Chapter 39
अध्यायः 39
Uttarabhāga (Part II), Chapter 39
Shlokas (9)
+ Add ShlokaThe procedure for the gift of golden horse - Verse 1
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 39.1
हिरण्याश्वप्रदानं च वदामी विजयावहम। अश्वमेधात्पुनः श्रेष्ठं वदामी शृणु सुव्रत।।
hiraṇyāśvapradānaṃ ca vadāmī vijayāvaham| aśvamedhātpunaḥ śreṣṭhaṃ vadāmī śṛṇu suvrata||
Sanatkumāra said: I shall mention the rite of the gift of golden horse. It is conducive to victory. It is more excellent than the horse sacrifice. O sage of good holy rites, I shall mention it. Listen.
The procedure for the gift of golden horse - Verse 2
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 39.2
अष्टोत्तरसहस्रेण अष्टोत्तरशतेन वा। कृत्वाश्वं लक्षणैर्युक्तं सर्वालङ्कारसंयुतम।।
aṣṭottarasahasreṇa aṣṭottaraśatena vā| kṛtvāśvaṃ lakṣaṇairyuktaṃ sarvālaṅkārasaṃyutam||
Sanatkumāra said: With the gold of a thousand and eight gold coins or of a hundred and eight gold coins the devotee shall make the image of a horse endowed with all the characteristics and having all ornaments. It shall have the five[1] auspicious marks. It shall be of divine shape and form. It shall be endowed with all characteristics and shall have all the limbs and all the weapons. It shall be like the excellent vehicle of Indra. After placing the horse endowed with all attributes in the middle of the Maṇḍapa the devotee shall consider it to be on a par with Uccaiśśravas and worship it with devotion. To the east of it a brahmin who has mastered the Vedas shall be made to sit. He shall be worshipped as if he is Indra. He shall be given five gold coins. That horse shall be given to a devotee of Śiva. After making the gift of the golden horse the devotee shall worship the preceptor also in accordance with the extent of his wealth or he shall be given five gold coins. The devotee shall delight the wretched, the blind, the miserly, the helpless children, old men, lean and sick ones by giving them food. In particular, be shall feed the brahmins.
The procedure for the gift of golden horse - Verse 3
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 39.3
पञ्चकल्याणसंपन्नं दिव्याकारं तु कारयेत। सर्वलक्षणसंयुक्तं सर्वाङ्गैश्च समन्वितम।।
pañcakalyāṇasaṃpannaṃ divyākāraṃ tu kārayet| sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyuktaṃ sarvāṅgaiśca samanvitam||
Sanatkumāra said: With the gold of a thousand and eight gold coins or of a hundred and eight gold coins the devotee shall make the image of a horse endowed with all the characteristics and having all ornaments. It shall have the five[1] auspicious marks. It shall be of divine shape and form. It shall be endowed with all characteristics and shall have all the limbs and all the weapons. It shall be like the excellent vehicle of Indra. After placing the horse endowed with all attributes in the middle of the Maṇḍapa the devotee shall consider it to be on a par with Uccaiśśravas and worship it with devotion. To the east of it a brahmin who has mastered the Vedas shall be made to sit. He shall be worshipped as if he is Indra. He shall be given five gold coins. That horse shall be given to a devotee of Śiva. After making the gift of the golden horse the devotee shall worship the preceptor also in accordance with the extent of his wealth or he shall be given five gold coins. The devotee shall delight the wretched, the blind, the miserly, the helpless children, old men, lean and sick ones by giving them food. In particular, be shall feed the brahmins.
The procedure for the gift of golden horse - Verse 4
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 39.4
सर्वायुधसमोपेतमिन्द्रवाहनमुत्तमम। तन्मध्यदेशे संस्थाप्य तुरङ्गं स्वगुणान्वितम।।
sarvāyudhasamopetamindravāhanamuttamam| tanmadhyadeśe saṃsthāpya turaṅgaṃ svaguṇānvitam||
Sanatkumāra said: With the gold of a thousand and eight gold coins or of a hundred and eight gold coins the devotee shall make the image of a horse endowed with all the characteristics and having all ornaments. It shall have the five[1] auspicious marks. It shall be of divine shape and form. It shall be endowed with all characteristics and shall have all the limbs and all the weapons. It shall be like the excellent vehicle of Indra. After placing the horse endowed with all attributes in the middle of the Maṇḍapa the devotee shall consider it to be on a par with Uccaiśśravas and worship it with devotion. To the east of it a brahmin who has mastered the Vedas shall be made to sit. He shall be worshipped as if he is Indra. He shall be given five gold coins. That horse shall be given to a devotee of Śiva. After making the gift of the golden horse the devotee shall worship the preceptor also in accordance with the extent of his wealth or he shall be given five gold coins. The devotee shall delight the wretched, the blind, the miserly, the helpless children, old men, lean and sick ones by giving them food. In particular, be shall feed the brahmins.
The procedure for the gift of golden horse - Verse 5
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 39.5
उच्चैः श्रवसकं मत्वा भक्त्या चैव समर्चयेत। तस्य पूर्वादिशाभागे ब्राह्मणं वेदपारगम।।
uccaiḥ śravasakaṃ matvā bhaktyā caiva samarcayet| tasya pūrvādiśābhāge brāhmaṇaṃ vedapāragam||
Sanatkumāra said: With the gold of a thousand and eight gold coins or of a hundred and eight gold coins the devotee shall make the image of a horse endowed with all the characteristics and having all ornaments. It shall have the five[1] auspicious marks. It shall be of divine shape and form. It shall be endowed with all characteristics and shall have all the limbs and all the weapons. It shall be like the excellent vehicle of Indra. After placing the horse endowed with all attributes in the middle of the Maṇḍapa the devotee shall consider it to be on a par with Uccaiśśravas and worship it with devotion. To the east of it a brahmin who has mastered the Vedas shall be made to sit. He shall be worshipped as if he is Indra. He shall be given five gold coins. That horse shall be given to a devotee of Śiva. After making the gift of the golden horse the devotee shall worship the preceptor also in accordance with the extent of his wealth or he shall be given five gold coins. The devotee shall delight the wretched, the blind, the miserly, the helpless children, old men, lean and sick ones by giving them food. In particular, be shall feed the brahmins.
The procedure for the gift of golden horse - Verse 6
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 39.6
सुरेद्रबुद्ध्या संपूज्य पञ्चनिष्कं प्रदापयेत। स चाश्वः शिवभक्ताय दातव्यो विधिनैव तु।।
suredrabuddhyā saṃpūjya pañcaniṣkaṃ pradāpayet| sa cāśvaḥ śivabhaktāya dātavyo vidhinaiva tu||
Sanatkumāra said: With the gold of a thousand and eight gold coins or of a hundred and eight gold coins the devotee shall make the image of a horse endowed with all the characteristics and having all ornaments. It shall have the five[1] auspicious marks. It shall be of divine shape and form. It shall be endowed with all characteristics and shall have all the limbs and all the weapons. It shall be like the excellent vehicle of Indra. After placing the horse endowed with all attributes in the middle of the Maṇḍapa the devotee shall consider it to be on a par with Uccaiśśravas and worship it with devotion. To the east of it a brahmin who has mastered the Vedas shall be made to sit. He shall be worshipped as if he is Indra. He shall be given five gold coins. That horse shall be given to a devotee of Śiva. After making the gift of the golden horse the devotee shall worship the preceptor also in accordance with the extent of his wealth or he shall be given five gold coins. The devotee shall delight the wretched, the blind, the miserly, the helpless children, old men, lean and sick ones by giving them food. In particular, be shall feed the brahmins.
The procedure for the gift of golden horse - Verse 7
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 39.7
सुवर्णाश्वं प्रदत्त्वा तु आचार्यमपि पूजयेत। यथाविभवविस्तारं पञ्चनिष्कमथापिवा।।
suvarṇāśvaṃ pradattvā tu ācāryamapi pūjayet| yathāvibhavavistāraṃ pañcaniṣkamathāpivā||
Sanatkumāra said: With the gold of a thousand and eight gold coins or of a hundred and eight gold coins the devotee shall make the image of a horse endowed with all the characteristics and having all ornaments. It shall have the five[1] auspicious marks. It shall be of divine shape and form. It shall be endowed with all characteristics and shall have all the limbs and all the weapons. It shall be like the excellent vehicle of Indra. After placing the horse endowed with all attributes in the middle of the Maṇḍapa the devotee shall consider it to be on a par with Uccaiśśravas and worship it with devotion. To the east of it a brahmin who has mastered the Vedas shall be made to sit. He shall be worshipped as if he is Indra. He shall be given five gold coins. That horse shall be given to a devotee of Śiva. After making the gift of the golden horse the devotee shall worship the preceptor also in accordance with the extent of his wealth or he shall be given five gold coins. The devotee shall delight the wretched, the blind, the miserly, the helpless children, old men, lean and sick ones by giving them food. In particular, be shall feed the brahmins.
The procedure for the gift of golden horse - Verse 8
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 39.8
दीनान्धकृपणानाथबालवृद्धकृशातुरान। तोषयेदन्नदानेन ब्राह्मणांश्च विशेषतः।।
dīnāndhakṛpaṇānāthabālavṛddhakṛśāturān| toṣayedannadānena brāhmaṇāṃśca viśeṣataḥ||
Sanatkumāra said: With the gold of a thousand and eight gold coins or of a hundred and eight gold coins the devotee shall make the image of a horse endowed with all the characteristics and having all ornaments. It shall have the five[1] auspicious marks. It shall be of divine shape and form. It shall be endowed with all characteristics and shall have all the limbs and all the weapons. It shall be like the excellent vehicle of Indra. After placing the horse endowed with all attributes in the middle of the Maṇḍapa the devotee shall consider it to be on a par with Uccaiśśravas and worship it with devotion. To the east of it a brahmin who has mastered the Vedas shall be made to sit. He shall be worshipped as if he is Indra. He shall be given five gold coins. That horse shall be given to a devotee of Śiva. After making the gift of the golden horse the devotee shall worship the preceptor also in accordance with the extent of his wealth or he shall be given five gold coins. The devotee shall delight the wretched, the blind, the miserly, the helpless children, old men, lean and sick ones by giving them food. In particular, be shall feed the brahmins.
The procedure for the gift of golden horse - Verse 9
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 39.9
एतद्यः कुरुते भक्त्या दानमश्वस्य मानवः। एएन्द्रान्भोगांश्चिरं भुक्त्वा रुचिरैश्वर्यवान्भवेत।।
etadyaḥ kurute bhaktyā dānamaśvasya mānavaḥ| eendrānbhogāṃściraṃ bhuktvā ruciraiśvaryavānbhavet||
Sanatkumāra said: With the gold of a thousand and eight gold coins or of a hundred and eight gold coins the devotee shall make the image of a horse endowed with all the characteristics and having all ornaments. It shall have the five[1] auspicious marks. It shall be of divine shape and form. It shall be endowed with all characteristics and shall have all the limbs and all the weapons. It shall be like the excellent vehicle of Indra. After placing the horse endowed with all attributes in the middle of the Maṇḍapa the devotee shall consider it to be on a par with Uccaiśśravas and worship it with devotion. To the east of it a brahmin who has mastered the Vedas shall be made to sit. He shall be worshipped as if he is Indra. He shall be given five gold coins. That horse shall be given to a devotee of Śiva. After making the gift of the golden horse the devotee shall worship the preceptor also in accordance with the extent of his wealth or he shall be given five gold coins. The devotee shall delight the wretched, the blind, the miserly, the helpless children, old men, lean and sick ones by giving them food. In particular, be shall feed the brahmins.