Linga Purana

सिंहासनैर्मणिमयैः शुभास्तरणसंयुतैः क्षितावितस्ततः सम्यक् शर्वेणाधिष्ठितैः शुभैः

With lion-thrones made of gems, covered with auspicious, splendid cloths, perfectly set upon the ground, and presided over by the blessed Śarva,

अम्लानमालानिचितैर् नानावर्णैर् गृहोत्तमैः मण्डपैः सुविचित्रैस् तु स्फाटिकस्तम्भसंयुतैः

With unfading garlands, houses of many colors, and splendid pavilions joined with crystal pillars,

संयुतं सर्वभूतेन्द्रैर् ब्रह्मेन्द्रोपेन्द्रपूजितैः वराहगजसिंहर्क्षशार्दूलकरभाननैः

Attended by all the lords of beings, worshipped by Brahmā, Indra, and Upendra, and by boars, elephants, lions, bears, tigers, camels, and monkeys,

गृध्रोलूकमुखैश्चान्यैर् मृगोष्ट्राजमुखैरपि प्रमथैर्विविधैः स्थूलैर् गिरिकूटोपमैः शुभैः

By those with vulture and owl faces, and others with the faces of deer and camels, by various mighty Pramathas, massive and splendid as mountain peaks,

करालैर्हरिकेशैश् च रोमशैश् च महाभुजैः नानावर्णाकृतिधरैर् नानासंस्थानसंस्थितैः

With fierce, green-haired, shaggy, great-armed beings, bearing various colors and forms, established in diverse postures,

दीप्तास्यैर् दीप्तचरितैर् नन्दीश्वरमुखैः शुभैः ब्रह्मेन्द्रविष्णुसंकाशैर् अणिमादिगुणान्वितैः

With radiant faces, illustrious deeds, noble Nandīśvaras, resembling Brahmā, Indra, and Viṣṇu, endowed with the powers beginning with Aṇimā,

अशून्यममरैर्नित्यं महापरिषदैस् तथा तत्र भूतपतेर्देवाः पूजां नित्यं प्रयुञ्जते

Never devoid of immortals and great assemblies, there the gods always perform worship for the Lord of beings.

झर्झरैः शङ्खपटहैर् भेरीडिण्डिमगोमुखैः ललितावसितोद्गीतैर् वृत्तवल्गितगर्जितैः

With cymbals, conches, drums, bherīs, ḍiṇḍimas, and gomukhas, with graceful melodies, sweet singing, and measured, resounding roars,

पूजितो वै महादेवः प्रमथैः प्रमथेश्वरः सिद्धर्षिदेवगन्धर्वैर् ब्रह्मणा च महात्मना

Thus is the great god Mahādeva, Lord of the Pramathas, worshipped by Pramathas, by Siddhas, seers, gods, Gandharvas, and by the great-souled Brahmā.

उपेन्द्रप्रमुखैश्चान्यैः पूजितस्तत्र शंकरः विभक्तचारुशिखरं यत्र तच्छङ्खवर्चसम्

There, Śaṃkara is worshipped by Indra and others, where the summit is divided and beautiful, possessing the radiance of a conch.

कैलासो यक्षराजस्य कुबेरस्य महात्मनः निवासः कोटियक्षाणां तथान्येषां महात्मनाम्

Kailāsa is the abode of Kubera, the great-souled king of the Yakṣas, of ten million Yakṣas, and of other great souls.

तत्रापि देवदेवस्य भवस्यायतनं महत् तस्मिन्नायतने सोमः सदास्ते सगणो हरः

There too is the great sanctuary of Bhava, lord of gods; in that sanctuary, Soma always dwells with his attendants, Hara.

यत्र मन्दाकिनी नाम नलिनी विपुलोदका सुवर्णमणिसोपाना कुबेरशिखरे शुभे

There is the river named Mandākinī, called Nalinī, with abundant waters, with golden and jewel steps, on the splendid summit of Kubera.

जांबूनदमयैः पद्मैर् गन्धस्पर्शगुणान्वितैः नीलवैडूर्यपत्रैश् च गन्धोपेतैर्महोत्पलैः

Adorned with lotuses made of gold, endowed with fragrance, touch, and qualities, with leaves of blue beryl, and great lotuses fragrant and splendid.

तथा कुमुदषण्डैश् च महापद्मैर् अलंकृता यक्षगन्धर्वनारीभिर् अप्सरोभिश् च सेविता

Also decorated with clusters of kumuda and great lotuses, served by Yakṣa, Gandharva, and celestial women, and by Apsarases.

देवदानवगन्धर्वैर् यक्षराक्षसकिन्नरैः उपस्पृष्टजला पुण्या नदी मन्दाकिनी शुभा

The holy river Mandākinī, pure and beautiful, whose waters are touched by gods, demons, Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Kinnaras.

तस्याश्चोत्तरपार्श्वे तु भवस्यायतनं शुभम् वैडूर्यमणिसम्पन्नं तत्रास्ते शङ्करो ऽव्ययः

On its northern bank is the auspicious sanctuary of Bhava, adorned with beryl jewels, where the imperishable Śaṅkara abides.

द्विजाः कनकनन्दायास् तीरे वै प्राचि दक्षिणे वनं द्विजसहस्राढ्यं मृगपक्षिसमाकुलम्

On the eastern and southern shore of the golden Nandā, there is a forest, rich with thousands of twice-born ones, teeming with beasts and birds.

तत्रापि सगणः साम्बः क्रीडते ऽद्रिसमे गृहे नन्दायाः पश्चिमे तीरे किंचिद् वै दक्षिणाश्रिते

There too, accompanied by his attendants and Ambā, he sports in a house like a mountain, on the western shore of Nandā, somewhat inclined to the south.

पुरं रुद्रपुरी नाम नानाप्रासादसंकुलम् तत्रापि शतधा कृत्वा ह्य् आत्मानं चाम्बया सह

There is a city called Rudrapurī, crowded with various palaces; there too, having multiplied himself a hundredfold, he sports with Ambā.

क्रीडते सगणः साम्बस् तच्छिवालयम् उच्यते एवं शतसहस्राणि शर्वस्यायतनानि तु

He sports with his attendants and Ambā; that is called the abode of Śiva. Thus, there are hundreds of thousands of sanctuaries of Śarva.

प्रतिद्वीपे मुनिश्रेष्ठाः पर्वतेषु वनेषु च नदीनदतटाकानां तीरेष्वर्णवसंधिषु

On each island, O best of sages, on mountains and in forests, on the banks of rivers, lakes, and at the junctions of waters.

नद्यश् च बहवः प्रोक्ताः सदा बहुजलाः शुभाः सरोवरेभ्यः सम्भूतास् त्व् असंख्याता द्विजोत्तमाः

Many rivers are described, always abundant in water and auspicious, arising from lakes, countless, O best of twice-born.

प्राङ्मुखा दक्षिणास्यास्तु चोत्तरप्रभवाः शुभाः पश्चिमाग्राः पवित्राश् च प्रतिवर्षं प्रकीर्तिताः

Facing east, with southern mouths, and originating in the north, auspicious, with western sources, pure, and mentioned each year.

आकाशांभोनिधिर् यो ऽसौ सोम इत्यभिधीयते आधारः सर्वभूतानां देवानाममृताकरः

That ocean of the sky, called Soma, is the foundation of all beings, the source of immortality for the gods.

अस्मात्प्रवृत्ता पुण्योदा नदी त्वाकाशगामिनी सप्तमेनानिलपथा प्रवृत्ता चामृतोदका

From it flows the holy river, whose waters are pure, moving through the sky, and the seventh, proceeding by the path of wind, with waters of immortality.

सा ज्योतींष्यनुवर्तन्ती ज्योतिर्गणनिषेविता ताराकोटिसहस्राणां नभसश् च समायुता

It follows the lights, served by hosts of luminous beings, joined with millions of stars in the sky.

परिवर्तत्यहरहो यथा सोमस्तथैव सा चत्वार्यशीतिश् च तथा सहस्राणां समुच्छ्रितः

Just as the moon revolves day after day, so too does she, rising up to eighty-four thousand.

योजनानां महामेरुः श्रीकण्ठाक्रीडकोमलः तत्रासीनो यतः शर्वः साम्बः सह गणेश्वरैः

The great Meru, delightful as the playground of Śrīkaṇṭha, stretches for that many yojanas; there, Śarva sits together with Ambā and the lords of the Gaṇas.