāpnuyāt
—with troops of apsarases dancing, adorned on all sides in every way, he goes to the divine city of Śiva and attains the rank of a Gaṇa lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.22
नृत्यन्तं देवदेवेशं शैलजासहितं प्रभुम् सहस्रबाहुं सर्वज्ञं चतुर्बाहुम् अथापि वा
nṛtyantaṃ devadeveśaṃ śailajāsahitaṃ prabhum sahasrabāhuṃ sarvajñaṃ caturbāhum athāpi vā
(One who makes an image of) the Lord of the lords of gods dancing, the mighty one together with the Mountain-born (Pārvatī), thousand-armed and all-knowing, or else four-armed,
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LiP 76.23
भृग्वाद्यैर्भूतसंघैश् च संवृतं परमेश्वरम् शैलजासहितं साक्षाद् वृषभध्वजमीश्वरम्
bhṛgvādyairbhūtasaṃghaiś ca saṃvṛtaṃ parameśvaram śailajāsahitaṃ sākṣād vṛṣabhadhvajamīśvaram
the Supreme Lord encircled by Bhṛgu and the others and by the throngs of spirits, together with the Mountain-born (Pārvatī), the Lord himself whose banner is the bull,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.24
ब्रह्मेन्द्रविष्णुसोमाद्यैः सदा सर्वैर्नमस्कृतम् मातृभिर् मुनिभिश्चैव संवृतं परमेश्वरम्
brahmendraviṣṇusomādyaiḥ sadā sarvairnamaskṛtam mātṛbhir munibhiścaiva saṃvṛtaṃ parameśvaram
the Supreme Lord always saluted by all — Brahmā, Indra, Viṣṇu, Soma and the rest — and surrounded by the Mothers and by the sages:
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LiP 76.25
कृत्वा भक्त्या प्रतिष्ठाप्य यत्फलं तद्वदाम्यहम् सर्वयज्ञतपोदानतीर्थदेवेषु यत् फलम्
kṛtvā bhaktyā pratiṣṭhāpya yatphalaṃ tadvadāmyaham sarvayajñatapodānatīrthadeveṣu yat phalam
having made and installed (such an image) with devotion, the fruit (that one gains) I declare: whatever fruit there is in all sacrifices, austerities, gifts, holy fords and gods,
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LiP 76.26
तत्फलं कोटिगुणितं लब्ध्वा याति शिवं पदम् तत्र भुक्त्वा महाभोगान् यावद् आभूतसंप्लवम्
tatphalaṃ koṭiguṇitaṃ labdhvā yāti śivaṃ padam tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān yāvad ābhūtasaṃplavam
that fruit multiplied ten million times he obtains, and goes to Śiva's abode; there, having enjoyed great pleasures until the dissolution of beings,
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LiP 76.27
सृष्ट्यन्तरे पुनः प्राप्ते मानवं पदमाप्नुयात् नग्नं चतुर्भुजं श्वेतं त्रिनेत्रं सर्पमेखलम्
sṛṣṭyantare punaḥ prāpte mānavaṃ padamāpnuyāt nagnaṃ caturbhujaṃ śvetaṃ trinetraṃ sarpamekhalam
when the next creation comes round again he would attain the human state. (One who makes an image of Śiva) naked, four-armed, white, three-eyed, girdled with a serpent,
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LiP 76.28
कपालहस्तं देवेशं कृष्णकुञ्चितमूर्धजम् कृत्वा भक्त्या प्रतिष्ठाप्य शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
kapālahastaṃ deveśaṃ kṛṣṇakuñcitamūrdhajam kṛtvā bhaktyā pratiṣṭhāpya śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt
the Lord of gods with a skull in his hand, his hair black and curling — having made and installed (it) with devotion, he would attain union with Śiva.
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LiP 76.29
इभेन्द्रदारकं देवं सांबं सिद्धार्थदं प्रभुम् सुधूम्रवर्णं रक्ताक्षं त्रिनेत्रं चन्द्रभूषणम्
ibhendradārakaṃ devaṃ sāṃbaṃ siddhārthadaṃ prabhum sudhūmravarṇaṃ raktākṣaṃ trinetraṃ candrabhūṣaṇam
(One who makes) the god who is the young elephant-king, with Ambā, the Lord who grants (one's) aims, smoke-grey in colour, red-eyed, three-eyed, adorned with the moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 76.30
काकपक्षधरं मूर्ध्ना नागटङ्कधरं हरम् सिंहाजिनोत्तरीयं च मृगचर्मांबरं प्रभुम्
kākapakṣadharaṃ mūrdhnā nāgaṭaṅkadharaṃ haram siṃhājinottarīyaṃ ca mṛgacarmāṃbaraṃ prabhum
Hara wearing the side-locks of a boy on his head, bearing a serpent and a chisel (ṭaṅka), with a lion's hide for an upper garment, the Lord whose robe is a deer's skin,
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LiP 76.31
तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रं गदाहस्तं कपालोद्यतपाणिनम् हुंफट्कारे महाशब्दशब्दिताखिलदिङ्मुखम्
tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraṃ gadāhastaṃ kapālodyatapāṇinam huṃphaṭkāre mahāśabdaśabditākhiladiṅmukham
with sharp fangs, a mace in his hand, a skull raised in his hand, making all the quarters of the sky resound with the great noise of the cries huṃ and phaṭ,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.32
पुण्डरीकाजिनं दोर्भ्यां बिभ्रन्तं कम्बुकं तथा हसन्तं च नदन्तं च पिबन्तं कृष्णसागरम्
puṇḍarīkājinaṃ dorbhyāṃ bibhrantaṃ kambukaṃ tathā hasantaṃ ca nadantaṃ ca pibantaṃ kṛṣṇasāgaram
bearing in his two arms a lotus-white hide and likewise a shell, laughing and roaring and drinking up the dark ocean,
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LiP 76.33
नृत्यन्तं भूतसंघैश् च गणसंघैस् त्वलंकृतम् कृत्वा भक्त्या प्रतिष्ठाप्य यथाविभवविस्तरम्
nṛtyantaṃ bhūtasaṃghaiś ca gaṇasaṃghais tvalaṃkṛtam kṛtvā bhaktyā pratiṣṭhāpya yathāvibhavavistaram
dancing, and adorned by the throngs of spirits and the troops of Gaṇas — having made and installed (such an image) with devotion, according to the extent of his means,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.34
सर्वविघ्नान् अतिक्रम्य शिवलोके महीयते तत्र भुक्त्वा महाभोगान् यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
sarvavighnān atikramya śivaloke mahīyate tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam
he passes beyond all obstacles and is honoured in Śiva's world; there, having enjoyed great pleasures until the dissolution of beings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.35
ज्ञानं विचारतो लब्ध्वा रुद्रेभ्यस्तत्र मुच्यते अर्धनारीश्वरं देवं चतुर्भुजमनुत्तमम्
jñānaṃ vicārato labdhvā rudrebhyastatra mucyate ardhanārīśvaraṃ devaṃ caturbhujamanuttamam
gaining knowledge through reflection, he is there released by the Rudras. (One who makes an image of) the god as Ardhanārīśvara, four-armed, unsurpassed,
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LiP 76.36
वरदाभयहस्तं च शूलपद्मधरं प्रभुम् स्त्रीपुंभावेन संस्थानं सर्वाभरणभूषितम्
varadābhayahastaṃ ca śūlapadmadharaṃ prabhum strīpuṃbhāvena saṃsthānaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam
with hands (showing) boon-giving and reassurance, the Lord bearing trident and lotus, standing in the form of woman-and-man, decked with every ornament —
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LiP 76.37
कृत्वा भक्त्या प्रतिष्ठाप्य शिवलोके महीयते तत्र भुक्त्वा महाभोगान् अणिमादिगुणैर्युतः
kṛtvā bhaktyā pratiṣṭhāpya śivaloke mahīyate tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān aṇimādiguṇairyutaḥ
having made and installed (it) with devotion, he is honoured in Śiva's world; there, having enjoyed great pleasures, endowed with the powers beginning with minuteness,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.38
आचन्द्रतारकं ज्ञानं ततो लब्ध्वा विमुच्यते यः कुर्याद्देवदेवेशं सर्वज्ञं लकुलीश्वरम्
ācandratārakaṃ jñānaṃ tato labdhvā vimucyate yaḥ kuryāddevadeveśaṃ sarvajñaṃ lakulīśvaram
and having then gained knowledge lasting as long as moon and stars, he is released. Whoever should make (an image of) the Lord of the lords of gods, the all-knowing Lakulīśvara,
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LiP 76.39
वृतं शिष्यप्रशिष्यैश् च व्याख्यानोद्यतपाणिनम् कृत्वा भक्त्या प्रतिष्ठाप्य शिवलोकं स गच्छति
vṛtaṃ śiṣyapraśiṣyaiś ca vyākhyānodyatapāṇinam kṛtvā bhaktyā pratiṣṭhāpya śivalokaṃ sa gacchati
(Whoever) with devotion makes and consecrates (him) surrounded by disciples and disciples' disciples, with his hand raised in exposition, goes to the world of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.40
भुक्त्वा तु विपुलांस्तत्र भोगान् युगशतं नरः ज्ञानयोगं समासाद्य तत्रैव च विमुच्यते
bhuktvā tu vipulāṃstatra bhogān yugaśataṃ naraḥ jñānayogaṃ samāsādya tatraiva ca vimucyate
And having enjoyed abundant pleasures there for a hundred ages, the man, having attained the yoga of knowledge, is liberated there itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.41
पूर्वदेवामराणां च यत्स्थानं सकलेप्सितम् कृतमुद्रस्य देवस्य चिताभस्मानुलेपिनः
pūrvadevāmarāṇāṃ ca yatsthānaṃ sakalepsitam kṛtamudrasya devasya citābhasmānulepinaḥ
And that place of the former gods and the immortals, desired by all, (belongs to one who makes) the god who has made the (hand-)sign, smeared with the ash of the cremation ground,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 76.42
त्रिपुण्ड्रधारिणस्तेषां शिरोमालाधरस्य च ब्रह्मणः केशकेनैकम् उपवीतं च बिभ्रतः
tripuṇḍradhāriṇasteṣāṃ śiromālādharasya ca brahmaṇaḥ keśakenaikam upavītaṃ ca bibhrataḥ
who wears the triple mark (tripuṇḍra), who wears a garland of their heads, and who bears a single sacred thread made of Brahmā's hair,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 76.43
बिभ्रतो वामहस्तेन कपालं ब्रह्मणो वरम् विष्णोः कलेवरं चैव बिभ्रतः परमेष्ठिनः
bibhrato vāmahastena kapālaṃ brahmaṇo varam viṣṇoḥ kalevaraṃ caiva bibhrataḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ
who bears in his left hand the excellent skull of Brahmā, and who bears the body of Viṣṇu—(the god) who is the highest lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.44
कृत्वा भक्त्या प्रतिष्ठाप्य मुच्यते भवसागरात् ॐनमो नीलकण्ठाय इति पुण्याक्षराष्टकम्
kṛtvā bhaktyā pratiṣṭhāpya mucyate bhavasāgarāt oṃnamo nīlakaṇṭhāya iti puṇyākṣarāṣṭakam
—having made and with devotion consecrated (him), one is freed from the ocean of existence. "Oṃ, homage to the blue-throated one": this is the holy set of eight syllables.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.45
मन्त्रमाह सकृद्वा यः पातकैः स विमुच्यते मन्त्रेणानेन गन्धाद्यैर् भक्त्या वित्तानुसारतः
mantramāha sakṛdvā yaḥ pātakaiḥ sa vimucyate mantreṇānena gandhādyair bhaktyā vittānusārataḥ
He who utters the mantra even once is freed from the great sins; with this mantra, with perfumes and the rest, with devotion, according to his means,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.46
सम्पूज्य देवदेवेशं शिवलोके महीयते जालन्धरान्तकं देवं सुदर्शनधरं प्रभुम्
sampūjya devadeveśaṃ śivaloke mahīyate jālandharāntakaṃ devaṃ sudarśanadharaṃ prabhum
having fully worshipped the Lord of the gods of gods, he is honoured in the world of Śiva. The god who slew Jālandhara, the lord who bears the discus,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.47
कृत्वा भक्त्या प्रतिष्ठाप्य द्विधाभूतं जलंधरम् प्रयाति शिवसायुज्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा
kṛtvā bhaktyā pratiṣṭhāpya dvidhābhūtaṃ jalaṃdharam prayāti śivasāyujyaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
—having made and with devotion consecrated (him), with Jalandhara split in two, one goes to union with Śiva; no doubt is to be entertained here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.48
सुदर्शनप्रदं देवं साक्षात्पूर्वोक्तलक्षणम् अर्चमानेन देवेन चार्चितं नेत्रपूजया
sudarśanapradaṃ devaṃ sākṣātpūrvoktalakṣaṇam arcamānena devena cārcitaṃ netrapūjayā
The god who grants the discus, with the marks stated before directly, and worshipped by the god himself who was worshipping with the offering of his eye,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 76.49
कृत्वा भक्त्या प्रतिष्ठाप्य शिवलोके महीयते तिष्ठतो ऽथ निकुम्भस्य पृष्ठतश्चरणांबुजम्
kṛtvā bhaktyā pratiṣṭhāpya śivaloke mahīyate tiṣṭhato 'tha nikumbhasya pṛṣṭhataścaraṇāṃbujam
—having made and with devotion consecrated (him), one is honoured in the world of Śiva. Then (the god's) lotus foot upon the back of Nikumbha as he stands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 76.50
वामेतरं सुविन्यस्य वामे चालिङ्ग्य चाद्रिजाम् शूलाग्रे कूर्परं स्थाप्य किङ्किणीकृतपन्नगम्
vāmetaraṃ suvinyasya vāme cāliṅgya cādrijām śūlāgre kūrparaṃ sthāpya kiṅkiṇīkṛtapannagam
having well placed the right (foot there), and embracing the mountain's daughter on the left, resting the elbow on the tip of the trident, with the snake made into a small bell,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.51
सम्प्रेक्ष्य चान्धकं पार्श्वे कृताञ्जलिपुटं स्थितम् रूपं कृत्वा यथान्यायं शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
samprekṣya cāndhakaṃ pārśve kṛtāñjalipuṭaṃ sthitam rūpaṃ kṛtvā yathānyāyaṃ śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt
and looking upon Andhaka standing at his side with hands joined in reverence—having made the image duly, one would attain union with Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.52
यः कुर्याद्देवदेवेशं त्रिपुरान्तकमीश्वरम् धनुर्बाणसमायुक्तं सोमं सोमार्धभूषणम्
yaḥ kuryāddevadeveśaṃ tripurāntakamīśvaram dhanurbāṇasamāyuktaṃ somaṃ somārdhabhūṣaṇam
He who makes the Lord of the gods of gods, the Lord who ended Tripura, furnished with bow and arrow, together with Umā, adorned with the half-moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.53
रथे सुसंस्थितं देवं चतुराननसारथिम् तदाकारतया सो ऽपि गत्वा शिवपुरं सुखी
rathe susaṃsthitaṃ devaṃ caturānanasārathim tadākāratayā so 'pi gatvā śivapuraṃ sukhī
the god well seated in the chariot with the four-faced one as charioteer—he too, by having that form, goes happily to Śiva's city
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.54
क्रीडते नात्र संदेहो द्वितीय इव शङ्करः तत्र भुक्त्वा महाभोगान् यावद् इच्छा द्विजोत्तमाः
krīḍate nātra saṃdeho dvitīya iva śaṅkaraḥ tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān yāvad icchā dvijottamāḥ
and plays there—there is no doubt of this—like a second Śaṅkara. Having enjoyed great pleasures there as long as he wishes, O best of the twice-born,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.55
ज्ञानं विचारितं लब्ध्वा तत्रैव स विमुच्यते
jñānaṃ vicāritaṃ labdhvā tatraiva sa vimucyate
having obtained the knowledge that has been reflected upon, he is liberated there itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.56
गङ्गाधरं सुखासीनं चन्द्रशेखरमेव च
gaṅgādharaṃ sukhāsīnaṃ candraśekharameva ca
(One who makes) the bearer of Gaṅgā, comfortably seated, and likewise the moon-crested one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.57
गङ्गया सहितं चैव वामोत्सङ्गे ऽंबिकान्वितम् विनायकं तथा स्कन्दं ज्येष्ठं दुर्गां सुशोभनाम्
gaṅgayā sahitaṃ caiva vāmotsaṅge 'ṃbikānvitam vināyakaṃ tathā skandaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ durgāṃ suśobhanām
joined with Gaṅgā, and with Ambikā on his left lap, and Vināyaka, likewise Skanda, Jyeṣṭhā, the beautiful Durgā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.58
भास्करं च तथा सोमं ब्रह्माणीं च महेश्वरीम् कौमारीं वैष्णवीं देवीं वाराहीं वरदां तथा
bhāskaraṃ ca tathā somaṃ brahmāṇīṃ ca maheśvarīm kaumārīṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ devīṃ vārāhīṃ varadāṃ tathā
and the sun and likewise the moon, and Brahmāṇī, Māheśvarī, Kaumārī, the goddess Vaiṣṇavī, and Vārāhī the boon-giver,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.59
इन्द्राणीं चैव चामुण्डां वीरभद्रसमन्विताम् विघ्नेशेन च यो धीमान् शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
indrāṇīṃ caiva cāmuṇḍāṃ vīrabhadrasamanvitām vighneśena ca yo dhīmān śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt
And Indrāṇī and Cāmuṇḍā together with Vīrabhadra, and with the Lord of Obstacles (Gaṇeśa) — the wise man (who makes these) would attain union with Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 76.60
लिङ्गमूर्तिं महाज्वालामालासंवृतम् अव्ययम् लिङ्गस्य मध्ये वै कृत्वा चन्द्रशेखरमीश्वरम्
liṅgamūrtiṃ mahājvālāmālāsaṃvṛtam avyayam liṅgasya madhye vai kṛtvā candraśekharamīśvaram
Having placed in the middle of the liṅga the liṅga-form, encircled by a great garland of flames, imperishable, (and) Īśvara who bears the moon on his crest —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 76.61
व्योम्नि कुर्यात् तथा लिङ्गं ब्रह्माणं हंसरूपिणम् विष्णुं वराहरूपेण लिङ्गस्याधस्त्वधोमुखम्
vyomni kuryāt tathā liṅgaṃ brahmāṇaṃ haṃsarūpiṇam viṣṇuṃ varāharūpeṇa liṅgasyādhastvadhomukham
And in the sky he should make a liṅga, and Brahmā in the form of a goose; and Viṣṇu in the form of a boar, facing downward, below the liṅga;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.62
ब्रह्माणं दक्षिणे तस्य कृताञ्जलिपुटं स्थितम् मध्ये लिङ्गं महाघोरं महाम्भसि च संस्थितम्
brahmāṇaṃ dakṣiṇe tasya kṛtāñjalipuṭaṃ sthitam madhye liṅgaṃ mahāghoraṃ mahāmbhasi ca saṃsthitam
And Brahmā on its right, standing with hands folded in salutation; in the middle the liṅga, greatly terrible, established in the great waters —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 76.63
कृत्वा भक्त्या प्रतिष्ठाप्य शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात् क्षेत्रसंरक्षकं देवं तथा पाशुपतं प्रभुम्
kṛtvā bhaktyā pratiṣṭhāpya śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt kṣetrasaṃrakṣakaṃ devaṃ tathā pāśupataṃ prabhum
Having made and consecrated (it) with devotion, he would attain union with Śiva. (Likewise) the god who guards the sacred precinct, and the Pāśupata lord —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 76.64
कृत्वा भक्त्या यथान्यायं शिवलोके महीयते
kṛtvā bhaktyā yathānyāyaṃ śivaloke mahīyate
having made (them) with devotion according to rule, he is honoured in the world of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition