Linga Purana — Chapter 84
LiP 84.1
उमामहेश्वरं वक्ष्ये व्रतमीश्वरभाषितम् नरनार्यादिजन्तूनां हिताय मुनिसत्तमाः
umāmaheśvaraṃ vakṣye vratamīśvarabhāṣitam naranāryādijantūnāṃ hitāya munisattamāḥ
I shall declare the Umā-Maheśvara observance, spoken by the Lord, for the welfare of men, women and other creatures, O best of sages.
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LiP 84.2
पौर्णमास्याममावास्यां चतुर्दश्यष्टमीषु च नक्तमब्दं प्रकुर्वीत हविष्यं पूजयेद्भवम्
paurṇamāsyāmamāvāsyāṃ caturdaśyaṣṭamīṣu ca naktamabdaṃ prakurvīta haviṣyaṃ pūjayedbhavam
On the full-moon day, on the new-moon day, and on the fourteenth and eighth days, he should take the night meal for a year, (eating) sacrificial food, and should worship Bhava.
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LiP 84.3
उमामहेशप्रतिमां हेम्ना कृत्वा सुशोभनाम् राजतीं वाथ वर्षान्ते प्रतिष्ठाप्य यथाविधि
umāmaheśapratimāṃ hemnā kṛtvā suśobhanām rājatīṃ vātha varṣānte pratiṣṭhāpya yathāvidhi
Having made a very beautiful image of Umā and Maheśa out of gold, or else of silver, and having installed it at the year's end according to rule,
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LiP 84.4
ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा च दत्त्वा शक्त्या च दक्षिणाम् रथाद्यैर्वापि देवेशं नीत्वा रुद्रालयं प्रति
brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā ca dattvā śaktyā ca dakṣiṇām rathādyairvāpi deveśaṃ nītvā rudrālayaṃ prati
and having fed brahmins and given a fee according to his ability, or else having conveyed the Lord of gods on a chariot or the like to the temple of Rudra,
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LiP 84.5
सर्वातिशयसंयुक्तैश् छत्रचामरभूषणैः निवेदयेद्व्रतं चैव शिवाय परमेष्ठिने
sarvātiśayasaṃyuktaiś chatracāmarabhūṣaṇaiḥ nivedayedvrataṃ caiva śivāya parameṣṭhine
with parasol, fly-whisk and ornaments furnished with every excellence, he should present the observance to Śiva, the highest one.
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LiP 84.6
स याति शिवसायुज्यं नारी देव्या यदि प्रभो अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यां नियता ब्रह्मचारिणी
sa yāti śivasāyujyaṃ nārī devyā yadi prabho aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ niyatā brahmacāriṇī
He goes to union with Śiva; and a woman, if (she does this), (goes to union) with the Goddess, O lord. On the eighth and on the fourteenth, restrained and living chastely,
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LiP 84.7
वर्षमेकं न भुञ्जति कन्या वा विधवापि वा वर्षान्ते प्रतिमां कृत्वा पूर्वोक्तविधिना ततः
varṣamekaṃ na bhuñjati kanyā vā vidhavāpi vā varṣānte pratimāṃ kṛtvā pūrvoktavidhinā tataḥ
for one whole year she does not eat — whether a maiden or a widow — and at the year's end, having made an image by the rule stated before,
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LiP 84.8
प्रतिष्ठाप्य यथान्यायं दत्त्वा रुद्रालये पुनः ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा च भवान्या सह मोदते
pratiṣṭhāpya yathānyāyaṃ dattvā rudrālaye punaḥ brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā ca bhavānyā saha modate
having installed it duly and given it again in the temple of Rudra, and having fed brahmins, she rejoices together with Bhavānī.
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LiP 84.9
या नार्येवं चरेदब्दं कृष्णामेकां चतुर्दशीम् वर्षान्ते प्रतिमां कृत्वा येन केनापि वा द्विजाः
yā nāryevaṃ caredabdaṃ kṛṣṇāmekāṃ caturdaśīm varṣānte pratimāṃ kṛtvā yena kenāpi vā dvijāḥ
The woman who thus practises for a year on one dark fourteenth, and at the year's end makes an image of whatever (material), O twice-born,
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LiP 84.10
पूर्वोक्तमखिलं कृत्वा भवान्या सह मोदते अमावास्यां निराहारा भवेदब्दं सुयन्त्रिता
pūrvoktamakhilaṃ kṛtvā bhavānyā saha modate amāvāsyāṃ nirāhārā bhavedabdaṃ suyantritā
having done all that was said before, she rejoices together with Bhavānī. Well restrained, she should go without food on the new-moon day for a year.
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LiP 84.11
शूलं च विधिना कृत्वा वर्षान्ते विनिवेदयेत् स्नाप्येशानं यजेद्भक्त्या सहस्रैः कमलैः सितैः
śūlaṃ ca vidhinā kṛtvā varṣānte vinivedayet snāpyeśānaṃ yajedbhaktyā sahasraiḥ kamalaiḥ sitaiḥ
And having made a trident according to rule, she should present it at the year's end; having bathed Īśāna, she should worship (him) with devotion with a thousand white lotuses.
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LiP 84.12
राजतं कमलं चैव जांबूनदसुकर्णिकम् दत्त्वा भवाय विप्रेभ्यः प्रदद्याद् दक्षिणाम् अपि
rājataṃ kamalaṃ caiva jāṃbūnadasukarṇikam dattvā bhavāya viprebhyaḥ pradadyād dakṣiṇām api
And having given to Bhava a silver lotus with a fine pericarp of gold, she should give a fee to the brahmins as well.
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LiP 84.13
कामतो ऽपि कृतं पापं भ्रूणहत्यादिकं च यत् तत्सर्वं शूलदानेन भिन्द्यान्नारी न संशयः
kāmato 'pi kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ bhrūṇahatyādikaṃ ca yat tatsarvaṃ śūladānena bhindyānnārī na saṃśayaḥ
Whatever sin has been committed even willfully, such as the killing of an embryo, all that a woman shatters by the gift of a trident — there is no doubt.
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LiP 84.14
सायुज्यं चैवमाप्नोति भवान्या द्विजसत्तमाः कुर्याद्यद्वा नरः सो ऽपि रुद्रसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
sāyujyaṃ caivamāpnoti bhavānyā dvijasattamāḥ kuryādyadvā naraḥ so 'pi rudrasāyujyamāpnuyāt
And thus she attains union with Bhavānī, O best of the twice-born; or whatever a man may do (in this way), he too would attain union with Rudra.
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LiP 84.15
पौर्णमास्याममावास्यां वर्षमेकमतन्द्रिता उपवासरता नारी नरो ऽपि द्विजसत्तमाः
paurṇamāsyāmamāvāsyāṃ varṣamekamatandritā upavāsaratā nārī naro 'pi dvijasattamāḥ
On the full-moon and the new-moon days, for one full year, unwearied, a woman devoted to fasting — and a man too, O best of the twice-born —
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LiP 84.16
नियोगादेव तत्कार्यं भर्तॄणां द्विजसत्तमाः जपं दानं तपः सर्वम् अस्वतन्त्रा यतः स्त्रियः
niyogādeva tatkāryaṃ bhartṝṇāṃ dvijasattamāḥ japaṃ dānaṃ tapaḥ sarvam asvatantrā yataḥ striyaḥ
but that is to be done only by the authorization of their husbands, O best of the twice-born — muttering of prayers, giving, austerity, all of it — since women are not independent.
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LiP 84.17
वर्षान्ते सर्वगन्धाढ्यां प्रतिमां संनिवेदयेत् सा भवान्याश् च सायुज्यं सारूप्यं चापि सुव्रता
varṣānte sarvagandhāḍhyāṃ pratimāṃ saṃnivedayet sā bhavānyāś ca sāyujyaṃ sārūpyaṃ cāpi suvratā
At the end of the year she should present an image enriched with all fragrances; and that woman of good vows (attains) union with Bhavānī and likeness of form as well,
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LiP 84.18
लभते नात्र संदेहः सत्यं सत्यं वदाम्यहम् कार्तिक्यां वा तु या नारी एकभक्तेन वर्तते
labhate nātra saṃdehaḥ satyaṃ satyaṃ vadāmyaham kārtikyāṃ vā tu yā nārī ekabhaktena vartate
she obtains (it) — there is no doubt here; truly, truly do I speak. Or again, the woman who on the Kārttika full moon lives on a single meal a day,
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LiP 84.19
क्षमाहिंसादिनियमैः संयुक्ता ब्रह्मचारिणी दद्यात्कृष्णतिलानां च भारमेकम् अतन्द्रिता
kṣamāhiṃsādiniyamaiḥ saṃyuktā brahmacāriṇī dadyātkṛṣṇatilānāṃ ca bhāramekam atandritā
joined with the observances of patience, non-injury and the rest, living chastely, and unwearied should give one load of black sesame,
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LiP 84.20
सघृतं सगुडं चैव ओदनं परमेष्ठिने दत्त्वा च ब्राह्मणेभ्यश् च यथा विभवविस्तरम्
saghṛtaṃ saguḍaṃ caiva odanaṃ parameṣṭhine dattvā ca brāhmaṇebhyaś ca yathā vibhavavistaram
and having given boiled rice with ghee and with jaggery to the Supreme One (Parameṣṭhin) and to brahmins, according to the extent of (her) means,
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LiP 84.21
अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्याम् उपवासरता च सा भवान्या मोदते सार्धं सारूप्यं प्राप्य सुव्रता
aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyām upavāsaratā ca sā bhavānyā modate sārdhaṃ sārūpyaṃ prāpya suvratā
and she, devoted to fasting on the eighth and the fourteenth days — that woman of good vows, having attained likeness of form, rejoices together with Bhavānī.
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LiP 84.22
क्षमा सत्यं दया दानं शौचमिन्द्रियनिग्रहः सर्वव्रतेष्वयं धर्मः सामान्यो रुद्रपूजनम्
kṣamā satyaṃ dayā dānaṃ śaucamindriyanigrahaḥ sarvavrateṣvayaṃ dharmaḥ sāmānyo rudrapūjanam
Patience, truth, compassion, giving, purity, restraint of the senses: this dharma is common to all vows, (as is) the worship of Rudra.
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LiP 84.23
समासाद्वः प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रतिमासमनुक्रमात् मार्गशीर्षकमासादिकार्त्तिकान्तं यथाक्रमम्
samāsādvaḥ pravakṣyāmi pratimāsamanukramāt mārgaśīrṣakamāsādikārttikāntaṃ yathākramam
I shall declare (it) to you in brief, in sequence month by month, beginning with the month Mārgaśīrṣa and ending with Kārttika, in due order —
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LiP 84.24
व्रतं सुविपुलं पुण्यं नन्दिना परिभाषितम् मार्गशीर्षकमासे ऽथ वृषं पूर्णाङ्गमुत्तमम्
vrataṃ suvipulaṃ puṇyaṃ nandinā paribhāṣitam mārgaśīrṣakamāse 'tha vṛṣaṃ pūrṇāṅgamuttamam
a very ample and meritorious vow, expounded by Nandin. Now in the month Mārgaśīrṣa, (having made) a bull, excellent and complete in all its limbs,
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LiP 84.25
अलंकृत्य यथान्यायं शिवाय विनिवेदयेत् सा च सार्धं भवान्या वै मोदते नात्र संशयः
alaṃkṛtya yathānyāyaṃ śivāya vinivedayet sā ca sārdhaṃ bhavānyā vai modate nātra saṃśayaḥ
having adorned it as is proper, one should present it to Śiva; and she indeed rejoices together with Bhavānī — there is no doubt here.
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LiP 84.26
पुष्यमासे तु वै शूलं प्रतिष्ठाप्य निवेदयेत् पूर्वोक्तमखिलं कृत्वा भवान्या सह मोदते
puṣyamāse tu vai śūlaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya nivedayet pūrvoktamakhilaṃ kṛtvā bhavānyā saha modate
But in the month Puṣya, having set up a trident, one should offer it; having done all that was said before, one rejoices together with Bhavānī.
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LiP 84.27
माघमासे रथं कृत्वा सर्वलक्षणलक्षितम् दद्यात् सम्पूज्य देवेशं ब्राह्मणांश्चैव भोजयेत्
māghamāse rathaṃ kṛtvā sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitam dadyāt sampūjya deveśaṃ brāhmaṇāṃścaiva bhojayet
In the month Māgha, having made a chariot marked with all (auspicious) marks, one should give it, having worshipped the Lord of gods, and should also feed brahmins.
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LiP 84.28
सा च देव्या महाभागा मोदते नात्र संशयः फाल्गुने प्रतिमां कृत्वा हिरण्येन यथाविधि
sā ca devyā mahābhāgā modate nātra saṃśayaḥ phālgune pratimāṃ kṛtvā hiraṇyena yathāvidhi
And she, greatly blessed, rejoices with the Goddess — there is no doubt here. In Phālguna, having made an image of gold according to the rule,
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LiP 84.29
राजतेनापि ताम्रेण यथाविभवविस्तरम् प्रतिष्ठाप्य समभ्यर्च्य स्थापयेच्छङ्करालये
rājatenāpi tāmreṇa yathāvibhavavistaram pratiṣṭhāpya samabhyarcya sthāpayecchaṅkarālaye
or of silver, or of copper, according to the extent of one's means, having consecrated and duly worshipped it, one should install it in Śaṅkara's temple.
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LiP 84.30
सा च सार्धं महादेव्या मोदते नात्र संशयः चैत्रे भवं कुमारं च भवानीं च यथाविधि
sā ca sārdhaṃ mahādevyā modate nātra saṃśayaḥ caitre bhavaṃ kumāraṃ ca bhavānīṃ ca yathāvidhi
And she rejoices together with the Great Goddess — there is no doubt here. In Caitra, (having made) Bhava, Kumāra and Bhavānī according to the rule,
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LiP 84.31
ताम्राद्यैर्विधिवत्कृत्वा प्रतिष्ठाप्य यथाविधि भवान्या मोदते सार्धं दत्त्वा रुद्राय शंभवे
tāmrādyairvidhivatkṛtvā pratiṣṭhāpya yathāvidhi bhavānyā modate sārdhaṃ dattvā rudrāya śaṃbhave
having fashioned (them) duly of copper and the like and consecrated (them) as prescribed, having given (them) to Rudra Śambhu, one rejoices together with Bhavānī.
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LiP 84.32
कृत्वालयं हि कौबेरं राजतं रजतेन वै ईश्वरोमासमायुक्तं गणेशैश् च समन्ततः
kṛtvālayaṃ hi kauberaṃ rājataṃ rajatena vai īśvaromāsamāyuktaṃ gaṇeśaiś ca samantataḥ
Having made an abode of Kubera's kind, silvern, out of silver, furnished with Īśvara together with Umā, and with the Gaṇeśas all around,
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LiP 84.33
सर्वरत्नसमायुक्तं प्रतिष्ठाप्य यथाविधि स्थापयेत्परमेशस्य भवस्यायतने शुभे
sarvaratnasamāyuktaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya yathāvidhi sthāpayetparameśasya bhavasyāyatane śubhe
furnished with all jewels, having consecrated it as prescribed, one should install it in the auspicious sanctuary of the supreme lord Bhava.
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LiP 84.34
वैशाखे वै चरेद् एवं कैलासाख्यं व्रतोत्तमम् कैलासपर्वतं प्राप्य भवान्या सह मोदते
vaiśākhe vai cared evaṃ kailāsākhyaṃ vratottamam kailāsaparvataṃ prāpya bhavānyā saha modate
In the month of Vaiśākha one should perform in this way the excellent observance called Kailāsa; reaching Mount Kailāsa, (he) rejoices together with Bhavānī.
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LiP 84.35
ज्येष्ठे मासि महादेवं लिङ्गमूर्तिमुमापतिम् कृताञ्जलिपुटेनैव ब्रह्मणा विष्णुना तथा
jyeṣṭhe māsi mahādevaṃ liṅgamūrtimumāpatim kṛtāñjalipuṭenaiva brahmaṇā viṣṇunā tathā
In the month of Jyeṣṭha, (one should make) the Great God, the lord of Umā, in the form of a liṅga, with Brahmā and likewise Viṣṇu with their hands joined in reverence,
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LiP 84.36
मध्ये भवेन संयुक्तं लिङ्गमूर्ति द्विजोत्तमाः हंसेन च वराहेण कृत्वा ताम्रादिभिः शुभाम्
madhye bhavena saṃyuktaṃ liṅgamūrti dvijottamāḥ haṃsena ca varāheṇa kṛtvā tāmrādibhiḥ śubhām
in the middle joined with Bhava — the liṅga-form, O best of the twice-born — and with the goose and the boar; having made (it) beautiful with copper and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 84.37
प्रतिष्ठाप्य यथान्यायं ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेत्ततः शिवाय शिवमासाद्य शिवस्थाने यथाविधि
pratiṣṭhāpya yathānyāyaṃ brāhmaṇān bhojayettataḥ śivāya śivamāsādya śivasthāne yathāvidhi
having installed (it) according to rule, one should then feed brahmins; for Śiva('s sake), having approached Śiva at a Śiva-shrine according to the prescription,
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LiP 84.38
ब्राह्मणैः सहितां स्थाप्य देव्याः सायुज्यमाप्नुयात् आषाढे च शुभे मासे गृहं कृत्वा सुशोभनम्
brāhmaṇaiḥ sahitāṃ sthāpya devyāḥ sāyujyamāpnuyāt āṣāḍhe ca śubhe māse gṛhaṃ kṛtvā suśobhanam
having set (her/it) up together with the brahmins, one would attain union with the Goddess. And in the auspicious month of Āṣāḍha, having made a very beautiful house,
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LiP 84.39
पक्वेष्टकाभिर् विधिवद् यथाविभवविस्तरम् सर्वबीजरसैश्चापि सम्पूर्णं सर्वशोभनैः
pakveṣṭakābhir vidhivad yathāvibhavavistaram sarvabījarasaiścāpi sampūrṇaṃ sarvaśobhanaiḥ
(built) duly with baked bricks, of an extent according to one's means, and filled with all seeds and juices, all of them fine,
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LiP 84.40
गृहोपकरणैश्चैव मुसलोलूखलादिभिः दासीदासादिभिश्चैव शयनैरशनादिभिः
gṛhopakaraṇaiścaiva musalolūkhalādibhiḥ dāsīdāsādibhiścaiva śayanairaśanādibhiḥ
and with household implements — pestle, mortar and the rest — and with female and male servants and so on, with beds, food and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.41
सम्पूर्णैश् च गृहं वस्त्रैर् आच्छाद्य च समन्ततः देवं घृतादिभिः स्नाप्य महादेवमुमापतिम्
sampūrṇaiś ca gṛhaṃ vastrair ācchādya ca samantataḥ devaṃ ghṛtādibhiḥ snāpya mahādevamumāpatim
and having covered the house all around with abundant cloths, having bathed the god, the Great God, the lord of Umā, with ghee and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.42
ब्राह्मणानां सहस्रं च भोजयित्वा यथाविधि विद्याविनयसम्पन्नं ब्राह्मणं वेदपारगम्
brāhmaṇānāṃ sahasraṃ ca bhojayitvā yathāvidhi vidyāvinayasampannaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ vedapāragam
and having fed a thousand brahmins according to the prescription, (having honoured) a brahmin endowed with learning and good conduct, who has mastered the Vedas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.43
प्रथमाश्रमिणं भक्त्या सम्पूज्य च यथाविधि कन्यां सुमध्यमां यावत् कालजीवनसंयुताम्
prathamāśramiṇaṃ bhaktyā sampūjya ca yathāvidhi kanyāṃ sumadhyamāṃ yāvat kālajīvanasaṃyutām
one in the first stage of life — having honoured (him) with devotion and according to the prescription, (one should offer) a maiden of fine waist, provided with lifelong maintenance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 84.44
क्षेत्रं गोमिथुनं चैव तद्गृहे च निवेदयेत् सायनैर् विविधैर् दिव्यैर् मेरुपर्वतसन्निभैः
kṣetraṃ gomithunaṃ caiva tadgṛhe ca nivedayet sāyanair vividhair divyair meruparvatasannibhaiḥ
and a field and a pair of cattle — these one should present in that house, along with various divine beds resembling Mount Meru;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.45
गोलोकं समनुप्राप्य भवान्या सह मोदते भवान्या सदृशीभूत्वा सर्वकल्पेषु साव्यया
golokaṃ samanuprāpya bhavānyā saha modate bhavānyā sadṛśībhūtvā sarvakalpeṣu sāvyayā
having fully reached Goloka, (he) rejoices together with Bhavānī; (she,) having become like Bhavānī, imperishable throughout all the aeons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 84.46
भवान्याश्चैव सायुज्यं लभते नात्र संशयः सर्वधातुसमाकीर्णं विचित्रध्वजशोभितम्
bhavānyāścaiva sāyujyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ sarvadhātusamākīrṇaṃ vicitradhvajaśobhitam
obtains union with Bhavānī — there is no doubt in this. (A mountain) strewn with all metals, adorned with variegated banners:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.47
निवेदयीत शर्वाय श्रावणे तिलपर्वतम् वितानध्वजवस्त्राद्यैर् धातुभिश् च निवेदयेत्
nivedayīta śarvāya śrāvaṇe tilaparvatam vitānadhvajavastrādyair dhātubhiś ca nivedayet
one should present to Śarva in (the month of) Śrāvaṇa a mountain of sesame, and one should present (it) with canopies, banners, cloths and the rest, and with metals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.48
ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा च पूर्वोक्तमखिलं भवेत् कृत्वा भाद्रपदे मासि शोभनं शालिपर्वतम्
brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā ca pūrvoktamakhilaṃ bhavet kṛtvā bhādrapade māsi śobhanaṃ śāliparvatam
And having fed brahmins, all that was stated before comes about. Having made in the month of Bhādrapada a beautiful mountain of rice,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.49
वितानध्वजवस्त्राद्यैर् धातुभिश् च निवेदयेत् ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा च दापयेच्च यथाविधि
vitānadhvajavastrādyair dhātubhiś ca nivedayet brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā ca dāpayecca yathāvidhi
one should present (it) with canopies, banners, cloths and the rest, and with metals; and having fed brahmins, one should have (it) given away according to the prescription.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.50
सा च सूर्यांशुसंकाशा भवान्या सह मोदते कृत्वा चाश्वयुजे मासि विपुलं धान्यपर्वतम्
sā ca sūryāṃśusaṃkāśā bhavānyā saha modate kṛtvā cāśvayuje māsi vipulaṃ dhānyaparvatam
And she, radiant like the sun's rays, rejoices together with Bhavānī. And having made in the month of Āśvayuja (Āśvina) a large mountain of grain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.51
सुवर्णवस्त्रसंयुक्तं दत्त्वा सम्पूज्य शङ्करम् ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा च पूर्वोक्तमखिलं भवेत्
suvarṇavastrasaṃyuktaṃ dattvā sampūjya śaṅkaram brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā ca pūrvoktamakhilaṃ bhavet
having given (it) together with gold and cloth, having worshipped Śaṅkara and fed brahmins, all that was stated before comes about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.52
सर्वधान्यसमायुक्तं सर्वबीजरसादिभिः सर्वधातुसमायुक्तं सर्वरत्नोपशोभितम्
sarvadhānyasamāyuktaṃ sarvabījarasādibhiḥ sarvadhātusamāyuktaṃ sarvaratnopaśobhitam
(A mountain) furnished with all grains, with all seeds and juices and the rest, furnished with all metals, adorned with all jewels,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.53
शृङ्गैश्चतुर्भिः संयुक्तं वितानच्छत्रशोभितम् गन्धमाल्यैस् तथा धूपैश् चित्रैश्चापि सुशोभितम्
śṛṅgaiścaturbhiḥ saṃyuktaṃ vitānacchatraśobhitam gandhamālyais tathā dhūpaiś citraiścāpi suśobhitam
provided with four peaks, adorned with a canopy and a parasol, and beautifully adorned with perfumes, garlands, incense and variegated (decorations),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.54
विचित्रैर्नृत्यगेयैश् च शङ्खवीणादिभिस् तथा ब्रह्मघोषैर्महापुण्यं मङ्गलैश् च विशेषतः
vicitrairnṛtyageyaiś ca śaṅkhavīṇādibhis tathā brahmaghoṣairmahāpuṇyaṃ maṅgalaiś ca viśeṣataḥ
And with varied dances and songs, and with conches, lutes and the rest, and with recitations of the Veda — greatly meritorious — and especially with auspicious things,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.55
महाध्वजाष्टसंयुक्तं विचित्रकुसुमोज्ज्वलम् नगेन्द्रं मेरुनामानं त्रैलोक्याधारमुत्तमम्
mahādhvajāṣṭasaṃyuktaṃ vicitrakusumojjvalam nagendraṃ merunāmānaṃ trailokyādhāramuttamam
(one should make) the king of mountains named Meru, joined with eight great banners, brilliant with varied flowers, the excellent support of the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.56
तस्य मूर्ध्नि शिवं कुर्यान् मध्यतो धातुनैव तु दक्षिणे च यथान्यायं ब्रह्माणं च चतुर्मुखम्
tasya mūrdhni śivaṃ kuryān madhyato dhātunaiva tu dakṣiṇe ca yathānyāyaṃ brahmāṇaṃ ca caturmukham
On its summit one should make Śiva, in the middle, and with metal indeed; and on the south, according to rule, four-faced Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.57
उत्तरे देवदेवेशं नारायणमनामयम् इन्द्रादिलोकपालांश् च कृत्वा भक्त्या यथाविधि
uttare devadeveśaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam indrādilokapālāṃś ca kṛtvā bhaktyā yathāvidhi
On the north, Nārāyaṇa, the lord of the gods of gods, free from ailment; and having made Indra and the other guardians of the quarters with devotion, according to rule,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.58
प्रतिष्ठाप्य ततः स्नाप्य समभ्यर्च्य महेश्वरम् देवस्य दक्षिणे हस्ते शूलं त्रिदशपूजितम्
pratiṣṭhāpya tataḥ snāpya samabhyarcya maheśvaram devasya dakṣiṇe haste śūlaṃ tridaśapūjitam
then, having installed (them), having bathed and duly worshipped Maheśvara, in the god's right hand (one should place) the trident honoured by the thirty (gods),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.59
वामे पाशं भवान्याश् च कमलं हेमभूषितम् विष्णोश् च शङ्खं चक्रं च गदामब्जं प्रयत्नतः
vāme pāśaṃ bhavānyāś ca kamalaṃ hemabhūṣitam viṣṇoś ca śaṅkhaṃ cakraṃ ca gadāmabjaṃ prayatnataḥ
and in the left the noose; and for Bhavānī a lotus adorned with gold; and for Viṣṇu the conch, the discus, the mace and the lotus, carefully;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.60
ब्रह्मणश्चाक्षसूत्रं च कमण्डलुमनुत्तमम् इन्द्रस्य वज्रम् अग्नेश् च शक्त्याख्यं परमायुधम्
brahmaṇaścākṣasūtraṃ ca kamaṇḍalumanuttamam indrasya vajram agneś ca śaktyākhyaṃ paramāyudham
and for Brahmā a rosary and a most excellent water-pot; for Indra the thunderbolt, and for Agni the supreme weapon called the śakti (spear);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.61
यमस्य दण्डं निरृतेः खड्गं निशिचरस्य तु वरुणस्य महापाशं नागाख्यं रुद्रमद्भुतम्
yamasya daṇḍaṃ nirṛteḥ khaḍgaṃ niśicarasya tu varuṇasya mahāpāśaṃ nāgākhyaṃ rudramadbhutam
for Yama the rod; for Nirṛti, the night-roamer, the sword; for Varuṇa the great noose, wondrous and terrible, called the serpent;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.62
वायोर् यष्टिं कुबेरस्य गदां लोकप्रपूजिताम् टङ्कं चेशानदेवस्य निवेद्यैवं क्रमेण च
vāyor yaṣṭiṃ kuberasya gadāṃ lokaprapūjitām ṭaṅkaṃ ceśānadevasya nivedyaivaṃ krameṇa ca
for Vāyu the staff; for Kubera the mace worshipped by the world; and for the god Īśāna the chisel — having presented (these) thus, in order,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.63
शिवस्य महतीं पूजां कृत्वा चरुसमन्विताम् पूजयेत्सर्वदेवांश् च यथाविभवविस्तरम्
śivasya mahatīṃ pūjāṃ kṛtvā carusamanvitām pūjayetsarvadevāṃś ca yathāvibhavavistaram
having performed a great worship of Śiva together with the caru offering, one should worship all the gods with an elaborateness according to one's means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.64
ब्राह्मणान्भोजयित्वा च पूजां कृत्वा प्रयत्नतः महामेरुव्रतं कृत्वा महादेवाय दापयेत्
brāhmaṇānbhojayitvā ca pūjāṃ kṛtvā prayatnataḥ mahāmeruvrataṃ kṛtvā mahādevāya dāpayet
And having fed brāhmaṇas and performed the worship carefully, having performed the great Meru observance, one should have (it) given to Mahādeva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.65
महामेरुमनुप्राप्य महादेव्या प्रमोदते चिरं सायुज्यम् आप्नोति महादेव्या न संशयः
mahāmerumanuprāpya mahādevyā pramodate ciraṃ sāyujyam āpnoti mahādevyā na saṃśayaḥ
Having reached the great Meru, he rejoices long with the Great Goddess; he attains union with the Great Goddess — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.66
कार्तिक्यामपि या नारी कृत्वा देवीमुमां शुभाम् सर्वाभरणसम्पूर्णां सर्वलक्षणलक्षिताम्
kārtikyāmapi yā nārī kṛtvā devīmumāṃ śubhām sarvābharaṇasampūrṇāṃ sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitām
And the woman who, on the full moon of Kārttika, having made the auspicious goddess Umā, complete with all ornaments, marked with all the (auspicious) marks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.67
हेमताम्रादिभिश्चैव प्रतिष्ठाप्य विधानतः देवं च कृत्वा देवेशं सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम्
hematāmrādibhiścaiva pratiṣṭhāpya vidhānataḥ devaṃ ca kṛtvā deveśaṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutam
with gold, copper and the rest, having installed (her) according to the prescription, and having made the god, the lord of gods, endowed with all the marks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.68
तयोरग्रे हुताशं च स्रुवहस्तं पितामहम् नारायणं च दातारं सर्वाभरणभूषितम्
tayoragre hutāśaṃ ca sruvahastaṃ pitāmaham nārāyaṇaṃ ca dātāraṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam
and in front of the two of them Agni, and the Grandfather (Brahmā) with the sacrificial ladle in his hand, and Nārāyaṇa the giver, adorned with all ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.69
लोकपालैस् तथा सिद्धैः संवृतं स्थाप्य यत्नतः रुद्रालये व्रतं तस्मै दापयेद्भक्तिपूर्वकम्
lokapālais tathā siddhaiḥ saṃvṛtaṃ sthāpya yatnataḥ rudrālaye vrataṃ tasmai dāpayedbhaktipūrvakam
having carefully set (him) up surrounded by the guardians of the quarters and by the Siddhas — she should have the observance given to him in Rudra's temple, with devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.70
सा भवान्यास्तनुं गत्वा भवेन सह मोदते एकभक्तव्रतं पुण्यं प्रतिमासमनुक्रमात्
sā bhavānyāstanuṃ gatvā bhavena saha modate ekabhaktavrataṃ puṇyaṃ pratimāsamanukramāt
She, having gone to the body of Bhavānī, rejoices together with Bhava. (Next,) the meritorious observance of eating once a day, month by month in sequence,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.71
मार्गशीर्षकमासादिकार्तिकान्तं प्रवर्तितम् नरनार्यादिजन्तूनां हिताय मुनिसत्तमाः
mārgaśīrṣakamāsādikārtikāntaṃ pravartitam naranāryādijantūnāṃ hitāya munisattamāḥ
beginning with the month of Mārgaśīrṣa and ending with Kārttika, was set in motion for the welfare of creatures, men and women and the rest, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 84.72
नरः कृत्वा व्रतं चैव शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात् नारी देव्या न संदेहः शिवेन परिभाषितम्
naraḥ kṛtvā vrataṃ caiva śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt nārī devyā na saṃdehaḥ śivena paribhāṣitam
A man, having performed the observance, would attain union with Śiva, and a woman with the Goddess — there is no doubt; it has been declared by Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition