Linga Purana

इन्द्रस्यापि च देवानां तस्माद्वै पुष्टिवर्धनः तं देवममृतं रुद्रं कर्मणा तपसा तथा

He is also the father of Indra and the gods; therefore, he is the increaser of nourishment. That god, immortal Rudra, is attained by action and by austerity.

स्वाध्यायेन च योगेन ध्यानेन च यजामहे सत्येनानेन मुक्षीयान् मृत्युपाशाद् भवः स्वयम्

By study, by yoga, by meditation, we worship him; by this truth, may one be freed from the noose of death, O Bhava, by your own will.

बन्धमोक्षकरो यस्माद् उर्वारुकमिव प्रभुः मृतसंजीवनो मन्त्रो मया लब्धस्तु शङ्करात्

Since he grants both bondage and liberation, like a cucumber from its stalk, the mantra for revival from death has been obtained by me from Śaṅkara.

जप्त्वा हुत्वाभिमन्त्र्यैवं जलं पीत्वा दिवानिशम् लिङ्गस्य संनिधौ ध्यात्वा नास्ति मृत्युभयं द्विज

By reciting, offering, and consecrating in this way, then drinking the water day and night, while meditating in the presence of the linga, there is no fear of death, O twice-born.

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा तपसाराध्य शङ्करम् वज्रास्थित्वम् अवध्यत्वम् अदीनत्वं च लब्धवान्

Hearing those words, he worshipped Shankara with austerity and obtained firmness like a diamond, invulnerability, and freedom from subjugation.

एवमाराध्य देवेशं दधीचो मुनिसत्तमः प्राप्यावध्यत्वमन्यैश् च वज्रास्थित्वं प्रयत्नतः

Thus, having worshipped the lord of the gods, the eminent sage Dadhichi attained invulnerability and, with effort, diamond-like firmness beyond others.

अताडयच्च राजेन्द्रं पादमूलेन मूर्धनि क्षुपो दधीचं वज्रेण जघानोरसि च प्रभुः

He struck the king at the foot of his head, and Kshupa attacked Dadhichi with the thunderbolt, striking him in the chest.

नाभून्नाशाय तद्वज्रं दधीचस्य महात्मनः प्रभावात्परमेशस्य वज्रबद्धशरीरिणः

That thunderbolt could not destroy the great-souled Dadhichi, due to the power of the supreme lord and his body bound with diamond.

दृष्ट्वाप्यवध्यत्वमदीनतां च क्षुपो दधीचस्य तदा प्रभावम् आराधयामास हरिं मुकुन्दम् इन्द्रानुजं प्रेक्ष्य तदांबुजाक्षम्

Seeing Dadhichi's invulnerability and freedom from subjugation, Kshupa then worshipped Hari Mukunda, the lotus-eyed, Indra's younger brother.

पूजया तस्य संतुष्टो भगवान्पुरुषोत्तमः श्रीभूमिसहितः श्रीमाञ् शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः

By his worship, the blessed Purushottama, together with Shri and Bhumi, satisfied, bearing conch, discus, and mace, appeared.

किरीटी पद्महस्तश् च सर्वाभरणभूषितः पीतांबरश् च भगवान् देवैर्दैत्यैश् च संवृतः

The lord, crowned, holding a lotus, adorned with all ornaments, clad in yellow garments, surrounded by gods and demons.

प्रददौ दर्शनं तस्मै दिव्यं वै गरुडध्वजः दिव्येन दर्शनेनैव दृष्ट्वा देवं जनार्दनम्

Garuda-bannered gave him a divine vision; seeing Janardana, the god, through that divine appearance.

तुष्टाव वाग्भिर् इष्टाभिः प्रणम्य गरुडध्वजम् त्वमादिस्त्वमनादिश् च प्रकृतिस्त्वं जनार्दनः

He praised Garuda-bannered with chosen words, bowing: 'You are the beginning, you are the endless, you are the origin, O Janardana.'

पुरुषस्त्वं जगन्नाथो विष्णुर्विश्वेश्वरो भवान् यो ऽयं ब्रह्मासि पुरुषो विश्वमूर्तिः पितामहः

You are the person, the lord of the world, Vishnu, ruler of all; you are Brahma, the person, the universal form, the grandsire.

तत्त्वमाद्यं भवानेव परं ज्योतिर्जनार्दन परमात्मा परं धाम श्रीपते भूपते प्रभो

You alone are the primal truth, the supreme light, O Janardana, supreme soul, supreme abode, O lord of Shri, lord of the earth, master.

त्वत्क्रोधसंभवो रुद्रस् तमसा च समावृतः त्वत्प्रसादाज्जगद्धाता रजसा च पितामहः

Rudra arises from your wrath, enveloped in darkness; by your grace, the creator of the world, Brahma, arises with passion.

त्वत्प्रसादात्स्वयं विष्णुः सत्त्वेन पुरुषोत्तमः कालमूर्ते हरे विष्णो नारायण जगन्मय

By your grace, Vishnu himself, with purity, is Purushottama; O Hari, Vishnu, Narayana, form of the universe, embodiment of time.

महांस् तथा च भूतादिस् तन्मात्राणीन्द्रियाणि च त्वयैवाधिष्ठितान्येव विश्वमूर्ते महेश्वर

The great elements, the subtle elements, and the senses are all established by you, O universal form, O great lord.

महादेव जगन्नाथ पितामह जगद्गुरो प्रसीद देवदेवेश प्रसीद परमेश्वर

O great god, lord of the world, grandsire, teacher of the world, be gracious, O lord of gods, be gracious, O supreme lord.

प्रसीद त्वं जगन्नाथ शरण्यं शरणं गतः वैकुण्ठ शौरे सर्वज्ञ वासुदेव महाभुज

Be gracious, O lord of the world; I have come for refuge to you, O Vaikuntha, O Shauri, all-knowing, O Vasudeva, mighty-armed.

संकर्षण महाभाग प्रद्युम्न पुरुषोत्तम अनिरुद्ध महाविष्णो सदा विष्णो नमो ऽस्तु ते

O Sankarshana, greatly fortunate, O Pradyumna, O Purushottama, O Aniruddha, O great Vishnu, always Vishnu, I bow to you.

विष्णो तवासनं दिव्यम् अव्यक्तं मध्यतो विभुः सहस्रफणसंयुक्तस् तमोमूर्तिर्धराधरः

O Viṣṇu, your divine seat is unmanifest, in the middle stands the all-pervading one, joined with a thousand hoods, the embodiment of darkness, the bearer of the earth.

अधश् च धर्मो देवेश ज्ञानं वैराग्यमेव च ऐश्वर्यमासनस्यास्य पादरूपेण सुव्रत

And below, O Lord of gods, are dharma, knowledge, and indeed dispassion; O virtuous one, the seat’s feet are your sovereignty.

सप्तपातालपादस्त्वं धराजघनमेव च वासांसि सागराः सप्त दिशश्चैव महाभुजाः

You have the seven netherworlds as your feet, the earth as your hips, the seven oceans as your garments, and the directions as your mighty arms.

द्यौर्मूर्धा ते विभो नाभिः खं वायुर्नासिकां गतः नेत्रे सोमश् च सूर्यश् च केशा वै पुष्करादयः

O all-pervading one, the sky is your head, your navel is space, the wind reaches your nostrils, the moon and sun are your eyes, and your hair is the blue lotus and other flowers.

नक्षत्रतारका द्यौश् च ग्रैवेयकविभूषणम् कथं स्तोष्यामि देवेशं पूज्यश् च पुरुषोत्तमः

The stars and planets, and the sky itself, are your neck ornaments; how can I praise the Lord of gods, the supreme person, who is worthy of worship?

श्रद्धया च कृतं दिव्यं यच् छ्रुतं यच्च कीर्तितम् यदिष्टं तत्क्षमस्वेश नारायण नमो ऽस्तु ते

Whatever divine act has been done with faith, whatever has been heard or recited, if anything is amiss, O Lord, forgive that, O Nārāyaṇa, salutations to you.

इदं तु वैष्णवं स्तोत्रं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि क्षुपेण परिकीर्तितम्

This hymn to Viṣṇu destroys all sins; whoever recites or hears it, even if briefly proclaimed,

श्रावयेद्वा द्विजान् भक्त्या विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति

or causes the twice-born to hear it with devotion, he attains the world of Viṣṇu.