O Siva, we three are not different and ar one and the same. Therefore you better thin over this factual position."

nga daily adores it thrice (morning, noon an evening) offering the leaves of the wood appl tree, you listen to the related merits, h achieves in Rudraloka with the same body The very sight and touch of such 3 perso destroys all the sins.

As a result of this enough of smoke wa created with the wet swf poured in the fir which was spread everywhere. The lan surrounding the fire altar, was covered wit darkness.

said, 0 5018, you remain alive for ong. You are graceful. You have enlightened s on the glory of Siva-linga and the' way it estows success, has been well spoken.

therefore, 1 am called the king of the devotees 'You kindly accept my prayer, be graceful o me.

0 Sage, thereafter Visnu, went to his plac and celebrated the occasion and he did nc reveal his talk to anyone else.

Brehma said, "O Sage, listening to th words of Visnu, Siva felt pleased and he di not kill me."

moveable liga in duplex form or of tw Khandas, such ascetics could not be treated a well-versed in the scriptures,

"0 Son, getting pleased with your tapas, want 10 give you a baon. You would be th Tord of treasures and the Guhyakas.

Brahma said, "Daksa getting please performed _kanyadana of his daughter i favour of Siva and also gave him several type of dowry besides daksina to Brahmanas.

om son Pulastya, a son named Visrava was orm. His son was named as Vaisravana

You would be the king of the kings 0 Yakses and Kinnaras. You will be the lord 0 auspicious people and will bestow riches o all the people.

aksmT spoke to Siva with his hands folded.

0 Master, you listen to another request 0 'mine, which may kindly be accepted by you becoming graceful on me.

Your illusion is quite surprising. Those wh are not devoted to you are overpowered wit 'your illusion."

They lived . Alkapus built by jigvakarma. Then performing severe tapas hey adored Siva.

2arthiva-lifiga, which is the best, briefly. Now ou kindly speak out the same in detail

He is filled with knowledge, is freed fron the worldly bondages, and undoubted] becomes Siva. The mere sight of such person bestows salvation.

While he was so engaged in tapas, Lor Visvesvara, accompanied with Parva addressed the devotee himself, who was th lord of Alak, with a pleasant mind.

Then Siva, who performing several type of sports, covered his cyes with both hi hands.

Sota said, "0 Ryis, all of you should listen o me. Having been pleased with your cvotion and respect, 1 am now speaking out he glory of the Parthiva-linga of lord Siva.

Visnu seid, "0 God of gods, 0 Mahadeva, ) Ocean of mercy, you happen to be the father the entire universe, while 580 is the mother.

Then Brahma said, "In this way all th gods and the sages prayed to the angered Siva

Siva said, "O Visnu, you arc the master 0 all the devotees, how could Brahma becom my soul? He appears to be totally separat from me."

0 Siva, this four faced Brahma has bee created for the creation of the universe. B killing him, we can find no other creator.

As the river Gaga is the best of all th rivers, similarly Parthiva-linga is the best 0 all the fingas.

After the expiry of that kalpa, the kalpa amed Meghavahana arrived. Then Gunanidhi re son of Yajfadatta, performed severe tapas.

O Master, with your command, we th three gods are engaged in creation preservation and the destruction of th universe and we shall do so again and again.

bestows complete reward. The adoration o caraliiga with two parts is extremely harmful

Of all the Siva-lingas described earlier, arthiva-linga is the best. O Brahmanas, by doting the Parthiva-linga several people ave met with success.

0 Dear one, 1 looked at the face of Sat again and again and found myself helpless i curbing my sensuous desire.

'You incarnate on earth for the punishing of he wicked people and for the welfare of the oble ones. This is the eternal truth

Becoming doubtful, Daksa raised his hand again and again, went close to Siva and said "Don't do this."

'Brahma said, "When Siva spoke thus in th presence of all, then pleasing him, Vism spoke to gract lord.

After killing him, who is going to atten the work of creation? Therefore, you being th creator, preserver and the destroyer of th universe, should not kill him.

took place, which I am going to speak out 1 you.

0 Siva, with Sat having the complexion of lossy collyrium, you look as graceful as aksmt looks graceful with me (Visnu).

of all the varnas similarly Parthiva-linga i considered to be the best of all the /irgas.

Realising the importance of Siva, by giving way lamp in charity, reaching the city of Cai, which illumines the heart, under the ustre of the gem of the mind, he repeated the 20088 of the eleven Rudras with great evotion and immense concentration of mind.

0 Brahmanas! even Hari, Brahma and Rsis ngwith Prajapat, adoring the Parthiva- nga had their desires fulfilled

does not yields the desired reward and i harmful to the contrary. This has bee ordained by those well-versed in th scriptures.

Visnu said, "O Lord Parmesvara, in fac neither you are separate from Brahm no Brahma is separate from you. Similar neither 1 am scparate from you nor you ar separate from me.

Thereafter, when Siva observed Daks Prajapati to be in front of him, and having been reminded of the words of Visnu, then h spoke unpleasant words to Daksa."

0 Sage, 1 was then stunned into silence an felt surprised. I became suspicious, I covere the semen drops to conceal them from th sight of others.

is tapas had very much increased, free from he fire flies of Kama, Krodha or the grave bstructions, stopping the breath, and onsecrating Sivaliriga by stopping his breath, nd spotless vision, he adored it with flowers

0 All knowledgeable one, O Paramesvara, ) Sadasiva, you are well aware of everything, ut you still want to listen from my mouth.

By adoring it several of the gods, demons,

Siva said, "Vispu- my dearest devotee ha just spoken in few words, which hed bee accepted by me.

Parvatt, delightfully, spoke to Gunanidhi,

0 lord, it was by him that Sati, th daughter of Daksa was fixed up as your wif by good means.

Now along with Sati, protect the good cople and the devas. And bestow auspicous oodness upon the people of this world.

No one can ever be aware of the illusion 0 Siva and as such all the gods humans, mobile and immobiles get fascinated.

0 Lord, what shall I do with the boon. ( Moon-crested lord, salutation to you."

In the Satyuga, the Jinga of gold was th best. In the Dvaparayuga, the finga built i silver was treated as the best, while in th

As the Sivardrri-vrata is the best of all the ratas similarly the Parthiva-linga is nsidered to be the best of all the fingas.

Letall the gods and the sages listen 10 me. embracing Siva-tattva, with your permission im speaking out this

t 580 with Justful eye, should be killed by jou. Therefore, 1 shall stand to the truth of the vords, 1 gave to Visnu.

ppropriately. The process of pasica-siitra hould not be adopted in the making of arthiva-linga.

0 Lord, looking at 58 or the one who ecomes desirous of him because of her irtues, you must kill him. This is my request. rear

sight. The dropping down of the seme infuriated him and he uttered.

Brahma said, "Listening to the prayer of /isnu, Siva with a firm resolve, said to him.

Siva said, "0 Sinful one, why have to done his deplorable deed? You have looked at my vife with lustiul eye at the lime of my narsiege, why did you do so?

Brahma said, "At these words of Visnu, the mniscient Siva, smilingly said to Visnu, iller of Madhu demon "Be it so."

Of the eight types of the images of Siv the one made of earth is treated to be the bes O Brahmanas, by adoring it with immens devotion, one achieves the best reward,

O Lord, the manifest and unmanifest, visible and indivisible, possessing form and ormless brilliance, we are the three parts

reduced to skin and bones.

Brahma, looking at 58 with lustful eye, roped the semen, therefore, 1 shall surely ill him." ria

One who intends to do evil to others, rely he is caught in the ugly situation.

vell as Parvati, Kubera entered a place named aifvesvars. ot wf sii: wit : go

side the Parthiva-linga which has already cen made, his entire adoration, bathing, etc. comes infructuous.

cepted by me, 1 shall fulfil the same by ling this wicked Brahma.

Her beauty, love, fortune, and grace are all urprising." These were the words repeated by he son of Yajiadatta again and again.

'Then Brahma said, "O Mahadeva, you are he lord of the gods and at the words thus poken by him all the gods, sages and the mans present started trembling with fear.

Who are you? Who am 7, who is Brahma; hese would be useless questions. You are the upreme soul. The universe has been created y you, is preserved by you and is destroyed you.

When Sati was going round the fire, 1 ighted both his feet out of the cover of cloth.

Do you think that Siva is unaware of your nisdecd? Which one of the deed in the world unknown to me?

'This is how Kubera achieved the friendship f Siva. Aluka the zbode of Kubera was close Kailas, the abode of Sive.

Thereafter, together with Sat, I performe the homa 85 prescribed in the Grhyavasitra appropriately.

O Narada, with the illusion of Siva, ooking at these feet, I became lustful and tarted looking at the limbs of Sat.

here in the world, I live in all of them as the il remains in the sesamum seeds."

'The adoration of Parthiva-linga is quite uspicious and the person who performs the ame is indeed graceful. It increases the age, calth and wealth. Therefore, a devotee should vorship the same.

He was concentrating his mind 0: Sivalinga and Siva, looking al him said, "C Lord of Alaka, you ask for a boon you desire

Terrific panic was created there. All felt loomy there and I having been overpowered vith the illusion of Siva, became extremely ervous. Free:

By the time the lord of Laki opened hi eyes, he found lord Siva, the moon creste lord of Uma, shining with lustre resembling thousand suns in front of lim.

Then both Siva and 58 feeling pleased performed the _circumambulation of fir 'making me to officiate as & pricst. THEE qf

By killing Brahma, T shall keep up my vords and also create a creator. Excuse me, lease don't stop me from killing him

Brahma said, "Thus speaking, and getting eminded of the words of Visnu, Siva who early loved Visnu, lifted his trident and was bout to kill Brahma (me)

spoke 10 Siva, "Who is Looking at me he says,

The pedestal stands for the Mahavidya. jfiga represents Mahesvara. Therefore duplex | not considered to be good in the case of mmovable lirga.

wife a FR O Excellent one, at the lifting of the trident Sive, 1 kill me, Marici and others raised ue and cry.

ive, prevented him from killing Brahma and aid.

Brahma said, "Listening to the words of Jisnu, about stopping Siva for his action, fisou seailingly said, "Don't do this."

According to the prescribed method, the

0 Narada, a grand function was organise with dance and music, observing which all fe comforted.

As Kadi is the best of all the towns, imilarly the Parthiva-{inga is said to be the est of all the lingas.

Feeling shy, I could rot look her face in the resence of Siva and she also out of shyness, ould not remove veil from her face.

Then closing his eyes, he said to lord Siva, th bestower of all the boons, and lord of all th gods, "The only boon I seek for is, 10 have 4

As onkara mantra is the best of all th mantras, similarly Parthiva-linga i considered to be the best of all the lingas.

Thereafter, becoming lustful in order to ave a look at the face of Sati, 1 thought of a vay by which huge ball of smoke wes created,

Earlier, I had to fascinate Siva, thercfore h then fascinated me and Vis with bi illusion,

For this purpose, enough of the wet wood vas dropped in the fire with the little of ghee oured over the same.

he best of all the goddesses, similarly, of all he lingas, Parthiva-linga is treated to be the est.

When he opened his eyes thereafter, then first found Uma there. Then achicving the wength of Siva darsana, the son of 'ajfadatta, thought, "who is the beautiful oman close to Siva? She must have erformed tapas greater than that of mine.

urpose, a devotee should worship the arthiva-linga with devotion and immense sith and by doing so all his desires are ulfilled.

Out of anxiety, the more I looked at her imbs, the more 1 became lustful

Thus uttering again and again, he started soking at her cruelly. As a result of this his ft eye was burst out.

A person, who after making the Parthiva- adores it placing it over the pedestal, he

O Sage, thus, 1, looking at the chaste janghter of Daksa, becoming lustful, became esirous of looking at her face,

Such of the people, who making Parthiva-linga, adore it throughout life, the ultimately achieve Sivaloka.

He stays in Sivaloka with Siva for a larg number of years. Thereafter he is bor in th land of Bharata, becomes the best among th kings.

'without any desire, he after living in Sivalok for long, ultimately achieves the Sayujya typ of salvation.

In casc 8. Brahmana does not adore Parthiva-linga, he after being pierced with pear, falls in the terrific hell

You will always remain friendly with me. shall always reside close to your city of Alaks and shall keep on increasing your love for me

Then, 0 Sage, I, being lustful removing th cloth, delightfully looked at the face of Sa

Come on the son of Yajfiadatia, this i Uma, your mother. You are a great devotee You delightfully, touch her feet,

Brahma said, "Thus bestowing the boon 1 the Brahmana, Siva said to Uma, "O Goddess be compassionate on your son."

Four drops of semen virile. got ejected an fell on the ground like the dew drops, as result of my staring a the face of Sat

individed and complete in all respects. In case he linga is made in two parts the devotee is eprived of the reward of the same.

ems, gold, silver, crystal, topaz, still it should made complete and undivided.

hile the immovable finga is called wikhanda. The difference of breaking and omplete is related to the movable and well as mmovable lingas.

The goddess said, "0 Son, let your spotless evotion in Siva continue forever. You will be eprived of your left eye.

lwiys be fructuous. You had become jealous f me because of my beauty and because of hat you would be called Kubera."

moveable liga has the duplex form. Th person who Violates the provisions of th scriptures, he is deprived of the merit of th adoration.

Therefore, the akhanda linga should b immovable, while the caralinga should b moveable and made in duplex form, whic should be made with devotion.

Then all the gods and the sages, felt xremely terrified and started. culogising ive, who was buming in anger like the fire ar :

O Mahesa, you are the creator of th universe, while Satl happens to be the mothe of the universe. 0 Lord, Brahma, Vignu an other gods are just your slaves.

illing of Brabma, Visnu, who had been xpert in pleasing Siva, offering his salutation o Siva, pleased him.

Siva said, "O God of the gods, 0 Lord of ama, 0 Visu, don't stop me from killing nis wicked person.

had been extremely dear to him, Siva makin his mental position quite clear, spoke to him.

our own self. O Divine one, taking up a fiysical body by your own sports, you happen 9 be the sole Brahman, while we three in tributive forms are your very parts.

0 Siva, as a body has the limbs like the ead, neck and others, similarly, we three appen 10 be your limbs.

Henceforth, 1 shall engage myself in the reation of mobile and immobile beings and hall produce other creator with my own irength.