Shiva Purana — Vidyeshvara Samhita — Chapter 9
SiP 1 9.1
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायामष्टमो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् ९ नन्दिकेश्वर उवाच तत्रांतरे तौ च नाथं प्रणम्य विधिमाधवौ बद्धांजलिपुटौ तूष्णीं तस्थतुर्दक्षवामगौ
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāmaṣṭamo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 9 nandikeśvara uvāca tatrāṃtare tau ca nāthaṃ praṇamya vidhimādhavau baddhāṃjalipuṭau tūṣṇīṃ tasthaturdakṣavāmagau
Thus the eighth chapter in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā of the glorious Śiva-mahāpurāṇa. Chapter 9. Nandikeśvara said: In that interval those two, Vidhi and Mādhava, having bowed to the Lord, stood silent with hollowed palms joined, taking their places at his right and left.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 9.2
तत्र संस्थाप्य तौ देवं सकुटुंबं वरासने पूजयामासतुः पूज्यं पुण्यैः पुरुषवस्तुभिः
tatra saṃsthāpya tau devaṃ sakuṭuṃbaṃ varāsane pūjayāmāsatuḥ pūjyaṃ puṇyaiḥ puruṣavastubhiḥ
There, having seated the God with his family on an excellent throne, the two worshipped him who is worthy of worship with holy human offerings.
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SiP 1 9.3
पौरुषं प्राकृतं वस्तुज्ञेयं दीर्घाल्पकालिकम् हारनूपुरकेयूरकिरीटमणिकुंडलैः
pauruṣaṃ prākṛtaṃ vastujñeyaṃ dīrghālpakālikam hāranūpurakeyūrakirīṭamaṇikuṃḍalaiḥ
A man-made object is to be known as material (and) of long or short duration — (they worshipped him) with necklaces, anklets, armlets, a diadem, and jewelled earrings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 9.4
यज्ञसूत्रोत्तरीयस्रक्क्षौममाल्यांगुलीयकैः पुष्पतांबूलकर्पूरचंदनागुरुलेपनैः
yajñasūtrottarīyasrakkṣaumamālyāṃgulīyakaiḥ puṣpatāṃbūlakarpūracaṃdanāgurulepanaiḥ
with a sacred thread, an upper garment, a wreath, linen, garlands and rings, with flowers, betel, camphor, and unguents of sandal and aloe-wood,
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SiP 1 9.5
धूपदीपसितच्छत्रव्यजनध्वजचामरैः अन्यैर्दिव्योपहारैश्च वाङ्मनोतीतवैभवैः
dhūpadīpasitacchatravyajanadhvajacāmaraiḥ anyairdivyopahāraiśca vāṅmanotītavaibhavaiḥ
with incense, lamps, a white parasol, a fan, a banner and yak-tail whisks, and with other divine offerings whose splendour surpassed speech and mind,
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SiP 1 9.6
पतियोग्यैः पश्वलभ्यैस्तौ समर्चयतां पतिम् यद्यच्छ्रेष्ठतमं वस्तु पतियोग्यं हितद्ध्वजे
patiyogyaiḥ paśvalabhyaistau samarcayatāṃ patim yadyacchreṣṭhatamaṃ vastu patiyogyaṃ hitaddhvaje
the two of them worshipped the Lord with things fit for a lord, obtainable (only) by them; whatever object was most excellent and fit for a lord, that (they offered) with a banner.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 9.7
तद्वस्त्वखिलमीशोपि पारं पर्यचिकीर्षया सभ्यानां प्रददौ हृष्टः पृथक्तत्र यथाक्रमम्
tadvastvakhilamīśopi pāraṃ paryacikīrṣayā sabhyānāṃ pradadau hṛṣṭaḥ pṛthaktatra yathākramam
And the Lord too, wishing to make (it) pass on in succession, gladly gave away all those objects there to those present, to each separately in due order.
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SiP 1 9.8
कोलाहलो महानासीत्तत्र तद्वस्तु गृह्णताम् तत्रैव ब्रह्मविष्णुभ्यां चार्चितः शंकरः पुरा
kolāhalo mahānāsīttatra tadvastu gṛhṇatām tatraiva brahmaviṣṇubhyāṃ cārcitaḥ śaṃkaraḥ purā
There arose a great uproar among those taking those objects. In that very place Śaṃkara was worshipped of old by Brahmā and Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 9.9
प्रसन्नः प्राह तौ नम्रौ सस्मितं भक्तिवर्धनः ईश्वर उवाच तुष्टो ऽहमद्य वां वत्सौ पूजया ऽस्मिन्महादिने
prasannaḥ prāha tau namrau sasmitaṃ bhaktivardhanaḥ īśvara uvāca tuṣṭo 'hamadya vāṃ vatsau pūjayā 'sminmahādine
Pleased, increasing their devotion, he spoke smilingly to the two who bowed. The Lord said: I am satisfied today with your worship, my children, on this great day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 9.10
दिनमेतत्ततः पुण्यं भविष्यति महत्तरम् शिवरात्रिरिति ख्याता तिथिरेषा मम प्रिया
dinametattataḥ puṇyaṃ bhaviṣyati mahattaram śivarātririti khyātā tithireṣā mama priyā
Therefore this day shall become holy, greater (than others); this lunar day, known as Śivarātri, is dear to me.
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SiP 1 9.11
एतत्काले तु यः कुर्यात्पूजां मल्लिंगबेरयोः कुर्यात्तु जगतः कृत्यं स्थितिसर्गादिकं पुमान्
etatkāle tu yaḥ kuryātpūjāṃ malliṃgaberayoḥ kuryāttu jagataḥ kṛtyaṃ sthitisargādikaṃ pumān
And the man who at this time performs worship of my liṅga and my image shall perform the business of the world — its maintenance, creation, and the rest.
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SiP 1 9.12
शिवरात्रावहोरात्रं निराहारो जितेंद्रियः अर्चयेद्वा यथान्यायं यथाबलमवंचकः
śivarātrāvahorātraṃ nirāhāro jiteṃdriyaḥ arcayedvā yathānyāyaṃ yathābalamavaṃcakaḥ
Or (if), on Śivarātri, for a whole day and night, fasting, with senses subdued, without deceit, one should worship (me) according to rule and according to one's ability —
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SiP 1 9.13
यत्फलं मम पूजायां वर्षमेकं निरंतरम् तत्फलं लभते सद्यः शिवरात्रौ मदर्चनात्
yatphalaṃ mama pūjāyāṃ varṣamekaṃ niraṃtaram tatphalaṃ labhate sadyaḥ śivarātrau madarcanāt
whatever fruit there is in worshipping me continuously for one year, that fruit he obtains at once by worshipping me on Śivarātri.
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SiP 1 9.14
मद्धर्मवृद्धिकालो ऽयं चंद्रकाल इवांबुधेः प्रतिष्ठाद्युत्सवो यत्र मामको मंगलायनः
maddharmavṛddhikālo 'yaṃ caṃdrakāla ivāṃbudheḥ pratiṣṭhādyutsavo yatra māmako maṃgalāyanaḥ
This is the time of the increase of my dharma, as the moon's time is for the ocean; in it (falls) my festival of consecration and the rest, a course of auspiciousness.
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SiP 1 9.15
यत्पुनः स्तंभरूपेण स्वाविरासमहं पुरा स कालो मार्गशीर्षे तु स्यादार्द्रा ऋक्षमर्भकौ
yatpunaḥ staṃbharūpeṇa svāvirāsamahaṃ purā sa kālo mārgaśīrṣe tu syādārdrā ṛkṣamarbhakau
And that time when formerly I appeared in the form of a pillar — that time falls in Mārgaśīrṣa, and the asterism is Ārdrā, O children.
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SiP 1 9.16
आर्द्रायां मार्गशीर्षे तु यः पश्येन्मामुमासखम् मद्बेरमपि वा लिंगं स गुहादपि मे प्रियः
ārdrāyāṃ mārgaśīrṣe tu yaḥ paśyenmāmumāsakham madberamapi vā liṃgaṃ sa guhādapi me priyaḥ
But whoever in Mārgaśīrṣa, on Ārdrā, sees me, the friend of Umā, or even my image or the liṅga, he is dearer to me than even Guha.
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SiP 1 9.17
अलं दर्शनमात्रेण फलं तस्मिन्दिने शुभे अभ्यर्चनं चेदधिकं फलं वाचामगोचरम्
alaṃ darśanamātreṇa phalaṃ tasmindine śubhe abhyarcanaṃ cedadhikaṃ phalaṃ vācāmagocaram
On that auspicious day the fruit comes from mere seeing; and if there is worship, the fruit is greater, beyond the range of words.
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SiP 1 9.18
रणरंगतले ऽमुष्मिन्यदहं लिंगवर्ष्मणा जृंभितो लिंगवत्तस्माल्लिंगस्थानमिदं भवेत्
raṇaraṃgatale 'muṣminyadahaṃ liṃgavarṣmaṇā jṛṃbhito liṃgavattasmālliṃgasthānamidaṃ bhavet
Since on this battlefield-arena I swelled forth with a liṅga-body, like a liṅga, therefore this shall be a liṅga-place.
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SiP 1 9.19
अनाद्यंतमिदं स्तंभमणुमात्रं भविष्यति दर्शनार्थं हि जगतां पूजनार्थं हि पुत्रको
anādyaṃtamidaṃ staṃbhamaṇumātraṃ bhaviṣyati darśanārthaṃ hi jagatāṃ pūjanārthaṃ hi putrako
This pillar, without beginning or end, shall become only of the size of an atom, for the sight of the worlds and for worship, O son.
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SiP 1 9.20
भोगावहमिदं लिंगं भुक्तिं मुक्त्येकसाधनम् दर्शनस्पर्शनध्यानाज्जंतूनां जन्ममोचनम्
bhogāvahamidaṃ liṃgaṃ bhuktiṃ muktyekasādhanam darśanasparśanadhyānājjaṃtūnāṃ janmamocanam
This liṅga brings enjoyment; it is the one means of enjoyment and liberation; by seeing, touching, and meditating (on it) creatures are released from birth.
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SiP 1 9.21
अनलाचलसंकाशं यदिदं लिंगमुत्थितम् अरुणाचलमित्येव तदिदं ख्यातिमेष्यति
analācalasaṃkāśaṃ yadidaṃ liṃgamutthitam aruṇācalamityeva tadidaṃ khyātimeṣyati
This liṅga which has risen up, resembling a mountain of fire, shall come to be known by the very name Aruṇācala.
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SiP 1 9.22
अत्र तीर्थं च बहुधा भविष्यति महत्तरम् मुक्तिरप्यत्र जंतूनां वासेन मरणेन च
atra tīrthaṃ ca bahudhā bhaviṣyati mahattaram muktirapyatra jaṃtūnāṃ vāsena maraṇena ca
And here a holy place shall come to be in many forms, still greater; and here too, by dwelling and by dying, there is liberation for creatures.
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SiP 1 9.23
स्थोत्सवादिकल्याणं जनावासं तु सर्वतः अत्र दत्तं हुतं जप्तं सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत्
sthotsavādikalyāṇaṃ janāvāsaṃ tu sarvataḥ atra dattaṃ hutaṃ japtaṃ sarvaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet
(Here there will be) auspiciousness consisting of festivals and the like, and dwellings of people on every side; whatever is given, offered in fire, or muttered here becomes multiplied ten-millionfold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 9.24
मत्क्षेत्रादपि सर्वस्मात्क्षेत्रमेतन्महत्तरम् अत्र संस्मृतिमात्रेण मुक्तिर्भवति देहिनाम्
matkṣetrādapi sarvasmātkṣetrametanmahattaram atra saṃsmṛtimātreṇa muktirbhavati dehinām
This holy field is greater even than all my (other) fields; here, by mere remembrance, liberation comes to embodied beings.
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SiP 1 9.25
तस्मान्महत्तरमिदं क्षेत्रमत्यंतशोभनम् सर्वकल्याणसंपूर्णं सर्वमुक्तिकरं शुभम्
tasmānmahattaramidaṃ kṣetramatyaṃtaśobhanam sarvakalyāṇasaṃpūrṇaṃ sarvamuktikaraṃ śubham
Therefore this field is the greater one, exceedingly beautiful, full of every blessing, auspicious, and bestowing complete liberation.
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SiP 1 9.26
अर्चयित्वा ऽत्र मामेव लिंगे लिंगिनमीश्वरम् सालोक्यं चैव सामीप्यं सारूप्यं सार्ष्टिरेव च
arcayitvā 'tra māmeva liṃge liṃginamīśvaram sālokyaṃ caiva sāmīpyaṃ sārūpyaṃ sārṣṭireva ca
Having worshipped me here, the Lord who dwells in the liṅga, in the liṅga: dwelling in the same world (with me), nearness, sameness of form, equality of power,
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SiP 1 9.27
सायुज्यमिति पञ्चैते क्रियादीनां फलं मतम् सर्वेपि यूयं सकलं प्राप्स्यथाशु मनोरथम्
sāyujyamiti pañcaite kriyādīnāṃ phalaṃ matam sarvepi yūyaṃ sakalaṃ prāpsyathāśu manoratham
and union — these five are held to be the fruit of ritual acts and the rest; all of you too shall swiftly obtain your every wish.
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SiP 1 9.28
नन्दिकेश्वर उवाच इत्यनुगृह्य भगवान्विनीतौ विधिमाधवौ यत्पूर्वं प्रहतं युद्धे तयोः सैन्यं परस्परम्
nandikeśvara uvāca ityanugṛhya bhagavānvinītau vidhimādhavau yatpūrvaṃ prahataṃ yuddhe tayoḥ sainyaṃ parasparam
Nandikeśvara said: Having thus favoured the humbled Brahmā and Mādhava, the Lord (raised up) the army of the two which had earlier been struck down by each other in the battle —
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SiP 1 9.29
तदुत्थापयदत्यर्थं स्वशक्त्यामृतधारया तयोर्माढ्यं च वैरं च व्यपनेतुमुवाच तौ
tadutthāpayadatyarthaṃ svaśaktyāmṛtadhārayā tayormāḍhyaṃ ca vairaṃ ca vyapanetumuvāca tau
that he raised up abundantly with the stream of nectar of his own power; and to remove the pride and enmity of those two he spoke to them:
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SiP 1 9.30
सकलं निष्कलं चेति स्वरूपद्वयमस्ति मे नान्यस्य कस्यचित्तस्मादन्यः सर्वोप्यनीश्वरः
sakalaṃ niṣkalaṃ ceti svarūpadvayamasti me nānyasya kasyacittasmādanyaḥ sarvopyanīśvaraḥ
"I have two forms: the one with parts and the one without parts; no one else has this, and therefore everyone other (than me) is not the Lord.
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SiP 1 9.31
पुरस्तात्स्तंभरूपेण पश्चाद्रूपेण चार्भकौ ब्रह्मत्वं निष्कलं प्रोक्तमीशत्वं सकलं तथा
purastātstaṃbharūpeṇa paścādrūpeṇa cārbhakau brahmatvaṃ niṣkalaṃ proktamīśatvaṃ sakalaṃ tathā
In front, in the form of the pillar, and afterward in (bodily) form, O children: brahman-hood is declared to be the partless, and lordship likewise the parted.
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SiP 1 9.32
द्वयं ममैव संसिद्धं न मदन्यस्य कस्यचित् तस्मादीशत्वमन्येषां युवयोरपि न क्वचित्
dvayaṃ mamaiva saṃsiddhaṃ na madanyasya kasyacit tasmādīśatvamanyeṣāṃ yuvayorapi na kvacit
Both are fully established in me alone, in no one other than me; therefore lordship belongs nowhere to others, nor to you two either.
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SiP 1 9.33
तदज्ञानेन वां वृत्तमीशमानं महाद्भुतम् तन्निराकर्तुमत्रैवमुत्थितो ऽहं रणक्षितौ
tadajñānena vāṃ vṛttamīśamānaṃ mahādbhutam tannirākartumatraivamutthito 'haṃ raṇakṣitau
Through ignorance of that, this most astonishing conceit of being the Lord arose in you two; to dispel it I rose up thus here on the battlefield.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 9.34
त्यजतं मानमात्मीयं मयीशे कुरुतं मतिम् मत्प्रसादेन लोकेषु सर्वोप्यर्थः प्रकाशते
tyajataṃ mānamātmīyaṃ mayīśe kurutaṃ matim matprasādena lokeṣu sarvopyarthaḥ prakāśate
Abandon your own pride, and fix your minds on me, the Lord; by my grace every purpose is made manifest in the worlds.
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SiP 1 9.35
गुरूक्तिर्व्यंजकं तत्र प्रमाणं वा पुनः पुनः ब्रह्मतत्त्वमिदं गूढं भवत्प्रीत्या भणाम्यहम्
gurūktirvyaṃjakaṃ tatra pramāṇaṃ vā punaḥ punaḥ brahmatattvamidaṃ gūḍhaṃ bhavatprītyā bhaṇāmyaham
There the teacher's word, or (else) proof, is the revealer, again and again; out of affection for you I declare this hidden truth of brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 9.36
अहमेव परं ब्रह्म मत्स्वरूपं कलाकलम् ब्रह्मत्वादीश्वरश्चाहं कृत्यं मेनुग्रहादिकम्
ahameva paraṃ brahma matsvarūpaṃ kalākalam brahmatvādīśvaraścāhaṃ kṛtyaṃ menugrahādikam
I alone am the supreme brahman; my own nature is both with parts and without parts. Because of being brahman I am also the Lord, and my work is bestowing grace and the rest.
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SiP 1 9.37
बृहत्त्वाद्बृंहणत्वाच्च ब्रह्माहं ब्रह्मकेशवौ समत्वाद्व्यापकत्वाच्च तथैवात्माहमर्भकौ
bṛhattvādbṛṃhaṇatvācca brahmāhaṃ brahmakeśavau samatvādvyāpakatvācca tathaivātmāhamarbhakau
Because of being vast and because of causing growth, I am brahman, O Brahmā and Keśava; and because of being the same (in all) and all-pervading, I am likewise the Self, O children.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 9.38
अनात्मानः परे सर्वे जीवा एव न संशयः अनुग्रहाद्यं सर्गांगं जगत्कृत्यं च पंकजम्
anātmānaḥ pare sarve jīvā eva na saṃśayaḥ anugrahādyaṃ sargāṃgaṃ jagatkṛtyaṃ ca paṃkajam
All others are not the Self; they are only living beings — there is no doubt of it. Grace and the rest, which are parts of creation, and the work of the world, O lotus-born one,
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SiP 1 9.39
ईशत्वादेव मे नित्यं न मदन्यस्य कस्यचित् आदौ ब्रह्मत्त्वबुद्ध्यर्थं निष्कलं लिंगमुत्थितम्
īśatvādeva me nityaṃ na madanyasya kasyacit ādau brahmattvabuddhyarthaṃ niṣkalaṃ liṃgamutthitam
belong eternally to me by virtue of lordship alone, to no one other than me. At first, for the understanding of my brahman-hood, the partless liṅga rose up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 9.40
तस्मादज्ञातमीशत्वं व्यक्तं द्योतयितुं हि वाम् सकलोहमतो जातः साक्षादीशस्तु तत्क्षणात्
tasmādajñātamīśatvaṃ vyaktaṃ dyotayituṃ hi vām sakalohamato jātaḥ sākṣādīśastu tatkṣaṇāt
Then, to make manifest to you two my unrecognised lordship, I became one with parts, and thence was born, at that very moment, directly as the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 9.41
सकलत्वमतो ज्ञेयमीशत्वं मयि सत्वरम् यदिदं निष्कलं स्तंभं मम ब्रह्मत्वबोधकम्
sakalatvamato jñeyamīśatvaṃ mayi satvaram yadidaṃ niṣkalaṃ staṃbhaṃ mama brahmatvabodhakam
From this, lordship in me — being possessed of parts — is at once to be known. This partless pillar, which makes known my brahman-hood,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 9.42
लिंगलक्षणयुक्तत्वान्मम लिंगं भवेदिदम् तदिदं नित्यमभ्यर्च्यं युवाभ्यामत्र पुत्रकौ
liṃgalakṣaṇayuktatvānmama liṃgaṃ bhavedidam tadidaṃ nityamabhyarcyaṃ yuvābhyāmatra putrakau
since it is furnished with the marks of a liṅga, shall be my liṅga; and this is to be worshipped daily by you two here, O little sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 9.43
मदात्मकमिदं नित्यं मम सान्निध्यकारणम् महत्पूज्यमिदं नित्यमभेदाल्लिंगसिंगिनोः
madātmakamidaṃ nityaṃ mama sānnidhyakāraṇam mahatpūjyamidaṃ nityamabhedālliṃgasiṃginoḥ
This (liṅga) consists of me; it is always the cause of my presence. It is always to be greatly worshipped, since there is no difference between the liṅga and the bearer of the mark (i.e. the one indicated by it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 9.44
यत्रप्रतिष्ठितं येन मदीयं लिंगमीदृशम् तत्र प्रतिष्ठितः सोहमप्रतिष्ठोपि वत्सकौ
yatrapratiṣṭhitaṃ yena madīyaṃ liṃgamīdṛśam tatra pratiṣṭhitaḥ sohamapratiṣṭhopi vatsakau
Wherever such a liṅga of mine has been installed by anyone, there I stand established, my children, even though I am (in myself) without any fixed abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 9.45
मत्साम्यमेकलिंगस्य स्थापने फलमीरितम् द्वितीये स्थापिते लिंगे मदैक्यं फलमेव हि
matsāmyamekaliṃgasya sthāpane phalamīritam dvitīye sthāpite liṃge madaikyaṃ phalameva hi
Equality with me is declared to be the fruit of installing a single liṅga; when a second liṅga is installed, the fruit is indeed oneness with me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 9.46
लिंगं प्राधान्यतः स्थाप्यं तथाबेरं तु गौणकम् लिंगाभावेन तत्क्षेत्रं सबेरमपि सर्वतः
liṃgaṃ prādhānyataḥ sthāpyaṃ tathāberaṃ tu gauṇakam liṃgābhāvena tatkṣetraṃ saberamapi sarvataḥ
The liṅga is to be installed as the primary thing, while an image (bera) is secondary; in the absence of a liṅga, that sacred site, though it has an image, is (only) ordinary in every respect.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain