Linga Purana — Chapter 83
LiP 83.1
व्यपोहनस्तवं पुण्यं श्रुतमस्माभिर् आदरात् प्रसंगाल्लिङ्गदानस्य व्रतान्यपि वदस्व नः
vyapohanastavaṃ puṇyaṃ śrutamasmābhir ādarāt prasaṃgālliṅgadānasya vratānyapi vadasva naḥ
"We have heard with reverence the meritorious Hymn of Dispelling; in connection with the gift of a liṅga, tell us also the vows."
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LiP 83.2
व्रतानि वः प्रवक्ष्यामि शुभानि मुनिसत्तमाः नन्दिना कथितानीह ब्रह्मपुत्राय धीमते
vratāni vaḥ pravakṣyāmi śubhāni munisattamāḥ nandinā kathitānīha brahmaputrāya dhīmate
I shall declare to you the auspicious vows, O best of sages, which were told here by Nandin to the wise son of Brahmā.
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LiP 83.3
तानि व्यासादुपश्रुत्य युष्माकं प्रवदाम्यहम् अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यां पक्षयोरुभयोरपि
tāni vyāsādupaśrutya yuṣmākaṃ pravadāmyaham aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ pakṣayorubhayorapi
Having heard them from Vyāsa, I declare them to you: on the eighth and on the fourteenth (day), in both fortnights,
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LiP 83.4
वर्षमेकं तु भुञ्जानो नक्तं यः पूजयेच्छिवम् सर्वयज्ञफलं प्राप्य स याति परमां गतिम्
varṣamekaṃ tu bhuñjāno naktaṃ yaḥ pūjayecchivam sarvayajñaphalaṃ prāpya sa yāti paramāṃ gatim
he who for one year, eating (only) at night, worships Śiva, obtains the fruit of all sacrifices and goes to the highest state.
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LiP 83.5
पृथिवीं भाजनं कृत्वा भुक्त्वा पर्वसु मानवः अहोरात्रेण चैकेन त्रिरात्रफलमश्नुते
pṛthivīṃ bhājanaṃ kṛtvā bhuktvā parvasu mānavaḥ ahorātreṇa caikena trirātraphalamaśnute
A man who, making the earth his dish, eats (thus) on the parvan days, obtains by a single day and night the fruit of three nights.
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LiP 83.6
द्वयोर् मासस्य पञ्चम्योर् द्वयोः प्रतिपदोर्नरः क्षीरधाराव्रतं कुर्यात् सो ऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
dvayor māsasya pañcamyor dvayoḥ pratipadornaraḥ kṣīradhārāvrataṃ kuryāt so 'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
A man should perform the vow of the stream of milk on the two fifth days of the month and on the two first days; he obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice.
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LiP 83.7
कृष्णाष्टम्यां तु नक्तेन यावत्कृष्णचतुर्दशी भुञ्जन्भोगानवाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं च गच्छति
kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ tu naktena yāvatkṛṣṇacaturdaśī bhuñjanbhogānavāpnoti brahmalokaṃ ca gacchati
Eating at night from the dark eighth until the dark fourteenth, he obtains enjoyments and goes to the world of Brahmā.
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LiP 83.8
यो ऽब्दमेकं प्रकुर्वीत नक्तं पर्वसु पर्वसु ब्रह्मचारी जितक्रोधः शिवध्यानपरायणः
yo 'bdamekaṃ prakurvīta naktaṃ parvasu parvasu brahmacārī jitakrodhaḥ śivadhyānaparāyaṇaḥ
He who for one year would eat at night on each parvan day, chaste, with anger conquered, devoted to the meditation on Śiva,
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LiP 83.9
संवत्सरान्ते विप्रेन्द्रान् भोजयेद्विधिपूर्वकम् स याति शाङ्करं लोकं नात्र कार्या विचारणा
saṃvatsarānte viprendrān bhojayedvidhipūrvakam sa yāti śāṅkaraṃ lokaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
At the year's end he should feed the best of brahmins according to the prescribed rule; he goes to Śaṅkara's world — no doubt need be entertained about this.
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LiP 83.10
उपवासात् परं भैक्ष्यं भैक्ष्यात् परम् अयाचितम् अयाचितात् परं नक्तं तस्मान् नक्तेन वर्तयेत्
upavāsāt paraṃ bhaikṣyaṃ bhaikṣyāt param ayācitam ayācitāt paraṃ naktaṃ tasmān naktena vartayet
Better than fasting is (living on) alms; better than alms is (food) unasked for; better than the unasked-for is the single night-meal; therefore one should subsist by the night-meal.
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LiP 83.11
देवैर्भुक्तं तु पूर्वाह्णे मध्याह्ने ऋषिभिस् तथा अपराह्णे च पितृभिः संध्यायां गुह्यकादिभिः
devairbhuktaṃ tu pūrvāhṇe madhyāhne ṛṣibhis tathā aparāhṇe ca pitṛbhiḥ saṃdhyāyāṃ guhyakādibhiḥ
In the forenoon (food) is eaten by the gods, at midday by the sages, in the afternoon by the fathers, and at twilight by the Guhyakas and the rest.
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LiP 83.12
सर्ववेलामतिक्रम्य नक्तभोजनमुत्तमम् हविष्यभोजनं स्नानं सत्यमाहारलाघवम्
sarvavelāmatikramya naktabhojanamuttamam haviṣyabhojanaṃ snānaṃ satyamāhāralāghavam
Passing beyond all these times, eating at night is the best; (also) eating sacrificial food, bathing, truthfulness, and lightness of diet.
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LiP 83.13
अग्निकार्यमधःशय्यां नक्तभोजी समाचरेत् प्रतिमासं प्रवक्ष्यामि शिवव्रतमनुत्तमम्
agnikāryamadhaḥśayyāṃ naktabhojī samācaret pratimāsaṃ pravakṣyāmi śivavratamanuttamam
The night-eater should perform the fire-rite and sleep on the ground. I shall now declare, month by month, the unsurpassed vow of Śiva,
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LiP 83.14
धर्मकामार्थमोक्षार्थं सर्वपापविशुद्धये पुष्यमासे च सम्पूज्य यः कुर्यान्नक्तभोजनम्
dharmakāmārthamokṣārthaṃ sarvapāpaviśuddhaye puṣyamāse ca sampūjya yaḥ kuryānnaktabhojanam
for the sake of dharma, pleasure, wealth and liberation, and for the cleansing of all sins: whoever, in the month of Puṣya, worships (Śiva) and takes the night-meal,
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LiP 83.15
सत्यवादी जितक्रोधः शालिगोधूमगोरसैः पक्षयोरष्टमीं यत्नाद् उपवासेन वर्तयेत्
satyavādī jitakrodhaḥ śāligodhūmagorasaiḥ pakṣayoraṣṭamīṃ yatnād upavāsena vartayet
speaking truth and having conquered anger, with rice, wheat and milk-products, should with effort pass the eighth day of both fortnights in fasting,
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LiP 83.16
भूमिशय्यां च मासान्ते पौर्णमास्यां घृतादिभिः स्नाप्य रुद्रं महादेवं सम्पूज्य विधिपूर्वकम्
bhūmiśayyāṃ ca māsānte paurṇamāsyāṃ ghṛtādibhiḥ snāpya rudraṃ mahādevaṃ sampūjya vidhipūrvakam
and (should keep) a bed on the ground; and at the month's end, on the full-moon day, having bathed Rudra, the great god, with ghee and the rest, and worshipped him according to rule,
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LiP 83.17
यावकं चौदनं दत्त्वा सक्षीरं सघृतं द्विजाः भोजयेद् ब्राह्मणाञ्शिष्टाञ् जपेच्छान्तिं विशेषतः
yāvakaṃ caudanaṃ dattvā sakṣīraṃ saghṛtaṃ dvijāḥ bhojayed brāhmaṇāñśiṣṭāñ japecchāntiṃ viśeṣataḥ
having given barley-gruel and boiled rice with milk and ghee, O twice-born ones, he should feed the remaining brahmins and recite in particular the Śānti (hymn);
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LiP 83.18
तथा गोमिथुनं चैव कपिलं विनिवेदयेत् भवाय देवदेवाय शिवाय परमेष्ठिने
tathā gomithunaṃ caiva kapilaṃ vinivedayet bhavāya devadevāya śivāya parameṣṭhine
likewise he should present a pair of tawny cattle to Bhava, god of gods, Śiva, the supreme lord.
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LiP 83.19
स याति मुनिशार्दूल वाह्नेयं लोकमुत्तमम् भुक्त्वा स विपुलान् लोकान् तत्रैव स विमुच्यते
sa yāti muniśārdūla vāhneyaṃ lokamuttamam bhuktvā sa vipulān lokān tatraiva sa vimucyate
He goes, O tiger among sages, to the highest world of Agni; and having enjoyed vast worlds, he is liberated there itself.
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LiP 83.20
माघमासे तु सम्पूज्य यः कुर्यान् नक्तभोजनम् कृशरं घृतसंयुक्तं भुञ्जानः संयतेन्द्रियः
māghamāse tu sampūjya yaḥ kuryān naktabhojanam kṛśaraṃ ghṛtasaṃyuktaṃ bhuñjānaḥ saṃyatendriyaḥ
But whoever, in the month of Māgha, worships (Śiva) and takes the night-meal, eating kṛśara mixed with ghee, with his senses restrained,
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LiP 83.21
सोपवासं चतुर्दश्यां भवेदुभयपक्षयोः रुद्राय पौर्णमास्यां तु दद्याद्वै घृतकम्बलम्
sopavāsaṃ caturdaśyāṃ bhavedubhayapakṣayoḥ rudrāya paurṇamāsyāṃ tu dadyādvai ghṛtakambalam
and keeps a fast on the fourteenth of both fortnights, and on the full-moon day gives to Rudra a blanket (soaked) with ghee,
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LiP 83.22
कृष्णं गोमिथुनं दद्यात् पूजयेच्चैव शंकरम् भोजयेद्ब्राह्मणांश्चैव यथाविभवविस्तरम्
kṛṣṇaṃ gomithunaṃ dadyāt pūjayeccaiva śaṃkaram bhojayedbrāhmaṇāṃścaiva yathāvibhavavistaram
and should give a pair of black cattle and worship Śaṅkara, and should feed brahmins to the extent of his means —
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LiP 83.23
याम्यमासाद्य वै लोकं यमेन सह मोदते फाल्गुने चैव सम्प्राप्ते कुर्याद्वै नक्तभोजनम्
yāmyamāsādya vai lokaṃ yamena saha modate phālgune caiva samprāpte kuryādvai naktabhojanam
having reached Yama's world, he rejoices together with Yama. And when Phālguna has come, one should take the night-meal
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LiP 83.24
श्यामाकान्नघृतक्षीरैर् जितक्रोधो जितेन्द्रियः चतुर्दश्यामथाष्टम्याम् उपवासं च कारयेत्
śyāmākānnaghṛtakṣīrair jitakrodho jitendriyaḥ caturdaśyāmathāṣṭamyām upavāsaṃ ca kārayet
of śyāmāka grain, ghee and milk, with anger conquered and senses conquered; and one should keep a fast on the fourteenth and on the eighth.
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LiP 83.25
पौर्णमास्यां महादेवं स्नाप्य सम्पूज्य शङ्करम् दद्याद्गोमिथुनं वापि ताम्राभं शूलपाणये
paurṇamāsyāṃ mahādevaṃ snāpya sampūjya śaṅkaram dadyādgomithunaṃ vāpi tāmrābhaṃ śūlapāṇaye
On the full-moon day, having bathed the great god and worshipped Śaṅkara, he should give also a pair of copper-coloured cattle to the trident-bearer.
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LiP 83.26
ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा तु प्रार्थयेत्परमेश्वरम् स याति चन्द्रसायुज्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा
brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā tu prārthayetparameśvaram sa yāti candrasāyujyaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
And having fed brahmins, he should make his prayer to the supreme lord; he attains union with the moon — no doubt need be entertained about this.
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LiP 83.27
चैत्रे ऽपि रुद्रमभ्यर्च्य कुर्याद्वै नक्तभोजनम् शाल्यन्नं पयसा युक्तं घृतेन च यथासुखम्
caitre 'pi rudramabhyarcya kuryādvai naktabhojanam śālyannaṃ payasā yuktaṃ ghṛtena ca yathāsukham
In Caitra too, having worshipped Rudra, one should take the night-meal — rice boiled with milk and with ghee, as is agreeable.
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LiP 83.28
गोष्ठशायी मुनिश्रेष्ठाः क्षितौ निशि भवं स्मरेत् पौर्णमास्यां शिवं स्नाप्य दद्याद्गोमिथुनं सितम्
goṣṭhaśāyī muniśreṣṭhāḥ kṣitau niśi bhavaṃ smaret paurṇamāsyāṃ śivaṃ snāpya dadyādgomithunaṃ sitam
Sleeping in the cow-pen, O best of sages, on the ground, he should call Bhava to mind at night; on the full-moon day, having bathed Śiva, he should give a pair of white cattle.
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LiP 83.29
ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेच्चैव निरृतेः स्थानमाप्नुयात् वैशाखे च तथा मासे कृत्वा वै नक्तभोजनम्
brāhmaṇān bhojayeccaiva nirṛteḥ sthānamāpnuyāt vaiśākhe ca tathā māse kṛtvā vai naktabhojanam
And he should feed brahmins; (thereby) he would attain the abode of Nirṛti. And likewise in the month of Vaiśākha, having taken only the night meal,
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LiP 83.30
पौर्णमास्यां भवं स्नाप्य पञ्चगव्यघृतादिभिः श्वेतं गोमिथुनं दत्त्वा सो ऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
paurṇamāsyāṃ bhavaṃ snāpya pañcagavyaghṛtādibhiḥ śvetaṃ gomithunaṃ dattvā so 'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
having bathed Bhava on the full-moon day with the five cow-products, with ghee and the rest, and having given a white pair of cattle, he obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice.
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LiP 83.31
ज्येष्ठे मासे च देवेशं भवं शर्वमुमापतिम् सम्पूज्य श्रद्धया भक्त्या कृत्वा वै नक्तभोजनम्
jyeṣṭhe māse ca deveśaṃ bhavaṃ śarvamumāpatim sampūjya śraddhayā bhaktyā kṛtvā vai naktabhojanam
And in the month of Jyeṣṭha, having duly worshipped with faith and devotion Bhava, Śarva, the lord of gods, the husband of Umā, and having taken only the night meal—
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LiP 83.32
रक्तशाल्यन्नमध्वा च अद्भिः पूतं घृतादिभिः वीरासनो निशार्धं च गवां शुश्रूषणे रतः
raktaśālyannamadhvā ca adbhiḥ pūtaṃ ghṛtādibhiḥ vīrāsano niśārdhaṃ ca gavāṃ śuśrūṣaṇe rataḥ
(offering) red rice boiled with honey, purified with water, with ghee and the rest, remaining in the hero's posture through half the night, devoted to the service of cows,
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LiP 83.33
पौर्णमास्यां तु सम्पूज्य देवदेवमुमापतिम् स्नाप्य शक्त्या यथान्यायं चरुं दद्याच् च शूलिने
paurṇamāsyāṃ tu sampūjya devadevamumāpatim snāpya śaktyā yathānyāyaṃ caruṃ dadyāc ca śūline
and on the full-moon day, having worshipped the God of gods, the husband of Umā, and bathed (him) according to his ability and as prescribed, he should offer the caru to the Trident-bearer,
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LiP 83.34
ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा च यथाविभवविस्तरम् धूम्रं गोमिथुनं दत्त्वा वायुलोके महीयते
brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā ca yathāvibhavavistaram dhūmraṃ gomithunaṃ dattvā vāyuloke mahīyate
and having fed brahmins to the extent of his wealth, and having given a smoke-coloured pair of cattle, he is honoured in the world of Vāyu.
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LiP 83.35
आषाढे मासि चाप्येवं नक्तभोजनतत्परः भूरिखण्डाज्यसंमिश्रं सक्तुभिश्चैव गोरसम्
āṣāḍhe māsi cāpyevaṃ naktabhojanatatparaḥ bhūrikhaṇḍājyasaṃmiśraṃ saktubhiścaiva gorasam
And in the month of Āṣāḍha likewise, intent on the night meal only, (offering) cow's milk mixed with much sugar-candy and ghee, and with barley-meal,
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LiP 83.36
पौर्णमास्यां घृताद्यैस्तु स्नाप्य पूज्य यथाविधि ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा च श्रोत्रियान् वेदपारगान्
paurṇamāsyāṃ ghṛtādyaistu snāpya pūjya yathāvidhi brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā ca śrotriyān vedapāragān
and on the full-moon day, having bathed (him) with ghee and the rest and worshipped (him) as prescribed, and having fed brahmins who are śrotriyas and have mastered the Veda,
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LiP 83.37
दद्याद्गोमिथुनं गौरं वारुणं लोकमाप्नुयात् श्रावणे च द्विजा मासे कृत्वा वै नक्तभोजनम्
dadyādgomithunaṃ gauraṃ vāruṇaṃ lokamāpnuyāt śrāvaṇe ca dvijā māse kṛtvā vai naktabhojanam
he should give a white pair of cattle; he would attain the world of Varuṇa. And in the month of Śrāvaṇa, O twice-born ones, having taken only the night meal,
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LiP 83.38
क्षीरषष्टिकभक्तेन सम्पूज्य वृषभध्वजम् पौर्णमास्यां घृताद्यैस्तु स्नाप्य पूज्य यथाविधि
kṣīraṣaṣṭikabhaktena sampūjya vṛṣabhadhvajam paurṇamāsyāṃ ghṛtādyaistu snāpya pūjya yathāvidhi
having worshipped the Bull-bannered one with milk-rice of the sixty-day grain, and on the full-moon day having bathed and worshipped (him) with ghee and the rest as prescribed,
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LiP 83.39
ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा च श्रोत्रियान् वेदपारगान् श्वेताग्रपादं पौण्ड्रं च दद्याद्गोमिथुनं पुनः
brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā ca śrotriyān vedapāragān śvetāgrapādaṃ pauṇḍraṃ ca dadyādgomithunaṃ punaḥ
and having fed brahmins who are śrotriyas and have mastered the Veda, and having further given a pair of cattle, white at the feet-tips, of the Pauṇḍra breed,
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LiP 83.40
स याति वायुसायुज्यं वायुवत्सर्वगो भवेत् प्राप्ते भाद्रपदे मासे कृत्वैवं नक्तभोजनम्
sa yāti vāyusāyujyaṃ vāyuvatsarvago bhavet prāpte bhādrapade māse kṛtvaivaṃ naktabhojanam
he goes to union with Vāyu and becomes all-pervading like the wind. When the month of Bhādrapada arrives, having thus taken only the night meal,
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LiP 83.41
हुतशेषं च विप्रेन्द्रान् वृक्षमूलाश्रितो दिवा पौर्णमास्यां तु देवेशं स्नाप्य सम्पूज्य शङ्करम्
hutaśeṣaṃ ca viprendrān vṛkṣamūlāśrito divā paurṇamāsyāṃ tu deveśaṃ snāpya sampūjya śaṅkaram
(giving) the remnant of the oblation to the foremost of brahmins, dwelling by day at the root of a tree, and on the full-moon day having bathed and duly worshipped Śaṅkara, the lord of gods,
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LiP 83.42
नीलस्कन्धं वृषं गां च दत्त्वा भक्त्या यथाविधि ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा च वेदवेदाङ्गपारगान्
nīlaskandhaṃ vṛṣaṃ gāṃ ca dattvā bhaktyā yathāvidhi brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā ca vedavedāṅgapāragān
and having given, with devotion and as prescribed, a bull with dark shoulders and a cow, and having fed brahmins who have mastered the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas,
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LiP 83.43
यक्षलोकमनुप्राप्य यक्षराजो भवेन्नरः ततश्चाश्वयुजे मासि कृत्वैवं नक्तभोजनम्
yakṣalokamanuprāpya yakṣarājo bhavennaraḥ tataścāśvayuje māsi kṛtvaivaṃ naktabhojanam
the man, having reached the world of the Yakṣas, becomes king of the Yakṣas. Then in the month of Āśvayuja, having thus taken only the night meal,
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LiP 83.44
सघृतं शङ्करं पूज्य पौर्णमास्यां च पूर्ववत् ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा च शिवभक्तान् सदा शुचीन्
saghṛtaṃ śaṅkaraṃ pūjya paurṇamāsyāṃ ca pūrvavat brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā ca śivabhaktān sadā śucīn
having worshipped Śaṅkara with ghee, and on the full-moon day as before, and having fed brahmins who are devotees of Śiva and ever pure,
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LiP 83.45
वृषभं नीलवर्णाभम् उरोदेशसमुन्नतम् गां च दत्त्वा यथान्यायम् ऐशानं लोकमाप्नुयात्
vṛṣabhaṃ nīlavarṇābham urodeśasamunnatam gāṃ ca dattvā yathānyāyam aiśānaṃ lokamāpnuyāt
and having given, according to rule, a bull of dark hue, raised high in the chest region, and a cow, he would attain the world of Īśāna.
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LiP 83.46
कार्तिके च तथा मासे कृत्वा वै नक्तभोजनम् क्षीरौदनेन साज्येन सम्पूज्य च भवं प्रभुम्
kārtike ca tathā māse kṛtvā vai naktabhojanam kṣīraudanena sājyena sampūjya ca bhavaṃ prabhum
And likewise in the month of Kārttika, having taken only the night meal, and having worshipped Bhava the lord with milk-rice together with ghee,
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LiP 83.47
पौर्णमास्यां च विधिवत् स्नाप्य दत्त्वा चरुं पुनः ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा च यथाविभवविस्तरम्
paurṇamāsyāṃ ca vidhivat snāpya dattvā caruṃ punaḥ brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā ca yathāvibhavavistaram
and on the full-moon day having bathed (him) according to rule and again offered the caru, and having fed brahmins to the extent of his wealth,
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LiP 83.48
दत्त्वा गोमिथुनं चैव कापिलं पूर्ववद् द्विजाः सूर्यसायुज्यमाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा
dattvā gomithunaṃ caiva kāpilaṃ pūrvavad dvijāḥ sūryasāyujyamāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
and having given a tawny pair of cattle as before, O twice-born ones, he attains union with the Sun; no doubt is to be entertained here.
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LiP 83.49
मार्गशीर्षे च मासे ऽपि कृत्वैवं नक्तभोजनम् यवान्नेन यथान्यायम् आज्यक्षीरादिभिः समम्
mārgaśīrṣe ca māse 'pi kṛtvaivaṃ naktabhojanam yavānnena yathānyāyam ājyakṣīrādibhiḥ samam
In the month of Mārgaśīrṣa too, having likewise taken the night meal, with food of barley according to rule, together with ghee, milk and the rest,
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LiP 83.50
पौर्णमास्यां च पूर्वोक्तं कृत्वा शर्वाय शंभवे ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा च दरिद्रान्वेदपारगान्
paurṇamāsyāṃ ca pūrvoktaṃ kṛtvā śarvāya śaṃbhave brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā ca daridrānvedapāragān
and on the full-moon day, having done what was said before for Śarva, for Śambhu, and having fed brahmins who are poor and masters of the Veda,
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LiP 83.51
दत्त्वा गोमिथुनं चैव पाण्डुरं विधिपूर्वकम् सोमलोकमनुप्राप्य सोमेन सह मोदते
dattvā gomithunaṃ caiva pāṇḍuraṃ vidhipūrvakam somalokamanuprāpya somena saha modate
and having given a pair of white cattle according to the prescribed rule, he reaches the world of Soma and rejoices together with Soma.
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LiP 83.52
अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं ब्रह्मचर्यं क्षमा दया त्रिःस्नानं चाग्निहोत्रं च भूशय्या नक्तभोजनम्
ahiṃsā satyamasteyaṃ brahmacaryaṃ kṣamā dayā triḥsnānaṃ cāgnihotraṃ ca bhūśayyā naktabhojanam
Non-injury, truth, not stealing, chastity, patience, compassion, bathing three times, the fire-offering, sleeping on the ground, the night meal,
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LiP 83.53
पक्षयोरुपवासं च चतुर्दश्यष्टमीषु च
pakṣayorupavāsaṃ ca caturdaśyaṣṭamīṣu ca
and fasting in (both) halves of the month, on the fourteenth and eighth days —
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LiP 83.54
इत्येतदखिलं प्रोक्तं प्रतिमासं शिवव्रतम्
ityetadakhilaṃ proktaṃ pratimāsaṃ śivavratam
thus this whole month-by-month observance of Śiva has been declared.
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LiP 83.55
कुर्याद्वर्षं क्रमेणैव व्युत्क्रमेणापि वा द्विजाः स याति शिवसायुज्यं ज्ञानयोगमवाप्नुयात्
kuryādvarṣaṃ krameṇaiva vyutkrameṇāpi vā dvijāḥ sa yāti śivasāyujyaṃ jñānayogamavāpnuyāt
Should one perform it for a year, either in order or even out of order, O twice-born, he goes to union with Śiva and would attain the yoga of knowledge.
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