Linga Purana

भूराद्यांश् चतुरो लोकान् कल्पयामास पूर्ववत् स्रष्टुं च भगवांश्चक्रे तदा स्रष्टा पुनर्मतिम्

He established the four worlds, beginning with Bhū, as before; and at that time, the Blessed One again resolved to create.

यदा स्रष्टुं मतिं चक्रे मोहश्चासीन्महात्मनः द्विजाश् च बुद्धिपूर्वं तु ब्रह्मणो ऽव्यक्तजन्मनः

When he resolved to create, delusion arose in the great-souled one; and the twice-born, with prior intelligence, came from Brahma, whose birth is unmanifest.

तमो मोहो महामोहस् तामिस्रश्चान्धसंज्ञितः अविद्या पञ्चधा ह्येषा प्रादुर्भूता स्वयम्भुवः

Darkness, delusion, great delusion, Tāmisra, and Andha—these five forms of ignorance appeared from the self-born.

अविद्यया मुनेर्ग्रस्तः सर्गो मुख्य इति स्मृतः असाधक इति स्मृत्वा सर्गो मुख्यः प्रजापतिः

The creation seized by ignorance is called the primary creation; remembering it as ineffective, the primary creation is attributed to the Lord of creatures.

अभ्यमन्यत सो ऽन्यं वै नगा मुख्योद्भवाः स्मृताः त्रिधा कण्ठो मुनेस्तस्य ध्यायतो वै ह्यवर्तत

He considered another creation; the principal trees are remembered as having arisen; the throat of that sage, as he meditated, manifested in three ways.

प्रथमं तस्य वै जज्ञे तिर्यक्स्रोतो महात्मनः ऊर्ध्वस्रोतः परस्तस्य सात्त्विकः स इति स्मृतः

First, from him was born the crosswise-flowing creation; the upward-flowing creation was next, which is remembered as sattvic.

अर्वाक्स्रोतो ऽनुग्रहश् च तथा भूतादिकः पुनः ब्रह्मणो महतस्त्वाद्यो द्वितीयो भौतिकस् तथा

The downward-flowing creation and the gracious one, as well as the elemental creation, again; from the great Brahma, the first is called Mahat, the second is also elemental.

सर्गस्तृतीयश्चैन्द्रियस् तुरीयो मुख्य उच्यते तिर्यग्योन्यः पञ्चमस्तु षष्ठो दैविक उच्यते

The third creation is called the sensory, the fourth is called primary; the fifth is of animals, the sixth is called divine.

सप्तमो मानुषो विप्रा अष्टमो ऽनुग्रहः स्मृतः नवमश्चैव कौमारः प्राकृता वैकृतास्त्विमे

The seventh is human, O brahmins; the eighth is remembered as gracious; and the ninth is youthful; these are natural and modified creations.

पुरस्तादसृजद्देवः सनन्दं सनकं तथा सनातनं मुनिश्रेष्ठा नैष्कर्म्येण गताः परम्

At first, he created Sananda, Sanaka, and Sanātana, the foremost sages, who attained the highest state through actionlessness.

मरीचिभृग्वङ्गिरसः पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम् दक्षमत्रिं वसिष्ठं च सो ऽसृजद्योगविद्यया

He created Marīci, Bhṛgu, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Dakṣa, Atri, and Vasiṣṭha by the science of yoga.

नवैते ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा ब्रह्मज्ञा ब्राह्मणोत्तमाः ब्रह्मवादिन एवैते ब्रह्मणः सदृशाः स्मृताः

These nine are the sons of Brahma, knowers of Brahman, foremost among brahmins; they are called speakers of Brahman and are remembered as similar to Brahma.

संकल्पश्चैव धर्मश् च ह्य् अधर्मो धर्मसंनिधिः द्वादशैव प्रजास्त्वेता ब्रह्मणो ऽव्यक्तजन्मनः

Resolve, Dharma, Adharma, and the presence of Dharma—these twelve progenies are from Brahma, whose birth is unmanifest.

ऋभुं सनत्कुमारं च ससर्जादौ सनातनः तावूर्ध्वरेतसौ दिव्यौ चाग्रजौ ब्रह्मवादिनौ

Sanātana first created Ṛbhu and Sanatkumāra; both were divine, born with upward-flowing energy, foremost speakers of Brahman.

कुमारौ ब्रह्मणस् तुल्यौ सर्वज्ञौ सर्वभाविनौ वक्ष्ये भार्याकुलं तेषां मुनीनामग्रजन्मनाम्

The sons of Brahma, equal to Brahma, all-knowing and creators of all, I will describe the wives of those sages, the first-born.

समासतो मुनिश्रेष्ठाः प्रजासम्भूतिमेव च शतरूपां तु वै राज्ञीं विराजमसृजत्प्रभुः

In summary, O best of sages, regarding the origin of progeny: the Lord created Śatarūpā, the queen, and Virāj.

स्वायम्भुवात्तु वै राज्ञी शतरूपा त्वयोनिजा लेभे पुत्रद्वयं पुण्या तथा कन्याद्वयं च सा

From Svāyambhuva, the queen Śatarūpā, not born from a womb, obtained two virtuous sons and two daughters.

उत्तानपादो ह्यवरो धीमाञ्ज्येष्ठः प्रियव्रतः ज्येष्ठा वरिष्ठा त्वाकूतिः प्रसूतिश्चानुजा स्मृता

Uttānapāda is the younger, wise one; Priyavrata is the elder. Ākūti is the eldest daughter, and Prasūti is remembered as the younger.

उपयेमे तदाकूतिं रुचिर्नाम प्रजापतिः प्रसूतिं भगवान्दक्षो लोकधात्रीं च योगिनीम्

At that time, the Prajāpati named Ruci married Ākūti, and the venerable Dakṣa, the supporter of worlds and a yogin, married Prasūti.

दक्षिणासहितं यज्ञम् आकूतिः सुषुवे तथा दक्षिणा जनयामास दिव्या द्वादश पुत्रिकाः

Ākūti gave birth to Yajña together with Dakṣiṇā, and Dakṣiṇā in turn bore twelve divine daughters.

प्रसूतिः सुषुवे दक्षाच् चतुर्विंशतिकन्यकाः श्रद्धां लक्ष्मीं धृतिं पुष्टिं तुष्टिं मेधां क्रियां तथा

From Dakṣa, Prasūti gave birth to twenty-four daughters: Śraddhā, Lakṣmī, Dhṛti, Puṣṭi, Tuṣṭi, Medhā, and Kriyā as well.

बुद्धिं लज्जां वपुःशान्तिं सिद्धिं कीर्तिं महातपाः ख्यातिं शान्तिं च सम्भूतिं स्मृतिं प्रीतिं क्षमां तथा

Buddhi, Lajjā, Vapuḥ, Śānti, Siddhi, Kīrti, Mahātapā, Khyāti, Śānti, Sambhūti, Smṛti, Prīti, and also Kṣamā.

संनतिं चानसूयां च ऊर्जां स्वाहां सुरारणिम् स्वधां चैव महाभागां प्रददौ च यथाक्रमम्

Saṃnati, Anasūyā, Ūrjā, Svāhā, Surāraṇi, and the greatly fortunate Svadhā—he gave them all in due order.

श्रद्धाद्याश्चैव कीर्त्यन्तास् त्रयोदश सुदारिकाः धर्मं प्रजापतिं जग्मुः पतिं परमदुर्लभाः

The thirteen noble daughters, from Śraddhā to Kīrti, became the wives of Dharma, the Prajāpati, who is most difficult to attain.

उपयेमे भृगुर्धीमान् ख्यातिं तां भार्गवारणिम् सम्भूतिं च मरीचिस्तु स्मृतिं चैवाङ्गिरा मुनिः

The wise Bhṛgu married Khyāti, the Bhārgava's delight; Marīci married Sambhūti, and the sage Aṅgirā married Smṛti.

प्रीतिं पुलस्त्यः पुण्यात्मा क्षमां तां पुलहो मुनिः क्रतुश् च संनतिं धीमान् अत्रिस्तां चानसूयकाम्

Pulastya, of pure soul, married Prīti; the sage Pulaha married Kṣamā; the wise Kratu married Saṃnati, and Atri married Anasūyā.

ऊर्जां वसिष्ठो भगवान् वरिष्ठो वारिजेक्षणाम् विभावसुस् तथा स्वाहां स्वधां वै पितरस् तथा

The venerable and most excellent Vasiṣṭha, lotus-eyed, married Ūrjā; Vibhāvasu married Svāhā, and the Pitṛs married Svadhā.

पुत्रीकृता सती या सा मानसी शिवसम्भवा दक्षेण जगतां धात्री रुद्रमेवास्थिता पतिम्

Satī, who was created as a daughter, born of the mind and originating from Śiva, became the wife of Rudra, the sustainer of worlds, through Dakṣa.

अर्धनारीश्वरं दृष्ट्वा सर्गादौ कनकाण्डजः विभजस्वेति चाहादौ यदा जाता तदाभवत्

At the beginning of creation, seeing Ardhanārīśvara, the golden egg-born one said, 'Divide!' and when she was born, it became so.