Chapter 29
अध्यायः 29
Uttarabhāga (Part II), Chapter 29
Shlokas (13)
+ Add ShlokaThe mode of the charitable gift of Hiraṇyagarbha - Verse 1
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 29.1
तुला ते कथिता ह्येषा आद्या सामान्यरूपिणी। हिरण्यगर्भं वक्ष्यामि द्वितीयं सर्वसिद्धिदम।।
tulā te kathitā hyeṣā ādyā sāmānyarūpiṇī| hiraṇyagarbhaṃ vakṣyāmi dvitīyaṃ sarvasiddhidam||
Sanatkumāra said: The first holy rite Tulā has been mentioned to you in a general form. I shall mention Hiraṇyagarbha, the second in the series. This rite is the bestower of all Siddhis.
The mode of the charitable gift of Hiraṇyagarbha - Verse 2
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 29.2
अधः पात्रं सहस्रेण हिरण्येन विधीयते। ऊर्ध्वपात्रं तदर्धेन मुखं संवेशमात्रकम।।
adhaḥ pātraṃ sahasreṇa hiraṇyena vidhīyate| ūrdhvapātraṃ tadardhena mukhaṃ saṃveśamātrakam||
Sanatkumāra said: The bottom vessel shall be macle with half a thousand gold pieces. The upper vessel shall be made with half that number. The mouth shall be just wide enough for its entry.[1] Thus, the golden vessel shall be made embellished with all ornaments. In the lower vessel the devotee shall remember the goddess Māyā having the three Guṇas.
The mode of the charitable gift of Hiraṇyagarbha - Verse 3
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 29.3
हैममेवं शुभं कुर्यात सर्वालंकारसंयुतम। अधः पात्रे स्मरेद्देवीं गुणत्रयसमन्विताम।।
haimamevaṃ śubhaṃ kuryāt sarvālaṃkārasaṃyutam| adhaḥ pātre smareddevīṃ guṇatrayasamanvitām||
Sanatkumāra said: The bottom vessel shall be macle with half a thousand gold pieces. The upper vessel shall be made with half that number. The mouth shall be just wide enough for its entry.[1] Thus, the golden vessel shall be made embellished with all ornaments. In the lower vessel the devotee shall remember the goddess Māyā having the three Guṇas.
The mode of the charitable gift of Hiraṇyagarbha - Verse 4
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 29.4
चतुर्विशतिकां देवीं ब्रह्मविष्ण्वग्निरूपिणीम। ऊर्ध्वपात्रे गुणातीतं षड्विशकमुमापतिम।।
caturviśatikāṃ devīṃ brahmaviṣṇvagnirūpiṇīm| ūrdhvapātre guṇātītaṃ ṣaḍviśakamumāpatim||
Sanatkumāra said: He shall remember the goddess of twenty-four[2] principles with the forms of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Agni. In the upper vessel he shall remember about the lord of Umā, the twenty-sixth[3] principle beyond the Guṇas.
The mode of the charitable gift of Hiraṇyagarbha - Verse 5
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 29.5
आत्मानं पुरुषं ध्यायेत्पञ्चविशकमग्रजम। पूर्वोक्तस्थानमध्ये ऽथ वेदिकोपरि मण्डले।।
ātmānaṃ puruṣaṃ dhyāyetpañcaviśakamagrajam| pūrvoktasthānamadhye 'tha vedikopari maṇḍale||
Sanatkumāra said: He shall meditate on the Ātman as the Puruṣa, the twenty-fifth[4] principle, the deity born at the outset, in the middle of the spot mentioned before on the upper surface of the Altar.
The mode of the charitable gift of Hiraṇyagarbha - Verse 6
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 29.6
शालीमध्ये क्षिपेन्नीत्वा नववस्त्रैश्च वेष्टयेत। माषकल्केन चालिष्य पञ्चद्रव्येण पूजयेत।।
śālīmadhye kṣipennītvā navavastraiśca veṣṭayet| māṣakalkena cāliṣya pañcadravyeṇa pūjayet||
Sanatkumāra said: Śāli rice shall be put into the pot and the pot shall be wrapped in fresh cloth. After applying the powdered residue of black gram dal on it, it shall be worshipped with five articles of worship[5].
The mode of the charitable gift of Hiraṇyagarbha - Verse 7
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 29.7
ईशानाद्यैर्यथान्यायं पञ्चभिः परिपूजयेत। पूर्ववच्छिवपूजा च होमश्चैव यथक्रमम।।
īśānādyairyathānyāyaṃ pañcabhiḥ paripūjayet| pūrvavacchivapūjā ca homaścaiva yathakramam||
Sanatkumāra said: The devotee shall worship it with the five mantras Īśāna etc. duly. The worship of Śiva and Homa shall be performed as before in due order.
The mode of the charitable gift of Hiraṇyagarbha - Verse 8
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 29.8
देवीं गायत्रिकां जप्त्वा प्रविशेत्प्राङ्मुखः स्वयम। विधिनैव तु संपाद्य गर्भाधानादिकां क्रियाम।।
devīṃ gāyatrikāṃ japtvā praviśetprāṅmukhaḥ svayam| vidhinaiva tu saṃpādya garbhādhānādikāṃ kriyām||
Sanatkumāra said: The devotee shall repeat Gāyatrī and sit facing the east. After performing all these rites the excellent brahmin shall perform rites beginning with Garbhādhāna using the sixteenfold articles of worship.[6] The sprinkling shall be made in the right hand side nostril with the tender sprouts of the Dūrvā grass along with the fruits of the Udumbara tree. Water shall be sprinkled twenty-one times by means of the Kuśa grass. In the rite of Sīmanta also water shall be sprinkled in the north-eastern direction.
The mode of the charitable gift of Hiraṇyagarbha - Verse 9
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 29.9
कृत्वा षोडशमार्गेण विधिना ब्राह्मणोत्तमः। दूर्वाकुरैस्तु कर्तव्या सेचना दक्षिणे पुटे।।
kṛtvā ṣoḍaśamārgeṇa vidhinā brāhmaṇottamaḥ| dūrvākuraistu kartavyā secanā dakṣiṇe puṭe||
Sanatkumāra said: The devotee shall repeat Gāyatrī and sit facing the east. After performing all these rites the excellent brahmin shall perform rites beginning with Garbhādhāna using the sixteenfold articles of worship.[6] The sprinkling shall be made in the right hand side nostril with the tender sprouts of the Dūrvā grass along with the fruits of the Udumbara tree. Water shall be sprinkled twenty-one times by means of the Kuśa grass. In the rite of Sīmanta also water shall be sprinkled in the north-eastern direction.
The mode of the charitable gift of Hiraṇyagarbha - Verse 10
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 29.10
औदुंबरफलैः सार्धम एकविंशत्कुशोदकम। ईशान्यां तावदेवात्र कुर्यात्सीमन्तकर्मणि।।
auduṃbaraphalaiḥ sārdham ekaviṃśatkuśodakam| īśānyāṃ tāvadevātra kuryātsīmantakarmaṇi||
Sanatkumāra said: The devotee shall repeat Gāyatrī and sit facing the east. After performing all these rites the excellent brahmin shall perform rites beginning with Garbhādhāna using the sixteenfold articles of worship.[6] The sprinkling shall be made in the right hand side nostril with the tender sprouts of the Dūrvā grass along with the fruits of the Udumbara tree. Water shall be sprinkled twenty-one times by means of the Kuśa grass. In the rite of Sīmanta also water shall be sprinkled in the north-eastern direction.
The mode of the charitable gift of Hiraṇyagarbha - Verse 11
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 29.11
उद्वहेत्कन्यकां कृत्वा त्रिंशन्निष्केण शोभनाम। अलङ्कृत्य तथा हुत्वा शिवाय विनिवेदयेत।।
udvahetkanyakāṃ kṛtvā triṃśanniṣkeṇa śobhanām| alaṅkṛtya tathā hutvā śivāya vinivedayet||
Sanatkumāra said: With thirty gold coins a splendid image of a girl shall be made and the rite of marriage be performed. After embellishing the idol and performing Homa, the same shall be dedicated to Śiva.
The mode of the charitable gift of Hiraṇyagarbha - Verse 12
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 29.12
अन्नप्राशनके विद्वान भोजयेत्पायसादिभिः। एवं विश्वजितान्ता वै गर्भाधानादिकाः क्रियाः।।
annaprāśanake vidvān bhojayetpāyasādibhiḥ| evaṃ viśvajitāntā vai garbhādhānādikāḥ kriyāḥ||
Sanatkumāra said: With thirty gold coins a splendid image of a girl shall be made and the rite of marriage be performed. After embellishing the idol and performing Homa, the same shall be dedicated to Śiva.
The mode of the charitable gift of Hiraṇyagarbha - Verse 13
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 29.13
शक्तिबीजेन कर्तव्या ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः। शेषं सर्वं च विधिवत्तुलाहेमवदाचरेत।।
śaktibījena kartavyā brāhmaṇairvedapāragaiḥ| śeṣaṃ sarvaṃ ca vidhivattulāhemavadācaret||
Sanatkumāra said: With thirty gold coins a splendid image of a girl shall be made and the rite of marriage be performed. After embellishing the idol and performing Homa, the same shall be dedicated to Śiva.