Chapter 19
अध्यायः 19
Pūrvabhāga (Part I), Chapter 19
Shlokas (17)
+ Add ShlokaEnlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 1
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.1
अथोवाच महादेवः प्रीतो ऽहं सुरसत्तमौ। पश्यतां मां महादेवं भयं सर्वं विमुच्यताम।।
athovāca mahādevaḥ prīto 'haṃ surasattamau| paśyatāṃ māṃ mahādevaṃ bhayaṃ sarvaṃ vimucyatām||
Sūta said: The Supreme Lord said: O excellent among the Devas, I am delighted with you. On beholding me, the great lord, you should cast off all fear.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 2
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.2
युवां प्रसूतौ गात्राभ्यां मम पूर्वं महाबलौ। अयं मे दक्षिणे पार्श्वे ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः।।
yuvāṃ prasūtau gātrābhyāṃ mama pūrvaṃ mahābalau| ayaṃ me dakṣiṇe pārśve brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ||
Sūta said: Both of you very powerful were born of me formerly. Brahmā, the grandfather of the universe was born from my right side; Viṣṇu, the soul of the universe, sprang from my left side. I am extremely pleased with both of you. I shall grant you the boon of your choice.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 3
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.3
वामे पार्श्वे च मे विष्णुर विश्वात्मा हृदयोद्भवः। प्रीतो ऽहं युवयोः सम्यग वरं दद्मि यथेप्सितम।।
vāme pārśve ca me viṣṇur viśvātmā hṛdayodbhavaḥ| prīto 'haṃ yuvayoḥ samyag varaṃ dadmi yathepsitam||
Sūta said: Both of you very powerful were born of me formerly. Brahmā, the grandfather of the universe was born from my right side; Viṣṇu, the soul of the universe, sprang from my left side. I am extremely pleased with both of you. I shall grant you the boon of your choice.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 4
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.4
एवमुक्त्वा तु तं विष्णुं कराभ्यां परमेश्वरः। पस्पर्श सुभगाभ्यां तु कृपया तु कृपानिधिः।।
evamuktvā tu taṃ viṣṇuṃ karābhyāṃ parameśvaraḥ| pasparśa subhagābhyāṃ tu kṛpayā tu kṛpānidhiḥ||
Sūta said: After saying this, the lord, the storehouse of mercy patted Viṣṇu with his gentle and smooth hands out of compassion.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 5
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.5
ततः प्रहृष्टमनसा प्रणिपत्य महेश्वरम। प्राह नारायणो नाथं लिङ्गस्थं लिङ्गवर्जितम।।
tataḥ prahṛṣṭamanasā praṇipatya maheśvaram| prāha nārāyaṇo nāthaṃ liṅgasthaṃ liṅgavarjitam||
Sūta said: Then with a delightful mind, Viṣṇu bowed and spoke to the great lord who though devoid of Liṅga was stationed in the. Liṅga.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 6
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.6
यदि प्रीतिः समुत्पन्ना यदि देयो वरश च नौ। भक्तिर्भवतु नौ नित्यं त्वयि चाव्यभिचारिणी।।
yadi prītiḥ samutpannā yadi deyo varaś ca nau| bhaktirbhavatu nau nityaṃ tvayi cāvyabhicāriṇī||
Sūta said: If love has been generated in you, if boon has to be granted to us, may our devotion to you remain perpetual and unswerving.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 7
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.7
देवः प्रदत्तवान देवाः स्वात्मन्यव्यभिचारिणीम। ब्रह्मणे विष्णवे चैव श्रद्धां शीतांशुभूषणः।।
devaḥ pradattavān devāḥ svātmanyavyabhicāriṇīm| brahmaṇe viṣṇave caiva śraddhāṃ śītāṃśubhūṣaṇaḥ||
Sūta said: O Devas, the moon-crested lord accordingly granted them an unswerving devotion and faith.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 8
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.8
जानुभ्यामवनीं गत्वा पुनर्नारायणः स्वयम। प्रणिपत्य च विश्वेशं प्राह मन्दतरं वशी।।
jānubhyāmavanīṃ gatvā punarnārāyaṇaḥ svayam| praṇipatya ca viśveśaṃ prāha mandataraṃ vaśī||
Sūta said: Then Viṣṇu knelt on the ground and bowed to the lord. With perfect control over himself he spoke to the lord in low tones.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 9
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.9
आवयोर्देवदेवेश विवादमतिशोभनम। इहागतो भवान यस्माद विवादशमनाय नौ।।
āvayordevadeveśa vivādamatiśobhanam| ihāgato bhavān yasmād vivādaśamanāya nau||
Sūta said: O lord of the Devas, our controversy has borne splendid fruits, since you yourself have corrie over here to remove the same.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 10
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.10
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा पुनः प्राह हरो हरिम। प्रणिपत्य स्थितं मूर्ध्ना कृताञ्जलिपुटं स्मयन।।
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā punaḥ prāha haro harim| praṇipatya sthitaṃ mūrdhnā kṛtāñjalipuṭaṃ smayan||
Sūta said: On hearing this. Lord Śiva again spoke smiling to Viṣṇu who bowed to him with his head bent down and who stood with palms joined in reverence.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 11
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.11
प्रलयस्थितिसर्गाणां कर्ता त्वं धरणीपते। वत्स वत्स हरे विष्णो पालयैतच्चराचरम।।
pralayasthitisargāṇāṃ kartā tvaṃ dharaṇīpate| vatsa vatsa hare viṣṇo pālayaitaccarācaram||
Lord Śiva said;: O lord of earth, you are the projector of dissolution, sustenance and creation. O dear Viṣṇu, protect this world with all its mobile and immobile beings.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 12
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.12
त्रिधा भिन्नो ह्यहं विष्णो ब्रह्मविष्णुभवाख्यया। सर्गरक्षालयगुणैर निष्कलः परमेश्वरः।।
tridhā bhinno hyahaṃ viṣṇo brahmaviṣṇubhavākhyayā| sargarakṣālayaguṇair niṣkalaḥ parameśvaraḥ||
Lord Śiva said;: O Viṣṇu, I am lord Siva, the unsullied, I divided myself into three forms[1] under the names of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Rudra with the activities of creation, protection and dissolution.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 13
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.13
संमोहं त्यज भो विष्णो पालयैनं पितामहम। पाद्मे भविष्यति सुतः कल्पे तव पितामहः।।
saṃmohaṃ tyaja bho viṣṇo pālayainaṃ pitāmaham| pādme bhaviṣyati sutaḥ kalpe tava pitāmahaḥ||
Lord Śiva said;: O Viṣṇu, abandon your delusion. Protect this Brahmā, who in the Padmakalpa, will become your son.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 14
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.14
तदा द्रक्ष्यसि मां चैवं सो ऽपि द्रक्ष्यति पद्मजः। एवमुक्त्वा स भगवांस तत्रैवान्तरधीयत।।
tadā drakṣyasi māṃ caivaṃ so 'pi drakṣyati padmajaḥ| evamuktvā sa bhagavāṃs tatraivāntaradhīyata||
Lord Śiva said;: Then you will see me thus, so will the lotus-born Brahmā too. Thus saying the lord vanished there itself.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 15
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.15
तदाप्रभृति लोकेषु लिङ्गार्चा सुप्रतिष्ठिता। लिङ्गवेदी महादेवी लिङ्गं साक्षान्महेश्वरः।।
tadāprabhṛti lokeṣu liṅgārcā supratiṣṭhitā| liṅgavedī mahādevī liṅgaṃ sākṣānmaheśvaraḥ||
Lord Śiva said;: Ever since then the worship of the Liṅga was well established in the world. The great goddess is the altar for the Liṅga. The Liṅga is the great lord himself.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 16
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.16
लयनाल्लिङ्गमित्युक्तं तत्रैव निखिलं सुराः। यस्तु लैङ्गं पठेन्नित्यम आख्यानं लिङ्गसन्निधौ।।
layanālliṅgamityuktaṃ tatraiva nikhilaṃ surāḥ| yastu laiṅgaṃ paṭhennityam ākhyānaṃ liṅgasannidhau||
Lord Śiva said;: Liṅga is so called because, O gods, everything gets dissolved in it. The brahmin who reads this narrative of Liṅga, in the presence of the Liṅga image attains Śiva-hood. No doubt need be entertained in this respect.
Enlightenment of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuprabodha) - Verse 17
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19.17
स याति शिवतां विप्रो नात्र कार्या विचारणा।।
sa yāti śivatāṃ vipro nātra kāryā vicāraṇā||
Lord Śiva said;: Liṅga is so called because, O gods, everything gets dissolved in it. The brahmin who reads this narrative of Liṅga, in the presence of the Liṅga image attains Śiva-hood. No doubt need be entertained in this respect.