Chapter 48
अध्यायः 48
Uttarabhāga (Part II), Chapter 48
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+ Add ShlokaThe different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 1
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.1
सर्वेषामपि देवानां प्रतिष्ठामपि विस्तरात। स्वैर्मत्रैर्यागकुण्डानि विन्यस्यैकैकमेव च।।
sarveṣāmapi devānāṃ pratiṣṭhāmapi vistarāt| svairmatrairyāgakuṇḍāni vinyasyaikaikameva ca||
Sūta said: I shall mention the installation of all Devas in detail. The Yāgakuṇḍas of Devas shall be fixed with their respective mantra and Devas installed and worshipped after the celebration of festivities in accordance with the injunctions. The worship of the sun shall be performed with five or twelve sacred fires.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 2
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.2
स्थापयेदुत्सवं कृत्वा पूजयेच्च विधानतः। भानोः पञ्चाग्निना कार्यं द्वादशाग्निक्रमेण वा।।
sthāpayedutsavaṃ kṛtvā pūjayecca vidhānataḥ| bhānoḥ pañcāgninā kāryaṃ dvādaśāgnikrameṇa vā||
Sūta said: I shall mention the installation of all Devas in detail. The Yāgakuṇḍas of Devas shall be fixed with their respective mantra and Devas installed and worshipped after the celebration of festivities in accordance with the injunctions. The worship of the sun shall be performed with five or twelve sacred fires.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 3
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.3
सर्वकुण्डानि वृत्तानि पद्माकाराणि सुव्रताः। अंबाया योनिकुण्डं स्याद्वर्धन्येका विधीयते।।
sarvakuṇḍāni vṛttāni padmākārāṇi suvratāḥ| aṃbāyā yonikuṇḍaṃ syādvardhanyekā vidhīyate||
Sūta said: O sages of good holy rites, the Kuṇḍas shall be circular in the form of a lotus; the Kuṇḍa of Ambā shall be triangular. Only one Vardhanī is ordained for all together. In all the rites relating to the Śaktis the Kuṇḍa shall be triangular in shape. The Gāyatrī of Śiva shall be used assiduously for all other deities since all of them are born out of the parts of Rudra. I shall mention them briefly to you.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 4
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.4
शक्तीनां सर्वकार्येषु योनिकुण्डं विधीयते। गायत्रीं कल्पयेच्छंभोः सर्वेषामपि यत्नतः। सर्वे रुद्रांशजा यस्मात्संक्षेपेण वदामि वः।।
śaktīnāṃ sarvakāryeṣu yonikuṇḍaṃ vidhīyate| gāyatrīṃ kalpayecchaṃbhoḥ sarveṣāmapi yatnataḥ| sarve rudrāṃśajā yasmātsaṃkṣepeṇa vadāmi vaḥ||
Sūta said: O sages of good holy rites, the Kuṇḍas shall be circular in the form of a lotus; the Kuṇḍa of Ambā shall be triangular. Only one Vardhanī is ordained for all together. In all the rites relating to the Śaktis the Kuṇḍa shall be triangular in shape. The Gāyatrī of Śiva shall be used assiduously for all other deities since all of them are born out of the parts of Rudra. I shall mention them briefly to you.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 5
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.5
तत्पुरुषाय विद्महे वाग्विशुद्धाय धीमहि। तन्नः शिवः प्रचोदयात।।
tatpuruṣāya vidmahe vāgviśuddhāya dhīmahi| tannaḥ śivaḥ pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 6
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.6
गणांबिकायै विद्महे कर्मसिद्ध्यै च धीमहि। तन्नो गौरी प्रचोदयात।।
gaṇāṃbikāyai vidmahe karmasiddhyai ca dhīmahi| tanno gaurī pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 7
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.7
तत्पुरुषाय विद्महे महादेवाय धीमहि। तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात।।
tatpuruṣāya vidmahe mahādevāya dhīmahi| tanno rudraḥ pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 8
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.8
तत्पुरुषाय विद्महे वक्रतुण्डाय धीमहि। तन्नो दन्तिः प्रचोदयात।।
tatpuruṣāya vidmahe vakratuṇḍāya dhīmahi| tanno dantiḥ pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 9
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.9
महासेनाय विद्महे वाग्विशुद्धाय धीमहि। तन्नः स्कन्दः प्रोचदयात।।
mahāsenāya vidmahe vāgviśuddhāya dhīmahi| tannaḥ skandaḥ procadayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 10
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.10
तीक्ष्णशृङ्गाय विद्महे वेदपादाय धीमहि। तन्नो वृषः प्रचोदयात।।
tīkṣṇaśṛṅgāya vidmahe vedapādāya dhīmahi| tanno vṛṣaḥ pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 11
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.11
हरिवक्त्राय विद्महे रुद्रवक्त्राय धीमहि। तन्नो नन्दी प्रचोदयात।।
harivaktrāya vidmahe rudravaktrāya dhīmahi| tanno nandī pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 12
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.12
नारायणाय विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि। तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात।।
nārāyaṇāya vidmahe vāsudevāya dhīmahi| tanno viṣṇuḥ pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 13
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.13
महांबिकायै विद्महे कर्मसिद्धैय च धीमहि। तन्नो लक्ष्मीः प्रचोदयात।।
mahāṃbikāyai vidmahe karmasiddhaiya ca dhīmahi| tanno lakṣmīḥ pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 14
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.14
समुद्धृतायै विद्महे विष्णुनैकेन धीमहि। तन्नो धरा प्रचोदयात।।
samuddhṛtāyai vidmahe viṣṇunaikena dhīmahi| tanno dharā pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 15
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.15
वैनतेयाय विद्महे सुवर्णपक्षाय धीमहि। तन्नो गरुडः प्रचोदयात।।
vainateyāya vidmahe suvarṇapakṣāya dhīmahi| tanno garuḍaḥ pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 16
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.16
पद्मोद्भवाय विद्महे वेदवक्त्राय धीमहि। तन्नः स्रष्टा प्रचोदयात।।
padmodbhavāya vidmahe vedavaktrāya dhīmahi| tannaḥ sraṣṭā pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 17
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.17
शिवास्यजायै विद्महे देवरूपायै धीमहि। तन्नो वाचा प्रचोदयात।।
śivāsyajāyai vidmahe devarūpāyai dhīmahi| tanno vācā pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 18
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.18
देवराजाय विद्महे वज्रहस्ताय धीमहि। तन्नः शक्रः प्रचोदयात।।
devarājāya vidmahe vajrahastāya dhīmahi| tannaḥ śakraḥ pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 19
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.19
रुद्रनेत्राय विद्महे शक्तिहस्ताय धीमहि। तन्नो वह्निः प्रचोदयात।।
rudranetrāya vidmahe śaktihastāya dhīmahi| tanno vahniḥ pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 20
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.20
वैवस्वताय विद्महे दण्डहस्ताय धीमहि। तन्नो यमः प्रचोदयात।।
vaivasvatāya vidmahe daṇḍahastāya dhīmahi| tanno yamaḥ pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 21
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.21
निशाचराय विद्महे खड्गहस्ताय धीमहि। तन्नो निरृतिः प्रचोदयात।।
niśācarāya vidmahe khaḍgahastāya dhīmahi| tanno nirṛtiḥ pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 22
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.22
शुद्धहस्ताय विद्महे पाशहस्ताय धीमहि। तन्नो वरुणः प्रचोदयात।।
śuddhahastāya vidmahe pāśahastāya dhīmahi| tanno varuṇaḥ pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 23
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.23
सर्पप्राणाय विद्महे यष्टिहस्ताय धीमहि। तन्नो वुयः प्रचोदयात।।
sarpaprāṇāya vidmahe yaṣṭihastāya dhīmahi| tanno vuyaḥ pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 24
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.24
यक्षेश्वराय विद्महे गदाहस्ताय धीमहि। तन्नो यक्षः प्रचोदयात।।
yakṣeśvarāya vidmahe gadāhastāya dhīmahi| tanno yakṣaḥ pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 25
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.25
सर्वेश्वराय विद्महे शूलहस्ताय धीमहि। तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात।।
sarveśvarāya vidmahe śūlahastāya dhīmahi| tanno rudraḥ pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 26
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.26
कात्यायन्यै विद्महे कन्याकुमार्यै धीमहि। तन्नो दुर्गा प्रचोदयात।।
kātyāyanyai vidmahe kanyākumāryai dhīmahi| tanno durgā pracodayāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: “We know Tatpuruṣa. We meditate on Vāgviśuddha (one purified by speech). Hence, may Śiva urge and guide us.”
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 27
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.27
एवं प्रभिद्य गायत्रीं तत्तदेवानुरूपतः। पूजयेत स्थापयेत्तेषामासनं प्रणवं स्मृतम।।
evaṃ prabhidya gāyatrīṃ tattadevānurūpataḥ| pūjayet sthāpayetteṣāmāsanaṃ praṇavaṃ smṛtam||
The different Gāyatrīs.: Thus, Gāyatrī shall be differentiated according to the deities; they shall be installed and worshipped- Their seat shall be Praṇava.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 28
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.28
अथवा विष्णुमतुलं सूक्तेन पुरुषेण वा। विष्णुं चैव महाविष्णुं सदाविष्णुमनुक्रमात।।
athavā viṣṇumatulaṃ sūktena puruṣeṇa vā| viṣṇuṃ caiva mahāviṣṇuṃ sadāviṣṇumanukramāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: Or the devotee shall install the incomparable Viṣṇu by reciting Puruṣasūkta. The devotee shall conceive of Viṣṇu, Mahāviṣṇu and Sadāviṣṇu in due order and install them duly by reciting Deva Gāyatrī. Vāsudeva is the chief deity. Saṃkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha are the different forms[2] of the lord. His forms are many due to the curse of Bhṛgu.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 29
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.29
स्थापयेद्देवगायत्र्या परिकल्प्य विधानतः। वासुदेवः प्रधानस्तु ततः संकर्षणः स्वयम।।
sthāpayeddevagāyatryā parikalpya vidhānataḥ| vāsudevaḥ pradhānastu tataḥ saṃkarṣaṇaḥ svayam||
The different Gāyatrīs.: Or the devotee shall install the incomparable Viṣṇu by reciting Puruṣasūkta. The devotee shall conceive of Viṣṇu, Mahāviṣṇu and Sadāviṣṇu in due order and install them duly by reciting Deva Gāyatrī. Vāsudeva is the chief deity. Saṃkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha are the different forms[2] of the lord. His forms are many due to the curse of Bhṛgu.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 30
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.30
प्रद्युम्नो ह्यनिरुद्धश्च मूर्तिभेदास्तु वै प्रभोः। बहूनि विविधानीह तस्य शापोद्भवानि च।।
pradyumno hyaniruddhaśca mūrtibhedāstu vai prabhoḥ| bahūni vividhānīha tasya śāpodbhavāni ca||
The different Gāyatrīs.: Or the devotee shall install the incomparable Viṣṇu by reciting Puruṣasūkta. The devotee shall conceive of Viṣṇu, Mahāviṣṇu and Sadāviṣṇu in due order and install them duly by reciting Deva Gāyatrī. Vāsudeva is the chief deity. Saṃkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha are the different forms[2] of the lord. His forms are many due to the curse of Bhṛgu.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 31
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.31
सर्वावर्तेषु रूपाणि जगतां च हिताय वै। मत्स्यः कूर्मो ऽथ वाराहो नारसिंहो ऽथ वामनः।।
sarvāvarteṣu rūpāṇi jagatāṃ ca hitāya vai| matsyaḥ kūrmo 'tha vārāho nārasiṃho 'tha vāmanaḥ||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The forms are conducive to the welfare of worlds. They occur at every cycle of yugas[3] viz.—Matsya (fish), Kūrma (tortoise), Varāha (boar), Narasiṃha (man-lion), Vāmana (dwarf), Rāma (of solar race), Rāma (Paraśurāma), Kṛṣṇa, Buddha and Kalki. There are other forms[4] of lord Viṣṇu due to the curse of Bhṛgu.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 32
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.32
रामो रामश्च कृष्णश्च बौद्धः कल्की तथैव च। तथान्यानि न देवस्य हरेः सापोद्भवानि च।।
rāmo rāmaśca kṛṣṇaśca bauddhaḥ kalkī tathaiva ca| tathānyāni na devasya hareḥ sāpodbhavāni ca||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The forms are conducive to the welfare of worlds. They occur at every cycle of yugas[3] viz.—Matsya (fish), Kūrma (tortoise), Varāha (boar), Narasiṃha (man-lion), Vāmana (dwarf), Rāma (of solar race), Rāma (Paraśurāma), Kṛṣṇa, Buddha and Kalki. There are other forms[4] of lord Viṣṇu due to the curse of Bhṛgu.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 33
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.33
तेषामपि च गायत्रीं कृत्वा स्ताप्य च पूजयेत। गुह्यानि देवदेवस्य हरेर्नारायणस्य च।।
teṣāmapi ca gāyatrīṃ kṛtvā stāpya ca pūjayet| guhyāni devadevasya harernārāyaṇasya ca||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The Gāyatrīs too of these forms shall be evolved, the deities shall be installed and worshipped. Perfect knowledge, yantras, mantras and the Upaniṣads (esoteric doctrines) are the secret of Viṣṇu, Nārāyaṇa the lord of Devas. Born of the five Brahmāṅgas[5] they are identical with the five Bhūtas. The mantra of Viṣṇu viz., “Namo Nārāyaṇāya” prefixed with the Praṇava is highly auspicious. It consists of eight syllables.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 34
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.34
विज्ञानानि च यन्त्राणि मन्त्रोपनिषदानि च। पञ्च ब्रह्माङ्गजानीह पञ्चभूतमयानि च।।
vijñānāni ca yantrāṇi mantropaniṣadāni ca| pañca brahmāṅgajānīha pañcabhūtamayāni ca||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The Gāyatrīs too of these forms shall be evolved, the deities shall be installed and worshipped. Perfect knowledge, yantras, mantras and the Upaniṣads (esoteric doctrines) are the secret of Viṣṇu, Nārāyaṇa the lord of Devas. Born of the five Brahmāṅgas[5] they are identical with the five Bhūtas. The mantra of Viṣṇu viz., “Namo Nārāyaṇāya” prefixed with the Praṇava is highly auspicious. It consists of eight syllables.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 35
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.35
नमो नारायणायेति मन्त्रः परमशोभनः। हरेरष्टाक्षराणीह प्रणवेन समासतः।।
namo nārāyaṇāyeti mantraḥ paramaśobhanaḥ| hareraṣṭākṣarāṇīha praṇavena samāsataḥ||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The Gāyatrīs too of these forms shall be evolved, the deities shall be installed and worshipped. Perfect knowledge, yantras, mantras and the Upaniṣads (esoteric doctrines) are the secret of Viṣṇu, Nārāyaṇa the lord of Devas. Born of the five Brahmāṅgas[5] they are identical with the five Bhūtas. The mantra of Viṣṇu viz., “Namo Nārāyaṇāya” prefixed with the Praṇava is highly auspicious. It consists of eight syllables.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 36
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.36
ओं नमो वासुदेवाय नमः संकर्षणाय च। प्रद्युम्नाय प्रधानाय अनिरुद्धाय वै नमः।।
oṃ namo vāsudevāya namaḥ saṃkarṣaṇāya ca| pradyumnāya pradhānāya aniruddhāya vai namaḥ||
The different Gāyatrīs.: There are other mantras too, viz.—Oṃ Namo Vāsudevāya, Oṃ Namaḥ Saṅkarṣaṇāya, Oṃ Namaḥ Pradyumnāya, Oṃ Namaḥ Pradhānāya, Oṃ Namaḥ Aniruddhāya.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 37
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.37
एकमेकेन मन्त्रेण स्थापयेत्परमेश्वरम। बिंबानियानि देवस्य शिवस्य परमेष्ठिनः।।
ekamekena mantreṇa sthāpayetparameśvaram| biṃbāniyāni devasya śivasya parameṣṭhinaḥ||
The different Gāyatrīs.: Similarly, he shall install Parameśvara with a single mantra. The idols of lord Śiva, Parameṣṭhin shall also be installed and worshipped like the Liṅga, O excellent sages. The sacred auspicious threads along with the fixing of the jewels shall also be duly performed for Viṣṇu, as for the Liṅga.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 38
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.38
प्रतिष्ठा चैव पूजा च लिङ्गवन्मुनिसत्तमाः। रत्नविन्याससहितं कौतुकानि हरेरपि।।
pratiṣṭhā caiva pūjā ca liṅgavanmunisattamāḥ| ratnavinyāsasahitaṃ kautukāni harerapi||
The different Gāyatrīs.: Similarly, he shall install Parameśvara with a single mantra. The idols of lord Śiva, Parameṣṭhin shall also be installed and worshipped like the Liṅga, O excellent sages. The sacred auspicious threads along with the fixing of the jewels shall also be duly performed for Viṣṇu, as for the Liṅga.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 39
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.39
अचले कारयेत्सर्वं चलेप्येवं विधानतः। तन्नेत्रोन्मीलनं कुर्यान्नेत्रमन्त्रेण सुव्रताः।।
acale kārayetsarvaṃ calepyevaṃ vidhānataḥ| tannetronmīlanaṃ kuryānnetramantreṇa suvratāḥ||
The different Gāyatrīs.: Every rite shall be performed in the immovable liṅga. In the movable ones also, the rites shall be performed in accordance with the śāstraic injunctions. O sages of good holy rites, he shall cause eyes to open by means of the mantras of the eyes.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 40
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.40
क्षेत्रप्रदक्षिणं चैव आरामस्य पुरस्य च। जलाधिवासनं चैव पूर्ववत्परिकीर्तितम।।
kṣetrapradakṣiṇaṃ caiva ārāmasya purasya ca| jalādhivāsanaṃ caiva pūrvavatparikīrtitam||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The circumambulation of the shrine, park and the city as well as the rite of keeping it in the water shall be performed as before.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 41
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.41
कुण्डमण्डपनिर्माणं शयनं च विधीयते। हुत्वा नवाग्निभागेन नवकुण्डे यताविधि।।
kuṇḍamaṇḍapanirmāṇaṃ śayanaṃ ca vidhīyate| hutvā navāgnibhāgena navakuṇḍe yatāvidhi||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The erection of the Maṇḍapa, the digging of the Kuṇḍas and keeping the deity lying down—these are the rites prescribed. The installation of the deity shall be performed after the Homa in the nine Kuṇḍas with nine sacred fires, or five Kuṇḍas or in the chief Kuṇḍa alone. Thus the splendid rite of installation has been recounted as handed down traditionally.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 42
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.42
अथवा पञ्चकुण्डेषु प्रधाने केवले ऽथ वा। प्रतिष्ठा कथिता दिव्या पारंपर्यक्रमागता।।
athavā pañcakuṇḍeṣu pradhāne kevale 'tha vā| pratiṣṭhā kathitā divyā pāraṃparyakramāgatā||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The erection of the Maṇḍapa, the digging of the Kuṇḍas and keeping the deity lying down—these are the rites prescribed. The installation of the deity shall be performed after the Homa in the nine Kuṇḍas with nine sacred fires, or five Kuṇḍas or in the chief Kuṇḍa alone. Thus the splendid rite of installation has been recounted as handed down traditionally.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 43
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.43
शिलोद्भवानां बिंबानां चित्राभासस्य वा पुनः। जलाधिवासनं प्रोक्तं वृषेन्द्रस्य प्रकीर्तितम।।
śilodbhavānāṃ biṃbānāṃ citrābhāsasya vā punaḥ| jalādhivāsanaṃ proktaṃ vṛṣendrasya prakīrtitam||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The Jalādhivāsana rite is mentioned in regard to all rock-cut idols and picture-like[6] carvings. This is also recommended for Nandin the leading bull.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 44
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.44
प्रासादस्य प्रतिष्ठायां प्रतिष्ठा परिकीर्तिता। प्रासादाङ्गस्य सर्वस्य यथाङ्गानां तनोरिव।।
prāsādasya pratiṣṭhāyāṃ pratiṣṭhā parikīrtitā| prāsādāṅgasya sarvasya yathāṅgānāṃ tanoriva||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The installation of the parts of the palace is at the time of the installation of the palace in the same way as that of the parts of the body. The following shall be assiduously installed by reciting Gāyatrī duly—the Vṛṣa (bull, virtue), Agni, the mothers, Vighneśa, Kumāra, the goddess Durgā and Caṇḍī. The excellent eightfold covering of the lord shall be installed beginning with the east. The guardians of the quarters, Gaṇeśa and others shall be fixed in regard to him.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 45
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.45
वृषाग्निमातृविघ्नेशकुमारानपि यत्नतः। श्रेष्ठां दुर्गां तथा चण्डीं गायत्र्या वै यथाविधि।।
vṛṣāgnimātṛvighneśakumārānapi yatnataḥ| śreṣṭhāṃ durgāṃ tathā caṇḍīṃ gāyatryā vai yathāvidhi||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The installation of the parts of the palace is at the time of the installation of the palace in the same way as that of the parts of the body. The following shall be assiduously installed by reciting Gāyatrī duly—the Vṛṣa (bull, virtue), Agni, the mothers, Vighneśa, Kumāra, the goddess Durgā and Caṇḍī. The excellent eightfold covering of the lord shall be installed beginning with the east. The guardians of the quarters, Gaṇeśa and others shall be fixed in regard to him.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 46
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.46
प्रागाद्यं स्थापयेच्छंभोरष्टावरणमुत्तमम। लोकपालगणेशाद्यानपि शंभोः प्रविन्यसेत।।
prāgādyaṃ sthāpayecchaṃbhoraṣṭāvaraṇamuttamam| lokapālagaṇeśādyānapi śaṃbhoḥ pravinyaset||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The installation of the parts of the palace is at the time of the installation of the palace in the same way as that of the parts of the body. The following shall be assiduously installed by reciting Gāyatrī duly—the Vṛṣa (bull, virtue), Agni, the mothers, Vighneśa, Kumāra, the goddess Durgā and Caṇḍī. The excellent eightfold covering of the lord shall be installed beginning with the east. The guardians of the quarters, Gaṇeśa and others shall be fixed in regard to him.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 47
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.47
उमा चण्डी च नन्दी च महाकालो महामुनिः। विघ्नेश्वरो महाभृङ्गी स्कन्दः सौम्यादितः क्रमात।।
umā caṇḍī ca nandī ca mahākālo mahāmuniḥ| vighneśvaro mahābhṛṅgī skandaḥ saumyāditaḥ kramāt||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The following shall be worshipped in the north,[7] in due order—Umā, Caṇḍī, Nandin, Mahākāla, Mahāmuni, Vigneśvara, Mahābhṛṅgī and Skanda. He shall fix Indra and others in their respective places; Brahmā, Viṣṇu and the lord of the shrine in the north-east.[8] Ananta and others and Vidyeśas shall be installed in thrones in due order with Praṇava alone. The private parts[9] etc. shall be installed in the lotus. Thus, the, installation of the mobile Devas and goddesses has been mentioned to you in brief.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 48
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.48
इन्द्रादीन्स्वेषु स्थानेषु ब्रह्माणं च जनार्दनम। स्थापयेच्चैव यत्नेन क्षेत्रेशं वेशगोचरे।।
indrādīnsveṣu sthāneṣu brahmāṇaṃ ca janārdanam| sthāpayeccaiva yatnena kṣetreśaṃ veśagocare||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The following shall be worshipped in the north,[7] in due order—Umā, Caṇḍī, Nandin, Mahākāla, Mahāmuni, Vigneśvara, Mahābhṛṅgī and Skanda. He shall fix Indra and others in their respective places; Brahmā, Viṣṇu and the lord of the shrine in the north-east.[8] Ananta and others and Vidyeśas shall be installed in thrones in due order with Praṇava alone. The private parts[9] etc. shall be installed in the lotus. Thus, the, installation of the mobile Devas and goddesses has been mentioned to you in brief.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 49
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.49
सिंहासने ह्यनन्तादीन विद्येशामपि च क्रमात। स्थापयेत्प्रणवेनैव गुह्याङ्गादीनि पङ्कजे।।
siṃhāsane hyanantādīn vidyeśāmapi ca kramāt| sthāpayetpraṇavenaiva guhyāṅgādīni paṅkaje||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The following shall be worshipped in the north,[7] in due order—Umā, Caṇḍī, Nandin, Mahākāla, Mahāmuni, Vigneśvara, Mahābhṛṅgī and Skanda. He shall fix Indra and others in their respective places; Brahmā, Viṣṇu and the lord of the shrine in the north-east.[8] Ananta and others and Vidyeśas shall be installed in thrones in due order with Praṇava alone. The private parts[9] etc. shall be installed in the lotus. Thus, the, installation of the mobile Devas and goddesses has been mentioned to you in brief.
The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 50
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 48.50
एवं संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तं चलस्थापनसुत्तमम। सर्वेषामपि देवानां देवीनां च विशेषतः।।
evaṃ saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ calasthāpanasuttamam| sarveṣāmapi devānāṃ devīnāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ||
The different Gāyatrīs.: The following shall be worshipped in the north,[7] in due order—Umā, Caṇḍī, Nandin, Mahākāla, Mahāmuni, Vigneśvara, Mahābhṛṅgī and Skanda. He shall fix Indra and others in their respective places; Brahmā, Viṣṇu and the lord of the shrine in the north-east.[8] Ananta and others and Vidyeśas shall be installed in thrones in due order with Praṇava alone. The private parts[9] etc. shall be installed in the lotus. Thus, the, installation of the mobile Devas and goddesses has been mentioned to you in brief.