Agni Purana

लिङ्गमानादिकथनम् भगवानुवाच वक्ष्याम्यन्यप्रकारेण लिङ्गमानादिकं श्रृणु। वक्ष्ये लवणजं लिङ्गं घृतजं बुद्धिवर्द्धनम्

The Lord said: I shall explain in another way the account of the liṅga from the beginning; listen. I will describe the salt-made liṅga, and the ghee-made, which increases intelligence.

भूतये वस्त्रलिङ्गन्तु लिङ्गन्तात्‌कालिकं विदुः। पक्कापक्वं मृण्मयं स्यादपक्कात् पक्क्जं वरम्

For prosperity, the liṅga made of cloth is known as temporary; among cooked and uncooked, the clay one is best, and among uncooked, the cooked is preferable.

ततो दारुमयं पुण्यं दारुजात् शैलजं वरम्। शैलाद्वरं तु मुक्ताजं ततो लौहं सुवर्णजम्

Next, the wooden one is meritorious, and among woods, the stone one is best; better than stone is the pearl one, then the iron and the gold ones.

राजतं कीर्त्तितं ताम्रं पैत्तलं भुक्तिमुक्तिदम्। रङ्गजं रसलिङ्गञ्च भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं वरम्

The silver one is praised, the copper and bell-metal ones grant enjoyment and liberation; the painted and the mercury liṅga are also excellent for enjoyment and liberation.

रसजं रसलोहादिरत्नगर्भन्तु वर्धयेत्। मानादि नेष्टं सिद्धादि स्थापितेथ स्वयम्भुवि

The mercury one, and those made of amalgamated metals and gems, should be increased; the liṅga made by measure is not desired, nor the perfected one, but the self-manifested is to be established.

वामे च स्वेच्छया तेषां पीठप्रासादकल्पना। पूजयेत् सूर्य्यविम्बस्थं दर्पणे प्रतिविम्बितम्

On the left, as one wishes, the arrangement of pedestal and shrine is made; one should worship the liṅga reflected in a mirror, situated in the sun's disc.

पूज्यो हरस्तु सर्वत्र लिङ्गे पूर्णार्च्चनं भवेत्। हस्तोत्तरविधं शैलं दारुजं तद्वदेव हि

Hari is to be worshipped everywhere; full worship should be performed for the liṅga; the stone liṅga is measured by the hand, and the wooden one likewise.

चलमङ्गुलमानेन द्वारगर्भकरैः स्थितम् । अङ्गुलाद् गृहलिङ्गं स्याद्यावत् पञ्चदशाङ्गुलम्

The movable liṅga is measured by a finger and is placed in the doorway or inner chamber; the household liṅga is from one finger up to fifteen fingers.

द्वारमानात् त्रिसङ्ख्याकं नवधा गर्भमानतः। नवधा गर्भमानेन लिङ्गन्धाम्नि च पूजयेत्

From the doorway measurement, threefold; from the inner chamber, ninefold; with the ninefold inner measurement, one should worship the liṅga in the abode.

एवं लिङ्गानि षट्‌त्रिंशत् ज्ञेयानि ज्येष्ठमानतः। मध्यमानेन षट्‌त्रिंशत् षट्‌त्रिशदधमेन च

Thus, thirty-six liṅgas are to be known by the highest measure; by the middle measure, thirty-six; and by the lowest, thirty-six as well.

इत्थमैक्येन लिङ्गानां शतमष्टोत्तरं भवेत्। एकाङ्गुलादिपञ्चान्तं कन्यसञ्चलमुच्यते

Thus, in total, there are one hundred and eight liṅgas; from one finger up to five, the smallest movable is said.

षडादिदशपर्यन्तञ्चलं लिङ्गञ्च मध्यमम्। एकादशाङ्गुलादि स्यात् ज्येष्ठं पञ्चदशान्तकम्

From six up to ten fingers is the medium movable liṅga; from eleven fingers up to fifteen is the highest.

षडङ्गुलं महारत्नै रत्नैरन्यैर्न्नवाङ्गुलम्। रविभिर्हेमभारोत्थं लिङ्गं शेषैस्त्रिपञ्चभिः

The great gem liṅga is six fingers, with other gems it is nine fingers; the liṅga made of gold from the rays of the sun is with the remaining three and five.

षोडशांशे च वेदांशे युगं लुप्त्वोर्ध्वदेशतः। द्वात्रिंशत्‌षोडशांशांश्च कोणयोस्तु विलोपयेत्

In the sixteenth part and in the Vedic portion, having omitted a yuga from the upper region, one should remove thirty-two sixteenth parts at the corners.

चतुर्निवेशनात् कण्ठो विंशतिस्त्रियुगैस्तथा। पार्श्वाभ्यां तु विलुप्ताभ्यां चललिङ्गं भवेद्वरम्

From four placements, the neck measures twenty by three yugas; and with the two sides omitted, the moving liṅga is considered best.

धाम्नो युगर्त्तुनागांशैर्द्वारं हीनादितः क्रमात्। लिङ्गद्वारोच्छयादर्वाग् भवेत् पादोनतः क्रमात्

By the measures of yuga, ṛtu, and nāga of the abode, the door is successively reduced from the base; and with the height of the liṅga and the door, the lower part is made less by a foot, in order.

गर्भार्द्धेनाधम लिङ्गं भूतांशैः स्यात् त्रिभिर्वरम्। तयोर्मध्ये च सूत्राणि सप्त सम्पातयेत् समम्

The inferior liṅga is half the size of the garbha, and the best is three times the measure of the elements; between these two, seven threads should be placed equally.

एवं स्युर्नव सूत्राणि भूतसूत्रैश्च मध्यमम्। द्व्यन्तरो वामवामश्च लिङ्गनां दीर्घता नव

Thus there are nine threads, and with the threads of the elements, the middle one; with two intervals, left and leftmost, the length of the liṅga is nine.

हस्ताद्विवर्द्धते हस्तो यावत्स्युर्न्नव पाणयः। हीनमध्योत्तमं लिङ्गं त्रिविधं त्रिविधात्मकम्

From the hand, the hand increases as far as there are nine palms; the liṅga is of three kinds—inferior, middle, and superior—each with threefold nature.

एकैकलिङ्गमद्येषु त्रीणी च पादशः। लिङ्गानि घटयेद्धीमान् षटसु चाश्टोत्तरेषु च

Among the first, there is one liṅga each; in the feet, three each; the wise should arrange the liṅgas in six and also in one hundred and eight.

स्थिरदीर्घप्रमेयात्तु द्वारगर्भकरात्मिका। भागेशञ्चाप्यमीशञ्च देवेज्यन्तुल्यसंज्ञितम्

Of fixed, long, and measurable form, with the nature of door, womb, and hand; and with the portion of the lord and the lord himself, it is called equal to the deity to be worshipped.

चत्वारि लिङ्गरुपाणि विष्कम्बेण तु लक्षयेत्। दीर्घमायान्वितं कृत्वा लिङ्गं कुर्य्यात् त्रिरूपकम्

One should mark four forms of the liṅga by its diameter; making it endowed with length, the liṅga should be made threefold in form.

चतुरष्टाष्टवृत्तञ्च तत्तवत्रयगुणात्मकम् । लिङ्गानामीप्सितं दैर्ध्यं तेन कृत्वा ङ्गुलानि वै

With four, eight, and eight circles, possessing the qualities of the three tattvas; the desired length of the liṅgas is thus made in fingers.

ध्वजाद्यायैः सुरैर्भूतैः शिखिभिर्व्वा हरेत् कृतिम्। तान्यङ्गुलानि चच्छेषं लक्षयेच्च शुभाशुभम्

By the gods, beings, or peacocks, beginning with the banner, one should take the measure; those fingers remaining should be noted as auspicious or inauspicious.

ध्वजाद्या ध्वजसिंहेभवृषा श्रेष्ठाः परे शुभाः। खरेषु षड्‌जगान्धारपञ्चमाः शुभदायकाः

Among those beginning with the banner, the banner, lion, and bull are the best and auspicious; among the donkeys, the ṣaḍja, gāndhāra, and pañcama are givers of good fortune.

भूतेषु च शूबा भूः स्यादग्निष्वाहवनीयकः। उत्तायामस्य चार्द्धाशे नागांशैर्भाजिते क्रमात्

Among the elements, Bhū is auspicious, and among fires, the āhavanīya is so; in the half portion of the raised measure, divided successively by the nāga parts.

रसभूतां शषष्ठांशत्र्यंशाधिकशरैर्भवेत्। आढ्यानाध्यसुरेज्यार्कतुल्यानाञ्चतुरस्रता

With the portions of rasa and elements, and with arrows exceeding by sixty-three parts, among the wealthy, the inferior, the worshipped, and those equal to the sun, the four-sided form is found.

पञ्चमं वर्द्धमानाख्यं व्यासान्नाहप्रवृद्धितः। द्विधा भेदा बहून्यत्र वक्ष्यन्ते विश्वकर्म्मतः

The fifth is called increasing, due to the growth from the diameter and the day; the twofold divisions and many others will be explained here according to Viśvakarman.

आढ्यादीनां त्रिधा स्थौल्याद्यवधूतं तदष्यथ । त्रिधा हस्ताकज्जिनाख्यञ्च युक्तं सर्वसमेन च ।। २९ पञ्चविंशतिलिङ्गानि नाद्ये देवार्च्चिते तथा। पञ्चसप्तभिरेकत्वाज्जिनैर्भक्तैर्भवन्ति

Of the wealthy and others, the threefold thickness is thus established; the threefold hand, heel, and so on, joined with all equally. There are twenty-five liṅgas in the first, as worshipped by the gods; by fives and sevens, and by unity, they are made by the devoted.