Linga Purana — Chapter 92
LiP 92.1
एवं वाराणसी पुण्या यदि सूत महामते वक्तुमर्हसि चास्माकं तत्प्रभावं हि सांप्रतम्
evaṃ vārāṇasī puṇyā yadi sūta mahāmate vaktumarhasi cāsmākaṃ tatprabhāvaṃ hi sāṃpratam
Since Vārāṇasī is holy in this way, O Sūta of great mind, you should now tell us of its power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.2
क्षेत्रस्यास्य च माहात्म्यम् अविमुक्तस्य शोभनम् विस्तरेण यथान्यायं श्रोतुं कौतूहलं हि नः
kṣetrasyāsya ca māhātmyam avimuktasya śobhanam vistareṇa yathānyāyaṃ śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ
And the splendid greatness of this field, Avimukta — we are eager to hear it at length and in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.3
वक्ष्ये संक्षेपतः सम्यक् वाराणस्याः सुशोभनम् अविमुक्तस्य माहात्म्यं यथाह भगवान् भवः
vakṣye saṃkṣepataḥ samyak vārāṇasyāḥ suśobhanam avimuktasya māhātmyaṃ yathāha bhagavān bhavaḥ
I shall tell it rightly and in brief: the most beautiful (greatness) of Vārāṇasī, the greatness of Avimukta, as the Lord Bhava declared it.
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LiP 92.4
विस्तरेण मया वक्तुं ब्रह्मणा च महात्मना शक्यते नैव विप्रेन्द्रा वर्षकोटिशतैरपि
vistareṇa mayā vaktuṃ brahmaṇā ca mahātmanā śakyate naiva viprendrā varṣakoṭiśatairapi
To tell it at length is not possible for me, nor for the great-souled Brahmā, O best of brahmins, even in hundreds of crores of years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.5
देवः पुरा कृतोद्वाहः शङ्करो नीललोहितः हिमवच्छिखराद्देव्या हैमवत्या गणेश्वरैः
devaḥ purā kṛtodvāhaḥ śaṅkaro nīlalohitaḥ himavacchikharāddevyā haimavatyā gaṇeśvaraiḥ
Formerly the god Śaṅkara, the blue-and-red one, having accomplished his marriage, (came) from the peak of Himavat together with the Goddess Haimavatī and the lords of the hosts;
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LiP 92.6
वाराणसीमनुप्राप्य दर्शयामास शङ्करः अविमुक्तेश्वरं लिङ्गं वासं तत्र चकार सः
vārāṇasīmanuprāpya darśayāmāsa śaṅkaraḥ avimukteśvaraṃ liṅgaṃ vāsaṃ tatra cakāra saḥ
and having arrived at Vārāṇasī, Śaṅkara showed (her) the liṅga Avimukteśvara, and he made his dwelling there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.7
वाराणसीकुरुक्षेत्रश्रीपर्वतमहालये तुङ्गेश्वरे च केदारे तत्स्थाने यो यतिर्भवेत्
vārāṇasīkurukṣetraśrīparvatamahālaye tuṅgeśvare ca kedāre tatsthāne yo yatirbhavet
In Vārāṇasī, Kurukṣetra, Śrīparvata, Mahālaya, and in Tuṅgeśvara and Kedāra — whoever becomes an ascetic in that place,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.8
योगे पाशुपते सम्यक् दिनमेकं यतिर्भवेत् तस्मात्सर्वं परित्यज्य चरेत् पाशुपतं व्रतम्
yoge pāśupate samyak dinamekaṃ yatirbhavet tasmātsarvaṃ parityajya caret pāśupataṃ vratam
(who) becomes for a single day fully an ascetic in the Pāśupata yoga — therefore, giving up everything, one should practise the Pāśupata vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.9
देवोद्याने वसेत्तत्र शर्वोद्यानमनुत्तमम् मनसा निर्ममे रुद्रो विमानं च सुशोभनम्
devodyāne vasettatra śarvodyānamanuttamam manasā nirmame rudro vimānaṃ ca suśobhanam
He should dwell there in the god's garden, Śarva's unsurpassed garden; and Rudra fashioned by mere thought a most beautiful palace.
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LiP 92.10
दर्शयामास च तदा देवोद्यानमनुत्तमम् हैमवत्याः स्वयं देवः सनन्दी परमेश्वरः
darśayāmāsa ca tadā devodyānamanuttamam haimavatyāḥ svayaṃ devaḥ sanandī parameśvaraḥ
And then the god, the Supreme Lord himself, accompanied by Nandin, showed the unsurpassed divine garden to Haimavatī.
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LiP 92.11
क्षेत्रस्यास्य च माहात्म्यम् अविमुक्तस्य शङ्करः उक्तवान्परमेशानः पार्वत्याः प्रीतये भवः
kṣetrasyāsya ca māhātmyam avimuktasya śaṅkaraḥ uktavānparameśānaḥ pārvatyāḥ prītaye bhavaḥ
And Śaṅkara, Bhava, the highest ruler, told the greatness of this field of Avimukta for Pārvatī's delight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.12
प्रफुल्लनानाविधगुल्मशोभितं लताप्रतानादिमनोहरं बहिः विरूढपुष्पैः परितः प्रियङ्गुभिः सुपुष्पितैः कण्टकितैश् च केतकैः
praphullanānāvidhagulmaśobhitaṃ latāpratānādimanoharaṃ bahiḥ virūḍhapuṣpaiḥ paritaḥ priyaṅgubhiḥ supuṣpitaiḥ kaṇṭakitaiś ca ketakaiḥ
(The garden was) adorned with blossoming shrubs of many kinds, charming with its spreading creepers and the like, and outside, all around, with priyaṅgu plants whose flowers had burst forth, and with well-flowered, thorny ketaka plants;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.13
तमालगुल्मैर्निचितं सुगन्धिभिर् निकामपुष्पैर्वकुलैश् च सर्वतः अशोकपुन्नागशतैः सुपुष्पितैर् द्विरेफमालाकुलपुष्पसंचयैः
tamālagulmairnicitaṃ sugandhibhir nikāmapuṣpairvakulaiś ca sarvataḥ aśokapunnāgaśataiḥ supuṣpitair dvirephamālākulapuṣpasaṃcayaiḥ
thickly set with fragrant tamāla bushes and, on every side, with vakula trees full of flowers, with hundreds of well-blossomed aśoka and punnāga trees whose flower-clusters were thronged with strings of bees;
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LiP 92.14
क्वचित् प्रफुल्लाम्बुजरेणुभूषितैर् विहङ्गमैश् चानुकलप्रणादिभिः विनादितं सारसचक्रवाकैः प्रमत्तदात्यूहवरैश् च सर्वतः
kvacit praphullāmbujareṇubhūṣitair vihaṅgamaiś cānukalapraṇādibhiḥ vināditaṃ sārasacakravākaiḥ pramattadātyūhavaraiś ca sarvataḥ
in places made resonant by birds dusted with the pollen of opened lotuses and calling in harmonious notes, and resounding on all sides with sārasa cranes and cakravākas and with excellent intoxicated dātyūha birds;
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LiP 92.15
क्वचिच्च केकारुतनादितं शुभं क्वचिच्च कारण्डवनादनादितम् क्वचिच्च मत्तालिकुलाकुलीकृतं मदाकुलाभिर् भ्रमराङ्गनादिभिः
kvacicca kekārutanāditaṃ śubhaṃ kvacicca kāraṇḍavanādanāditam kvacicca mattālikulākulīkṛtaṃ madākulābhir bhramarāṅganādibhiḥ
in one place lovely and loud with the cries of peacocks, in another resounding with the calls of kāraṇḍava ducks, in another made turbulent by swarms of intoxicated bees — by female bees confused with rut and humming;
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LiP 92.16
निषेवितं चारुसुगन्धिपुष्पकैः क्वचित् सुपुष्पैः सहकारवृक्षैः लतोपगूढैस्तिलकैश् च गूढं प्रगीतविद्याधरसिद्धचारणम्
niṣevitaṃ cārusugandhipuṣpakaiḥ kvacit supuṣpaiḥ sahakāravṛkṣaiḥ latopagūḍhaistilakaiś ca gūḍhaṃ pragītavidyādharasiddhacāraṇam
frequented (by bees) because of its lovely fragrant blossoms, in places with well-flowering mango trees, hidden by tilaka trees embraced by creepers, with vidyādharas, siddhas and cāraṇas singing;
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LiP 92.17
प्रवृत्तनृत्तानुगताप्सरोगणं प्रहृष्टनानाविधपक्षिसेवितम् प्रनृत्तहारीतकुलोपनादितं मृगेन्द्रनादाकुलमत्तमानसैः
pravṛttanṛttānugatāpsarogaṇaṃ prahṛṣṭanānāvidhapakṣisevitam pranṛttahārītakulopanāditaṃ mṛgendranādākulamattamānasaiḥ
with troops of apsarases joining in the dancing that had begun, frequented by delighted birds of many kinds, made to resound by flocks of dancing hārīta pigeons, (and by creatures) whose minds were made frantic with excitement by the roaring of lions;
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LiP 92.18
क्वचित् क्वचिद् गन्धकदम्बकैर् मृगैर् विलूनदर्भाङ्कुरपुष्पसंचयम् प्रफुल्लनानाविधचारुपङ्कजैः सरस्तडागैरुपशोभितं क्वचित्
kvacit kvacid gandhakadambakair mṛgair vilūnadarbhāṅkurapuṣpasaṃcayam praphullanānāvidhacārupaṅkajaiḥ sarastaḍāgairupaśobhitaṃ kvacit
here and there its heaps of darbha shoots and flowers cropped by herds of scented deer, and in places beautified by lakes and ponds with lovely opened lotuses of many kinds;
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LiP 92.20
विटपनिचयलीनं नीलकण्ठाभिरामं मदमुदितविहङ्गं प्राप्तनादाभिरामम् कुसुमिततरुशाखालीनमत्तद्विरेफं नवकिसलयशोभाशोभितं प्रांशुशाखम् ॥ लिप्_१,९२।१९ क्वचिच्च दन्तक्षतचारुवीरुधं क्वचिल्लतालिङ्गितचारुवृक्षकम् ।* क्वचिद्विलासालसगामिनीभिर् निषेवितं किंपुरुषाङ्गनाभिः
viṭapanicayalīnaṃ nīlakaṇṭhābhirāmaṃ madamuditavihaṅgaṃ prāptanādābhirāmam kusumitataruśākhālīnamattadvirephaṃ navakisalayaśobhāśobhitaṃ prāṃśuśākham // LiP_1,92.19 kvacicca dantakṣatacāruvīrudhaṃ kvacillatāliṅgitacāruvṛkṣakam /* kvacidvilāsālasagāminībhir niṣevitaṃ kiṃpuruṣāṅganābhiḥ
(The grove was) hidden in thickets of branches, lovely with peacocks, its birds joyous with intoxication, delightful with the cries they uttered; with intoxicated bees clinging to the flowering branches of the trees, adorned with the beauty of fresh shoots, its boughs tall. Here and there its lovely creepers were bitten by (deer's) teeth; here and there lovely little trees were embraced by vines; here and there it was frequented by kiṃpuruṣa women, who walked languidly with graceful ease.
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LiP 92.21
पारावतध्वनिविकूजितचारुशृङ्गैर् अभ्रङ्कषैः सितमनोहरचारुरूपैः आकीर्णपुष्पनिकरप्रविभक्तहंसैर् विभ्राजितं त्रिदशदिव्यकुलैरनेकैः
pārāvatadhvanivikūjitacāruśṛṅgair abhraṅkaṣaiḥ sitamanoharacārurūpaiḥ ākīrṇapuṣpanikarapravibhaktahaṃsair vibhrājitaṃ tridaśadivyakulairanekaiḥ
(It was) made splendid by many divine dwellings of the gods, with their lovely turrets echoing with the cooing of doves, scraping the clouds, white and charming and beautiful in form, with geese ranged apart amid the scattered heaps of flowers.
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LiP 92.22
फुल्लोत्पलांबुजवितानसहस्रयुक्तं तोयाशयैः समनुशोभितदेवमार्गम् मार्गान्तराकलितपुष्पविचित्रपङ्क्तिसम्बद्धगुल्मविटपैर् विविधैरुपेतम्
phullotpalāṃbujavitānasahasrayuktaṃ toyāśayaiḥ samanuśobhitadevamārgam mārgāntarākalitapuṣpavicitrapaṅktisambaddhagulmaviṭapair vividhairupetam
(It was) furnished with a thousand canopies of blooming water-lilies and lotuses, its divine paths made beautiful all round by pools of water, and provided with various bushes and thickets set along the sides of the paths, joined in variegated rows of flowers.
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LiP 92.23
तुङ्गाग्रैर् नीलपुष्पस्तबकभरनतप्रांशुशाखैर् अशोकैर् दोलाप्रान्तान्तनीलश्रुतिसुखजनकैर् भासितान्तं मनोज्ञैः रात्रौ चन्द्रस्य भासा कुसुमिततिलकैरेकतां सम्प्रयातं छायासुप्तप्रबुद्धस्थितहरिणकुलालुप्तदूर्वाङ्कुराग्रम्
tuṅgāgrair nīlapuṣpastabakabharanataprāṃśuśākhair aśokair dolāprāntāntanīlaśrutisukhajanakair bhāsitāntaṃ manojñaiḥ rātrau candrasya bhāsā kusumitatilakairekatāṃ samprayātaṃ chāyāsuptaprabuddhasthitahariṇakulāluptadūrvāṅkurāgram
Its borders were lit up by lovely aśoka trees with high tops, their tall branches bent by the weight of clusters of dark blossoms, which by their dark hue at the edges of the swings gave pleasure to the ears; at night, by the moon's light, it became one with the tilaka trees in bloom; and the tips of its dūrvā shoots were left ungrazed where herds of deer, asleep in the shade, had woken and stood up.
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LiP 92.24
हंसानां पक्षवातप्रचलितकमलस्वच्छविस्तीर्णतोयं तोयानां तीरजातप्रचकितकदलीचाटुनृत्यन्मयूरम् मायूरैः पक्षचन्द्रैः क्वचिदवनिगतै रञ्जितक्ष्माप्रदेशं देशे देशे विलीनप्रमुदितविलसन्मत्तहारीतवृन्दम्
haṃsānāṃ pakṣavātapracalitakamalasvacchavistīrṇatoyaṃ toyānāṃ tīrajātapracakitakadalīcāṭunṛtyanmayūram māyūraiḥ pakṣacandraiḥ kvacidavanigatai rañjitakṣmāpradeśaṃ deśe deśe vilīnapramuditavilasanmattahārītavṛndam
Its broad clear waters were stirred by the wind from the wings of the geese, so that the lotuses moved; peacocks danced prettily by the plantains grown on the banks of those waters, startled (by them); in places the surface of the ground was tinted by peacocks' moon-eyed feathers fallen to the earth; and in place after place there were flocks of intoxicated hārīta pigeons, hidden away, delighted and sporting.
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LiP 92.25
सारङ्गैः क्वचिदुपशोभितप्रदेशं प्रच्छन्नं कुसुमचयैः क्वचिद्विचित्रैः हृष्टाभिः क्वचिदपि किन्नराङ्गनाभिर् वीणाभिः सुमधुरगीतनृत्तकण्ठम्
sāraṅgaiḥ kvacidupaśobhitapradeśaṃ pracchannaṃ kusumacayaiḥ kvacidvicitraiḥ hṛṣṭābhiḥ kvacidapi kinnarāṅganābhir vīṇābhiḥ sumadhuragītanṛttakaṇṭham
In places its tracts were made beautiful by spotted antelope; in places it was covered over by heaps of many-coloured blossoms; and in places (its groves) were vocal with sweetest song and dance, along with lutes, from delighted kinnara women.
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LiP 92.27
संसृष्टैः क्वचिदुपलिप्तकीर्णपुष्पैर् आवासैः परिवृतपादपं मुनीनाम् आ मूलात् फलनिचितैः क्वचिद्विशालैर् उत्तुङ्गैः पनसमहीरुहैरुपेतम् ॥ लिप्_१,९२।२६ फुल्लातिमुक्तकलतागृहनीतसिद्धसिद्धाङ्गनाकनकनूपुररावरम्यम् ।* रम्यं प्रियङ्गुतरुमञ्जरिसक्तभृङ्गं भृङ्गावलीकवलिताम्रकदम्बपुष्पम्
saṃsṛṣṭaiḥ kvacidupaliptakīrṇapuṣpair āvāsaiḥ parivṛtapādapaṃ munīnām ā mūlāt phalanicitaiḥ kvacidviśālair uttuṅgaiḥ panasamahīruhairupetam // LiP_1,92.26 phullātimuktakalatāgṛhanītasiddhasiddhāṅganākanakanūpurarāvaramyam /* ramyaṃ priyaṅgutarumañjarisaktabhṛṅgaṃ bhṛṅgāvalīkavalitāmrakadambapuṣpam
In places its trees were surrounded by the dwellings of sages, plastered and strewn with flowers, kept in order; in places it was set about with broad, lofty jackfruit trees laden with fruit from the very root. It was lovely with the sound of the golden anklets of the siddhas and siddha-women brought to bowers of blossoming atimuktaka creepers; lovely, with bees clinging to the blossom-clusters of the priyaṅgu trees, its mango and kadamba flowers devoured by lines of bees.
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LiP 92.28
पुष्पोत्करानिलविघूर्णितवारिरम्यं रम्यद्विरेफविनिपातितमञ्जुगुल्मम् गुल्मान्तरप्रसभभीतमृगीसमूहं वातेरितं तनुभृतामपवर्गदातृ
puṣpotkarānilavighūrṇitavāriramyaṃ ramyadvirephavinipātitamañjugulmam gulmāntaraprasabhabhītamṛgīsamūhaṃ vāteritaṃ tanubhṛtāmapavargadātṛ
It was lovely with its waters swirled about by the wind from masses of flowers; its charming bushes were bent down by the lovely bees; herds of doe were suddenly frightened among the bushes; stirred by the wind, it was a giver of release to embodied beings.
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LiP 92.29
चन्द्रांशुजालशबलैस् तिलकैर् मनोज्ञैः सिन्दूरकुङ्कुमकुसुम्भनिभैर् अशोकैः चामीकरद्युतिसमैरथ कर्णिकारैः पुष्पोत्करैरुपचितं सुविशालशाखैः
candrāṃśujālaśabalais tilakair manojñaiḥ sindūrakuṅkumakusumbhanibhair aśokaiḥ cāmīkaradyutisamairatha karṇikāraiḥ puṣpotkarairupacitaṃ suviśālaśākhaiḥ
It was thick with masses of blossom from charming tilaka trees dappled with networks of moonbeams, from aśokas resembling vermilion, saffron and safflower, and then from karṇikāras equal in lustre to gold, with their very broad branches.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.30
क्वचिदञ्जनचूर्णाभैः क्वचिद् विद्रुमसन्निभैः क्वचित्काञ्चनसंकाशैः पुष्पैर् आचितभूतलम्
kvacidañjanacūrṇābhaiḥ kvacid vidrumasannibhaiḥ kvacitkāñcanasaṃkāśaiḥ puṣpair ācitabhūtalam
Its ground was strewn with flowers, in one place resembling powdered collyrium, in another like coral, in another like gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.31
पुन्नागेषु द्विजशतविरुतं रक्ताशोकस्तबकभरनतम् रम्योपान्तक्लमहारभवनं फुल्लाब्जेषु भ्रमरविलसितम्
punnāgeṣu dvijaśatavirutaṃ raktāśokastabakabharanatam ramyopāntaklamahārabhavanaṃ phullābjeṣu bhramaravilasitam
Among the punnāga trees it resounded with hundreds of birds; it was bowed down with the weight of clusters of red aśoka; it had houses for dispelling fatigue in its lovely outskirts; among the blossoming lotuses the bees sported.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.32
सकलभुवनभर्ता लोकनाथस्तदानीं तुहिनशिखरपुत्र्या सार्धमिष्टैर्गणेशैः विविधतरुविशालं मत्तहृष्टान्नपुष्टैर् उपवनम् अतिरम्यं दर्शयामास देव्याः
sakalabhuvanabhartā lokanāthastadānīṃ tuhinaśikharaputryā sārdhamiṣṭairgaṇeśaiḥ vividhataruviśālaṃ mattahṛṣṭānnapuṣṭair upavanam atiramyaṃ darśayāmāsa devyāḥ
Then the sustainer of all the worlds, the lord of the world, together with the beloved lords of his hosts, showed the Devī, the daughter of the snow-peaked mountain, that most delightful grove, vast with its many kinds of trees, (peopled) by those made stout with rich and gladdening food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.33
पुष्पैर्वन्यैः शुभशुभतमैः कल्पितैर्दिव्यभूषैर् देवीं दिव्यामुपवनगतां भूषयामास शर्वः सा चाप्येनं तुहिनगिरिसुता शङ्करं देवदेवं पुष्पैर्दिव्यैः शुभतरतमैर् भूषयामास भक्त्या
puṣpairvanyaiḥ śubhaśubhatamaiḥ kalpitairdivyabhūṣair devīṃ divyāmupavanagatāṃ bhūṣayāmāsa śarvaḥ sā cāpyenaṃ tuhinagirisutā śaṅkaraṃ devadevaṃ puṣpairdivyaiḥ śubhataratamair bhūṣayāmāsa bhaktyā
With wild flowers, auspicious and most auspicious, fashioned into divine ornaments, Śarva adorned the divine Devī who had come into the grove; and she too, the daughter of the snow mountain, with devotion adorned Śaṅkara, god of gods, with divine and most auspicious flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.34
सम्पूज्य पूज्यं त्रिदशेश्वराणां सम्प्रेक्ष्य चोद्यानम् अतीव रम्यम् गणेश्वरैर् नन्दिमुखैश् च सार्धम् उवाच देवं प्रणिपत्य देवी
sampūjya pūjyaṃ tridaśeśvarāṇāṃ samprekṣya codyānam atīva ramyam gaṇeśvarair nandimukhaiś ca sārdham uvāca devaṃ praṇipatya devī
Having worshipped him who is worshipped by the lords of the gods, and having beheld the exceedingly lovely garden, the Devī, together with the lords of the hosts headed by Nandin, bowed to the god and spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.35
उद्यानं दर्शितं देव प्रभया परया युतम् क्षेत्रस्य च गुणान्सर्वान् पुनर्मे वक्तुमर्हसि
udyānaṃ darśitaṃ deva prabhayā parayā yutam kṣetrasya ca guṇānsarvān punarme vaktumarhasi
"The garden, endowed with supreme splendour, has been shown (to me), O god; now you should tell me all the excellences of this holy field."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.36
अस्य क्षेत्रस्य माहात्म्यम् अविमुक्तस्य सर्वथा वक्तुमर्हसि देवेश देवदेव वृषध्वज
asya kṣetrasya māhātmyam avimuktasya sarvathā vaktumarhasi deveśa devadeva vṛṣadhvaja
"You should tell in full the greatness of this field, of Avimukta, O lord of gods, god of gods, bearer of the bull banner."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.37
देव्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा देवदेवो वरप्रभुः आघ्राय वदनाम्भोजं तदाह गिरिजां हसन्
devyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā devadevo varaprabhuḥ āghrāya vadanāmbhojaṃ tadāha girijāṃ hasan
Hearing that speech of the Devī, the god of gods, the lord who grants boons, kissed her lotus face and then, smiling, said to the mountain's daughter:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.38
इदं गुह्यतमं क्षेत्रं सदा वाराणसी मम सर्वेषामेव जन्तूनां हेतुर्मोक्षस्य सर्वदा
idaṃ guhyatamaṃ kṣetraṃ sadā vārāṇasī mama sarveṣāmeva jantūnāṃ heturmokṣasya sarvadā
"This field, Vārāṇasī, is ever my most secret one; for all creatures whatsoever it is at all times the cause of liberation."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.39
अस्मिन्सिद्धाः सदा देवि मदीयं व्रतमास्थिताः नानालिङ्गधरा नित्यं मम लोकाभिकाङ्क्षिणः
asminsiddhāḥ sadā devi madīyaṃ vratamāsthitāḥ nānāliṅgadharā nityaṃ mama lokābhikāṅkṣiṇaḥ
"In it, O goddess, the siddhas ever abide, holding to my vow, always bearing various marks (of my observance), longing for my world."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.40
अभ्यस्यन्ति परं योगं युक्तात्मानो जितेन्द्रियाः नानावृक्षसमाकीर्णे नानाविहगशोभिते
abhyasyanti paraṃ yogaṃ yuktātmāno jitendriyāḥ nānāvṛkṣasamākīrṇe nānāvihagaśobhite
"With disciplined selves and senses conquered, they practise the supreme yoga—in (this place) strewn with many kinds of trees, made beautiful by many kinds of birds,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.41
कमलोत्पलपुष्पाढ्यैः सरोभिः समलंकृते अप्सरोगणगन्धर्वैः सदा संसेविते शुभे
kamalotpalapuṣpāḍhyaiḥ sarobhiḥ samalaṃkṛte apsarogaṇagandharvaiḥ sadā saṃsevite śubhe
(in a place) adorned with lakes rich in lotus and water-lily blossoms, ever frequented by hosts of apsarases and gandharvas, auspicious —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.42
रोचते मे सदा वासो येन कार्येण तच्छृणु मन्मना मम भक्तश् च मयि नित्यार्पितक्रियः
rocate me sadā vāso yena kāryeṇa tacchṛṇu manmanā mama bhaktaś ca mayi nityārpitakriyaḥ
— there dwelling always pleases me; hear for what reason that is. One whose mind is on me, my devotee, whose acts are perpetually offered up to me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.43
यथा मोक्षमवाप्नोति अन्यत्र न तथा क्वचित् कामं ह्यत्र मृतो देवि जन्तुर्मोक्षाय कल्पते
yathā mokṣamavāpnoti anyatra na tathā kvacit kāmaṃ hyatra mṛto devi janturmokṣāya kalpate
As one attains liberation (here), nowhere else is it so; for indeed, O Goddess, any creature that dies here becomes fit for liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.44
एतन्मम पुरं दिव्यं गुह्याद्गुह्यतमं महत् ब्रह्मादयो विजानन्ति ये च सिद्धा मुमुक्षवः
etanmama puraṃ divyaṃ guhyādguhyatamaṃ mahat brahmādayo vijānanti ye ca siddhā mumukṣavaḥ
This city of mine is divine, great, more secret than the secret; Brahmā and the others know it, and those adepts who desire liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.45
अतः परमिदं क्षेत्रं परा चेयं गतिर्मम विमुक्तं न मया यस्मान् मोक्ष्यते वा कदाचन
ataḥ paramidaṃ kṣetraṃ parā ceyaṃ gatirmama vimuktaṃ na mayā yasmān mokṣyate vā kadācana
Therefore this sacred field is supreme, and this is my highest goal; for it has not been released by me, nor will it ever be released.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.46
मम क्षेत्रमिदं तस्माद् अविमुक्तमिति स्मृतम् नैमिषे च कुरुक्षेत्रे गङ्गाद्वारे च पुष्करे
mama kṣetramidaṃ tasmād avimuktamiti smṛtam naimiṣe ca kurukṣetre gaṅgādvāre ca puṣkare
Therefore this field of mine is known as Avimukta ("the unabandoned"). And in Naimiṣa, in Kurukṣetra, at Gaṅgādvāra and at Puṣkara —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.47
स्नानात्संसेवनाद्वापि न मोक्षः प्राप्यते यतः इह सम्प्राप्यते येन तत एतद्विशिष्यते
snānātsaṃsevanādvāpi na mokṣaḥ prāpyate yataḥ iha samprāpyate yena tata etadviśiṣyate
Since there liberation is not attained either by bathing or by devoted service, while here it is fully attained, therefore this (place) is superior.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.48
प्रयागे वा भवेन्मोक्ष इह वा मत्परिग्रहात् प्रयागादपि तीर्थाग्र्याद् अविमुक्तमिदं शुभम्
prayāge vā bhavenmokṣa iha vā matparigrahāt prayāgādapi tīrthāgryād avimuktamidaṃ śubham
Liberation may come about at Prayāga, or here, by my acceptance (of the devotee); (but) more than Prayāga, foremost of holy places, this auspicious Avimukta (is greater).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.49
धर्मस्योपनिषत् सत्यं मोक्षस्योपनिषच् छमः क्षेत्रतीर्थोपनिषदं न विदुर्बुधसत्तमाः
dharmasyopaniṣat satyaṃ mokṣasyopaniṣac chamaḥ kṣetratīrthopaniṣadaṃ na vidurbudhasattamāḥ
Truth is the hidden essence (upaniṣad) of dharma; calm is the hidden essence of liberation; but the hidden essence of the holy field and the sacred ford even the best of the wise do not know.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.50
कामं भुञ्जन् स्वपन् क्रीडन् कुर्वन् हि विविधाः क्रियाः अविमुक्ते त्यजेत्प्राणान् जन्तुर्मोक्षाय कल्पते
kāmaṃ bhuñjan svapan krīḍan kurvan hi vividhāḥ kriyāḥ avimukte tyajetprāṇān janturmokṣāya kalpate
Eating as he pleases, sleeping, playing, performing all manner of actions — if a creature gives up his life-breaths in Avimukta, he becomes fit for liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.51
कृत्वा पापसहस्राणि पिशाचत्वं वरं नृणाम् न तु शक्रसहस्रत्वं स्वर्गे काशीपुरीं विना
kṛtvā pāpasahasrāṇi piśācatvaṃ varaṃ nṛṇām na tu śakrasahasratvaṃ svarge kāśīpurīṃ vinā
Even after committing thousands of sins, it is better for men to become a piśāca (in Kāśī) than to have the state of a thousand Indras in heaven, apart from the city of Kāśī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.52
तस्मात्संसेवनीयं हि अविमुक्तं हि मुक्तये जैगीषव्यः परां सिद्धिं गतो यत्र महातपाः
tasmātsaṃsevanīyaṃ hi avimuktaṃ hi muktaye jaigīṣavyaḥ parāṃ siddhiṃ gato yatra mahātapāḥ
Therefore Avimukta is indeed to be resorted to for the sake of liberation — (that place) where Jaigīṣavya, of great austerities, attained the highest perfection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.53
अस्य क्षेत्रस्य माहात्म्याद् भक्त्या च मम भावितः जैगीषव्यगुहा श्रेष्ठा योगिनां स्थानमिष्यते
asya kṣetrasya māhātmyād bhaktyā ca mama bhāvitaḥ jaigīṣavyaguhā śreṣṭhā yogināṃ sthānamiṣyate
By the greatness of this holy place, and by devotion, he was brought to fruition in me; the cave of Jaigīṣavya is held to be the foremost abode of yogins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.54
ध्यायन्तस्तत्र मां नित्यं योगाग्निर्दीप्यते भृशम् कैवल्यं परमं याति देवानामपि दुर्लभम्
dhyāyantastatra māṃ nityaṃ yogāgnirdīpyate bhṛśam kaivalyaṃ paramaṃ yāti devānāmapi durlabham
For those who meditate on me there constantly, the fire of yoga blazes intensely; (such a one) reaches the supreme state of isolation (kaivalya), hard to attain even for the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.55
अव्यक्तलिङ्गैर्मुनिभिः सर्वसिद्धान्तवेदिभिः इह सम्प्राप्यते मोक्षो दुर्लभो ऽन्यत्र कर्हिचित्
avyaktaliṅgairmunibhiḥ sarvasiddhāntavedibhiḥ iha samprāpyate mokṣo durlabho 'nyatra karhicit
— tr. refused: cyber
LiP 92.56
तेभ्यश्चाहं प्रवक्ष्यामि योगैश्वर्यमनुत्तमम् आत्मनश्चैव सायुज्यम् ईप्सितं स्थानमेव च
tebhyaścāhaṃ pravakṣyāmi yogaiśvaryamanuttamam ātmanaścaiva sāyujyam īpsitaṃ sthānameva ca
And to them I shall proclaim the unsurpassed lordship of yoga, and union with my own Self, and the very abode (they) desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.57
कुबेरो ऽत्र मम क्षेत्रे मयि सर्वार्पितक्रियः क्षेत्रसंसेवनादेव गणेशत्वमवाप ह
kubero 'tra mama kṣetre mayi sarvārpitakriyaḥ kṣetrasaṃsevanādeva gaṇeśatvamavāpa ha
Kubera, here in this sacred field of mine, with all his acts offered up to me, attained the state of a lord of the hosts just by serving this field.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.58
संवर्तो भविता यश् च सो ऽपि भक्तो ममैव तु इहैवाराध्य मां देवि सिद्धिं यास्यत्यनुत्तमाम्
saṃvarto bhavitā yaś ca so 'pi bhakto mamaiva tu ihaivārādhya māṃ devi siddhiṃ yāsyatyanuttamām
And Saṃvarta, who is yet to be — he too will be a devotee of mine alone; worshipping me right here, O goddess, he will reach the highest perfection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.59
पराशरसुतौ योगी ऋषिर्व्यासो महातपाः मम भक्तो भविष्यश् च वेदसंस्थाप्रवर्तकः
parāśarasutau yogī ṛṣirvyāso mahātapāḥ mama bhakto bhaviṣyaś ca vedasaṃsthāpravartakaḥ
The son of Parāśara, the yogin, the seer Vyāsa of great austerity, shall also be a devotee of mine, the promulgator of the arrangement of the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.60
रंस्यते सो ऽपि पद्माक्षि क्षेत्रे ऽस्मिन्मुनिपुङ्गवः ब्रह्मा देवर्षिभिः सार्द्धं विष्णुर्वापि दिवाकरः
raṃsyate so 'pi padmākṣi kṣetre 'sminmunipuṅgavaḥ brahmā devarṣibhiḥ sārddhaṃ viṣṇurvāpi divākaraḥ
He too, O lotus-eyed one, that bull among sages, will take his delight in this sacred field — (as will) Brahmā together with the divine seers, or Viṣṇu, (or) the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.61
देवराजस्तथा शक्रो ये ऽपि चान्ये दिवौकसः उपासते महात्मानः सर्वे मामिह सुव्रते
devarājastathā śakro ye 'pi cānye divaukasaḥ upāsate mahātmānaḥ sarve māmiha suvrate
The king of the gods, and Śakra likewise, and whatever other dwellers in heaven there are — all these great-souled ones worship me here, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.62
अन्ये ऽपि योगिनो दिव्याश् छन्नरूपा महात्मनः अनन्यमनसो भूत्वा मामिहोपासते सदा
anye 'pi yogino divyāś channarūpā mahātmanaḥ ananyamanaso bhūtvā māmihopāsate sadā
Other divine yogins too, great-souled and of concealed form, having become single-minded, always worship me here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.63
विषयासक्तचित्तो ऽपि त्यक्तधर्मरतिर्नरः इह क्षेत्रे मृतः सो ऽपि संसारे न पुनर्भवेत्
viṣayāsaktacitto 'pi tyaktadharmaratirnaraḥ iha kṣetre mṛtaḥ so 'pi saṃsāre na punarbhavet
Even a man whose mind is attached to sense-objects, who has abandoned delight in dharma — if he dies in this holy field, he too is not born again into the round of rebirth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.64
ये पुनर्निर्ममा धीराः सत्त्वस्था विजितेन्द्रियाः व्रतिनश् च निरारम्भाः सर्वे ते मयि भाविताः
ye punarnirmamā dhīrāḥ sattvasthā vijitendriyāḥ vratinaś ca nirārambhāḥ sarve te mayi bhāvitāḥ
And those steadfast ones who are free of the sense of "mine," who abide in goodness, whose senses are conquered, keepers of vows and undertaking no works — all of them have their being in me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.65
देवदेवं समासाद्य धीमन्तः संगवर्जिताः गता इह परं मोक्षं प्रसादान्मम सुव्रते
devadevaṃ samāsādya dhīmantaḥ saṃgavarjitāḥ gatā iha paraṃ mokṣaṃ prasādānmama suvrate
Having reached the God of gods, the wise ones, free of attachment, have here attained the highest release by my grace, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.66
जन्मान्तरसहस्रेषु यं न योगी समाप्नुयात् तमिहैव परं मोक्षं प्रसादान्मम सुव्रते
janmāntarasahasreṣu yaṃ na yogī samāpnuyāt tamihaiva paraṃ mokṣaṃ prasādānmama suvrate
That highest release which a yogin might not attain in a thousand other births, (they attain) right here by my grace, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.67
गोप्रेक्षकम् इदं क्षेत्रं ब्रह्मणा स्थापितं पुरा कैलासभवनं चात्र पश्य दिव्यं वरानने
goprekṣakam idaṃ kṣetraṃ brahmaṇā sthāpitaṃ purā kailāsabhavanaṃ cātra paśya divyaṃ varānane
This holy field is Goprekṣaka, established long ago by Brahmā; and see here the divine dwelling of Kailāsa, O fair-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.68
गोप्रेक्षकम् अथागम्य दृष्ट्वा मामत्र मानवः न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति कल्मषैश् च विमुच्यते
goprekṣakam athāgamya dṛṣṭvā māmatra mānavaḥ na durgatimavāpnoti kalmaṣaiś ca vimucyate
Coming then to Goprekṣaka and seeing me there, a man does not come to an evil destiny, and is freed from his stains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.69
कपिलाह्रदम् इत्येवं तथा वै ब्रह्मणा कृतम् गवां स्तन्यजतोयेन तीर्थं पुण्यतमं महत्
kapilāhradam ityevaṃ tathā vai brahmaṇā kṛtam gavāṃ stanyajatoyena tīrthaṃ puṇyatamaṃ mahat
So too the Kapilā pool was made by Brahmā — a great and most holy bathing place, with water (formed) of the milk of cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.70
अत्रापि स्वयमेवाहं वृषध्वज इति स्मृतः सान्निध्यं कृतवान् देवि सदाहं दृश्यते त्वया
atrāpi svayamevāhaṃ vṛṣadhvaja iti smṛtaḥ sānnidhyaṃ kṛtavān devi sadāhaṃ dṛśyate tvayā
Here too I myself, known as Vṛṣadhvaja (bull-bannered), have made my presence, O goddess, and I am always seen by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.71
भद्रतोयं च पश्येह ब्रह्मणा च कृतं ह्रदम् सर्वैर्देवैरहं देवि अस्मिन्देशे प्रसादितः
bhadratoyaṃ ca paśyeha brahmaṇā ca kṛtaṃ hradam sarvairdevairahaṃ devi asmindeśe prasāditaḥ
And see here Bhadratoya, the pool also made by Brahmā; in this place, O goddess, I was propitiated by all the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.72
गच्छोपशमम् ईशेति उपशान्तः शिवस् तथा अत्राहं ब्रह्मणानीय स्थापितः परमेष्ठिना
gacchopaśamam īśeti upaśāntaḥ śivas tathā atrāhaṃ brahmaṇānīya sthāpitaḥ parameṣṭhinā
With the words "Come to appeasement, O Lord," Śiva was thus appeased; here I was brought and established by Brahmā, the supreme lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.73
ब्रह्मणा चापि संगृह्य विष्णुना स्थापितः पुनः ब्रह्मणापि ततो विष्णुः प्रोक्तः संविग्नचेतसा
brahmaṇā cāpi saṃgṛhya viṣṇunā sthāpitaḥ punaḥ brahmaṇāpi tato viṣṇuḥ proktaḥ saṃvignacetasā
And having been taken by Brahmā, (the liṅga) was again set up by Viṣṇu; then Viṣṇu was addressed by Brahmā, whose mind was agitated:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.74
मयानीतमिदं लिङ्गं कस्मात् स्थापितवान् असि तमुवाच पुनर् विष्णुर् ब्रह्माणं कुपिताननम्
mayānītamidaṃ liṅgaṃ kasmāt sthāpitavān asi tamuvāca punar viṣṇur brahmāṇaṃ kupitānanam
"Why have you set up this liṅga, which was brought by me?" Viṣṇu then answered him, Brahmā, whose face was angry:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.75
रुद्रे देवे ममात्यन्तं परा भक्तिर्महत्तरा मयैव स्थापितं लिङ्गं तव नाम्ना भविष्यति
rudre deve mamātyantaṃ parā bhaktirmahattarā mayaiva sthāpitaṃ liṅgaṃ tava nāmnā bhaviṣyati
"My devotion to the god Rudra is utterly supreme and very great; though the liṅga was set up by me, it shall bear your name."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.76
हिरण्यगर्भ इत्येवं ततो ऽत्राहं समास्थितः दृष्ट्वैनमपि देवेशं मम लोकं व्रजेन्नरः
hiraṇyagarbha ityevaṃ tato 'trāhaṃ samāsthitaḥ dṛṣṭvainamapi deveśaṃ mama lokaṃ vrajennaraḥ
Thus (it is called) Hiraṇyagarbha, and there I have taken my seat; and seeing this Lord of gods too, a man goes to my world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.77
ततः पुनरपि ब्रह्मा मम लिङ्गमिदं शुभम् स्थापयामास विधिवद् भक्त्या परमया युतः
tataḥ punarapi brahmā mama liṅgamidaṃ śubham sthāpayāmāsa vidhivad bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ
Then again Brahmā, filled with supreme devotion, duly established this auspicious liṅga of mine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.78
स्वर्लीनेश्वर इत्येवम् अत्राहं स्वयमागतः प्राणान् इह नरस्त्यक्त्वा न पुनर्जायते क्वचित्
svarlīneśvara ityevam atrāhaṃ svayamāgataḥ prāṇān iha narastyaktvā na punarjāyate kvacit
Thus, as Svarlīneśvara, I myself came here; a man who gives up his breath here is not born again anywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.79
अनन्या सा गतिस्तस्य योगिनां चैव या स्मृता अस्मिन्नपि मया देशे दैत्यो दैवतकण्टकः
ananyā sā gatistasya yogināṃ caiva yā smṛtā asminnapi mayā deśe daityo daivatakaṇṭakaḥ
His goal is that same unexcelled one which is declared (to be) of the yogins. In this place too, by me, a daitya, a thorn to the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.80
व्याघ्ररूपं समास्थाय निहतो दर्पितो बली व्याघ्रेश्वर इति ख्यातो नित्यमत्राहमास्थितः
vyāghrarūpaṃ samāsthāya nihato darpito balī vyāghreśvara iti khyāto nityamatrāhamāsthitaḥ
was slain — proud and strong — after I had assumed the form of a tiger; known as Vyāghreśvara, I abide here always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.81
न पुनर्दुर्गतिं याति दृष्ट्वैनं व्याघ्रमीश्वरम् उत्पलो विदलश्चैव यौ दैत्यौ ब्रह्मणा पुरा
na punardurgatiṃ yāti dṛṣṭvainaṃ vyāghramīśvaram utpalo vidalaścaiva yau daityau brahmaṇā purā
Having seen this Vyāghra-Īśvara, (a man) does not again go to an evil destiny. Utpala and Vidala, the two demons whom formerly Brahmā (had made)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.82
स्त्रीवध्यौ दर्पितौ दृष्ट्वा त्वयैव निहतौ रणे सावज्ञं कन्दुकेनात्र तस्येदं देहमास्थितम्
strīvadhyau darpitau dṛṣṭvā tvayaiva nihatau raṇe sāvajñaṃ kandukenātra tasyedaṃ dehamāsthitam
— slayable only by a woman — seeing them puffed up (with pride), they were slain by you yourself in battle, contemptuously, with a ball; here his body stands as this (liṅga).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.83
आदावत्राहमागम्य प्रस्थितो गणपैः सह ज्येष्ठस्थानमिदं तस्माद् एतन्मे पुण्यदर्शनम्
ādāvatrāhamāgamya prasthito gaṇapaiḥ saha jyeṣṭhasthānamidaṃ tasmād etanme puṇyadarśanam
In the beginning I came here and set out together with the lords of the hosts; therefore this is the Eldest Place (Jyeṣṭhasthāna), and this beholding of me is meritorious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.84
देवैः समन्ताद् एतानि लिङ्गानि स्थापितान्यतः दृष्ट्वापि नियतो मर्त्यो देहभेदे गणो भवेत्
devaiḥ samantād etāni liṅgāni sthāpitānyataḥ dṛṣṭvāpi niyato martyo dehabhede gaṇo bhavet
For this reason these liṅgas were installed all around by the gods; a mortal, self-controlled, merely by seeing (them), becomes a gaṇa when the body breaks up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.85
पित्रा ते शैलराजेन पुरा हिमवता स्वयम् मम प्रियहितं स्थानं ज्ञात्वा लिङ्गं प्रतिष्ठितम्
pitrā te śailarājena purā himavatā svayam mama priyahitaṃ sthānaṃ jñātvā liṅgaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
Formerly by your father, the king of mountains, Himavat himself, knowing this place to be dear and dear-and-beneficial to me, a liṅga was installed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.86
शैलेश्वरमिति ख्यातं दृश्यतामिह चादरात् दृष्ट्वैतन्मनुजो देवि न दुर्गतिमतो व्रजेत्
śaileśvaramiti khyātaṃ dṛśyatāmiha cādarāt dṛṣṭvaitanmanujo devi na durgatimato vrajet
It is known as Śaileśvara; let it be looked upon here with reverence. Having seen this, O goddess, a man does not thereafter go to an evil destiny.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.87
नद्येषा वरुणा देवि पुण्या पापप्रमोचनी क्षेत्रमेतद् अलंकृत्य जाह्नव्या सह संगता
nadyeṣā varuṇā devi puṇyā pāpapramocanī kṣetrametad alaṃkṛtya jāhnavyā saha saṃgatā
This river, O goddess, is the Varuṇā, holy, releasing from sin; having adorned this sacred field, it has joined together with the Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.88
स्थापितं ब्रह्मणा चापि संगमे लिङ्गमुत्तमम् संगमेश्वरम् इत्येवं ख्यातं जगति दृश्यताम्
sthāpitaṃ brahmaṇā cāpi saṃgame liṅgamuttamam saṃgameśvaram ityevaṃ khyātaṃ jagati dṛśyatām
And by Brahmā too an excellent liṅga was installed at the confluence; it is thus known in the world as Saṃgameśvara — let it be beheld.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.89
संगमे देवनद्या हि यः स्नात्वा मनुजः शुचिः अर्चयेत् संगमेश्वरं तस्य जन्मभयं कुतः
saṃgame devanadyā hi yaḥ snātvā manujaḥ śuciḥ arcayet saṃgameśvaraṃ tasya janmabhayaṃ kutaḥ
For the man who, purified, bathes at the confluence of the divine river and worships Saṃgameśvara — whence should he have fear of (re)birth?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.90
इदं मन्ये महाक्षेत्रं निवासो योगिनां परम् क्षेत्रमध्ये च यत्राहं स्वयं भूत्वाग्रमास्थितः
idaṃ manye mahākṣetraṃ nivāso yogināṃ param kṣetramadhye ca yatrāhaṃ svayaṃ bhūtvāgramāsthitaḥ
This I consider a great sacred field, the supreme dwelling of yogins; and in the middle of the field, where I myself, having come to be, stand foremost —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.91
मध्यमेश्वरमित्येवं ख्यातः सर्वसुरासुरैः सिद्धानां स्थानमेतद्धि मदीयव्रतधारिणाम्
madhyameśvaramityevaṃ khyātaḥ sarvasurāsuraiḥ siddhānāṃ sthānametaddhi madīyavratadhāriṇām
— (there I am) known thus by all gods and demons as Madhyameśvara; for this is the place of the perfected ones who hold to my vow,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.92
योगिनां मोक्षलिप्सूनां ज्ञानयोगरतात्मनाम् दृष्ट्वैनं मध्यमेशानं जन्म प्रति न शोचति
yogināṃ mokṣalipsūnāṃ jñānayogaratātmanām dṛṣṭvainaṃ madhyameśānaṃ janma prati na śocati
and of the yogins who desire liberation, whose minds delight in knowledge and yoga; having seen this Madhyameśāna, one does not grieve over (re)birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.93
स्थापितं लिङ्गमेतत्तु शुक्रेण भृगुसूनुना नाम्ना शुक्रेश्वरं नाम सर्वसिद्धामरार्चितम्
sthāpitaṃ liṅgametattu śukreṇa bhṛgusūnunā nāmnā śukreśvaraṃ nāma sarvasiddhāmarārcitam
But this liṅga was installed by Śukra, the son of Bhṛgu; by name it is called Śukreśvara, worshipped by all the siddhas and immortals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.94
दृष्ट्वैनं नियतः सद्यो मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः मृतश् च न पुनर्जन्तुः संसारी तु भवेन्नरः
dṛṣṭvainaṃ niyataḥ sadyo mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ mṛtaś ca na punarjantuḥ saṃsārī tu bhavennaraḥ
Having seen this, the self-controlled one is at once freed from all sins; and when dead the creature is not (born) again — but the man (otherwise) becomes bound to transmigration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.95
पुरा जम्बूकरूपेण असुरो देवकण्टकः ब्रह्मणो हि वरं लब्ध्वा गोमायुर्बन्धशङ्कितः
purā jambūkarūpeṇa asuro devakaṇṭakaḥ brahmaṇo hi varaṃ labdhvā gomāyurbandhaśaṅkitaḥ
Formerly, in the form of a jackal, there was a demon, a thorn to the gods; having obtained a boon from Brahmā, (he became) a jackal, fearing bondage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.96
निहतो हिमवत्पुत्रि जम्बूकेशस्ततो ह्यहम् अद्यापि जगति ख्यातं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्
nihato himavatputri jambūkeśastato hyaham adyāpi jagati khyātaṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam
He was slain, O daughter of Himavat, and thence I am Jambūkeśa, even today renowned in the world, saluted by gods and demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.97
दृष्ट्वैनमपि देवेशं सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात् ग्रहैः शुक्रपुरोगैश् च एतानि स्थापितानि ह
dṛṣṭvainamapi deveśaṃ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt grahaiḥ śukrapurogaiś ca etāni sthāpitāni ha
By seeing this lord of gods too one would obtain all desires. And by the planets, with Śukra at their head, these were installed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.98
पश्य पुण्यानि लिङ्गानि सर्वकामप्रदानि तु एवमेतानि पुण्यानि मन्निवासानि पार्वति
paśya puṇyāni liṅgāni sarvakāmapradāni tu evametāni puṇyāni mannivāsāni pārvati
Behold the holy liṅgas, granters of all desires. Thus these holy dwellings of mine, O Pārvatī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.99
कथितानि मम क्षेत्रे गुह्यं चान्यदिदं शृणु चतुःक्रोशं चतुर्दिक्षु क्षेत्रमेतत्प्रकीर्तितम्
kathitāni mama kṣetre guhyaṃ cānyadidaṃ śṛṇu catuḥkrośaṃ caturdikṣu kṣetrametatprakīrtitam
have been told in (the account of) my sacred field; and hear this other secret: this field is declared to be four krośas in each of the four directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.100
योजनं विद्धि चार्वङ्गि मृत्युकाले ऽमृतप्रदम् महालयगिरिस्थं मां केदारे च व्यवस्थितम्
yojanaṃ viddhi cārvaṅgi mṛtyukāle 'mṛtapradam mahālayagiristhaṃ māṃ kedāre ca vyavasthitam
Know it as a yojana, O fair-limbed one, bestowing immortality at the hour of death; (know) me as abiding on Mount Mahālaya and established at Kedāra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.101
गणत्वं लभते दृष्ट्वा ह्य् अस्मिन्मोक्षो ह्यवाप्यते गाणपत्यं लभेद्यस्माद् यतः सा मुक्तिरुत्तमा
gaṇatvaṃ labhate dṛṣṭvā hy asminmokṣo hyavāpyate gāṇapatyaṃ labhedyasmād yataḥ sā muktiruttamā
By seeing (it) one attains the state of being (my) attendant, and in this (place) liberation is obtained; since one would attain the rank of Gaṇapati, therefore that release is the highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.102
ततो महालयात् तस्मात् केदारान्मध्यमादपि स्मृतं पुण्यतमं क्षेत्रम् अविमुक्तं वरानने
tato mahālayāt tasmāt kedārānmadhyamādapi smṛtaṃ puṇyatamaṃ kṣetram avimuktaṃ varānane
Therefore, more than that Mahālaya and more than Kedāra and Madhyama too, the field Avimukta is held to be the most holy, O fair-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.103
केदारं मध्यमं क्षेत्रं स्थानं चैव महालयम् मम पुण्यानि भूर्लोके तेभ्यः श्रेष्ठतमं त्विदम्
kedāraṃ madhyamaṃ kṣetraṃ sthānaṃ caiva mahālayam mama puṇyāni bhūrloke tebhyaḥ śreṣṭhatamaṃ tvidam
Kedāra, the field Madhyama, and also the abode Mahālaya are my holy places in the earthly world; but this one is the most excellent of them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.104
यतः सृष्टास्त्विमे लोकास् ततः क्षेत्रमिदं शुभम् कदाचिन्न मया मुक्तम् अविमुक्तं ततो ऽभवत्
yataḥ sṛṣṭāstvime lokās tataḥ kṣetramidaṃ śubham kadācinna mayā muktam avimuktaṃ tato 'bhavat
Since these worlds were created from it, therefore this field is auspicious; it was never abandoned by me, and hence it became Avimukta ("the unabandoned").
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.105
अविमुक्तेश्वरं लिङ्गं मम दृष्ट्वेह मानवः सद्यः पापविनिर्मुक्तः पशुपाशैर्विमुच्यते
avimukteśvaraṃ liṅgaṃ mama dṛṣṭveha mānavaḥ sadyaḥ pāpavinirmuktaḥ paśupāśairvimucyate
Having seen here the liṅga (called) Avimukteśvara, a man, at once freed from sin, is released from the bonds of a bound soul.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.106
शैलेशं संगमेशं च स्वर्लीनं मध्यमेश्वरम् हिरण्यगर्भम् ईशानं गोप्रेक्षं वृषभध्वजम्
śaileśaṃ saṃgameśaṃ ca svarlīnaṃ madhyameśvaram hiraṇyagarbham īśānaṃ goprekṣaṃ vṛṣabhadhvajam
(Having seen) Śaileśa and Saṃgameśa, Svarlīna, Madhyameśvara, Hiraṇyagarbha, Īśāna, Goprekṣa, Vṛṣabhadhvaja,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.107
उपशान्तं शिवं चैव ज्येष्ठस्थाननिवासिनम् शुक्रेश्वरं च विख्यातं व्याघ्रेशं जम्बुकेश्वरम्
upaśāntaṃ śivaṃ caiva jyeṣṭhasthānanivāsinam śukreśvaraṃ ca vikhyātaṃ vyāghreśaṃ jambukeśvaram
and Upaśānta and Śiva, him who dwells in Jyeṣṭhasthāna, and the renowned Śukreśvara, Vyāghreśa, Jambukeśvara —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.108
दृष्ट्वा न जायते मर्त्यः संसारे दुःखसागरे एवम् उक्त्वा महादेवो दिशः सर्वा व्यलोकयत्
dṛṣṭvā na jāyate martyaḥ saṃsāre duḥkhasāgare evam uktvā mahādevo diśaḥ sarvā vyalokayat
having seen (these), a mortal is not born (again) in the ocean of suffering that is saṃsāra. Having spoken thus, Mahādeva looked over all the directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.109
विलोक्य संस्थिते पश्चाद् देवदेवे महेश्वरे अकस्मादभवत्सर्वः स देशोज्ज्वलितो यथा
vilokya saṃsthite paścād devadeve maheśvare akasmādabhavatsarvaḥ sa deśojjvalito yathā
After the God of gods, Maheśvara, had looked and then remained still, suddenly that whole region became as if ablaze.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.110
ततः पाशुपताः सिद्धा भस्माभ्यङ्गसितप्रभाः माहेश्वरा महात्मानस् तथा वै नियतव्रताः
tataḥ pāśupatāḥ siddhā bhasmābhyaṅgasitaprabhāḥ māheśvarā mahātmānas tathā vai niyatavratāḥ
Then the Pāśupatas, the Siddhas, white-gleaming with smearings of ash, the great-souled Māheśvaras, and those of steadfast vows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.111
बहवः शतशो ऽभ्येत्य नमश्चक्रुर्महेश्वरम् पुनर्निरीक्ष्य योगेशं ध्यानयोगं च कृत्स्नशः
bahavaḥ śataśo 'bhyetya namaścakrurmaheśvaram punarnirīkṣya yogeśaṃ dhyānayogaṃ ca kṛtsnaśaḥ
many, by the hundreds, having approached, made obeisance to Maheśvara; and again beholding the Lord of Yoga, and the yoga of meditation entirely (accomplished),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.112
तस्थुरात्मानमास्थाय लीयमाना इवेश्वरे स्थितानां स तदा तेषां देवदेव उमापतिः
tasthurātmānamāsthāya līyamānā iveśvare sthitānāṃ sa tadā teṣāṃ devadeva umāpatiḥ
they stood fixed in the self, as if dissolving into the Lord. Then, for them as they stood there, the God of gods, the husband of Umā —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.113
स बिभ्रत्परमां मूर्तिं बभूव पुरुषः प्रभुः कृत्स्नं जगदिहैकस्थं कर्तुम् अन्त इव स्थितः
sa bibhratparamāṃ mūrtiṃ babhūva puruṣaḥ prabhuḥ kṛtsnaṃ jagadihaikasthaṃ kartum anta iva sthitaḥ
bearing his supreme form, that Lord became the Puruṣa, standing as if within (all), so as to make the whole world here stand in one place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.114
तस्य तां परमां मूर्तिम् आस्थितस्य जगत्प्रभोः न शशाक पुनर्द्रष्टुं हृष्टरोमा गिरीन्द्रजा
tasya tāṃ paramāṃ mūrtim āsthitasya jagatprabhoḥ na śaśāka punardraṣṭuṃ hṛṣṭaromā girīndrajā
That supreme form of his, the Lord of the world, as he stood in it, the daughter of the mountain-king, her hair bristling (with awe), was unable to look at again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.115
ततस्त्वदृष्टमाकारं बुद्ध्वा सा प्रकृतिस्थितम् प्रकृतेर्मूर्तिमास्थाय योगेन परमेश्वरी
tatastvadṛṣṭamākāraṃ buddhvā sā prakṛtisthitam prakṛtermūrtimāsthāya yogena parameśvarī
Then, understanding that unseen shape to be established in primal nature, that supreme Goddess, assuming by yoga the form of Prakṛti,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.116
तं शशाक पुनर्द्रष्टुं हरस्य च महात्मनः ततस्ते लयमाधाय योगिनः पुरुषस्य तु
taṃ śaśāka punardraṣṭuṃ harasya ca mahātmanaḥ tataste layamādhāya yoginaḥ puruṣasya tu
was able to see him again, (the form) of the great-souled Hara. Then those yogins, fixing their dissolution in the Puruṣa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.117
विविशुर्हृदयं सर्वे दग्धसंसारबीजिनः पञ्चाक्षरस्य वै बीजं संस्मरन्तः सुशोभनम्
viviśurhṛdayaṃ sarve dagdhasaṃsārabījinaḥ pañcākṣarasya vai bījaṃ saṃsmarantaḥ suśobhanam
all entered his heart, the seeds of their transmigration burnt away, remembering the most beautiful seed-syllable of the five-syllabled (mantra),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.118
सर्वपापहरं दिव्यं पुरा चैव प्रकाशितम् नीललोहितमूर्तिस्थं पुनश्चक्रे वपुः शुभम्
sarvapāpaharaṃ divyaṃ purā caiva prakāśitam nīlalohitamūrtisthaṃ punaścakre vapuḥ śubham
which removes all sin, divine, and revealed of old; and (the Lord) again made his auspicious body, abiding in the form of the dark-red one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.119
तं दृष्ट्वा शैलजा प्राह हृष्टसर्वतनूरुहा स्तुवती चरणौ नत्वा क इमे भगवन्निति
taṃ dṛṣṭvā śailajā prāha hṛṣṭasarvatanūruhā stuvatī caraṇau natvā ka ime bhagavanniti
Seeing him, the mountain's daughter, every hair of her body bristling, praising him and bowing to his feet, said: "Who are these, Lord?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.120
तामुवाच सुरश्रेष्ठस् तदा देवीं गिरीन्द्रजाम् मदीयं व्रतमाश्रित्य भक्तिमद्भिर् द्विजोत्तमैः
tāmuvāca suraśreṣṭhas tadā devīṃ girīndrajām madīyaṃ vratamāśritya bhaktimadbhir dvijottamaiḥ
Then the best of the gods said to her, the goddess born of the mountain-king: "By the best of twice-born, possessed of devotion, resorting to my vow —"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.121
यैर्यैर्योगा इहाभ्यस्तास् तेषाम् एकेन जन्मना क्षेत्रस्यास्य प्रभावेन भक्त्या च मम भामिनि
yairyairyogā ihābhyastās teṣām ekena janmanā kṣetrasyāsya prabhāvena bhaktyā ca mama bhāmini
Those by whom yogic disciplines have been practised here — for them, in a single birth, through the power of this holy field and through devotion to me, O radiant lady,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.122
अनुग्रहो मया ह्येवं क्रियते मूर्तितः स्वयम् तस्माद् एतन् महत् क्षेत्रं ब्रह्माद्यैः सेवितं तथा
anugraho mayā hyevaṃ kriyate mūrtitaḥ svayam tasmād etan mahat kṣetraṃ brahmādyaiḥ sevitaṃ tathā
grace is indeed thus bestowed by me in person, in bodily form. Therefore this great holy field is served by Brahmā and the other (gods), and likewise
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.123
श्रुतिमद्भिश् च विप्रेन्द्रैः संसिद्धैश् च तपस्विभिः प्रतिमासं तथाष्टम्यां प्रतिमासं चतुर्दशीम्
śrutimadbhiś ca viprendraiḥ saṃsiddhaiś ca tapasvibhiḥ pratimāsaṃ tathāṣṭamyāṃ pratimāsaṃ caturdaśīm
by lords of brahmins versed in the Veda and by perfected ascetics — every month on the eighth day, and every month on the fourteenth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.124
उभयोः पक्षयोर्देवि वाराणस्यामुपास्यते शशिभानूपरागे च कार्तिक्यां च विशेषतः
ubhayoḥ pakṣayordevi vārāṇasyāmupāsyate śaśibhānūparāge ca kārtikyāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
in both fortnights, O goddess, (I) am worshipped in Vārāṇasī, and at eclipses of the moon and the sun, and especially on the full moon of Kārttika,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.125
सर्वपर्वसु पुण्येषु विषुवेष्वयनेषु च पृथिव्यां सर्वतीर्थानि वाराणस्यां तु जाह्नवीम्
sarvaparvasu puṇyeṣu viṣuveṣvayaneṣu ca pṛthivyāṃ sarvatīrthāni vārāṇasyāṃ tu jāhnavīm
on all the holy parvan days, at the equinoxes and at the solstices. All the tīrthas on earth (come) to the Jāhnavī in Vārāṇasī —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.126
उत्तरप्रवहां पुण्यां मम मौलिविनिःसृताम् पितुस्ते गिरिराजस्य शुभां हिमवतः सुताम्
uttarapravahāṃ puṇyāṃ mama mauliviniḥsṛtām pituste girirājasya śubhāṃ himavataḥ sutām
(the river) that flows northward, the holy one issued from my crown, the auspicious daughter of your father the king of mountains, Himavat,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.127
पुण्यस्थानस्थितां पुण्यां पुण्यदिक्प्रवहां सदा भजन्ते सर्वतो ऽभ्येत्य ये ताञ्छृणु वरानने
puṇyasthānasthitāṃ puṇyāṃ puṇyadikpravahāṃ sadā bhajante sarvato 'bhyetya ye tāñchṛṇu varānane
who abides in a holy place, holy, ever flowing toward the holy quarter. Hear, O fair-faced one, who they are that come from everywhere and worship her:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.128
संनिहत्य कुरुक्षेत्रं सार्धं तीर्थशतैस् तथा पुष्करं निमिषं चैव प्रयागं च पृथूदकम्
saṃnihatya kurukṣetraṃ sārdhaṃ tīrthaśatais tathā puṣkaraṃ nimiṣaṃ caiva prayāgaṃ ca pṛthūdakam
Saṃnihatī and Kurukṣetra together with hundreds of tīrthas, and Puṣkara, Nimiṣa, Prayāga and Pṛthūdaka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.129
द्रुमक्षेत्रं कुरुक्षेत्रं नैमिषं तीर्थसंयुतम् क्षेत्राणि सर्वतो देवि देवता ऋषयस् तथा
drumakṣetraṃ kurukṣetraṃ naimiṣaṃ tīrthasaṃyutam kṣetrāṇi sarvato devi devatā ṛṣayas tathā
Drumakṣetra, Kurukṣetra, Naimiṣa together with its tīrtha, and the holy fields from every side, O goddess, and the gods and the seers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.130
संध्या च ऋतवश्चैव सर्वा नद्यः सरांसि च समुद्राः सप्त चैवात्र देवतीर्थानि कृत्स्नशः
saṃdhyā ca ṛtavaścaiva sarvā nadyaḥ sarāṃsi ca samudrāḥ sapta caivātra devatīrthāni kṛtsnaśaḥ
and the twilights and the seasons, all the rivers and the lakes, and the seven oceans, and the gods' tīrthas here in their entirety —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.131
भागीरथीं समेष्यन्ति सर्वपर्वसु सुव्रते अविमुक्तेश्वरं दृष्ट्वा दृष्ट्वा चैव त्रिविष्टपम्
bhāgīrathīṃ sameṣyanti sarvaparvasu suvrate avimukteśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭvā caiva triviṣṭapam
they shall come together to the Bhāgīrathī on every parvan day, O you of good vows. Having seen Avimukteśvara, and having seen Triviṣṭapa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.132
कालभैरवमासाद्य धूतपापानि सर्वशः भवन्ति हि सुरेशानि सर्वपर्वसु पर्वसु
kālabhairavamāsādya dhūtapāpāni sarvaśaḥ bhavanti hi sureśāni sarvaparvasu parvasu
and having reached Kālabhairava, they become wholly cleansed of sin, O mistress of the gods, on each and every one of the parvan days.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.133
पृथिव्यां यानि पुण्यानि महान्त्यायतनानि च प्रविशन्ति सदाभ्येत्य पुण्यं पर्वसु पर्वसु अविमुक्तं क्षेत्रवरं महापापनिबर्हणम्
pṛthivyāṃ yāni puṇyāni mahāntyāyatanāni ca praviśanti sadābhyetya puṇyaṃ parvasu parvasu avimuktaṃ kṣetravaraṃ mahāpāpanibarhaṇam
Whatever holy and great sanctuaries there are on earth, they always come and enter, on each and every parvan day, the holy Avimukta, best of fields, which destroys great sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.134
केदारे चैव यल्लिङ्गं यच्च लिङ्गं महालये
kedāre caiva yalliṅgaṃ yacca liṅgaṃ mahālaye
The liṅga that is at Kedāra, and the liṅga that is at Mahālaya,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.135
मध्यमेश्वरसंज्ञं च तथा पाशुपतेश्वरम् शङ्कुकर्णेश्वरं चैव गोकर्णौ च तथा ह्युभौ
madhyameśvarasaṃjñaṃ ca tathā pāśupateśvaram śaṅkukarṇeśvaraṃ caiva gokarṇau ca tathā hyubhau
and the one named Madhyameśvara, and likewise Pāśupateśvara, and Śaṅkukarṇeśvara, and both the Gokarṇas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.136
द्रुमचण्डेश्वरं नाम भद्रेश्वरम् अनुत्तमम् स्थानेश्वरं तथैकाग्रं कालेश्वरम् अजेश्वरम्
drumacaṇḍeśvaraṃ nāma bhadreśvaram anuttamam sthāneśvaraṃ tathaikāgraṃ kāleśvaram ajeśvaram
the one called Drumacaṇḍeśvara, the unsurpassed Bhadreśvara, Sthāneśvara and Ekāgra, Kāleśvara, Ajeśvara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.137
भैरवेश्वरम् ईशानं तथौंकारकसंज्ञितम् अमरेशं महाकालं ज्योतिषं भस्मगात्रकम्
bhairaveśvaram īśānaṃ tathauṃkārakasaṃjñitam amareśaṃ mahākālaṃ jyotiṣaṃ bhasmagātrakam
Bhairaveśvara, Īśāna, and the one named Oṃkāraka, Amareśa, Mahākāla, Jyotiṣa, Bhasmagātraka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.138
यानि चान्यानि पुण्यानि स्थानानि मम भूतले अष्टषष्टिसमाख्यानि रूढान्यन्यानि कृत्स्नशः
yāni cānyāni puṇyāni sthānāni mama bhūtale aṣṭaṣaṣṭisamākhyāni rūḍhānyanyāni kṛtsnaśaḥ
and whatever other holy places of mine there are on the earth's surface, the sixty-eight that are named, and the others in their entirety that are well known —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.139
तानि सर्वाण्यशेषाणि वाराणस्यां विशन्ति माम् सर्वपर्वसु पुण्येषु गुह्यं चैतदुदाहृतम्
tāni sarvāṇyaśeṣāṇi vārāṇasyāṃ viśanti mām sarvaparvasu puṇyeṣu guhyaṃ caitadudāhṛtam
all of these, without exception, enter into me in Vārāṇasī on all the holy parvan days; and this that has been declared is a secret.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.140
तेनेह लभते जन्तुर् मृतो दिव्यामृतं पदम् स्नातस्य चैव गङ्गायां दृष्टेन च मया शुभे
teneha labhate jantur mṛto divyāmṛtaṃ padam snātasya caiva gaṅgāyāṃ dṛṣṭena ca mayā śubhe
By that, a creature who dies here attains the divine, immortal state; and for one who has bathed in the Gaṅgā and has been seen by me, O auspicious one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.141
सर्वयज्ञफलैस्तुल्यम् इष्टैः शतसहस्रशः सद्य एव समाप्नोति किं ततः परमाद्भुतम्
sarvayajñaphalaistulyam iṣṭaiḥ śatasahasraśaḥ sadya eva samāpnoti kiṃ tataḥ paramādbhutam
(One) attains at once (a reward) equal to the fruits of all the sacrifices, offered a hundred thousand times over; what could be more wonderful than that?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.142
सर्वायतनमुख्यानि दिवि भूमौ गिरिष्व् अपि परात्परतरं देवी बुध्यस्वेति मयोदितम्
sarvāyatanamukhyāni divi bhūmau giriṣv api parātparataraṃ devī budhyasveti mayoditam
The chief of all sanctuaries, in heaven, on earth, and on the mountains too — (this is) higher than the highest, O Goddess; know that this has been declared by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.143
अविशब्देन पापस्तु वेदोक्तः कथ्यते द्विजैः तेन मुक्तं मया जुष्टम् अविमुक्तम् अत उच्यते
aviśabdena pāpastu vedoktaḥ kathyate dvijaiḥ tena muktaṃ mayā juṣṭam avimuktam ata ucyate
By the syllable "avi" sin is meant, as declared in the Veda and spoken of by the twice-born; freed from that (sin) and frequented by me, it is therefore called Avimukta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.144
इत्युक्त्वा भगवान् रुद्रः सर्वलोकमहेश्वरः सुदृष्टं कुरु देवेशि अविमुक्तं गृहं मम
ityuktvā bhagavān rudraḥ sarvalokamaheśvaraḥ sudṛṣṭaṃ kuru deveśi avimuktaṃ gṛhaṃ mama
Having spoken thus, the lord Rudra, the great lord of all the worlds, (said): "Look well, O mistress of the gods, upon Avimukta, my house."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.145
इत्युक्त्वा भगवान् देवस् तया सार्धम् उमापतिः दर्शयामास भगवान् श्रीपर्वतमनुत्तमम्
ityuktvā bhagavān devas tayā sārdham umāpatiḥ darśayāmāsa bhagavān śrīparvatamanuttamam
Having spoken thus, the divine lord, the husband of Umā, together with her, the Blessed One showed (her) Śrīparvata, the unsurpassed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.146
अविमुक्तेश्वरे नित्यम् अवसच्च सदा तया सर्वगत्वाच्च सर्वत्वात् सर्वात्मा सदसन्मयः
avimukteśvare nityam avasacca sadā tayā sarvagatvācca sarvatvāt sarvātmā sadasanmayaḥ
And he dwelt always, forever, with her in Avimukteśvara — because he goes everywhere and because he is all, he is the Self of all, consisting of being and non-being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.147
श्रीपर्वतमनुप्राप्य देव्या देवेश्वरो हरः क्षेत्राणि दर्शयामास सर्वभूतपतिर्भवः
śrīparvatamanuprāpya devyā deveśvaro haraḥ kṣetrāṇi darśayāmāsa sarvabhūtapatirbhavaḥ
Having reached Śrīparvata, Hara, the lord of gods, Bhava, the lord of all beings, showed the (holy) fields to the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.148
कुण्डीप्रभं च परमं दिव्यं वैश्रवणेश्वरम् आशालिङ्गं च देवेशं दिव्यं यच्च बिलेश्वरम्
kuṇḍīprabhaṃ ca paramaṃ divyaṃ vaiśravaṇeśvaram āśāliṅgaṃ ca deveśaṃ divyaṃ yacca bileśvaram
And Kuṇḍīprabha, and the supreme, divine Vaiśravaṇeśvara, and Āśāliṅga the lord of gods, and that divine Bileśvara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.149
रामेश्वरं च परमं विष्णुना यत्प्रतिष्ठितम् दक्षिणद्वारपार्श्वे तु कुण्डलेश्वरमीश्वरम्
rāmeśvaraṃ ca paramaṃ viṣṇunā yatpratiṣṭhitam dakṣiṇadvārapārśve tu kuṇḍaleśvaramīśvaram
and the supreme Rāmeśvara, which was established by Viṣṇu, and, at the side of the southern gate, the lord Kuṇḍaleśvara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.150
पूर्वद्वारसमीपस्थं त्रिपुरान्तकमुत्तमम् विवृद्धं गिरिणा सार्धं देवदेवनमस्कृतम्
pūrvadvārasamīpasthaṃ tripurāntakamuttamam vivṛddhaṃ giriṇā sārdhaṃ devadevanamaskṛtam
and the excellent Tripurāntaka, standing near the eastern gate, grown large along with the mountain, saluted by the god of gods,
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LiP 92.151
मध्यमेश्वरमित्युक्तं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् अमरेश्वरं च वरदं देवैः पूर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम्
madhyameśvaramityuktaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam amareśvaraṃ ca varadaṃ devaiḥ pūrvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
which is called Madhyameśvara, renowned in the three worlds; and Amareśvara, the giver of boons, established of old by the gods,
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LiP 92.152
गोचर्मेश्वरम् ईशानं तथेन्द्रेश्वरम् अद्भुतम् कर्मेश्वरं च विपुलं कार्यार्थं ब्रह्मणा कृतम्
gocarmeśvaram īśānaṃ tathendreśvaram adbhutam karmeśvaraṃ ca vipulaṃ kāryārthaṃ brahmaṇā kṛtam
Gocarmeśvara the lord, and likewise the wondrous Indreśvara, and the vast Karmeśvara, made by Brahmā for the sake of (his) work,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.153
श्रीमत्सिद्धवटं चैव सदावासो ममाव्यये अजेन निर्मितं दिव्यं साक्षादजबिलं शुभम्
śrīmatsiddhavaṭaṃ caiva sadāvāso mamāvyaye ajena nirmitaṃ divyaṃ sākṣādajabilaṃ śubham
and the glorious Siddhavaṭa, my perpetual dwelling in the imperishable (place), and the auspicious divine Ajabila, made by Aja (Brahmā) himself,
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LiP 92.154
तत्रैव पादुके दिव्ये मदीये च बिलेश्वरे तत्र शृङ्गाटकाकारं शृङ्गाटाचलमध्यमे
tatraiva pāduke divye madīye ca bileśvare tatra śṛṅgāṭakākāraṃ śṛṅgāṭācalamadhyame
and there too my divine sandals, in Bileśvara; there, in the middle of Śṛṅgāṭa mountain, (a liṅga) shaped like a śṛṅgāṭaka (water-chestnut/triangle),
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LiP 92.155
शृङ्गाटकेश्वरं नाम श्रीदेव्या तु प्रतिष्ठितम् मल्लिकार्जुनकं चैव मम वासमिदं शुभम्
śṛṅgāṭakeśvaraṃ nāma śrīdevyā tu pratiṣṭhitam mallikārjunakaṃ caiva mama vāsamidaṃ śubham
named Śṛṅgāṭakeśvara, established by the glorious Goddess; and Mallikārjuna, this auspicious dwelling of mine,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.156
रजेश्वरं च पर्याये रजसा सुप्रतिष्ठितम् गजेश्वरं च वैशाखं कपोतेश्वरमव्ययम्
rajeśvaraṃ ca paryāye rajasā supratiṣṭhitam gajeśvaraṃ ca vaiśākhaṃ kapoteśvaramavyayam
and Rajeśvara, well established in turn by Rajas (dust/passion), and Gajeśvara, and Vaiśākha, and the imperishable Kapoteśvara,
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LiP 92.157
कोटीश्वरं महातीर्थं रुद्रकोटिगणैः पुरा सेवितं देवि पश्याद्य सर्वस्मादधिकं शुभम्
koṭīśvaraṃ mahātīrthaṃ rudrakoṭigaṇaiḥ purā sevitaṃ devi paśyādya sarvasmādadhikaṃ śubham
Koṭīśvara, the great sacred site, served of old by the hosts of the ten million Rudras — behold it now, O Goddess, auspicious and greater than all,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.158
द्विदेवकुलसंज्ञं च ब्रह्मणा दक्षिणे शुभम् उत्तरे स्थापितं चैव विष्णुना चैव शैलजम्
dvidevakulasaṃjñaṃ ca brahmaṇā dakṣiṇe śubham uttare sthāpitaṃ caiva viṣṇunā caiva śailajam
and the auspicious one named Dvidevakula, (set up) by Brahmā on the south, and the one made of rock set up on the north by Viṣṇu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.159
महाप्रमाणलिङ्गं च मया पूर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् पश्चिमे पर्वते पश्य ब्रह्मेश्वरमलेश्वरम्
mahāpramāṇaliṅgaṃ ca mayā pūrvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam paścime parvate paśya brahmeśvaramaleśvaram
and the liṅga of great size, established by me of old; on the western mountain behold Brahmeśvara and Aleśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.160
अलंकृतं त्वया ब्रह्मन् पुरस्तान् मुनिभिः सह इत्युक्त्वा तद्गृहे तिष्ठद् अलंगृहमिति स्मृतम्
alaṃkṛtaṃ tvayā brahman purastān munibhiḥ saha ityuktvā tadgṛhe tiṣṭhad alaṃgṛhamiti smṛtam
"It was adorned by you, O Brahmā, formerly, together with the sages" — having said this he stood in that house, which is therefore remembered as Alaṃgṛha.
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LiP 92.161
तत्रापि तीर्थं तीर्थज्ञे व्योमलिङ्गं च पश्य मे कदम्बेश्वरम् एतद्धि स्कन्देनैव प्रतिष्ठितम्
tatrāpi tīrthaṃ tīrthajñe vyomaliṅgaṃ ca paśya me kadambeśvaram etaddhi skandenaiva pratiṣṭhitam
There too, O knower of holy places, (behold) the sacred ford and the sky-liṅga, and behold my Kadambeśvara — for this was installed by Skanda himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.162
गोमण्डलेश्वरं चैव नन्दाद्यैः सुप्रतिष्ठितम् देवैः सर्वैस्तु शक्राद्यैः स्थापितानि वरानने
gomaṇḍaleśvaraṃ caiva nandādyaiḥ supratiṣṭhitam devaiḥ sarvaistu śakrādyaiḥ sthāpitāni varānane
And Gomaṇḍaleśvara, well installed by Nandin and the others; and by all the gods, Śakra and the rest, (these liṅgas) were set up, O fair-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.163
श्रीमद्देवह्रदप्रान्ते स्थानानीमानि पश्य मे तथा हारपुरे देवि तव हारे निपातिते
śrīmaddevahradaprānte sthānānīmāni paśya me tathā hārapure devi tava hāre nipātite
On the bank of the glorious Devahrada, behold these sites of mine; and likewise at Hārapura, O goddess, where your necklace fell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.164
त्वया हिताय जगतां हारकुण्डमिदं कृतम् शिवरुद्रपुरे चैव तत्कायोपरि सुव्रते
tvayā hitāya jagatāṃ hārakuṇḍamidaṃ kṛtam śivarudrapure caiva tatkāyopari suvrate
By you, for the welfare of the worlds, this Hārakuṇḍa was made; and at Śivarudrapura, upon that body, O you of good vows,
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LiP 92.165
तत्र पित्रा सुशैलेन स्थापितं त्वचलेश्वरम् अलंकृतं मया ब्रह्म पुरस्तान् मुनिभिः सह
tatra pitrā suśailena sthāpitaṃ tvacaleśvaram alaṃkṛtaṃ mayā brahma purastān munibhiḥ saha
there Acaleśvara was installed by your father Suśaila (the good mountain); (and) it was adorned by me, O Brahmā, together with the sages, in former times.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.166
चण्डिकेश्वरकं देवि चण्डिकेशा तवात्मजा चण्डिकानिर्मितं स्थानम् अंबिकातीर्थम् उत्तमम्
caṇḍikeśvarakaṃ devi caṇḍikeśā tavātmajā caṇḍikānirmitaṃ sthānam aṃbikātīrtham uttamam
Caṇḍikeśvaraka, O goddess — Caṇḍikeśā is your daughter — the site made by Caṇḍikā, and Ambikātīrtha, the highest (of fords);
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LiP 92.167
रुचिकेश्वरकं चैव धारैषा कपिला शुभा एतेषु देवि स्थानेषु तीर्थेषु विविधेषु च
rucikeśvarakaṃ caiva dhāraiṣā kapilā śubhā eteṣu devi sthāneṣu tīrtheṣu vividheṣu ca
and Rucikeśvaraka, and this auspicious tawny stream (Kapilā) — at these sites, O goddess, and at the various sacred fords,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.168
पूजयेन्मां सदा भक्त्या मया सार्धं हि मोदते श्रीशैले संत्यजेद् देहं ब्राह्मणो दग्धकिल्बिषः
pūjayenmāṃ sadā bhaktyā mayā sārdhaṃ hi modate śrīśaile saṃtyajed dehaṃ brāhmaṇo dagdhakilbiṣaḥ
whoever always worships me with devotion rejoices together with me. If a brahmin, his sins burnt away, gives up his body at Śrīśaila,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.169
मुच्यते नात्र संदेहो ह्य् अविमुक्ते यथा शुभम् महास्नानं च यः कुर्याद् घृतेन विधिनैव तु
mucyate nātra saṃdeho hy avimukte yathā śubham mahāsnānaṃ ca yaḥ kuryād ghṛtena vidhinaiva tu
he is released — there is no doubt here — just as (there is) good fortune at Avimukta. And whoever performs the great bathing (of the liṅga) with ghee according to the rule,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.170
स याति मम सायुज्यं स्थानेष्वेतेषु सुव्रते स्नानं पलशतं ज्ञेयम् अभ्यङ्गं पञ्चविंशति
sa yāti mama sāyujyaṃ sthāneṣveteṣu suvrate snānaṃ palaśataṃ jñeyam abhyaṅgaṃ pañcaviṃśati
he attains union with me at these sites, O you of good vows. A bath is to be reckoned at a hundred palas, an anointing at twenty-five;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.171
पलानां द्वे सहस्रे तु महास्नानं प्रकीर्तितम् स्नाप्य लिङ्गं मदीयं तु गव्येनैव घृतेन च
palānāṃ dve sahasre tu mahāsnānaṃ prakīrtitam snāpya liṅgaṃ madīyaṃ tu gavyenaiva ghṛtena ca
but the great bathing is declared to be of two thousand palas. Having bathed my liṅga with cow's ghee,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.172
विशोध्य सर्वद्रव्यैस्तु वारिभिर् अभिषिञ्चति संमार्ज्य शतयज्ञानां स्नानेन प्रयुतं तथा
viśodhya sarvadravyaistu vāribhir abhiṣiñcati saṃmārjya śatayajñānāṃ snānena prayutaṃ tathā
having cleansed it with all the substances, one sprinkles it with waters; by wiping (it clean, one gains the merit) of a hundred sacrifices, and by bathing (it) a million,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.173
पूजया शतसाहस्रम् अनन्तं गीतवादिनाम् महास्नाने प्रसक्तं तु स्नानमष्टगुणं स्मृतम्
pūjayā śatasāhasram anantaṃ gītavādinām mahāsnāne prasaktaṃ tu snānamaṣṭaguṇaṃ smṛtam
by worship a hundred thousand, and endless (merit) from singers and players of music; and a bath performed in connection with the great bathing is held to be eightfold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.174
जलेन केवलेनैव गन्धतोयेन भक्तितः अनुलेपनं तु तत् सर्वं पञ्चविंशत्पलेन वै
jalena kevalenaiva gandhatoyena bhaktitaḥ anulepanaṃ tu tat sarvaṃ pañcaviṃśatpalena vai
With water alone, or with scented water, out of devotion — and all that anointing (is done) with twenty-five palas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.175
शमीपुष्पं च विधिना बिल्वपत्रं च पङ्कजम् अन्यान्यपि च पुष्पाणि बिल्वपत्रं न संत्यजेत्
śamīpuṣpaṃ ca vidhinā bilvapatraṃ ca paṅkajam anyānyapi ca puṣpāṇi bilvapatraṃ na saṃtyajet
And a śamī flower according to rule, and a bilva leaf, and a lotus, and other flowers too — but one should not omit the bilva leaf.
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LiP 92.176
चतुर्द्रोणैर् महादेवम् अष्टद्रोणैरथापि वा दशद्रोणैस् तु नैवेद्यम् अष्टद्रोणैरथापि वा
caturdroṇair mahādevam aṣṭadroṇairathāpi vā daśadroṇais tu naivedyam aṣṭadroṇairathāpi vā
(One should offer) to Mahādeva with four droṇas, or else with eight droṇas; and the food-offering with ten droṇas, or else with eight droṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.177
शतद्रोणसमं पुण्यम् आढके ऽपि विधीयते वित्तहीनस्य विप्रस्य नात्र कार्या विचारणा
śatadroṇasamaṃ puṇyam āḍhake 'pi vidhīyate vittahīnasya viprasya nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
Merit equal to that of a hundred droṇas is ordained even with an āḍhaka for a brahmin without wealth; no hesitation is to be made in this matter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.178
भेरीमृदङ्गमुरजतिमिरापटहादिभिः वादित्रैर्विविधैश्चान्यैर् निनादैर्विविधैरपि
bherīmṛdaṅgamurajatimirāpaṭahādibhiḥ vāditrairvividhaiścānyair ninādairvividhairapi
With kettledrums, mṛdaṅgas, murajas, timiras, paṭahas and the rest, with various other instruments too, and with various sounds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.179
जागरं कारयेद्यस्तु प्रार्थयेच्च यथाक्रमम् स भृत्यपुत्रदारैश् च तथा संबन्धिबान्धवैः
jāgaraṃ kārayedyastu prārthayecca yathākramam sa bhṛtyaputradāraiś ca tathā saṃbandhibāndhavaiḥ
whoever has a night-vigil performed and makes petition in due order, he, together with servants, sons and wives, and with kinsmen and relations,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.180
सार्धं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा प्रार्थयेल्लिङ्गम् उत्तमम् द्रव्यहीनं क्रियाहीनं श्रद्धाहीनं सुरेश्वर
sārdhaṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā prārthayelliṅgam uttamam dravyahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ śraddhāhīnaṃ sureśvara
having made circumambulation, should petition the supreme liṅga: "What has been done lacking in materials, lacking in ritual, lacking in faith, O lord of the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.181
कृतं वा न कृतं वापि क्षन्तुमर्हसि शङ्कर इत्युक्त्वा वै जपेद्रुद्रं त्वरितं शान्तिमेव च
kṛtaṃ vā na kṛtaṃ vāpi kṣantumarhasi śaṅkara ityuktvā vai japedrudraṃ tvaritaṃ śāntimeva ca
"Whether it has been done or not done, you should forgive (it), O Śaṅkara" — having said this, one should quickly recite the Rudra (hymn) and the Śānti as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.182
जपित्वैवं महाबीजं तथा पञ्चाक्षरस्य वै स एवं सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु यत्फलम्
japitvaivaṃ mahābījaṃ tathā pañcākṣarasya vai sa evaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvayajñeṣu yatphalam
Having thus recited the great seed(-mantra) and likewise the five-syllabled (mantra), he — whatever fruit there is in all the sacred fords and in all sacrifices —
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LiP 92.183
तत्फलं समवाप्नोति वाराणस्यां यथा मृतः तथैव मम सायुज्यं लभते नात्र संशयः
tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti vārāṇasyāṃ yathā mṛtaḥ tathaiva mama sāyujyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
— that fruit he fully obtains, and just as one who has died in Vārāṇasī, so too he attains union with me; there is no doubt in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.184
मत्प्रियार्थमिदं कार्यं मद्भक्तैर्विधिपूर्वकम् ये न कुर्वन्ति ते भक्ता न भवन्ति न संशयः
matpriyārthamidaṃ kāryaṃ madbhaktairvidhipūrvakam ye na kurvanti te bhaktā na bhavanti na saṃśayaḥ
This is to be done, for my pleasure, by my devotees according to the prescribed rule; those who do not do it do not become devotees — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.185
निशम्य वचनं देवी गत्वा वाराणसीं पुरीम् अविमुक्तेश्वरं लिङ्गं पयसा च घृतेन च
niśamya vacanaṃ devī gatvā vārāṇasīṃ purīm avimukteśvaraṃ liṅgaṃ payasā ca ghṛtena ca
Having heard the words, the Goddess went to the city of Vārāṇasī and (worshipped) the Avimukteśvara liṅga with milk and with ghee,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.186
अर्चयामास देवेशं रुद्रं भुवननायकम् अविमुक्ते च तपसा मन्दरस्य महात्मनः
arcayāmāsa deveśaṃ rudraṃ bhuvananāyakam avimukte ca tapasā mandarasya mahātmanaḥ
she worshipped the lord of gods, Rudra, the master of the worlds, in Avimukta; and by the austerity of the great-souled Mandara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 92.187
कल्पयामास वै क्षेत्रं मन्दरे चारुकन्दरे तत्रान्धकं महादैत्यं हिरण्याक्षसुतं प्रभुः
kalpayāmāsa vai kṣetraṃ mandare cārukandare tatrāndhakaṃ mahādaityaṃ hiraṇyākṣasutaṃ prabhuḥ
(he) established the sacred field on Mandara with its lovely caves; there the Lord (took) the great demon Andhaka, son of Hiraṇyākṣa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.188
अनुगृह्य गणत्वं च प्रापयामास लीलया एतद्वः कथितं सर्वं कथासर्वस्वमादरात्
anugṛhya gaṇatvaṃ ca prāpayāmāsa līlayā etadvaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ kathāsarvasvamādarāt
and, favouring him, made him attain the state of a (Śiva-)gaṇa in sport. All this has been told to you with care, the very essence of the story.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.189
यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि क्षेत्रमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् सर्वक्षेत्रेषु यत्पुण्यं तत्सर्वं सहसा लभेत्
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi kṣetramāhātmyamuttamam sarvakṣetreṣu yatpuṇyaṃ tatsarvaṃ sahasā labhet
Whoever should recite or hear this excellent glorification of the sacred field would at once obtain all the merit that is in all the sacred fields.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 92.190
श्रावयेद्वा द्विजान्सर्वान् कृतशौचान् जितेन्द्रियान् स एव सर्वयज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः
śrāvayedvā dvijānsarvān kṛtaśaucān jitendriyān sa eva sarvayajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ
Or (whoever) should cause it to be heard by all twice-born men who have performed their purifications and subdued their senses — that very man obtains the fruit of every sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition