Linga Purana — Chapter 77
LiP 77.1
लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठापुण्यं च लिङ्गस्थापनमेव च लिङ्गानां चैव भेदाश् च श्रुतं तव मुखादिह
liṅgapratiṣṭhāpuṇyaṃ ca liṅgasthāpanameva ca liṅgānāṃ caiva bhedāś ca śrutaṃ tava mukhādiha
The merit of consecrating a liṅga, and the installation of the liṅga, and the varieties of liṅgas — (all this) has here been heard from your mouth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.2
मृदादिरत्नपर्यन्तैर् द्रव्यैः कृत्वा शिवालयम् यत्फलं लभते मर्त्यस् तत्फलं वक्तुमर्हसि
mṛdādiratnaparyantair dravyaiḥ kṛtvā śivālayam yatphalaṃ labhate martyas tatphalaṃ vaktumarhasi
When a mortal has made a temple of Śiva with materials ranging from clay up to jewels, whatever fruit he obtains — that fruit you should tell (us).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.3
यस्य भक्तो ऽपि लोके ऽस्मिन् पुत्रदारगृहादिभिः बाध्यते ज्ञानयुक्तश्चेन् न च तस्य गृहैस्तु किम्
yasya bhakto 'pi loke 'smin putradāragṛhādibhiḥ bādhyate jñānayuktaścen na ca tasya gṛhaistu kim
If even his devotee in this world is troubled by sons, wife, house and the rest — (yet) if he is endowed with knowledge, what use are houses to him?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 77.5
तथापि भक्ताः परमेश्वरस्य कृत्वेष्टलोष्टैरपि रुद्रलोकम् प्रयान्ति दिव्यं हि विमानवर्यं सुरेन्द्रपद्मोद्भववन्दितस्य ॥ लिप्_१,७७।४ बाल्यात्तु लोष्टेन च कृत्वा मृदापि वा पांसुभिर् आदिदेवम् ।* गृहं च तादृग्विधमस्य शंभोः सम्पूज्य रुद्रत्वमवाप्नुवन्ति
tathāpi bhaktāḥ parameśvarasya kṛtveṣṭaloṣṭairapi rudralokam prayānti divyaṃ hi vimānavaryaṃ surendrapadmodbhavavanditasya // LiP_1,77.4 bālyāttu loṣṭena ca kṛtvā mṛdāpi vā pāṃsubhir ādidevam /* gṛhaṃ ca tādṛgvidhamasya śaṃbhoḥ sampūjya rudratvamavāpnuvanti
Even so, the devotees of the Supreme Lord, having made (a temple) even with bricks or clods, go to the world of Rudra, indeed to a divine, excellent celestial car — (the world) of him who is worshipped by the lord of the gods and by the lotus-born (Brahmā). Even from childhood, having made the primal god with a clod or with clay or with dust, and a house of that sort for that Śambhu, and having worshipped (him), they attain the state of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.6
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन भक्त्या भक्तैः शिवालयम् कर्तव्यं सर्वयत्नेन धर्मकामार्थसिद्धये
tasmātsarvaprayatnena bhaktyā bhaktaiḥ śivālayam kartavyaṃ sarvayatnena dharmakāmārthasiddhaye
Therefore, with every effort, with devotion, a temple of Śiva should be made by devotees with all exertion, for the attainment of dharma, pleasure and wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.7
केसरं नागरं वापि द्राविडं वा तथापरम् कृत्वा रुद्रालयं भक्त्या शिवलोके महीयते
kesaraṃ nāgaraṃ vāpi drāviḍaṃ vā tathāparam kṛtvā rudrālayaṃ bhaktyā śivaloke mahīyate
Having made with devotion a temple of Rudra — of the Kesara type, or the Nāgara, or the Drāviḍa, or yet another — he is honoured in the world of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.8
कैलासाख्यं च यः कुर्यात् प्रासादं परमेष्ठिनः कैलासशिखराकारैर् विमानैर् मोदते सुखी
kailāsākhyaṃ ca yaḥ kuryāt prāsādaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ kailāsaśikharākārair vimānair modate sukhī
And whoever makes for the Supreme One a temple named Kailāsa rejoices happily in celestial cars shaped like the peak of Kailāsa.
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LiP 77.9
मन्दरं वा प्रकुर्वीत शिवाय विधिपूर्वकम् भक्त्या वित्तानुसारेण उत्तमाधममध्यमम्
mandaraṃ vā prakurvīta śivāya vidhipūrvakam bhaktyā vittānusāreṇa uttamādhamamadhyamam
Or one should build for Śiva, according to the rule and with devotion, a (temple called) Mandara — best, middling, or lowest, in accordance with one's wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.10
मन्दराद्रिप्रतीकाशैर् विमानैर्विश्वतोमुखैः अप्सरोगणसंकीर्णैर् देवदानवदुर्लभैः
mandarādripratīkāśair vimānairviśvatomukhaiḥ apsarogaṇasaṃkīrṇair devadānavadurlabhaiḥ
With celestial cars resembling Mount Mandara, facing in every direction, crowded with troops of apsarases, hard for gods and demons to obtain —
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LiP 77.11
गत्वा शिवपुरं रम्यं भुक्त्वा भोगान् यथेप्सितान् ज्ञानयोगं समासाद्य गाणपत्यं लभेन्नरः
gatvā śivapuraṃ ramyaṃ bhuktvā bhogān yathepsitān jñānayogaṃ samāsādya gāṇapatyaṃ labhennaraḥ
having gone to the lovely city of Śiva and enjoyed pleasures as desired, the man, attaining the yoga of knowledge, would gain the rank of Gaṇapati (lordship over the hosts).
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LiP 77.12
यः कुर्यान्मेरुनामानं प्रासादं परमेष्ठिनः स यत्फलमवाप्नोति न तत् सर्वैर् महामखैः
yaḥ kuryānmerunāmānaṃ prāsādaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ sa yatphalamavāpnoti na tat sarvair mahāmakhaiḥ
Whoever makes for the Supreme One a temple named Meru — the fruit he obtains, that (is not obtained) by all the great sacrifices.
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LiP 77.13
सर्वयज्ञतपोदानतीर्थवेदेषु यत्फलम् तत्फलं सकलं लब्ध्वा शिववन्मोदते चिरम्
sarvayajñatapodānatīrthavedeṣu yatphalam tatphalaṃ sakalaṃ labdhvā śivavanmodate ciram
Whatever fruit lies in all sacrifices, austerities, gifts, sacred fords and Vedas — having gained that fruit entire, he rejoices long like Śiva.
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LiP 77.14
निषधं नाम यः कुर्यात् प्रासादं भक्तितः सुधीः शिवलोकमनुप्राप्य शिववन्मोदते चिरम्
niṣadhaṃ nāma yaḥ kuryāt prāsādaṃ bhaktitaḥ sudhīḥ śivalokamanuprāpya śivavanmodate ciram
Whoever, wise, out of devotion makes a temple named Niṣadha, having reached the world of Śiva rejoices long like Śiva.
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LiP 77.15
कुर्याद्वा यः शुभं विप्रा हिमशैलमनुत्तमम् हिमशैलोपमैर् यानैर् गत्वा शिवपुरं शुभम्
kuryādvā yaḥ śubhaṃ viprā himaśailamanuttamam himaśailopamair yānair gatvā śivapuraṃ śubham
Or, brahmins, whoever makes the auspicious, unsurpassed Himaśaila (temple) — having gone to the auspicious city of Śiva in vehicles like the snowy mountain,
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LiP 77.16
ज्ञानयोगं समासाद्य गाणपत्यमवाप्नुयात् नीलाद्रिशिखराख्यं वा प्रासादं यः सुशोभनम्
jñānayogaṃ samāsādya gāṇapatyamavāpnuyāt nīlādriśikharākhyaṃ vā prāsādaṃ yaḥ suśobhanam
Having attained the yoga of knowledge, he would win the rank of Gaṇapati. Or he who (builds) a very beautiful temple named "Peak of the Blue Mountain" —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.17
कृत्वा वित्तानुसारेण भक्त्या रुद्राय शंभवे यत्फलं लभते मर्त्यस् तत्फलं प्रवदाम्यहम्
kṛtvā vittānusāreṇa bhaktyā rudrāya śaṃbhave yatphalaṃ labhate martyas tatphalaṃ pravadāmyaham
— having made (it) according to his wealth, with devotion, for Rudra, for Śaṃbhu: what fruit a mortal obtains, that fruit I shall declare.
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LiP 77.18
हिमशैले कृते भक्त्या यत्फलं प्राक् तवोदितम् तत्फलं सकलं लब्ध्वा सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः
himaśaile kṛte bhaktyā yatphalaṃ prāk tavoditam tatphalaṃ sakalaṃ labdhvā sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ
The fruit that was earlier declared to you for the "Snow Mountain" (temple) made with devotion — having gained all that fruit, saluted by all the gods,
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LiP 77.19
रुद्रलोकमनुप्राप्य रुद्रैः सार्धं प्रमोदते महेन्द्रशैलनामानं प्रासादं रुद्रसंमतम्
rudralokamanuprāpya rudraiḥ sārdhaṃ pramodate mahendraśailanāmānaṃ prāsādaṃ rudrasaṃmatam
having reached the world of Rudra, he rejoices together with the Rudras. A temple bearing the name "Mahendra Mountain," approved by Rudra —
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LiP 77.20
कृत्वा यत्फलमाप्नोति तत्फलं प्रवदाम्यहम् महेन्द्रपर्वताकारैर् विमानैर्वृषसंयुतैः
kṛtvā yatphalamāpnoti tatphalaṃ pravadāmyaham mahendraparvatākārair vimānairvṛṣasaṃyutaiḥ
having made (it), what fruit he obtains, that fruit I shall declare: by celestial cars shaped like Mount Mahendra, yoked with bulls,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.21
गत्वा शिवपुरं दिव्यं भुक्त्वा भोगान्यथेप्सितान् ज्ञानं विचारितं रुद्रैः सम्प्राप्य मुनिपुङ्गवाः
gatvā śivapuraṃ divyaṃ bhuktvā bhogānyathepsitān jñānaṃ vicāritaṃ rudraiḥ samprāpya munipuṅgavāḥ
having gone to the divine city of Śiva, having enjoyed pleasures as desired, and having fully obtained the knowledge pondered by the Rudras, O best of sages,
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LiP 77.22
विषयान् विषवत् त्यक्त्वा शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात् हेम्ना यस्तु प्रकुर्वीत प्रासादं रत्नशोभितम्
viṣayān viṣavat tyaktvā śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt hemnā yastu prakurvīta prāsādaṃ ratnaśobhitam
abandoning the objects of sense as (one abandons) poison, he would attain union with Śiva. But he who makes a temple of gold, adorned with jewels,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.23
द्राविडं नागरं वापि केसरं वा विधानतः कूटं वा मण्डपं वापि समं वा दीर्घम् एव च
drāviḍaṃ nāgaraṃ vāpi kesaraṃ vā vidhānataḥ kūṭaṃ vā maṇḍapaṃ vāpi samaṃ vā dīrgham eva ca
whether of the Drāviḍa or the Nāgara (style), or the Kesara, according to rule, or a peaked shrine, or a pavilion, or (one) square or oblong —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.24
न तस्य शक्यते वक्तुं पुण्यं शतयुगैरपि जीर्णं वा पतितं वापि खण्डितं स्फुटितं तथा
na tasya śakyate vaktuṃ puṇyaṃ śatayugairapi jīrṇaṃ vā patitaṃ vāpi khaṇḍitaṃ sphuṭitaṃ tathā
his merit cannot be told even in a hundred ages. (A temple) decayed, or fallen, or broken, or likewise cracked —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.25
पूर्ववत्कारयेद्यस्तु द्वाराद्यैः सुशुभं द्विजाः प्रासादं मण्डपं वापि प्राकारं गोपुरं तु वा
pūrvavatkārayedyastu dvārādyaiḥ suśubhaṃ dvijāḥ prāsādaṃ maṇḍapaṃ vāpi prākāraṃ gopuraṃ tu vā
he who has it made as before, very fine, with doors and the rest, O twice-born — a temple, or a pavilion, or an enclosing wall, or a gate-tower —
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LiP 77.26
कर्तुरप्यधिकं पुण्यं लभते नात्र संशयः वृत्त्यर्थं वा प्रकुर्वीत नरः कर्म शिवालये
karturapyadhikaṃ puṇyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ vṛttyarthaṃ vā prakurvīta naraḥ karma śivālaye
he obtains merit even greater than the (original) builder's; here there is no doubt. Or if a man does work in Śiva's temple for the sake of a livelihood,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.27
यः स याति न संदेहः स्वर्गलोकं सबान्धवः यश्चात्मभोगसिद्ध्यर्थम् अपि रुद्रालये सकृत्
yaḥ sa yāti na saṃdehaḥ svargalokaṃ sabāndhavaḥ yaścātmabhogasiddhyartham api rudrālaye sakṛt
he goes — there is no doubt — to the world of heaven together with his kinsmen. And he who, even for the sake of securing his own enjoyment, even once in Rudra's temple
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LiP 77.28
कर्म कुर्याद्यदि सुखं लब्ध्वा चापि प्रमोदते तस्माद् आयतनं भक्त्या यः कुर्यान् मुनिसत्तमाः
karma kuryādyadi sukhaṃ labdhvā cāpi pramodate tasmād āyatanaṃ bhaktyā yaḥ kuryān munisattamāḥ
does work — he too obtains happiness and rejoices. Therefore, he who with devotion makes a shrine, O most excellent sages,
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LiP 77.29
काष्ठेष्टकादिभिर् मर्त्यः शिवलोके महीयते प्रसादार्थं महेशस्य प्रासादे मुनिपुङ्गवाः
kāṣṭheṣṭakādibhir martyaḥ śivaloke mahīyate prasādārthaṃ maheśasya prāsāde munipuṅgavāḥ
of wood, brick and the like, that mortal is honored in Śiva's world. For the sake of the great Lord's favor, O foremost of sages, in (the matter of) a temple
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LiP 77.30
कर्तव्यः सर्वयत्नेन धर्मकामार्थमुक्तये अशक्तश्चेन्मुनिश्रेष्ठाः प्रासादं कर्तुमुत्तमम्
kartavyaḥ sarvayatnena dharmakāmārthamuktaye aśaktaścenmuniśreṣṭhāḥ prāsādaṃ kartumuttamam
(one) should be made with every effort, for dharma, pleasure, wealth, and release. But if, O best of sages, one is unable to make an excellent temple,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.31
संमार्जनादिभिर् वापि सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात् संमार्जनं तु यः कुर्यान् मार्जन्या मृदुसूक्ष्मया
saṃmārjanādibhir vāpi sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt saṃmārjanaṃ tu yaḥ kuryān mārjanyā mṛdusūkṣmayā
even by sweeping and the like he would obtain all his desires. And he who does the sweeping with a soft, fine broom
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LiP 77.32
चान्द्रायणसहस्रस्य फलं मासेन लभ्यते यः कुर्याद्वस्त्रपूतेन गन्धगोमयवारिणा
cāndrāyaṇasahasrasya phalaṃ māsena labhyate yaḥ kuryādvastrapūtena gandhagomayavāriṇā
obtains in a month the fruit of a thousand cāndrāyaṇa (fasts). He who, with cloth-strained water mixed with fragrance and cow-dung,
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LiP 77.33
आलेपनं यथान्यायं वर्षचान्द्रायणं लभेत् अर्धक्रोशं शिवक्षेत्रं शिवलिङ्गात्समन्ततः
ālepanaṃ yathānyāyaṃ varṣacāndrāyaṇaṃ labhet ardhakrośaṃ śivakṣetraṃ śivaliṅgātsamantataḥ
makes the smearing according to rule, obtains a year's cāndrāyaṇa. Śiva's sacred field extends half a krośa all around from the Śiva-liṅga;
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LiP 77.34
यस् त्यजेद् दुस्त्यजान् प्राणाञ् शिवसायुज्यम् आप्नुयात् स्वायंभुवस्य मानं हि तथा बाणस्य सुव्रताः
yas tyajed dustyajān prāṇāñ śivasāyujyam āpnuyāt svāyaṃbhuvasya mānaṃ hi tathā bāṇasya suvratāḥ
he who gives up there his hard-to-give-up breath would attain union with Śiva. The measure for a self-manifest (liṅga), and likewise for a bāṇa (liṅga), O you of good vows —
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LiP 77.35
स्वायंभुवे तदर्धं स्यात् स्याद् आर्षे च तदर्धकम् मानुषे च तदर्धं स्यात् क्षेत्रमानं द्विजोत्तमाः
svāyaṃbhuve tadardhaṃ syāt syād ārṣe ca tadardhakam mānuṣe ca tadardhaṃ syāt kṣetramānaṃ dvijottamāḥ
for the self-manifest (liṅga) it should be half of that, and for the sage-made (liṅga) half of that again, and for the man-made (liṅga) half of that — such is the measure of the sacred field, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 77.36
एवं यतीनामावासे क्षेत्रमानं द्विजोत्तमाः रुद्रावतारे चाद्यं यच् छिष्ये चैव प्रशिष्यके
evaṃ yatīnāmāvāse kṣetramānaṃ dvijottamāḥ rudrāvatāre cādyaṃ yac chiṣye caiva praśiṣyake
Thus, O best of the twice-born, is the measure of the sacred precinct at the dwelling of ascetics; and (so too) in a descent (of the lineage) of Rudra — the first one, and in the disciple, and in the disciple's disciple.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 77.37
नरावतारे तच्छिष्ये तच्छिष्ये च प्रशिष्यके श्रीपर्वते महापुण्ये तस्य प्रान्ते च वा द्विजाः
narāvatāre tacchiṣye tacchiṣye ca praśiṣyake śrīparvate mahāpuṇye tasya prānte ca vā dvijāḥ
In a descent among men, in his disciple, and in his disciple's disciple's disciple; or on Śrīparvata, greatly meritorious, or at its border, O twice-born ones —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 77.38
तस्मिन्वा यस्त्यजेत्प्राणाञ् छिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात् वाराणस्यां तथाप्येवम् अविमुक्ते विशेषतः
tasminvā yastyajetprāṇāñ chivasāyujyamāpnuyāt vārāṇasyāṃ tathāpyevam avimukte viśeṣataḥ
Whoever gives up his life-breaths there attains union with Śiva; likewise so too at Vārāṇasī, and especially at Avimukta.
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LiP 77.39
केदारे च महाक्षेत्रे प्रयागे च विशेषतः कुरुक्षेत्रे च यः प्राणान् संत्यजेद्याति निर्वृतिम्
kedāre ca mahākṣetre prayāge ca viśeṣataḥ kurukṣetre ca yaḥ prāṇān saṃtyajedyāti nirvṛtim
And whoever gives up his life-breaths at Kedāra, and at the great precinct, and especially at Prayāga, and at Kurukṣetra, goes to final peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.40
प्रभासे पुष्करे ऽवन्त्यां तथा चैवामरेश्वरे वणीशैलाकुले चैव मृतो याति शिवात्मताम्
prabhāse puṣkare 'vantyāṃ tathā caivāmareśvare vaṇīśailākule caiva mṛto yāti śivātmatām
At Prabhāsa, at Puṣkara, at Avantī, and likewise at Amareśvara, and at Vaṇīśailākula, one who dies attains the nature of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.41
वाराणस्यां मृतो जन्तुर् न जातु जन्तुतां व्रजेत् त्रिविष्टपे विमुक्ते च केदारे संगमेश्वरे
vārāṇasyāṃ mṛto jantur na jātu jantutāṃ vrajet triviṣṭape vimukte ca kedāre saṃgameśvare
A creature that dies at Vārāṇasī will never again come to the state of a creature; (likewise) at Triviṣṭapa, at Vimukta, at Kedāra, at Saṃgameśvara —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.42
शालङ्के वा त्यजेत्प्राणांस् तथा वै जम्बुकेश्वरे शुक्रेश्वरे वा गोकर्णे भास्करेशे गुहेश्वरे
śālaṅke vā tyajetprāṇāṃs tathā vai jambukeśvare śukreśvare vā gokarṇe bhāskareśe guheśvare
Or he may give up his life-breaths at Śālaṅka, and likewise at Jambukeśvara, or at Śukreśvara, at Gokarṇa, at Bhāskareśa, at Guheśvara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.43
हिरण्यगर्भे नन्दीशे स याति परमां गतिम् नियमैः शोष्य यो देहं त्यजेत्क्षेत्रे शिवस्य तु
hiraṇyagarbhe nandīśe sa yāti paramāṃ gatim niyamaiḥ śoṣya yo dehaṃ tyajetkṣetre śivasya tu
At Hiraṇyagarbha, at Nandīśa — he goes to the highest goal. And he who, having dried up his body by austere observances, gives it up in a precinct of Śiva,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.44
स याति शिवतां योगी मानुषे दैविके ऽपि वा आर्षे वापि मुनिश्रेष्ठास् तथा स्वायंभुवे ऽपि वा
sa yāti śivatāṃ yogī mānuṣe daivike 'pi vā ārṣe vāpi muniśreṣṭhās tathā svāyaṃbhuve 'pi vā
that yogin attains the state of Śiva — whether in a human (precinct) or in a divine one, or in one of the seers, O best of sages, or likewise in a self-existent one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.45
स्वयंभूते तथा देवे नात्र कार्या विचारणा आधायाग्निं शिवक्षेत्रे सम्पूज्य परमेश्वरम्
svayaṃbhūte tathā deve nātra kāryā vicāraṇā ādhāyāgniṃ śivakṣetre sampūjya parameśvaram
or likewise in a god that is self-manifested — no doubt is to be entertained here. Having set up the fire in a precinct of Śiva and worshipped the Supreme Lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.46
स्वदेहपिण्डं जुहुयाद् यः स याति परां गतिम् यावत्तावन्निराहारो भूत्वा प्राणान् परित्यजेत्
svadehapiṇḍaṃ juhuyād yaḥ sa yāti parāṃ gatim yāvattāvannirāhāro bhūtvā prāṇān parityajet
whoever offers his own body as the oblation-lump goes to the highest goal. Or, remaining without food for however long (it takes), he should give up his life-breaths;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 77.47
शिवक्षेत्रे मुनिश्रेष्ठाः शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात् छित्त्वा पादद्वयं चापि शिवक्षेत्रे वसेत्तु यः
śivakṣetre muniśreṣṭhāḥ śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt chittvā pādadvayaṃ cāpi śivakṣetre vasettu yaḥ
(doing so) in a precinct of Śiva, O best of sages, he would attain union with Śiva. And he who, having cut off both feet, dwells in a precinct of Śiva,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.48
स याति शिवतां चैव नात्र कार्या विचारणा क्षेत्रस्य दर्शनं पुण्यं प्रवेशस्तच्छताधिकः
sa yāti śivatāṃ caiva nātra kāryā vicāraṇā kṣetrasya darśanaṃ puṇyaṃ praveśastacchatādhikaḥ
he too attains the state of Śiva — no doubt is to be entertained here. The sight of the precinct is meritorious; entering it is a hundred times more than that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.49
तस्माच्छतगुणं पुण्यं स्पर्शनं च प्रदक्षिणम् तस्माच्छतगुणं पुण्यं जलस्नानमतः परम्
tasmācchataguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ sparśanaṃ ca pradakṣiṇam tasmācchataguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ jalasnānamataḥ param
A hundred times more meritorious than that is touching it and circumambulating it; a hundred times more meritorious than that is bathing (the liṅga) with water, and beyond that,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.50
क्षीरस्नानं ततो विप्राः शताधिकमनुत्तमम् दध्ना सहस्रमाख्यातं मधुना तच्छताधिकम्
kṣīrasnānaṃ tato viprāḥ śatādhikamanuttamam dadhnā sahasramākhyātaṃ madhunā tacchatādhikam
bathing with milk, O brahmins, is a hundred times greater, unsurpassed; with curds it is said to be a thousandfold; with honey, a hundred times more than that;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.51
घृतस्नानेन चानन्तं शार्करे तच्छताधिकम् शिवक्षेत्रसमीपस्थां नदीं प्राप्यावगाह्य च
ghṛtasnānena cānantaṃ śārkare tacchatādhikam śivakṣetrasamīpasthāṃ nadīṃ prāpyāvagāhya ca
by bathing with ghee it is endless; with sugar-water, a hundred times more than that. And having reached a river situated near a precinct of Śiva and bathed in it,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.52
त्यजेद्देहं विहायान्नं शिवलोके महीयते शिवक्षेत्रसमीपस्था नद्यः सर्वाः सुशोभनाः
tyajeddehaṃ vihāyānnaṃ śivaloke mahīyate śivakṣetrasamīpasthā nadyaḥ sarvāḥ suśobhanāḥ
one who gives up food and abandons the body is honoured in the world of Śiva. All rivers situated near a precinct of Śiva are most auspicious,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.53
वापीकूपतडागाश् च शिवतीर्था इति स्मृताः स्नात्वा तेषु नरो भक्त्या तीर्थेषु द्विजसत्तमाः
vāpīkūpataḍāgāś ca śivatīrthā iti smṛtāḥ snātvā teṣu naro bhaktyā tīrtheṣu dvijasattamāḥ
and (its) step-wells, wells and tanks are held to be Śiva's sacred fords. A man who bathes in those fords with devotion, O best of the twice-born,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.54
ब्रह्महत्यादिभिः पापैर् मुच्यते नात्र संशयः प्रातः स्नात्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठाः शिवतीर्थेषु मानवः
brahmahatyādibhiḥ pāpair mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ prātaḥ snātvā muniśreṣṭhāḥ śivatīrtheṣu mānavaḥ
is freed from sins such as the killing of a brahmin — there is no doubt here. A man who bathes at dawn, O best of sages, in Śiva's sacred fords,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.55
अश्वमेधफलं प्राप्य रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति मध्याह्ने शिवतीर्थेषु स्नात्वा भक्त्या सकृन्नरः
aśvamedhaphalaṃ prāpya rudralokaṃ sa gacchati madhyāhne śivatīrtheṣu snātvā bhaktyā sakṛnnaraḥ
gains the fruit of a horse sacrifice and goes to the world of Rudra. A man who bathes with devotion but once at midday in Śiva's sacred fords
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.56
गङ्गास्नानसमं पुण्यं लभते नात्र संशयः अस्तं गते तथा चार्के स्नात्वा गच्छेच्छिवं पदम्
gaṅgāsnānasamaṃ puṇyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ astaṃ gate tathā cārke snātvā gacchecchivaṃ padam
He gains merit equal to bathing in the Ganges — there is no doubt of it. And likewise, when the sun has set, having bathed, he goes to Śiva's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.57
पापकञ्चुकमुत्सृज्य शिवतीर्थेषु मानवः द्विजास् त्रिषवणं स्नात्वा शिवतीर्थे सकृन्नरः
pāpakañcukamutsṛjya śivatīrtheṣu mānavaḥ dvijās triṣavaṇaṃ snātvā śivatīrthe sakṛnnaraḥ
A man (thereby) casts off the sheath of his sins at Śiva's tīrthas. O twice-born ones, a man who bathes once at the three junctures of the day at a tīrtha of Śiva —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.58
शिवसायुज्यमाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा पुराथ सूकरः कश्चित् श्वानं दृष्ट्वा भयात्पथि
śivasāyujyamāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā purātha sūkaraḥ kaścit śvānaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhayātpathi
— he attains union with Śiva; no deliberation need be made about this. Now once, some boar, on the road, out of fear at the sight of a dog,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.59
प्रसंगाद्वारमेकं तु शिवतीर्थे ऽवगाह्य च मृतः स्वयं द्विजश्रेष्ठा गाणपत्यमवाप्तवान्
prasaṃgādvāramekaṃ tu śivatīrthe 'vagāhya ca mṛtaḥ svayaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhā gāṇapatyamavāptavān
and thus by mere chance having plunged once into Śiva's tīrtha, and having died there, O best of the twice-born, itself attained the state of a Gaṇapati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.60
यः प्रातर्देवदेवेशं शिवं लिङ्गस्वरूपिणम् पश्येत्स याति सर्वस्माद् अधिकां गतिमेव च
yaḥ prātardevadeveśaṃ śivaṃ liṅgasvarūpiṇam paśyetsa yāti sarvasmād adhikāṃ gatimeva ca
He who at dawn beholds Śiva, the lord of the gods of gods, whose own form is the liṅga, goes to a goal higher than every (other).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.61
मध्याह्ने च महादेवं दृष्ट्वा यज्ञफलं लभेत् सायाह्ने सर्वयज्ञानां फलं प्राप्य विमुच्यते
madhyāhne ca mahādevaṃ dṛṣṭvā yajñaphalaṃ labhet sāyāhne sarvayajñānāṃ phalaṃ prāpya vimucyate
And having seen Mahādeva at midday, one would obtain the fruit of a sacrifice; in the evening, having gained the fruit of all sacrifices, one is released
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.62
मानसैर्वाचिकैः पापैः कायिकैश् च महत्तरैः तथोपपातकैश्चैव पापैश्चैवानुपातकैः
mānasairvācikaiḥ pāpaiḥ kāyikaiś ca mahattaraiḥ tathopapātakaiścaiva pāpaiścaivānupātakaiḥ
from sins of the mind and of speech, and from bodily ones that are graver, and likewise from the lesser sins and from the sins that are secondary great sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.63
संक्रमे देवमीशानं दृष्ट्वा लिङ्गाकृतिं प्रभुम् मासेन यत्कृतं पापं त्यक्त्वा याति शिवं पदम्
saṃkrame devamīśānaṃ dṛṣṭvā liṅgākṛtiṃ prabhum māsena yatkṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tyaktvā yāti śivaṃ padam
Having beheld at the sun's transit (saṃkrānti) the god Īśāna, the lord in the shape of a liṅga, he abandons the sin committed in a month and goes to Śiva's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.64
अयने चार्धमासेन दक्षिणे चोत्तरायणे विषुवे चैव सम्पूज्य प्रयाति परमां गतिम्
ayane cārdhamāsena dakṣiṇe cottarāyaṇe viṣuve caiva sampūjya prayāti paramāṃ gatim
At a solstice, (the sin) of half a month; and having worshipped (him) at the southern and at the northern course of the sun and at the equinox, he goes on to the supreme goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 77.65
प्रदक्षिणत्रयं कुर्याद् यः प्रासादं समन्ततः सव्यापसव्यन्यायेन मृदुगत्या शुचिर्नरः
pradakṣiṇatrayaṃ kuryād yaḥ prāsādaṃ samantataḥ savyāpasavyanyāyena mṛdugatyā śucirnaraḥ
The man who, being pure, with a gentle gait makes three circumambulations of the temple all around, by the rule of rightward and leftward,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.66
पदे पदे ऽश्वमेधस्य यज्ञस्य फलमाप्नुयात् वाचा यस्तु शिवं नित्यं संरौति परमेश्वरम्
pade pade 'śvamedhasya yajñasya phalamāpnuyāt vācā yastu śivaṃ nityaṃ saṃrauti parameśvaram
would gain at every step the fruit of the horse sacrifice. And he who constantly calls aloud with his voice upon Śiva, the supreme lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.67
सो ऽपि याति शिवं स्थानं प्राप्य किं पुनरेव च कृत्वा मण्डलकं क्षेत्रं गन्धगोमयवारिणा
so 'pi yāti śivaṃ sthānaṃ prāpya kiṃ punareva ca kṛtvā maṇḍalakaṃ kṣetraṃ gandhagomayavāriṇā
he too goes to Śiva's place; how much more one who has attained (him)! Having made a maṇḍala on the ground with scented cow-dung water,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.68
मुक्ताफलमयैश्चूर्णैर् इन्द्रनीलमयैस् तथा पद्मरागमयैश्चैव स्फाटिकैश् च सुशोभनैः
muktāphalamayaiścūrṇair indranīlamayais tathā padmarāgamayaiścaiva sphāṭikaiś ca suśobhanaiḥ
with powders made of pearl, and likewise of sapphire, and of ruby, and of beautiful crystals,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.69
तथा मारकतैश्चैव सौवर्णै राजतैस् तथा तद्वर्णैर् लौकिकैश्चैव चूर्णैर्वित्तविवर्जितैः
tathā mārakataiścaiva sauvarṇai rājatais tathā tadvarṇair laukikaiścaiva cūrṇairvittavivarjitaiḥ
and likewise of emerald, of gold and of silver; or, for one destitute of wealth, with ordinary powders of those same colours —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.70
आलिख्य कमलं भद्रं दशहस्तप्रमाणतः सकर्णिकं महाभागा महादेवसमीपतः
ālikhya kamalaṃ bhadraṃ daśahastapramāṇataḥ sakarṇikaṃ mahābhāgā mahādevasamīpataḥ
having drawn an auspicious lotus, ten cubits in measure, together with its pericarp, O greatly fortunate ones, in the vicinity of Mahādeva,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.71
तत्रावाह्य महादेवं नवशक्तिसमन्वितम् पञ्चभिश्च तथा षड्भिर् अष्टाभिश्चेष्टदं परम्
tatrāvāhya mahādevaṃ navaśaktisamanvitam pañcabhiśca tathā ṣaḍbhir aṣṭābhiśceṣṭadaṃ param
having invoked Mahādeva there together with the nine powers, and with five, and with six, and with eight — the supreme granter of what is desired —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 77.72
पुनरष्टाभिर् ईशानं दशारे दशभिस् तथा पुनर्बाह्ये च दशभिः सम्पूज्य प्रणिपत्य च
punaraṣṭābhir īśānaṃ daśāre daśabhis tathā punarbāhye ca daśabhiḥ sampūjya praṇipatya ca
and again with eight (worshipping) Īśāna, and with ten upon the ten-spoked (figure), and again with ten on the outside — having thus worshipped and bowed down,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 77.73
निवेद्य देवदेवाय क्षितिदानफलं लभेत् शालिपिष्टादिभिर् वापि पद्ममालिख्य निर्धनः
nivedya devadevāya kṣitidānaphalaṃ labhet śālipiṣṭādibhir vāpi padmamālikhya nirdhanaḥ
and having made offering to the god of gods, he would gain the fruit of the gift of land. Or else a poor man, having drawn the lotus with rice-flour and the like,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.74
पूर्वोक्तमखिलं पुण्यं लभते नात्र संशयः द्वादशारं तथालिख्य मण्डलं पदम् उत्तमम्
pūrvoktamakhilaṃ puṇyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ dvādaśāraṃ tathālikhya maṇḍalaṃ padam uttamam
gains the whole of the aforesaid merit — there is no doubt of it. Likewise, having drawn a twelve-spoked maṇḍala, the highest station,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.75
रत्नचूर्णादिभिश्चूर्णैस् तथा द्वादशमूर्तिभिः मण्डलस्य च मध्ये तु भास्करं स्थाप्य पूजयेत्
ratnacūrṇādibhiścūrṇais tathā dvādaśamūrtibhiḥ maṇḍalasya ca madhye tu bhāskaraṃ sthāpya pūjayet
with powders of ground gems and the like, and with the twelve forms (of the sun), he should install the Sun in the middle of the maṇḍala and worship him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.76
ग्रहैश् च संवृतं वापि सूर्यसायुज्यमुत्तमम् एवं प्राकृतम् अप्यार्थ्यां षडस्रं परिकल्प्य च
grahaiś ca saṃvṛtaṃ vāpi sūryasāyujyamuttamam evaṃ prākṛtam apyārthyāṃ ṣaḍasraṃ parikalpya ca
Or (the sun) surrounded by the planets — (this yields) the excellent union with the Sun. In the same way, having laid out a six-cornered (figure) for the prākṛta (maṇḍala) too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 77.77
मध्यदेशे च देवेशीं प्रकृतिं ब्रह्मरूपिणीम् दक्षिणे सत्त्वमूर्तिं च वामतश् च रजोगुणम्
madhyadeśe ca deveśīṃ prakṛtiṃ brahmarūpiṇīm dakṣiṇe sattvamūrtiṃ ca vāmataś ca rajoguṇam
And in the central region (he should place) the Goddess of the gods, Prakṛti in the form of Brahman; on the right the embodiment of sattva, and on the left the quality of rajas;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.78
अग्रतस्तु तमोमूर्तिं मध्ये देवीं तथांबिकाम् पञ्चभूतानि तन्मात्रापञ्चकं चैव दक्षिणे
agratastu tamomūrtiṃ madhye devīṃ tathāṃbikām pañcabhūtāni tanmātrāpañcakaṃ caiva dakṣiṇe
but in front the embodiment of tamas, and in the middle the Goddess, Ambikā; and on the right the five elements and the set of five subtle essences (tanmātras);
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LiP 77.79
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि पञ्चैव तथा बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि च उत्तरे विधिवत्पूज्य षडस्रे चैव पूजयेत्
karmendriyāṇi pañcaiva tathā buddhīndriyāṇi ca uttare vidhivatpūjya ṣaḍasre caiva pūjayet
the five organs of action and likewise the organs of cognition — having worshipped (these) on the north according to rule, he should worship also in the six-cornered (figure):
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LiP 77.80
आत्मानं चान्तरात्मानं युगलं बुद्धिमेव च अहङ्कारं च महता सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत्
ātmānaṃ cāntarātmānaṃ yugalaṃ buddhimeva ca ahaṅkāraṃ ca mahatā sarvayajñaphalaṃ labhet
the self and the inner self, the pair, and the intellect, and the ego together with the mahat — (thus) he would obtain the fruit of all sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.81
एवं वः कथितं सर्वं प्राकृतं मण्डलं परम् अतो वक्ष्यामि विप्रेन्द्राः सर्वकामार्थसाधनम्
evaṃ vaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ prākṛtaṃ maṇḍalaṃ param ato vakṣyāmi viprendrāḥ sarvakāmārthasādhanam
Thus the whole supreme prākṛta maṇḍala has been told to you; now, best of brahmins, I shall declare (the maṇḍala) that accomplishes all desired ends.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.82
गोचर्ममात्रमालिख्य मण्डलं गोमयेन तु चतुरश्रं विधानेन चाद्भिर् अभ्युक्ष्य मन्त्रवित्
gocarmamātramālikhya maṇḍalaṃ gomayena tu caturaśraṃ vidhānena cādbhir abhyukṣya mantravit
Having drawn with cow-dung a four-cornered maṇḍala the size of a cow-hide, according to the prescription, and having sprinkled (it) with water, the knower of mantras,
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LiP 77.83
अलंकृत्य वितानाद्यैश् छत्रैर् वापि मनोरमैः बुद्बुदैरर्धचन्द्रैश् च हैमैरश्वत्थपत्रकैः
alaṃkṛtya vitānādyaiś chatrair vāpi manoramaiḥ budbudairardhacandraiś ca haimairaśvatthapatrakaiḥ
having decorated (it) with canopies and the like, or with charming parasols, with (ornamental) bubbles and half-moons and golden aśvattha leaves,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.84
सितैर्विकसितैः पद्मै रक्तैर् नीलोत्पलैस् तथा मुक्तादामैर् वितानान्ते लम्बितस्तु सितैर्ध्वजैः
sitairvikasitaiḥ padmai raktair nīlotpalais tathā muktādāmair vitānānte lambitastu sitairdhvajaiḥ
with white opened lotuses and with red and blue water-lilies, with strings of pearls hung at the edge of the canopy, and with white banners,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.85
सितमृत्पात्रकैश्चैव सुश्लक्ष्णैः पूर्णकुम्भकैः फलपल्लवमालाभिर् वैजयन्तीभिर् अंशुकैः
sitamṛtpātrakaiścaiva suślakṣṇaiḥ pūrṇakumbhakaiḥ phalapallavamālābhir vaijayantībhir aṃśukaiḥ
and with white clay vessels, with very smooth full pots, with garlands of fruits and sprouts, with pennants and with cloths,
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LiP 77.86
पञ्चाशद्दीपमालाभिर् धूपैः पञ्चविधैस् तथा पञ्चाशद्दलसंयुक्तम् आलिखेत्पद्ममुत्तमम्
pañcāśaddīpamālābhir dhūpaiḥ pañcavidhais tathā pañcāśaddalasaṃyuktam ālikhetpadmamuttamam
with fifty rows of lamps and with the fivefold incenses — he should draw an excellent lotus furnished with fifty petals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.87
तत्तद्वर्णैस् तथा चूर्णैः श्वेतचूर्णैरथापि वा एकहस्तप्रमाणेन कृत्वा पद्मं विधानतः
tattadvarṇais tathā cūrṇaiḥ śvetacūrṇairathāpi vā ekahastapramāṇena kṛtvā padmaṃ vidhānataḥ
With powders of the respective colours, or else with white powder, having made the lotus one cubit in measure according to the prescription,
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LiP 77.88
कर्णिकायां न्यसेद् देवं देव्या देवेश्वरं भवम् वर्णानि च न्यसेत्पत्रे रुद्रैः प्रागाद्यनुक्रमात्
karṇikāyāṃ nyased devaṃ devyā deveśvaraṃ bhavam varṇāni ca nyasetpatre rudraiḥ prāgādyanukramāt
he should place on the pericarp the god Bhava, lord of gods, with the Goddess; and he should place the letters on the petals, with the Rudras, in order beginning from the east.
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LiP 77.89
प्रणवादिनमो ऽन्तानि सर्ववर्णानि सुव्रताः सम्पूज्यैवं मुनिश्रेष्ठा गन्धपुष्पादिभिः क्रमात्
praṇavādinamo 'ntāni sarvavarṇāni suvratāḥ sampūjyaivaṃ muniśreṣṭhā gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ kramāt
All the letters, beginning with the praṇava (oṃ) and ending with 'namaḥ', O you of good vows — having thus worshipped (them) in order with perfumes, flowers and the rest, O best of sages,
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LiP 77.90
ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेत्तत्र पञ्चाशद्विधिपूर्वकम् अक्षमालोपवीतं च कुण्डलं च कमण्डलुम्
brāhmaṇān bhojayettatra pañcāśadvidhipūrvakam akṣamālopavītaṃ ca kuṇḍalaṃ ca kamaṇḍalum
he should there feed fifty brahmins in accordance with the rule, (giving) a rosary, a sacred thread, an ear-ring and a water-pot,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.91
आसनं च तथा दण्डम् उष्णीषं वस्त्रमेव च दत्त्वा तेषां मुनीन्द्राणां देवदेवाय शंभवे
āsanaṃ ca tathā daṇḍam uṣṇīṣaṃ vastrameva ca dattvā teṣāṃ munīndrāṇāṃ devadevāya śaṃbhave
and a seat, and a staff, a turban and a garment as well — having given (these) to those best of sages, then to Śambhu, the god of gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.92
महाचरुं निवेद्यैवं कृष्णं गोमिथुनं तथा अन्ते च देवदेवाय दापयेच्चूर्णमण्डलम्
mahācaruṃ nivedyaivaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ gomithunaṃ tathā ante ca devadevāya dāpayeccūrṇamaṇḍalam
having offered thus the great oblation-food and a black pair of cattle, and at the end he should have the powder-maṇḍala given to the god of gods.
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LiP 77.93
यागोपयोगद्रव्याणि शिवाय विनिवेदयेत् ओङ्काराद्यं जपेद्धीमान् प्रतिवर्णम् अनुक्रमात्
yāgopayogadravyāṇi śivāya vinivedayet oṅkārādyaṃ japeddhīmān prativarṇam anukramāt
He should present to Śiva the materials used in the sacrifice; the wise man should mutter, letter by letter in order, (each mantra) beginning with oṃ.
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LiP 77.94
एवमालिख्य यो भक्त्या सर्वमण्डलमुत्तमम् यत्फलं लभते मर्त्यस् तद्वदामि समासतः
evamālikhya yo bhaktyā sarvamaṇḍalamuttamam yatphalaṃ labhate martyas tadvadāmi samāsataḥ
The fruit which a mortal obtains who thus draws with devotion the excellent maṇḍala of all (these forms) — that I shall tell in brief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.95
साङ्गान् वेदान् यथान्यायम् अधीत्य विधिपूर्वकम् इष्ट्वा यज्ञैर्यथान्यायं ज्योतिष्टोमादिभिः क्रमात्
sāṅgān vedān yathānyāyam adhītya vidhipūrvakam iṣṭvā yajñairyathānyāyaṃ jyotiṣṭomādibhiḥ kramāt
Having studied the Vedas with their ancillary sciences duly and according to prescription, having sacrificed duly with the sacrifices, the Jyotiṣṭoma and the rest in order,
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LiP 77.96
ततो विश्वजिदन्तैश् च पुत्रानुत्पाद्य तादृशान् वानप्रस्थाश्रमं गत्वा सदारः साग्निरेव च
tato viśvajidantaiś ca putrānutpādya tādṛśān vānaprasthāśramaṃ gatvā sadāraḥ sāgnireva ca
Then, having begotten sons, such (as themselves), by (rites) ending with the Viśvajit, and having gone to the forest-dweller's stage of life, together with his wife and with his (sacred) fires,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.97
चान्द्रायणादिकाः सर्वाः कृत्वा न्यस्य क्रिया द्विजाः ब्रह्मविद्यामधीत्यैव ज्ञानमासाद्य यत्नतः
cāndrāyaṇādikāḥ sarvāḥ kṛtvā nyasya kriyā dvijāḥ brahmavidyāmadhītyaiva jñānamāsādya yatnataḥ
having performed all (the observances) beginning with the cāndrāyaṇa, and having laid aside (ritual) acts, the twice-born, having studied the knowledge of brahman and diligently attained knowledge,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.98
ज्ञानेन ज्ञेयम् आलोक्य योगी यत्काममाप्नुयात् तत्फलं लभते सर्वं वर्णमण्डलदर्शनात्
jñānena jñeyam ālokya yogī yatkāmamāpnuyāt tatphalaṃ labhate sarvaṃ varṇamaṇḍaladarśanāt
the yogin, having beheld the knowable by means of knowledge, would attain whatever he desires; he obtains all that fruit from the seeing of the circle of colours (varṇamaṇḍala).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 77.99
येन केनापि वा मर्त्यः प्रलिप्यायतनाग्रतः उत्तरे दक्षिणे वापि पृष्ठतो वा द्विजोत्तमाः
yena kenāpi vā martyaḥ pralipyāyatanāgrataḥ uttare dakṣiṇe vāpi pṛṣṭhato vā dvijottamāḥ
Or a mortal, O best of the twice-born, having smeared (the ground) with whatever (substance) in front of the shrine, or on the north or the south, or behind it,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.100
चतुष्कोणं तु वा चूर्णैर् अलंकृत्य समन्ततः पुष्पाक्षतादिभिः पूज्य सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
catuṣkoṇaṃ tu vā cūrṇair alaṃkṛtya samantataḥ puṣpākṣatādibhiḥ pūjya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
or having adorned a four-cornered (space) all around with powders, and having worshipped with flowers, unhusked grain and the rest, is freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.101
यस्तु गर्भगृहं भक्त्या सकृदालिप्य सर्वतः चन्दनाद्यैः सकर्पूरैर् गन्धद्रव्यैः समन्ततः
yastu garbhagṛhaṃ bhaktyā sakṛdālipya sarvataḥ candanādyaiḥ sakarpūrair gandhadravyaiḥ samantataḥ
But he who devoutly smears the inner sanctum once all over with sandal and the like, with camphor and with fragrant substances on every side,
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LiP 77.102
विकीर्य गन्धकुसुमैर् धूपैर्धूप्य चतुर्विधैः प्रार्थयेद्देवमीशानं शिवलोकं स गच्छति
vikīrya gandhakusumair dhūpairdhūpya caturvidhaiḥ prārthayeddevamīśānaṃ śivalokaṃ sa gacchati
and having strewn (it) with fragrant flowers and fumigated (it) with the four kinds of incense, should make petition to the god Īśāna — he goes to the world of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.103
तत्र भुक्त्वा महाभोगान् कल्पकोटिशतं नरः स्वदेहगन्धकुसुमैः पूरयञ्छिवमन्दिरम्
tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān kalpakoṭiśataṃ naraḥ svadehagandhakusumaiḥ pūrayañchivamandiram
There the man, having enjoyed great pleasures for a hundred crores of kalpas, filling Śiva's temple with the fragrant flowers of his own body,
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LiP 77.104
क्रमाद्गान्धर्वमासाद्य गन्धर्वैश् च सुपूजितः क्रमादागत्य लोके ऽस्मिन् राजा भवति वीर्यवान्
kramādgāndharvamāsādya gandharvaiś ca supūjitaḥ kramādāgatya loke 'smin rājā bhavati vīryavān
in due course reaching the world of the gandharvas and being well honoured by the gandharvas, in due course coming (back) to this world, he becomes a mighty king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 77.105
आदिदेवो महादेवः प्रलयस्थितिकारकः सर्गश् च भुवनाधीशः शर्वव्यापी सदाशिवः शिवब्रह्मामृतं ग्राह्यं मोक्षसाधनम् उत्तमम्
ādidevo mahādevaḥ pralayasthitikārakaḥ sargaś ca bhuvanādhīśaḥ śarvavyāpī sadāśivaḥ śivabrahmāmṛtaṃ grāhyaṃ mokṣasādhanam uttamam
The primal god, Mahādeva, the maker of dissolution and of continuance, and creation, the lord of the worlds, the all-pervading Śarva, Sadāśiva — the nectar that is Śiva-brahman is to be taken up, the highest means of liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 77.106
व्यक्ताव्यक्तं सदा नित्यम् अचिन्त्यम् अर्चयेत् प्रभुम्
vyaktāvyaktaṃ sadā nityam acintyam arcayet prabhum
One should worship the Lord, who is manifest and unmanifest, ever eternal, unthinkable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition