Chapter 74
अध्यायः 74
Pūrvabhāga (Part I), Chapter 74
Shlokas (30)
+ Add ShlokaDescription of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 1
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.1
लिङ्गानि कल्पयित्वैवं स्वाधिकारानुरूपतः। विश्वकर्मा ददौ तेषां नियोगाद्ब्रह्मणः प्रभोः।।
liṅgāni kalpayitvaivaṃ svādhikārānurūpataḥ| viśvakarmā dadau teṣāṃ niyogādbrahmaṇaḥ prabhoḥ||
Sūta said: At the bidding of Lord Brahmā, Viśvakarmā made the following Liṅgas befitting the office of Devas and gave those Liṅgas to them.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 2
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.2
इन्द्रनीलमयं लिङ्गं विष्णुना पूजितं सदा। पद्मरागमयं शक्रो हैमं विश्रवसः सुतः।।
indranīlamayaṃ liṅgaṃ viṣṇunā pūjitaṃ sadā| padmarāgamayaṃ śakro haimaṃ viśravasaḥ sutaḥ||
Sūta said: The Liṅga made of Sapphire was worshipped by Viṣṇu. Indra worshipped that of ruby. The son of Viśravas worshipped the Liṅga made of gold.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 3
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.3
विश्वेदेवास तथा रौप्यं वसवः कान्तिकं शुभम। आरकूटमयं वायुर अश्विनौ पार्थिवं सदा।।
viśvedevās tathā raupyaṃ vasavaḥ kāntikaṃ śubham| ārakūṭamayaṃ vāyur aśvinau pārthivaṃ sadā||
Sūta said: Viśvedevas worshipped Silver Liṅga, Vasus the auspicious magnetic Liṅga, Vāyu the Liṅga made of brass; and Aśvins the Earthen Liṅga.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 4
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.4
स्फाटिकं वरुणो राजा आदित्यास्ताम्रनिर्मितम। मौक्तिकं सोमराड धीमांस तथा लिङ्गमनुत्तमम।।
sphāṭikaṃ varuṇo rājā ādityāstāmranirmitam| mauktikaṃ somarāḍ dhīmāṃs tathā liṅgamanuttamam||
Sūta said: King Varuṇa worshipped the crystal Liṅga; Ādityas the excellent Liṅga made of copper, and king Soma the excellent Liṅga made of pearls.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 5
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.5
अनन्ताद्या महानागाः प्रवालकमयं शुभम। दैत्या ह्ययोमयं लिङ्गं राक्षसाश च महात्मनः।।
anantādyā mahānāgāḥ pravālakamayaṃ śubham| daityā hyayomayaṃ liṅgaṃ rākṣasāś ca mahātmanaḥ||
Sūta said: Ananta and the other great serpents worshipped the Liṅga of coral; Daityas and Rākṣasas the ferrous Liṅga.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 6
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.6
त्रैलोहिकं गुह्यकाश च सर्वलोहमयं गणाः। चामुण्डा सैकतं साक्षान मातरश च द्विजोत्तमाः।।
trailohikaṃ guhyakāś ca sarvalohamayaṃ gaṇāḥ| cāmuṇḍā saikataṃ sākṣān mātaraś ca dvijottamāḥ||
Sūta said: Guhyakas worshipped the Liṅga of three metals, Gaṇas that made of all metals and O excellent brahmins, Cāmuṇḍā and Mothers worshipped the Liṅga of Sand.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 7
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.7
दारुजं नैरृतिर भक्त्या यमो मारकतं शुभम। नीलाद्याश च तथा रुद्राः शुद्धं भस्ममयं शुभम।।
dārujaṃ nairṛtir bhaktyā yamo mārakataṃ śubham| nīlādyāś ca tathā rudrāḥ śuddhaṃ bhasmamayaṃ śubham||
Sūta said: Nairṛti worshipped the Liṅga of wood; Yama that of emerald; Nīlarudra and others the pure and splendid Liṅga made of Bhasman. (ashes).
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 8
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.8
लक्ष्मीवृक्षमयं लक्ष्मीर गुहो वै गोमयात्मकम। मुनयो मुनिशार्दूलाः कुशाग्रमयम उत्तमम।।
lakṣmīvṛkṣamayaṃ lakṣmīr guho vai gomayātmakam| munayo muniśārdūlāḥ kuśāgramayam uttamam||
Sūta said: Lakṣmī worshipped the Liṅga of Lakṣmīvṛkṣa (Bilva tree); Guha the Liṅga of cowdung. O leading sages, the sages worshipped the excellent Liṅga of Kuśa grass.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 9
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.9
वामाद्याः पुष्पलिङ्गं तु गन्धलिङ्गं मनोन्मनी। सरस्वती च रत्नेन कृतं रुद्रस्य वाग्भवा।।
vāmādyāḥ puṣpaliṅgaṃ tu gandhaliṅgaṃ manonmanī| sarasvatī ca ratnena kṛtaṃ rudrasya vāgbhavā||
Sūta said: Vāmadeva and others worshipped the Puṣpaliṅga and Manonmanī the Liṅga made of scents. Sarasvatī worshipped the Liṅga made of jewels.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 10
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.10
दुर्गा हैमं महादेवं सवेदिकमनुत्तमम। उग्रा पिष्टमयं सर्वे मन्त्रा ह्याज्यमयं शुभम।।
durgā haimaṃ mahādevaṃ savedikamanuttamam| ugrā piṣṭamayaṃ sarve mantrā hyājyamayaṃ śubham||
Sūta said: Durgā worshipped the Liṅga made of gold along with the pedestal. All the Mantras worshipped Ugra in the form of sacrifice with the splendid Liṅga made of ghee.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 11
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.11
वेदाः सर्वे दधिमयं पिशाचाः सीसनिर्मितम। लेभिरे च यथायोग्यं प्रसादाद्ब्रह्मणः पदम।।
vedāḥ sarve dadhimayaṃ piśācāḥ sīsanirmitam| lebhire ca yathāyogyaṃ prasādādbrahmaṇaḥ padam||
Sūta said: The Vedas worshipped the Liṅga of curds; Piśācas the Liṅga of lead. All the worshippers attained the suitable region by the favour of Brahmā.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 12
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.12
बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन चराचरमिदं जगत। शिवलिङ्गं समभ्यर्च्य स्थितमत्र न संशयः।।
bahunātra kimuktena carācaramidaṃ jagat| śivaliṅgaṃ samabhyarcya sthitamatra na saṃśayaḥ||
Sūta said: Of what avail is much talk? There is no doubt in this that it was due to their worshipping the Liṅga that the universe of mobile and immobile beings could stand.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 13
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.13
षड्विधं लिङ्गमित्याहुर द्रव्याणां च प्रभेदतः। तेषां भेदाश्चतुर्युक्त- चत्वारिंशदिति स्मृताः।।
ṣaḍvidhaṃ liṅgamityāhur dravyāṇāṃ ca prabhedataḥ| teṣāṃ bhedāścaturyukta- catvāriṃśaditi smṛtāḥ||
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Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 14
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.14
शैलजं प्रथमं प्रोक्तं तद्धि साक्षाच्चतुर्विधम। द्वितीयं रत्नजं तच्च सप्तधा मुनिसत्तमाः।।
śailajaṃ prathamaṃ proktaṃ taddhi sākṣāccaturvidham| dvitīyaṃ ratnajaṃ tacca saptadhā munisattamāḥ||
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Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 15
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.15
तृतीयं धातुजं लिङ्गम अष्टधा परमेष्ठिनः। तुरीयं दारुजं लिङ्गं तत्तु षोडशधोच्यते।।
tṛtīyaṃ dhātujaṃ liṅgam aṣṭadhā parameṣṭhinaḥ| turīyaṃ dārujaṃ liṅgaṃ tattu ṣoḍaśadhocyate||
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Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 16
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.16
मृन्मयं पञ्चमं लिङ्गं द्विधा भिन्नं द्विजोत्तमाः। षष्ठं तु क्षणिकं लिङ्गं सप्तधा परिकीर्तितम।।
mṛnmayaṃ pañcamaṃ liṅgaṃ dvidhā bhinnaṃ dvijottamāḥ| ṣaṣṭhaṃ tu kṣaṇikaṃ liṅgaṃ saptadhā parikīrtitam||
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Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 17
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.17
श्रीप्रदं रत्नजं लिङ्गं शैलजं सर्वसिद्धिदम। धातुजं धनदं साक्षाद दारुजं भोगसिद्धिदम।।
śrīpradaṃ ratnajaṃ liṅgaṃ śailajaṃ sarvasiddhidam| dhātujaṃ dhanadaṃ sākṣād dārujaṃ bhogasiddhidam||
Sūta said: The Liṅga originating from jewels bestows fortune; that originating from rock yields all Siddhis. The Liṅga made of metals bestows wealth and the Liṅga made of wood yields the achievement of worldly pleasures.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 18
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.18
मृन्मयं चैव विप्रेन्द्राः सर्वसिद्धिकरं शुभम। शैलजं चोत्तमं प्रोक्तं मध्यमं चैव धातुजम।।
mṛnmayaṃ caiva viprendrāḥ sarvasiddhikaraṃ śubham| śailajaṃ cottamaṃ proktaṃ madhyamaṃ caiva dhātujam||
Sūta said: O leading brahmins, the Liṅga of clay is splendid and brings about all Siddhis. The Liṅga of rock is very excellent; the Liṅga of metals is the middling one.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 19
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.19
बहुधा लिङ्गभेदाश च नव चैव समासतः। मूले ब्रह्मा तथा मध्ये विष्णुस्त्रिभुवनेश्वरः।।
bahudhā liṅgabhedāś ca nava caiva samāsataḥ| mūle brahmā tathā madhye viṣṇustribhuvaneśvaraḥ||
Sūta said: Liṅgas are of numerous types. In brief, they are of nine types.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 20
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.20
रुद्रोपरि महादेवः प्रणवाख्यः सदाशिवः। लिङ्गवेदी महादेवी त्रिगुणा त्रिमयांबिका।।
rudropari mahādevaḥ praṇavākhyaḥ sadāśivaḥ| liṅgavedī mahādevī triguṇā trimayāṃbikā||
Sūta said: Liṅgas are of numerous types. In brief, they are of nine types.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 21
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.21
तया च पूजयेद्यस्तु देवी देवश च पूजितौ। शैलजं रत्नजं वापि धातुजं वापि दारुजम।।
tayā ca pūjayedyastu devī devaś ca pūjitau| śailajaṃ ratnajaṃ vāpi dhātujaṃ vāpi dārujam||
Sūta said: The goddess as well as the lord is adored by the person who worships with that pedestal. The splendid Liṅga whether of rock, or of jewel or of metals, or of wood or of clay or of momentary type, should be installed with devotion. The result is very splendid.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 22
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.22
मृन्मयं क्षणिकं वापि भक्त्या स्थाप्य फलं शुभम। सुरेन्द्राम्भोजगर्भाग्नि- यमाम्बुपधनेश्वरैः।।
mṛnmayaṃ kṣaṇikaṃ vāpi bhaktyā sthāpya phalaṃ śubham| surendrāmbhojagarbhāgni- yamāmbupadhaneśvaraiḥ||
Sūta said: The goddess as well as the lord is adored by the person who worships with that pedestal. The splendid Liṅga whether of rock, or of jewel or of metals, or of wood or of clay or of momentary type, should be installed with devotion. The result is very splendid.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 23
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.23
सिद्धविद्याधराहीन्द्रैर यक्षदानवकिन्नरैः। स्तूयमानः सुपुण्यात्मा देवदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनैः।।
siddhavidyādharāhīndrair yakṣadānavakinnaraiḥ| stūyamānaḥ supuṇyātmā devadundubhiniḥsvanaiḥ||
Sūta said: The goddess as well as the lord is adored by the person who worships with that pedestal. The splendid Liṅga whether of rock, or of jewel or of metals, or of wood or of clay or of momentary type, should be installed with devotion. The result is very splendid.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 24
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.24
भूर्भूवःस्वर्महर्लोकान क्रमाद वै जनतः परम। तपः सत्यं पराक्रम्य भासयन स्वेन तेजसा।।
bhūrbhūvaḥsvarmaharlokān kramād vai janataḥ param| tapaḥ satyaṃ parākramya bhāsayan svena tejasā||
Sūta said: The goddess as well as the lord is adored by the person who worships with that pedestal. The splendid Liṅga whether of rock, or of jewel or of metals, or of wood or of clay or of momentary type, should be installed with devotion. The result is very splendid.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 25
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.25
लिङ्गस्थापनसन्मार्ग- निहितस्वायतासिना। आशु ब्रह्माण्डमुद्भिद्य निर्गच्छन्निर्विशङ्कया।।
liṅgasthāpanasanmārga- nihitasvāyatāsinā| āśu brahmāṇḍamudbhidya nirgacchannirviśaṅkayā||
Sūta said: The goddess as well as the lord is adored by the person who worships with that pedestal. The splendid Liṅga whether of rock, or of jewel or of metals, or of wood or of clay or of momentary type, should be installed with devotion. The result is very splendid.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 26
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.26
शैलजं रत्नजं वापि धातुजं वापि दारुजम। मृन्मयं क्षणिकं त्यक्त्वा स्थापयेत्सकलं वपुः।।
śailajaṃ ratnajaṃ vāpi dhātujaṃ vāpi dārujam| mṛnmayaṃ kṣaṇikaṃ tyaktvā sthāpayetsakalaṃ vapuḥ||
Sūta said: After eschewing the Liṅgas of rock, or of jewels, or of metals, or of wood or of clay or of the momentary type he shall establish his entire body in the Liṅga.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 27
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.27
विधिना चैव कृत्वा तु स्कन्दोमासहितं शुभम। कुन्दगोक्षीरसंकाशं लिङ्गं यः स्थापयेन्नरः।।
vidhinā caiva kṛtvā tu skandomāsahitaṃ śubham| kundagokṣīrasaṃkāśaṃ liṅgaṃ yaḥ sthāpayennaraḥ||
Sūta said: After eschewing the Liṅgas of rock, or of jewels, or of metals, or of wood or of clay or of the momentary type he shall establish his entire body in the Liṅga.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 28
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.28
नृणां तनुं समास्थाय स्थितो रुद्रो न संशयः। दर्शनात्स्पर्शनात्तस्य लभन्ते निर्वृतिं नराः।।
nṛṇāṃ tanuṃ samāsthāya sthito rudro na saṃśayaḥ| darśanātsparśanāttasya labhante nirvṛtiṃ narāḥ||
Sūta said: After eschewing the Liṅgas of rock, or of jewels, or of metals, or of wood or of clay or of the momentary type he shall establish his entire body in the Liṅga.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 29
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.29
तस्य पुण्यं मया वक्तुं सम्यग्युगशतैरपि। शक्यते नैव विप्रेन्द्रास तस्माद वै स्थापयेत तथा।।
tasya puṇyaṃ mayā vaktuṃ samyagyugaśatairapi| śakyate naiva viprendrās tasmād vai sthāpayet tathā||
Sūta said: After eschewing the Liṅgas of rock, or of jewels, or of metals, or of wood or of clay or of the momentary type he shall establish his entire body in the Liṅga.
Description of Śiva Liṅgas - Verse 30
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 1 · Verse 74.30
सर्वेषामेव मर्त्यानां विभोर्दिव्यं वपुः शुभम। सकलं भावनायोग्यं योगिनामेव निष्कलम।।
sarveṣāmeva martyānāṃ vibhordivyaṃ vapuḥ śubham| sakalaṃ bhāvanāyogyaṃ yogināmeva niṣkalam||
Sūta said: After eschewing the Liṅgas of rock, or of jewels, or of metals, or of wood or of clay or of the momentary type he shall establish his entire body in the Liṅga.