Linga Purana — Chapter 81
LiP 81.1
व्रतमेतत्त्वया प्रोक्तं पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् व्रतं पाशुपतं लैङ्गं पुरा देवैर् अनुष्ठितम्
vratametattvayā proktaṃ paśupāśavimokṣaṇam vrataṃ pāśupataṃ laiṅgaṃ purā devair anuṣṭhitam
This observance that looses the beast-bonds has been declared by you — the Pāśupata observance belonging to the liṅga, practiced of old by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.2
वक्तुमर्हसि चास्माकं यथापूर्वं त्वया श्रुतम् पुरा सनत्कुमारेण पृष्टः शैलादिरादरात्
vaktumarhasi cāsmākaṃ yathāpūrvaṃ tvayā śrutam purā sanatkumāreṇa pṛṣṭaḥ śailādirādarāt
You ought to tell it to us as you heard it before: long ago Śailādi (Nandin) was asked about it, with reverence, by Sanatkumāra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.3
नन्दी प्राह वचस्तस्मै प्रवदामि समासतः देवैर्दैत्यैस् तथा सिद्धैर् गन्धर्वैः सिद्धचारणैः
nandī prāha vacastasmai pravadāmi samāsataḥ devairdaityais tathā siddhair gandharvaiḥ siddhacāraṇaiḥ
Nandin spoke this word to him: I shall declare it concisely. By gods, by daityas, and by siddhas, by gandharvas, siddhas and cāraṇas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.4
मुनिभिश् च महाभागैर् अनुष्ठितमनुत्तमम् व्रतं द्वादशलिङ्गाख्यं पशुपाशविमोक्षणम्
munibhiś ca mahābhāgair anuṣṭhitamanuttamam vrataṃ dvādaśaliṅgākhyaṃ paśupāśavimokṣaṇam
and by the greatly blessed sages was practiced that unsurpassed observance called the Twelve Liṅgas, which looses the beast-bonds,
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LiP 81.5
भोगदं योगदं चैव कामदं मुक्तिदं शुभम् अवियोगकरं पुण्यं भक्तानां भयनाशनम्
bhogadaṃ yogadaṃ caiva kāmadaṃ muktidaṃ śubham aviyogakaraṃ puṇyaṃ bhaktānāṃ bhayanāśanam
granting enjoyment and granting yoga, granting desires, granting liberation, auspicious, causing no separation, meritorious, destroying the fear of devotees.
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LiP 81.6
षडङ्गसहितान् वेदान् मथित्वा तेन निर्मितम् सर्वदानोत्तमं पुण्यम् अश्वमेधायुताधिकम्
ṣaḍaṅgasahitān vedān mathitvā tena nirmitam sarvadānottamaṃ puṇyam aśvamedhāyutādhikam
It was fashioned by him by churning the Vedas together with the six auxiliary sciences; it is the best of all gifts, meritorious, surpassing ten thousand horse-sacrifices.
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LiP 81.7
सर्वमङ्गलदं पुण्यं सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम् संसारार्णवमग्नानां जन्तूनामपि मोक्षदम्
sarvamaṅgaladaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvaśatruvināśanam saṃsārārṇavamagnānāṃ jantūnāmapi mokṣadam
(It is) meritorious, granting every blessing, destroying every enemy, and giving liberation even to creatures sunk in the ocean of transmigration.
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LiP 81.8
सर्वव्याधिहरं चैव सर्वज्वरविनाशनम् देवैरनुष्ठितं पूर्वं ब्रह्मणा विष्णुना तथा
sarvavyādhiharaṃ caiva sarvajvaravināśanam devairanuṣṭhitaṃ pūrvaṃ brahmaṇā viṣṇunā tathā
And (it is) the remover of all diseases, the destroyer of all fevers; formerly it was performed by the gods, by Brahmā and by Viṣṇu as well.
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LiP 81.9
कृत्वा कनीयसं लिङ्गं स्नाप्य चन्दनवारिणा चैत्रमासादि विप्रेन्द्राः शिवलिङ्गव्रतं चरेत्
kṛtvā kanīyasaṃ liṅgaṃ snāpya candanavāriṇā caitramāsādi viprendrāḥ śivaliṅgavrataṃ caret
Having made a rather small liṅga and bathed it with sandal-water, O foremost of brahmins, one should perform the Śivaliṅga vow beginning in the month of Caitra.
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LiP 81.10
कृत्वा हैमं शुभं पद्मं कर्णिकाकेसरान्वितम् नवरत्नैश् च खचितम् अष्टपत्रं यथाविधि
kṛtvā haimaṃ śubhaṃ padmaṃ karṇikākesarānvitam navaratnaiś ca khacitam aṣṭapatraṃ yathāvidhi
Having made a beautiful golden lotus, provided with pericarp and filaments, studded with the nine gems, eight-petalled, according to the rule—
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LiP 81.11
कर्णिकायां न्यसेल्लिङ्गं स्फाटिकं पीठसंयुतम् तत्र भक्त्या यथान्यायम् अर्चयेद् बिल्वपत्रकैः
karṇikāyāṃ nyaselliṅgaṃ sphāṭikaṃ pīṭhasaṃyutam tatra bhaktyā yathānyāyam arcayed bilvapatrakaiḥ
—one should place upon the pericarp a crystal liṅga together with its pedestal; there, with devotion, one should worship it in due order with bilva leaves,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.12
सितैः सहस्रकमलै रक्तैर्नीलोत्पलैरपि श्वेतार्ककर्णिकारैश् च करवीरैर्बकैरपि
sitaiḥ sahasrakamalai raktairnīlotpalairapi śvetārkakarṇikāraiś ca karavīrairbakairapi
with white thousand-petalled lotuses, with red ones and with blue water-lilies too, with white arka and karṇikāra flowers, and with karavīra and baka flowers as well,
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LiP 81.13
एतैरन्यैर् यथालाभं गायत्र्या तस्य सुव्रताः सम्पूज्य चैव गन्धाद्यैर् धूपैर्दीपैश् च मङ्गलैः
etairanyair yathālābhaṃ gāyatryā tasya suvratāḥ sampūjya caiva gandhādyair dhūpairdīpaiś ca maṅgalaiḥ
with these and others as available; having worshipped him with the Gāyatrī, O you of good vows, and with perfumes and the rest, with incense and with auspicious lamps,
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LiP 81.14
नीराजनाद्यैश्चान्यैश् च लिङ्गमूर्तिमहेश्वरम् अगरुं दक्षिणे दद्याद् अघोरेण द्विजोत्तमाः
nīrājanādyaiścānyaiś ca liṅgamūrtimaheśvaram agaruṃ dakṣiṇe dadyād aghoreṇa dvijottamāḥ
and with lamp-waving and other rites—(worshipping) Maheśvara whose form is the liṅga—one should offer aloe-wood on the south with the Aghora (mantra), O best of the twice-born;
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LiP 81.15
पश्चिमे सद्यमन्त्रेण दिव्यां चैव मनःशिलाम् उत्तरे वामदेवेन चन्दनं वापि दापयेत्
paścime sadyamantreṇa divyāṃ caiva manaḥśilām uttare vāmadevena candanaṃ vāpi dāpayet
on the west, with the Sadya(jāta) mantra, splendid red arsenic; on the north, with the Vāmadeva (mantra), one should have sandal offered;
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LiP 81.16
पुरुषेण मुनिश्रेष्ठा हरितालं च पूर्वतः सितागरूद्भवं विप्रास् तथा कृष्णागरूद्भवम्
puruṣeṇa muniśreṣṭhā haritālaṃ ca pūrvataḥ sitāgarūdbhavaṃ viprās tathā kṛṣṇāgarūdbhavam
with the Puruṣa (mantra), O best of sages, yellow orpiment on the east; (and) what is produced from white aloe, O brahmins, and likewise what is produced from black aloe;
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LiP 81.17
तथा गुग्गुलुधूपं च सौगन्धिकमनुत्तमम् सितारं नाम धूपं च दद्याद् ईशाय भक्तितः
tathā gugguludhūpaṃ ca saugandhikamanuttamam sitāraṃ nāma dhūpaṃ ca dadyād īśāya bhaktitaḥ
and likewise guggulu incense, and the unsurpassed fragrant kind, and the incense called sitāra one should offer to the Lord out of devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.18
महाचरुर्निवेद्यः स्याद् आढकान्नमथापि वा एतद् वः कथितं पुण्यं शिवलिङ्गमहाव्रतम्
mahācarurnivedyaḥ syād āḍhakānnamathāpi vā etad vaḥ kathitaṃ puṇyaṃ śivaliṅgamahāvratam
A great caru should be offered as food, or else an āḍhaka-measure of rice. This meritorious great vow of the Śivaliṅga has (now) been told to you.
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LiP 81.19
सर्वमासेषु सामान्यं विशेषो ऽपि च कीर्त्यते वैशाखे वज्रलिङ्गं च ज्येष्ठे मारकतं तथा
sarvamāseṣu sāmānyaṃ viśeṣo 'pi ca kīrtyate vaiśākhe vajraliṅgaṃ ca jyeṣṭhe mārakataṃ tathā
(What has been told is) common to all months; the particular (rule) too is proclaimed: in Vaiśākha a diamond liṅga, and in Jyeṣṭha one of emerald,
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LiP 81.20
आषाढे मौक्तिकं लिङ्गं श्रावणे नीलनिर्मितम् मासि भाद्रपदे लिङ्गं पद्मरागमयं शुभम्
āṣāḍhe mauktikaṃ liṅgaṃ śrāvaṇe nīlanirmitam māsi bhādrapade liṅgaṃ padmarāgamayaṃ śubham
in Āṣāḍha a pearl liṅga, in Śrāvaṇa one made of sapphire; in the month of Bhādrapada a beautiful liṅga made of ruby,
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LiP 81.21
आश्विने चैव विप्रेन्द्राः गोमेदकमयं शुभम् प्रवालेनैव कार्तिक्यां तथा वै मार्गशीर्षके
āśvine caiva viprendrāḥ gomedakamayaṃ śubham pravālenaiva kārtikyāṃ tathā vai mārgaśīrṣake
and in Āśvina, O foremost of brahmins, a beautiful one made of gomedaka; of coral in Kārtika, and likewise in Mārgaśīrṣa,
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LiP 81.22
वैडूर्यनिर्मितं लिङ्गं पुष्परागेण पुष्यके माघे च सूर्यकान्तेन फाल्गुने स्फाटिकेन च
vaiḍūryanirmitaṃ liṅgaṃ puṣparāgeṇa puṣyake māghe ca sūryakāntena phālgune sphāṭikena ca
a liṅga made of cat's-eye (in Mārgaśīrṣa?); of topaz in Puṣya, in Māgha of sunstone, and in Phālguna of crystal.
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LiP 81.23
सर्वमासेषु कमलं हैममेकं विधीयते अलाभे राजतं वापि केवलं कमलं तु वा
sarvamāseṣu kamalaṃ haimamekaṃ vidhīyate alābhe rājataṃ vāpi kevalaṃ kamalaṃ tu vā
In all months a single golden lotus is prescribed; if that is unobtainable, a silver one, or else merely a (real) lotus.
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LiP 81.24
रत्नानाम् अप्यलाभे तु हेम्ना वा राजतेन वा रजतस्याप्यलाभे तु ताम्रलोहेन कारयेत्
ratnānām apyalābhe tu hemnā vā rājatena vā rajatasyāpyalābhe tu tāmralohena kārayet
But if gems too are unobtainable, one should have (the liṅga) made of gold or of silver; and if silver too is unobtainable, of copper metal.
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LiP 81.25
शैलं वा दारुजं वापि मृन्मयं वा सवेदिकम् सर्वगन्धमयं वापि क्षणिकं परिकल्पयेत्
śailaṃ vā dārujaṃ vāpi mṛnmayaṃ vā savedikam sarvagandhamayaṃ vāpi kṣaṇikaṃ parikalpayet
Or (one) of stone, or made of wood, or of clay together with an altar; or else one may fashion a temporary one made entirely of fragrant substances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.26
हैमन्तिके महादेवं श्रीपत्त्रेणैव पूजयेत् सर्वमासेषु कमलं हैममेकमथापि वा
haimantike mahādevaṃ śrīpattreṇaiva pūjayet sarvamāseṣu kamalaṃ haimamekamathāpi vā
In the cold season one should worship Mahādeva with the śrī leaf (bilva); in all months a single golden lotus, or else
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LiP 81.27
राजतं वापि कमलं हैमकर्णिकमुत्तमम् राजतस्याप्यभावे तु बिल्वपत्रैः समर्चयेत्
rājataṃ vāpi kamalaṃ haimakarṇikamuttamam rājatasyāpyabhāve tu bilvapatraiḥ samarcayet
Or a silver lotus with a golden pericarp is best; but in the absence even of a silver one, one should worship with bilva leaves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.28
सहस्रकमलालाभे तदर्धेनापि पूजयेत् तदर्धार्धेन वा रुद्रम् अष्टोत्तरशतेन वा
sahasrakamalālābhe tadardhenāpi pūjayet tadardhārdhena vā rudram aṣṭottaraśatena vā
If a thousand lotuses are not obtained, one may worship with half that number, or with half of that half, or (one may worship) Rudra with a hundred and eight.
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LiP 81.29
बिल्वपत्रे स्थिता लक्ष्मीर् देवी लक्षणसंयुता नीलोत्पले ऽंबिका साक्षाद् उत्पले षण्मुखः स्वयम्
bilvapatre sthitā lakṣmīr devī lakṣaṇasaṃyutā nīlotpale 'ṃbikā sākṣād utpale ṣaṇmukhaḥ svayam
In the bilva leaf abides Lakṣmī, the goddess endowed with (auspicious) marks; in the blue lotus, Ambikā in person; in the (white) lotus, the six-faced (Skanda) himself.
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LiP 81.30
पद्माश्रितो महादेवः सर्वदेवपतिः शिवः तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन श्रीपत्त्रं न त्यजेद्बुधः
padmāśrito mahādevaḥ sarvadevapatiḥ śivaḥ tasmātsarvaprayatnena śrīpattraṃ na tyajedbudhaḥ
In the lotus rests Mahādeva, Śiva, the lord of all gods; therefore the wise man should by every effort not abandon the bilva leaf (śrī-leaf).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.31
नीलोत्पलं चोत्पलं च कमलं च विशेषतः सर्ववश्यकरं पद्मं शिला सर्वार्थसिद्धिदा
nīlotpalaṃ cotpalaṃ ca kamalaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ sarvavaśyakaraṃ padmaṃ śilā sarvārthasiddhidā
The blue lotus, the (white) lotus, and especially the kamala — the lotus makes all things subject (to one), and the (offering of) rock/stone gives the attainment of all aims.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 81.32
कृष्णागरुसमुद्भूतं सर्वपापनिकृन्तनम् गुग्गुलुप्रभृतीनां चैव दीपानां च निवेदनम्
kṛṣṇāgarusamudbhūtaṃ sarvapāpanikṛntanam gugguluprabhṛtīnāṃ caiva dīpānāṃ ca nivedanam
That which is produced from black aguru cuts away all sins; likewise the offering of guggulu and the rest, and of lamps.
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LiP 81.33
सर्वरोगक्षयं चैव चन्दनं सर्वसिद्धिदम् सौगन्धिकं तथा धूपं सर्वकामार्थसाधकम्
sarvarogakṣayaṃ caiva candanaṃ sarvasiddhidam saugandhikaṃ tathā dhūpaṃ sarvakāmārthasādhakam
And sandal, which destroys all diseases, gives all attainments; and fragrant incense accomplishes all desires and aims.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.34
श्वेतागरूद्भवं चैव तथा कृष्णागरूद्भवम् सौम्यं सीतारिधूपं च साक्षान्निर्वाणसिद्धिदम्
śvetāgarūdbhavaṃ caiva tathā kṛṣṇāgarūdbhavam saumyaṃ sītāridhūpaṃ ca sākṣānnirvāṇasiddhidam
And that arising from white aguru, and likewise that arising from black aguru, and the gentle sītāri incense, give release itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 81.35
श्वेतार्ककुसुमे साक्षाच् चतुर्वक्त्रः प्रजापतिः कर्णिकारस्य कुसुमे मेधा साक्षाद्व्यवस्थिता
śvetārkakusume sākṣāc caturvaktraḥ prajāpatiḥ karṇikārasya kusume medhā sākṣādvyavasthitā
In the white arka flower is the four-faced Prajāpati himself; in the flower of the karṇikāra, wisdom is present in person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.36
करवीरे गणाध्यक्षो बके नारायणः स्वयम् सुगन्धिषु च सर्वेषु कुसुमेषु नगात्मजा
karavīre gaṇādhyakṣo bake nārāyaṇaḥ svayam sugandhiṣu ca sarveṣu kusumeṣu nagātmajā
In the karavīra is the lord of the hosts (Gaṇeśa); in the baka, Nārāyaṇa himself; and in all fragrant flowers, the daughter of the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.37
तस्मादेतैर्यथालाभं पुष्पधूपादिभिः शुभैः पूजयेद्देवदेवेशं भक्त्या वित्तानुसारतः
tasmādetairyathālābhaṃ puṣpadhūpādibhiḥ śubhaiḥ pūjayeddevadeveśaṃ bhaktyā vittānusārataḥ
Therefore with these auspicious flowers, incense and the rest, as available, one should worship the Lord of the gods of gods with devotion, according to one's means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.38
निवेदयेत्ततो भक्त्या पायसं च महाचरुम् सघृतं सोपदंशं च सर्वद्रव्यसमन्वितम्
nivedayettato bhaktyā pāyasaṃ ca mahācarum saghṛtaṃ sopadaṃśaṃ ca sarvadravyasamanvitam
Then one should offer with devotion milk-rice and the great oblation-cake, with ghee and with side-relish, furnished with all the ingredients.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.39
शुद्धान्नं वापि मुद्गान्नम् आढकं चार्धकं तु वा चामरं तालवृन्तं च तस्मै भक्त्या निवेदयेत्
śuddhānnaṃ vāpi mudgānnam āḍhakaṃ cārdhakaṃ tu vā cāmaraṃ tālavṛntaṃ ca tasmai bhaktyā nivedayet
Or pure rice, or rice with mung beans, an āḍhaka measure or half of it, and a fly-whisk and a palm-leaf fan — these he should offer to him with devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.40
उपहाराणि पुण्यानि न्यायेनैवार्जितान्यपि नानाविधानि चार्हाणि प्रोक्षितान्यंभसा पुनः
upahārāṇi puṇyāni nyāyenaivārjitānyapi nānāvidhāni cārhāṇi prokṣitānyaṃbhasā punaḥ
Meritorious offerings, acquired only by lawful means, of various kinds and fit (for offering), and sprinkled again with water —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.41
निवेदयेच्च रुद्राय भक्तियुक्तेन चेतसा क्षीराद्वै सर्वदेवानां स्थित्यर्थममृतं ध्रुवम्
nivedayecca rudrāya bhaktiyuktena cetasā kṣīrādvai sarvadevānāṃ sthityarthamamṛtaṃ dhruvam
— he should offer them to Rudra with a mind full of devotion; for from milk (comes) the imperishable nectar, for the sustenance of all the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.42
विष्णुना जिष्णुना साक्षाद् अन्ने सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् भूतानाम् अन्नदानेन प्रीतिर् भवति शङ्करे
viṣṇunā jiṣṇunā sākṣād anne sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam bhūtānām annadānena prītir bhavati śaṅkare
By Viṣṇu the victorious, in person, all is established in food; by the giving of food to beings, satisfaction arises in Śaṅkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.43
तस्मात् सम्पूजयेद् देवम् अन्ने प्राणाः प्रतिष्ठिताः उपहारे तथा तुष्टिर् व्यञ्जने पवनः स्वयम्
tasmāt sampūjayed devam anne prāṇāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ upahāre tathā tuṣṭir vyañjane pavanaḥ svayam
Therefore one should worship the god; in food the vital breaths are established; likewise in the offering is contentment, and in the fan the wind-god himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.44
सर्वात्मको महादेवो गन्धतोये ह्यपाम्पतिः पीठे वै प्रकृतिः साक्षान् महदाद्यैर्व्यवस्थिता
sarvātmako mahādevo gandhatoye hyapāmpatiḥ pīṭhe vai prakṛtiḥ sākṣān mahadādyairvyavasthitā
Mahādeva is the self of all; in the scented water is the lord of waters; in the pedestal, indeed, is Prakṛti herself, present with the great (principle) and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.45
तस्माद्देवं यजेद्भक्त्या प्रतिमासं यथाविधि पौर्णमास्यां व्रतं कार्यं सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये
tasmāddevaṃ yajedbhaktyā pratimāsaṃ yathāvidhi paurṇamāsyāṃ vrataṃ kāryaṃ sarvakāmārthasiddhaye
Therefore one should worship the god with devotion each month according to rule; on the full-moon day the observance should be performed, for the accomplishment of all desires and aims.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.46
सत्यं शौचं दया शान्तिः संतोषो दानमेव च पौर्णमास्याममावास्याम् उपवासं च कारयेत्
satyaṃ śaucaṃ dayā śāntiḥ saṃtoṣo dānameva ca paurṇamāsyāmamāvāsyām upavāsaṃ ca kārayet
Truth, purity, compassion, calm, contentment, and giving; and on the full-moon and new-moon days one should observe a fast.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.47
संवत्सरान्ते गोदानं वृषोत्सर्गं विशेषतः भोजयेद्ब्राह्मणान्भक्त्या श्रोत्रियान् वेदपारगान्
saṃvatsarānte godānaṃ vṛṣotsargaṃ viśeṣataḥ bhojayedbrāhmaṇānbhaktyā śrotriyān vedapāragān
At the year's end (one should make) a gift of a cow and, especially, the release of a bull; one should devotedly feed brahmins who are śrotriyas and have gone to the far shore of the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.48
तल् लिङ्गं पूजितं तेन सर्वद्रव्यसमन्वितम् स्थापयेद् वा शिवक्षेत्रे दापयेद् ब्राह्मणाय वा
tal liṅgaṃ pūjitaṃ tena sarvadravyasamanvitam sthāpayed vā śivakṣetre dāpayed brāhmaṇāya vā
That liṅga, worshipped by him and furnished with all the materials, he should either install in a Śiva sanctuary or give away to a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.49
य एवं सर्वमासेषु शिवलिङ्गमहाव्रतम् कुर्याद्भक्त्या मुनिश्रेष्ठाः स एव तपतां वरः
ya evaṃ sarvamāseṣu śivaliṅgamahāvratam kuryādbhaktyā muniśreṣṭhāḥ sa eva tapatāṃ varaḥ
He who thus, in all the months, performs with devotion the great vow of the Śiva-liṅga, he alone, O best of sages, is the foremost of ascetics.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.50
सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशैर् विमानै रत्नभूषितैः गत्वा शिवपुरं दिव्यं नेहायाति कदाचन
sūryakoṭipratīkāśair vimānai ratnabhūṣitaiḥ gatvā śivapuraṃ divyaṃ nehāyāti kadācana
Having gone in celestial chariots adorned with jewels and shining like ten million suns to the divine city of Śiva, he never comes back here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.51
अथवा ह्येकमासं वा चरेदेवं व्रतोत्तमम् शिवलोकमवाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा
athavā hyekamāsaṃ vā caredevaṃ vratottamam śivalokamavāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
Or else, if he should perform this best of vows for even a single month, he attains Śiva's world — there is no need to deliberate on this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.52
अथवा सक्तचित्तश्चेद् यान्यान् संचिन्तयेद्वरान् वर्षमेकं चरेदेवं तांस्तान्प्राप्य शिवं व्रजेत्
athavā saktacittaśced yānyān saṃcintayedvarān varṣamekaṃ caredevaṃ tāṃstānprāpya śivaṃ vrajet
Or, if his mind is attached (to desires), whatever boons he may have in mind — should he perform this for one year, having obtained those, he goes to Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.53
देवत्वं वा पितृत्वं वा देवराजत्वमेव च गाणपत्यपदं वापि सक्तो ऽपि लभते नरः
devatvaṃ vā pitṛtvaṃ vā devarājatvameva ca gāṇapatyapadaṃ vāpi sakto 'pi labhate naraḥ
Godhood, or the state of a father (ancestor), or even the rank of king of the gods, or even the station of leader of the gaṇas — even an attached man obtains (these).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.54
विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां भोगार्थी भोगमाप्नुयात् द्रव्यार्थी च निधिं पश्येद् आयुःकामश् चिरायुषम्
vidyārthī labhate vidyāṃ bhogārthī bhogamāpnuyāt dravyārthī ca nidhiṃ paśyed āyuḥkāmaś cirāyuṣam
One who seeks learning gains learning; one who seeks enjoyment obtains enjoyment; one who seeks wealth finds a treasure; one who desires life, long life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.55
यान्यांश्चिन्तयते कामांस् तांस्तान्प्राप्येह मोदते एकमासव्रतादेव सो ऽन्ते रुद्रत्वमाप्नुयात्
yānyāṃścintayate kāmāṃs tāṃstānprāpyeha modate ekamāsavratādeva so 'nte rudratvamāpnuyāt
Whatever desires he thinks of, having obtained those he rejoices here; and from the one-month vow alone he attains, at the end, the state of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.56
इदं पवित्रं परमं रहस्यं व्रतोत्तमं विश्वसृजापि सृष्टम् हिताय देवासुरसिद्धमर्त्यविद्याधराणां परमं शिवेन
idaṃ pavitraṃ paramaṃ rahasyaṃ vratottamaṃ viśvasṛjāpi sṛṣṭam hitāya devāsurasiddhamartyavidyādharāṇāṃ paramaṃ śivena
This pure, supreme, secret, best of vows was created even by the maker of the universe, and by Śiva — supreme — for the welfare of gods, asuras, siddhas, mortals and vidyādharas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.57
सम्पूज्य पूज्यं विधिनैवमीशं प्रणम्य मूर्ध्ना सह भृत्यपुत्रैः व्यपोहनं नाम जपेत्स्तवं च प्रदक्षिणं कृत्य शिवं प्रयत्नात्
sampūjya pūjyaṃ vidhinaivamīśaṃ praṇamya mūrdhnā saha bhṛtyaputraiḥ vyapohanaṃ nāma japetstavaṃ ca pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtya śivaṃ prayatnāt
Having thus worshipped in due order the worshipful Lord, and bowed with the head together with servants and sons, one should recite the hymn called Vyapohana and carefully make circumambulation of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 81.58
पुराकृतं विश्वसृजा स्तवं च हिताय देवेन जगत्त्रयस्य पितामहेनैव सुरैश्च सार्धं महानुभावेन महार्घ्यम् एतत्
purākṛtaṃ viśvasṛjā stavaṃ ca hitāya devena jagattrayasya pitāmahenaiva suraiśca sārdhaṃ mahānubhāvena mahārghyam etat
And this greatly precious hymn was made of old by the world-maker, the god, for the welfare of the three worlds — by the Grandfather himself of great power, together with the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition