Shiva Purana — Vidyeshvara Samhita — Chapter 5
SiP 1 5.1
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे प्रथमायां विद्येश्वरसंहितायं साध्यसाधनखण्डे चतुर्थो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् ५ सूत उवाच श्रवणादित्रिके ऽशक्तो लिंगं बेरं च शांकरम् संस्थाप्य नित्यमभ्यर्च्य तरेत्संसारसागरम्
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe prathamāyāṃ vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyaṃ sādhyasādhanakhaṇḍe caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 5 sūta uvāca śravaṇāditrike 'śakto liṃgaṃ beraṃ ca śāṃkaram saṃsthāpya nityamabhyarcya taretsaṃsārasāgaram
Thus (ends) the fourth chapter in the Sādhya-sādhana section of the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā, the first (saṃhitā) in the glorious Śiva-mahāpurāṇa. Chapter 5. Sūta said: One incapable of the triad of hearing and the rest should install a liṅga and an image of Śaṅkara, and worshipping (it) daily, he may cross the ocean of transmigration.
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SiP 1 5.2
अपि द्रव्यं वहेदेव यथाबलमवंचयन् अर्पयेल्लिंगबेरार्थमर्चयेदपि संततम्
api dravyaṃ vahedeva yathābalamavaṃcayan arpayelliṃgaberārthamarcayedapi saṃtatam
He should even carry the materials himself according to his strength, without cheating; he should offer (them) for the sake of the liṅga and the image, and should also worship continually.
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SiP 1 5.3
मंडपं गोपुरं तीर्थं मठं क्षेत्रं तथोत्सवम् वस्त्रं गंधं च माल्यं च धूपं दीपं च भक्तितः
maṃḍapaṃ gopuraṃ tīrthaṃ maṭhaṃ kṣetraṃ tathotsavam vastraṃ gaṃdhaṃ ca mālyaṃ ca dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ ca bhaktitaḥ
A pavilion, a gateway-tower, a sacred bathing place, a monastery, a sacred precinct, and likewise a festival; a garment, perfume, a garland, incense and a lamp—(all) out of devotion;
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SiP 1 5.4
विविधान्नं च नैवेद्यमपूपव्यंजनैर्युतम् छत्रं ध्वजं च व्यजनं चामरं चापि सांगकम्
vividhānnaṃ ca naivedyamapūpavyaṃjanairyutam chatraṃ dhvajaṃ ca vyajanaṃ cāmaraṃ cāpi sāṃgakam
And food of various kinds as offering, together with cakes and condiments; a parasol, a banner, a fan, and also a yak-tail whisk with its parts—
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SiP 1 5.5
राजोपचारवत्सर्वं धारयेल्लिंगबेरयोः प्रदक्षिणां नमस्कारं यथाशक्ति जपं तथा
rājopacāravatsarvaṃ dhārayelliṃgaberayoḥ pradakṣiṇāṃ namaskāraṃ yathāśakti japaṃ tathā
All this he should present to the liṅga and the image as one does royal service; likewise circumambulation, prostration, and muttered prayer according to his ability.
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SiP 1 5.6
आवाहनादिसर्गांतं नित्यं कुर्यात्सुभक्तितः इत्थमभ्यर्च्य यन्देवं लिंगेबेरे च शांकरे
āvāhanādisargāṃtaṃ nityaṃ kuryātsubhaktitaḥ itthamabhyarcya yandevaṃ liṃgebere ca śāṃkare
He should perform daily with good devotion (the rites) from the invocation to the dismissal. Having thus worshipped the god in the liṅga and the image of Śaṅkara,
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SiP 1 5.7
सिद्धिमेति शिवप्रीत्या हित्वापि श्रवणादिकम् लिंगबेरार्चनामात्रान्मुक्ताः पुर्वे महाजनाः
siddhimeti śivaprītyā hitvāpi śravaṇādikam liṃgaberārcanāmātrānmuktāḥ purve mahājanāḥ
one attains success through Śiva's favour, even leaving aside hearing and the rest. By the mere worship of the liṅga and the image, the great men of old were liberated.
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SiP 1 5.8
मनुय ऊचुः बेरमात्रे तु सर्वत्र पूज्यंते देवतागणाः लिंगेबेरे च सर्वत्र कथं संपूज्यते शिवः
manuya ūcuḥ beramātre tu sarvatra pūjyaṃte devatāgaṇāḥ liṃgebere ca sarvatra kathaṃ saṃpūjyate śivaḥ
The sages said: Everywhere the hosts of deities are worshipped in an image only; how is it that Śiva is everywhere worshipped in both a liṅga and an image?
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SiP 1 5.9
सूत उवाच अहो मुनीश्वराः पुण्यं प्रश्नमेतन्महाद्भुतम् अत्र वक्ता महादेवो नान्यो ऽस्ति पुरुषः क्वचित्
sūta uvāca aho munīśvarāḥ puṇyaṃ praśnametanmahādbhutam atra vaktā mahādevo nānyo 'sti puruṣaḥ kvacit
Sūta said: Ah, lords among sages, this question is meritorious and most wonderful; on this the speaker is Mahādeva—there is no other person anywhere (who can speak of it).
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SiP 1 5.10
शिवेनोक्तं प्रवक्ष्यामि क्रमाद्गुरुमुखाच्छ्रुतम् शिवैको ब्रह्मरूपत्वान्निष्कलः परिकीर्तितः
śivenoktaṃ pravakṣyāmi kramādgurumukhācchrutam śivaiko brahmarūpatvānniṣkalaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
I shall declare what was spoken by Śiva, heard in due succession from the mouth of my teacher: Śiva alone, because he is of the nature of Brahman, is proclaimed to be without parts (niṣkala).
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SiP 1 5.11
रूपित्वात्सकलस्तद्वत्तस्मात्सकलनिष्कलः निष्कलत्वान्निराकारं लिंगं तस्य समागतम्
rūpitvātsakalastadvattasmātsakalaniṣkalaḥ niṣkalatvānnirākāraṃ liṃgaṃ tasya samāgatam
Because he has form he is likewise with parts (sakala); therefore he is both with parts and without parts. Because of his partlessness, the formless liṅga is appropriate to him.
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SiP 1 5.12
सकलत्वात्तथा बेरं साकारं तस्य संगतम् सकलाकलरूपत्वाद्ब्रह्मशब्दाभिधः परः
sakalatvāttathā beraṃ sākāraṃ tasya saṃgatam sakalākalarūpatvādbrahmaśabdābhidhaḥ paraḥ
And because of his having parts, the image with form is fitting for him. Because he has both the form with parts and the form without parts, the Supreme is designated by the word Brahman.
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SiP 1 5.13
अपि लिंगे च बेरे च नित्यमभ्यर्च्यते जनैः अब्रह्मत्वात्तदन्येषां निष्कलत्वं न हि क्वचित्
api liṃge ca bere ca nityamabhyarcyate janaiḥ abrahmatvāttadanyeṣāṃ niṣkalatvaṃ na hi kvacit
Hence he is worshipped daily by people both in the liṅga and in the image. For the others, since they are not Brahman, there is nowhere any partlessness.
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SiP 1 5.14
तस्मात्ते निष्कले लिंगे नाराध्यंते सुरेश्वराः अब्रह्मत्वाच्च जीवत्वात्तथान्ये देवतागणाः
tasmātte niṣkale liṃge nārādhyaṃte sureśvarāḥ abrahmatvācca jīvatvāttathānye devatāgaṇāḥ
Therefore those lords of the gods are not worshipped in a partless liṅga; and so too the other hosts of deities, since they are not Brahman and are individual souls.
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SiP 1 5.15
तूष्णीं सकलमात्रत्वादर्च्यंते बेरमात्रके जीवत्वं शंकरान्येषां ब्रह्मत्वं शंकरस्य च
tūṣṇīṃ sakalamātratvādarcyaṃte beramātrake jīvatvaṃ śaṃkarānyeṣāṃ brahmatvaṃ śaṃkarasya ca
Silently (it follows that), being merely with parts, they are worshipped in an image only. The others than Śaṅkara have the nature of individual souls, while Śaṅkara has the nature of Brahman.
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SiP 1 5.16
वेदांतसारसंसिद्धं प्रणवार्थे प्रकाशनात् एवमेव पुरा पृष्टो मंदरे नन्दिकेश्वरः
vedāṃtasārasaṃsiddhaṃ praṇavārthe prakāśanāt evameva purā pṛṣṭo maṃdare nandikeśvaraḥ
(This is) established by the essence of Vedānta, since it is revealed in the meaning of the praṇava. Just so was Nandikeśvara questioned long ago on Mount Mandara
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SiP 1 5.17
सनत्कुमारमुनिना ब्रह्मपुत्रेण धीमता सनत्कुमार उवाच शिवान्यदेववश्यानां सर्वेषामपि सर्वतः
sanatkumāramuninā brahmaputreṇa dhīmatā sanatkumāra uvāca śivānyadevavaśyānāṃ sarveṣāmapi sarvataḥ
by the sage Sanatkumāra, the wise son of Brahmā. Sanatkumāra said: Of all those gods other than Śiva, in every respect,
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SiP 1 5.18
बेरमात्रं च पूजार्थं श्रुतं दृष्टं च भूरिशः शिवमात्रस्य पूजायां लिंगं बेरं च दृश्यते
beramātraṃ ca pūjārthaṃ śrutaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ ca bhūriśaḥ śivamātrasya pūjāyāṃ liṃgaṃ beraṃ ca dṛśyate
only an image is heard of and seen, again and again, for worship; but in the worship of Śiva alone both a liṅga and an image are seen.
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SiP 1 5.19
अतस्तद्ब्रूहि कल्याण तत्त्वं मे साधुबोधनम् नन्दिकेश्वर उवाच अनुत्तरमिमं प्रश्नं रहस्यं ब्रह्मलक्षणम्
atastadbrūhi kalyāṇa tattvaṃ me sādhubodhanam nandikeśvara uvāca anuttaramimaṃ praśnaṃ rahasyaṃ brahmalakṣaṇam
Therefore tell me that truth, O auspicious one, as a proper instruction for me. Nandikeśvara said: This unsurpassed question, a secret, defining Brahman,
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SiP 1 5.20
कथयामि शिवेनोक्तं भक्तियुक्तस्य ते ऽनघ शिवस्य ब्रह्मरूपत्वान्निष्कलत्वाच्च निष्कलम्
kathayāmi śivenoktaṃ bhaktiyuktasya te 'nagha śivasya brahmarūpatvānniṣkalatvācca niṣkalam
I shall answer as it was spoken by Śiva, to you who are full of devotion, O sinless one. Because Śiva has the nature of Brahman and is partless (niṣkala), the partless
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SiP 1 5.21
लिंगं तस्यैव पूजायां सर्ववेदेषु संमतम् तस्यैव सकलत्वाच्च तथा सकलनिष्कलम्
liṃgaṃ tasyaiva pūjāyāṃ sarvavedeṣu saṃmatam tasyaiva sakalatvācca tathā sakalaniṣkalam
liṅga in the worship of him alone is agreed upon in all the Vedas; and because he is also with parts (sakala), so too (he is) both with and without parts.
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SiP 1 5.22
सकलं च तथा बेरं पूजायां लोकसंमतम् शिवान्येषां च जीवत्वात्सकलत्वाच्च सर्वतः
sakalaṃ ca tathā beraṃ pūjāyāṃ lokasaṃmatam śivānyeṣāṃ ca jīvatvātsakalatvācca sarvataḥ
And likewise the image, which is with parts, is agreed upon by the world for worship. And since those other than Śiva are individual souls and in every way possessed of parts,
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SiP 1 5.23
बेरमात्रं च पूजायां संमतं वेदनिर्णये स्वाविर्भावे च देवानां सकलं रूपमेव हि
beramātraṃ ca pūjāyāṃ saṃmataṃ vedanirṇaye svāvirbhāve ca devānāṃ sakalaṃ rūpameva hi
in their worship only an image is approved in the determination of the Veda; and in their own manifestation the form of (those) gods is indeed one with parts.
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SiP 1 5.24
शिवस्य लिंगं बेरं च दर्शने दृश्यते खलु सनत्कुमार उवाच उक्तं त्वया महाभाग लिंगबेरप्रचारणम्
śivasya liṃgaṃ beraṃ ca darśane dṛśyate khalu sanatkumāra uvāca uktaṃ tvayā mahābhāga liṃgaberapracāraṇam
But in the case of Śiva, both liṅga and image are indeed seen when he shows himself. Sanatkumāra said: You have told, O greatly fortunate one, of the currency of liṅga and image
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SiP 1 5.25
शिवस्य च तदन्येषां विभज्य परमार्थतः तस्मात्तदेव परमं लिंगबेरादिसंभवम्
śivasya ca tadanyeṣāṃ vibhajya paramārthataḥ tasmāttadeva paramaṃ liṃgaberādisaṃbhavam
for Śiva and for those other than him, distinguishing them according to the highest truth. Therefore that itself is supreme, from which the liṅga, the image and the rest arise.
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SiP 1 5.26
श्रोतुमिच्छामि योगींद्र लिंगाविर्भावलक्षणम् नन्दिकेश्वर उवाच शृणु वत्स भवत्प्रीत्या वक्ष्यामि परमार्थतः
śrotumicchāmi yogīṃdra liṃgāvirbhāvalakṣaṇam nandikeśvara uvāca śṛṇu vatsa bhavatprītyā vakṣyāmi paramārthataḥ
I wish to hear, O lord of yogins, the account of the manifestation of the liṅga. Nandikeśvara said: Listen, my child; out of affection for you I shall speak according to the highest truth.
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SiP 1 5.27
पुरा कल्पे महाकाले प्रपन्ने लोकविश्रुते आयुध्येतां महात्मानौ ब्रह्मविष्णू परस्परम्
purā kalpe mahākāle prapanne lokaviśrute āyudhyetāṃ mahātmānau brahmaviṣṇū parasparam
Formerly, in a certain kalpa, when the great (time of dissolution), renowned in the world, had come, the two great beings Brahmā and Viṣṇu fought with each other.
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SiP 1 5.28
तयोर्मानं निराकर्तुं तन्मध्ये परमेश्वरः निष्कलस्तंभरूपेण स्वरूपं समदर्शयत्
tayormānaṃ nirākartuṃ tanmadhye parameśvaraḥ niṣkalastaṃbharūpeṇa svarūpaṃ samadarśayat
To dispel the pride of those two, the Supreme Lord, partless, showed his own form between them in the shape of a pillar.
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SiP 1 5.29
ततः स्वलिंगचिह्नत्वात्स्तम्भतो निष्कलं शिवः स्वलिंगं दर्शयामास जगतां हितकाम्यया
tataḥ svaliṃgacihnatvātstambhato niṣkalaṃ śivaḥ svaliṃgaṃ darśayāmāsa jagatāṃ hitakāmyayā
Then, since it bore the mark of his own liṅga, Śiva revealed from the pillar his own partless liṅga, out of a desire for the welfare of the worlds.
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SiP 1 5.30
तदाप्रभृति लोकेषु निष्कलं लिंगमैश्वरम् सकलं च तथा बेरं शिवस्यैव प्रकल्पितम्
tadāprabhṛti lokeṣu niṣkalaṃ liṃgamaiśvaram sakalaṃ ca tathā beraṃ śivasyaiva prakalpitam
From that time onward, in the worlds the partless liṅga of the Lord, and likewise the image with parts, were ordained as belonging to Śiva alone.
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SiP 1 5.31
शिवान्येषः तु देवानां बेरमात्रं प्रकल्पितम् तत्तद्बेरं तु देवानां तत्तद्भोगप्रदं शुभम् शिवस्य लिंगबेरत्वं भोगमोक्षप्रदं शुभम्
śivānyeṣaḥ tu devānāṃ beramātraṃ prakalpitam tattadberaṃ tu devānāṃ tattadbhogapradaṃ śubham śivasya liṃgaberatvaṃ bhogamokṣapradaṃ śubham
But for the gods other than Śiva only an image was ordained; and each such image of the gods is auspicious, bestowing its respective enjoyment; while Śiva's having both liṅga and image is auspicious, bestowing both enjoyment and liberation.
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