Chapter 73
अध्यायः 73
Pūrvabhāga (Part I), Chapter 73
Shlokas (29)
+ Add ShlokaGlory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 1
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.1
गते महेश्वरे देवे दग्ध्वा च त्रिपुरं क्षणात। सदस्याह सुरेन्द्राणां भगवान्पद्मसंभवः।।
gate maheśvare deve dagdhvā ca tripuraṃ kṣaṇāt| sadasyāha surendrāṇāṃ bhagavānpadmasaṃbhavaḥ||
Sūta said: When lord Maheśvara departed thence after burning the three cities in a trice the lotus-born deity (Brahmā) spoke thus in the assembly of the leading Devas.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 2
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.2
संत्यज्य देवदेवेशं लिङ्गमूर्तिमहेश्वरम। तारपौत्रो महातेजास तारकस्य सुतो बली।।
saṃtyajya devadeveśaṃ liṅgamūrtimaheśvaram| tārapautro mahātejās tārakasya suto balī||
Brahmā said: Due to the Māyā of Lord Viṣṇu the following Daityas forsook Mahādeva and perished along with their cities and citizens. They were the grandson of Tāra of great brilliance, the powerful son of Tāraka, the asura Tārakākṣa, the powerful Kamalākṣa, Vidyunmālin, the lord of Daityas and many others along with kith and kin. They left the worship of the lord Maheśvara and so they perished. Hence Sadāśiva in the Liṅga form should always be worshipped since Devas have stability only as long as they worship the lord. Śiva should always be adored by the leading Devas with faith. The entire world is based on the Liṅga. Everything is founded in the Liṅga.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 3
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.3
तारकाक्षो ऽपि दितिजः कमलाक्षश च वीर्यवान। विद्युन्माली च दैत्येशः अन्ये चापि सबान्धवाः।।
tārakākṣo 'pi ditijaḥ kamalākṣaś ca vīryavān| vidyunmālī ca daityeśaḥ anye cāpi sabāndhavāḥ||
Brahmā said: Due to the Māyā of Lord Viṣṇu the following Daityas forsook Mahādeva and perished along with their cities and citizens. They were the grandson of Tāra of great brilliance, the powerful son of Tāraka, the asura Tārakākṣa, the powerful Kamalākṣa, Vidyunmālin, the lord of Daityas and many others along with kith and kin. They left the worship of the lord Maheśvara and so they perished. Hence Sadāśiva in the Liṅga form should always be worshipped since Devas have stability only as long as they worship the lord. Śiva should always be adored by the leading Devas with faith. The entire world is based on the Liṅga. Everything is founded in the Liṅga.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 4
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.4
त्यक्त्वा देवं महादेवं मायया च हरेः प्रभोः। सर्वे विनष्टाः प्रध्वस्ताः स्वपुरैः पुरसंभवैः।।
tyaktvā devaṃ mahādevaṃ māyayā ca hareḥ prabhoḥ| sarve vinaṣṭāḥ pradhvastāḥ svapuraiḥ purasaṃbhavaiḥ||
Brahmā said: Due to the Māyā of Lord Viṣṇu the following Daityas forsook Mahādeva and perished along with their cities and citizens. They were the grandson of Tāra of great brilliance, the powerful son of Tāraka, the asura Tārakākṣa, the powerful Kamalākṣa, Vidyunmālin, the lord of Daityas and many others along with kith and kin. They left the worship of the lord Maheśvara and so they perished. Hence Sadāśiva in the Liṅga form should always be worshipped since Devas have stability only as long as they worship the lord. Śiva should always be adored by the leading Devas with faith. The entire world is based on the Liṅga. Everything is founded in the Liṅga.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 5
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.5
तस्मात्सदा पूजनीयो लिङ्गमूर्तिः सदाशिवः। यावत्पूजा सुरेशानां तावदेव स्थितिर्यतः।।
tasmātsadā pūjanīyo liṅgamūrtiḥ sadāśivaḥ| yāvatpūjā sureśānāṃ tāvadeva sthitiryataḥ||
Brahmā said: Due to the Māyā of Lord Viṣṇu the following Daityas forsook Mahādeva and perished along with their cities and citizens. They were the grandson of Tāra of great brilliance, the powerful son of Tāraka, the asura Tārakākṣa, the powerful Kamalākṣa, Vidyunmālin, the lord of Daityas and many others along with kith and kin. They left the worship of the lord Maheśvara and so they perished. Hence Sadāśiva in the Liṅga form should always be worshipped since Devas have stability only as long as they worship the lord. Śiva should always be adored by the leading Devas with faith. The entire world is based on the Liṅga. Everything is founded in the Liṅga.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 6
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.6
पूजनीयः शिवो नित्यं श्रद्धया देवपुङ्गवैः। सर्वलिङ्गमयो लोकः सर्वं लिङ्गे प्रतिष्ठितम।।
pūjanīyaḥ śivo nityaṃ śraddhayā devapuṅgavaiḥ| sarvaliṅgamayo lokaḥ sarvaṃ liṅge pratiṣṭhitam||
Brahmā said: Due to the Māyā of Lord Viṣṇu the following Daityas forsook Mahādeva and perished along with their cities and citizens. They were the grandson of Tāra of great brilliance, the powerful son of Tāraka, the asura Tārakākṣa, the powerful Kamalākṣa, Vidyunmālin, the lord of Daityas and many others along with kith and kin. They left the worship of the lord Maheśvara and so they perished. Hence Sadāśiva in the Liṅga form should always be worshipped since Devas have stability only as long as they worship the lord. Śiva should always be adored by the leading Devas with faith. The entire world is based on the Liṅga. Everything is founded in the Liṅga.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 7
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.7
तस्मात सम्पूजयेल्लिङ्गं य इच्छेत्सिद्धिमात्मनः। सर्वे लिङ्गार्चनादेव देवा दैत्याश च दानवाः।।
tasmāt sampūjayelliṅgaṃ ya icchetsiddhimātmanaḥ| sarve liṅgārcanādeva devā daityāś ca dānavāḥ||
Brahmā said: Hence, he who wishes for perfection of the soul shall worship the Liṅga. It is only through the worship of the Liṅga that Devas, Daityas, Dānavas, Yakṣas, Vidyādharas, Siddhas, Piśitāśanas, Pitṛs, Sages, Piśācas, Kinnaras and others have undoubtedly achieved Siddhi. Hence, O Devas, by any means whatsoever one should always worship the Liṅga.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 8
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.8
यक्षा विद्याधराः सिद्धा राक्षसाः पिशिताशनाः। पितरो मुनयश्चापि पिशाचाः किन्नरादयः।।
yakṣā vidyādharāḥ siddhā rākṣasāḥ piśitāśanāḥ| pitaro munayaścāpi piśācāḥ kinnarādayaḥ||
Brahmā said: Hence, he who wishes for perfection of the soul shall worship the Liṅga. It is only through the worship of the Liṅga that Devas, Daityas, Dānavas, Yakṣas, Vidyādharas, Siddhas, Piśitāśanas, Pitṛs, Sages, Piśācas, Kinnaras and others have undoubtedly achieved Siddhi. Hence, O Devas, by any means whatsoever one should always worship the Liṅga.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 9
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.9
अर्चयित्वा लिङ्गमूर्ति संसिद्धा नात्र संशयः। तस्माल्लिङ्गं यजेन्नित्यं येन केनापि वा सुराः।।
arcayitvā liṅgamūrti saṃsiddhā nātra saṃśayaḥ| tasmālliṅgaṃ yajennityaṃ yena kenāpi vā surāḥ||
Brahmā said: Hence, he who wishes for perfection of the soul shall worship the Liṅga. It is only through the worship of the Liṅga that Devas, Daityas, Dānavas, Yakṣas, Vidyādharas, Siddhas, Piśitāśanas, Pitṛs, Sages, Piśācas, Kinnaras and others have undoubtedly achieved Siddhi. Hence, O Devas, by any means whatsoever one should always worship the Liṅga.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 10
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.10
पशवश च वयं तस्य देवदेवस्य धीमतः। पशुत्वं च परित्यज्य कृत्वा पाशुपतं ततः।।
paśavaś ca vayaṃ tasya devadevasya dhīmataḥ| paśutvaṃ ca parityajya kṛtvā pāśupataṃ tataḥ||
Brahmā said: The holy rite Pāśupata.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 11
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.11
पूजनीयो महादेवो लिङ्गमूर्तिः सनातनः। विशोध्य चैव भूतानि पञ्चभिः प्रणवैः समम।।
pūjanīyo mahādevo liṅgamūrtiḥ sanātanaḥ| viśodhya caiva bhūtāni pañcabhiḥ praṇavaiḥ samam||
Brahmā said: The holy rite Pāśupata.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 12
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.12
प्राणायामैः समायुक्तैः पञ्चभिः सुरपुङ्गवाः। चतुर्भिः प्रणवैश्चैव प्राणायामपरायणैः।।
prāṇāyāmaiḥ samāyuktaiḥ pañcabhiḥ surapuṅgavāḥ| caturbhiḥ praṇavaiścaiva prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇaiḥ||
Brahmā said: The holy rite Pāśupata.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 13
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.13
त्रिभिश च प्रणवैर्देवाः प्राणायामैस्तथाविधैः। द्विधा न्यस्य तथौंकारं प्राणायामपरायणः।।
tribhiś ca praṇavairdevāḥ prāṇāyāmaistathāvidhaiḥ| dvidhā nyasya tathauṃkāraṃ prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇaḥ||
Brahmā said: The holy rite Pāśupata.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 14
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.14
ततश्चौंकारम उच्चार्य प्राणापानौ नियम्य च। ज्ञानामृतेन सर्वाङ्गान्य आपूर्य प्रणवेन च।।
tataścauṃkāram uccārya prāṇāpānau niyamya ca| jñānāmṛtena sarvāṅgāny āpūrya praṇavena ca||
Brahmā said: The holy rite Pāśupata.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 15
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.15
गुणत्रयं चतुर्धाख्यम अहङ्कारं च सुव्रताः। तन्मात्राणि च भूतानि तथा बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि च।।
guṇatrayaṃ caturdhākhyam ahaṅkāraṃ ca suvratāḥ| tanmātrāṇi ca bhūtāni tathā buddhīndriyāṇi ca||
Brahmā said: The holy rite Pāśupata.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 16
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.16
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संशोध्य पुरुषं युगलं तथा। चिदात्मानं तनुं कृत्वा चाग्निर्भस्मेति संस्पृशेत।।
karmendriyāṇi saṃśodhya puruṣaṃ yugalaṃ tathā| cidātmānaṃ tanuṃ kṛtvā cāgnirbhasmeti saṃspṛśet||
Brahmā said: The holy rite Pāśupata.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 17
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.17
वायुर्भस्मेति च व्योम तथाम्भः पृथिवी तथा। त्रियायुषं त्रिसंध्यं च धूलयेद भसितेन यः।।
vāyurbhasmeti ca vyoma tathāmbhaḥ pṛthivī tathā| triyāyuṣaṃ trisaṃdhyaṃ ca dhūlayed bhasitena yaḥ||
Brahmā said: The holy rite Pāśupata.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 18
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.18
स योगी सर्वतत्त्वज्ञो व्रतं पाशुपतं त्विदम। भवेन पाशमोक्षार्थं कथितं देवसत्तमाः।।
sa yogī sarvatattvajño vrataṃ pāśupataṃ tvidam| bhavena pāśamokṣārthaṃ kathitaṃ devasattamāḥ||
Brahmā said: The holy rite Pāśupata.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 19
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.19
एवं पाशुपतं कृत्वा सम्पूज्य परमेश्वरम। लिङ्गे पुरा मया दृष्टे विष्णुना च महात्मना।।
evaṃ pāśupataṃ kṛtvā sampūjya parameśvaram| liṅge purā mayā dṛṣṭe viṣṇunā ca mahātmanā||
Brahmā said: The holy rite Pāśupata.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 20
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.20
पशवो नैव जायन्ते वर्षमात्रेण देवताः। अस्माभिः सर्वकार्याणां देवमभ्यर्च्य यत्नतः।।
paśavo naiva jāyante varṣamātreṇa devatāḥ| asmābhiḥ sarvakāryāṇāṃ devamabhyarcya yatnataḥ||
Brahmā said: The holy rite Pāśupata.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 21
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.21
बाह्ये चाभ्यन्तरे चैव मन्ये कर्तव्यमीश्वरम। प्रतिज्ञा मम विष्णोश च दिव्यैषा सुरसत्तमाः।।
bāhye cābhyantare caiva manye kartavyamīśvaram| pratijñā mama viṣṇoś ca divyaiṣā surasattamāḥ||
Brahmā said: The holy rite Pāśupata.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 22
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.22
मुनीनां च न संदेहस तस्मात सम्पूजयेच्छिवम। सा हानिस्तन्महच्छिद्रं स मोहः सा च मूकता।।
munīnāṃ ca na saṃdehas tasmāt sampūjayecchivam| sā hānistanmahacchidraṃ sa mohaḥ sā ca mūkatā||
Brahmā said: There is no doubt that it is the vow of the sages also. Hence one should worship Śiva. If one does not think about the only God Śiva, even for a moment, it is a loss, it is a great blemish, it is delusion, it is silence. Those who indulge in devotion to him, those who mentally bow down to him, and those who attempt to remember Bhava are never subjected to misery. The fruit of the worship of Śiva is as follows:—Pleasant and charming abodes, divine ornaments, women, and riches till one is satisfied. May those who wish for enjoyment of great pleasures or the kingdom of heaven, worship Maheśvara in the Liṅga form, at all times.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 23
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.23
यत्क्षणं वा मुहूर्तं वा शिवमेकं न चिन्तयेत। भवभक्तिपरा ये च भवप्रणतचेतसः।।
yatkṣaṇaṃ vā muhūrtaṃ vā śivamekaṃ na cintayet| bhavabhaktiparā ye ca bhavapraṇatacetasaḥ||
Brahmā said: There is no doubt that it is the vow of the sages also. Hence one should worship Śiva. If one does not think about the only God Śiva, even for a moment, it is a loss, it is a great blemish, it is delusion, it is silence. Those who indulge in devotion to him, those who mentally bow down to him, and those who attempt to remember Bhava are never subjected to misery. The fruit of the worship of Śiva is as follows:—Pleasant and charming abodes, divine ornaments, women, and riches till one is satisfied. May those who wish for enjoyment of great pleasures or the kingdom of heaven, worship Maheśvara in the Liṅga form, at all times.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 24
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.24
भवसंस्मरणोद्युक्ता न ते दुःखस्य भाजनम। भवनानि मनोज्ञानि दिव्यमाभरणं स्त्रियः।।
bhavasaṃsmaraṇodyuktā na te duḥkhasya bhājanam| bhavanāni manojñāni divyamābharaṇaṃ striyaḥ||
Brahmā said: There is no doubt that it is the vow of the sages also. Hence one should worship Śiva. If one does not think about the only God Śiva, even for a moment, it is a loss, it is a great blemish, it is delusion, it is silence. Those who indulge in devotion to him, those who mentally bow down to him, and those who attempt to remember Bhava are never subjected to misery. The fruit of the worship of Śiva is as follows:—Pleasant and charming abodes, divine ornaments, women, and riches till one is satisfied. May those who wish for enjoyment of great pleasures or the kingdom of heaven, worship Maheśvara in the Liṅga form, at all times.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 25
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.25
धनं वा तुष्टिपर्यन्तं शिवपूजाविधेः फलम। ये वाञ्छन्ति महाभोगान राज्यं च त्रिदशालये। ते ऽर्चयन्तु सदा कालं लिङ्गमूर्तिं महेश्वरम।।
dhanaṃ vā tuṣṭiparyantaṃ śivapūjāvidheḥ phalam| ye vāñchanti mahābhogān rājyaṃ ca tridaśālaye| te 'rcayantu sadā kālaṃ liṅgamūrtiṃ maheśvaram||
Brahmā said: There is no doubt that it is the vow of the sages also. Hence one should worship Śiva. If one does not think about the only God Śiva, even for a moment, it is a loss, it is a great blemish, it is delusion, it is silence. Those who indulge in devotion to him, those who mentally bow down to him, and those who attempt to remember Bhava are never subjected to misery. The fruit of the worship of Śiva is as follows:—Pleasant and charming abodes, divine ornaments, women, and riches till one is satisfied. May those who wish for enjoyment of great pleasures or the kingdom of heaven, worship Maheśvara in the Liṅga form, at all times.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 26
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.26
हत्वा भित्त्वा च भूतानि दग्ध्वा सर्वमिदं जगत।।
hatvā bhittvā ca bhūtāni dagdhvā sarvamidaṃ jagat||
Brahmā said: Even after striking and destroying all living beings, and after burning this entire universe if one should worship the only God Virūpākṣa (i.e. Śiva), one is never tarnished with sins.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 27
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.27
यजेदेकं विरूपाक्षं न पापैः स प्रलिप्यते। शैलं लिङ्गं मदीयं हि सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम।।
yajedekaṃ virūpākṣaṃ na pāpaiḥ sa pralipyate| śailaṃ liṅgaṃ madīyaṃ hi sarvadevanamaskṛtam||
Brahmā said: Even after striking and destroying all living beings, and after burning this entire universe if one should worship the only God Virūpākṣa (i.e. Śiva), one is never tarnished with sins.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 28
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.28
इत्युक्त्वा पूर्वमभ्यर्च्य रुद्रं त्रिभुवनेश्वरम। तुष्टाव वाग्भिर इष्टाभिर देवदेवं त्रियंबकम।।
ityuktvā pūrvamabhyarcya rudraṃ tribhuvaneśvaram| tuṣṭāva vāgbhir iṣṭābhir devadevaṃ triyaṃbakam||
Brahmā said: Even after striking and destroying all living beings, and after burning this entire universe if one should worship the only God Virūpākṣa (i.e. Śiva), one is never tarnished with sins.
Glory of worshipping Śiva - Verse 29
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 73.29
तदाप्रभृति शक्राद्याः पूजयामासुरीश्वरम। साक्षात्पाशुपतं कृत्वा भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहाः।।
tadāprabhṛti śakrādyāḥ pūjayāmāsurīśvaram| sākṣātpāśupataṃ kṛtvā bhasmoddhūlitavigrahāḥ||
Brahmā said: Even after striking and destroying all living beings, and after burning this entire universe if one should worship the only God Virūpākṣa (i.e. Śiva), one is never tarnished with sins.