Linga Purana

आपूरयन् सुषुम्नेन भागं भागमनुक्रमात् इत्येषा सूर्यवीर्येण चन्द्रस्याप्यायिता तनुः

Filling it part by part with his Suṣumnā ray, thus, by the Sun's energy, the body of the Moon is replenished.

स पौर्णमास्यां दृश्येत शुक्लः सम्पूर्णमण्डलः एवमाप्यायितं सोमं शुक्लपक्षे दिनक्रमात्

Thus, at the full moon, the Moon appears white and with a complete disc; in this way, Soma is filled during the bright fortnight by the progression of days.

ततो द्वितीयाप्रभृति बहुलस्य चतुर्दशीम् पिबन्त्यम्बुमयं देवा मधु सौम्यं सुधामृतम्

Then, beginning from the second day up to the fourteenth of the dark fortnight, the gods drink the watery, sweet, gentle nectar.

संभृतं त्वर्धमासेन ह्य् अमृतं सूर्यतेजसा पानार्थममृतं सोमं पौर्णमास्यामुपासते

In half a month, the nectar gathered by the Sun's radiance is consumed; at the full moon, the gods worship Soma, the nectar, for the purpose of drinking.

एकरात्रिं सुराः सर्वे पितृभिस्त्वृषिभिः सह सोमस्य कृष्णपक्षादौ भास्कराभिमुखस्य च

For one night, all the gods, together with the ancestors and sages, drink Soma at the beginning of the dark fortnight, when it faces the Sun.

प्रक्षीयन्ते परस्यान्तः पीयमानाः कलाः क्रमात् त्रयस्त्रिंशच्छताश्चैव त्रयस्त्रिंशत्तथैव च

Gradually, the digits being drunk are diminished within him; there are three hundred thirty, and likewise thirty-three.

त्रयस्त्रिंशत्सहस्राणि देवाः सोमं पिबन्ति वै एवं दिनक्रमात्पीते विबुधैस्तु निशाकरे

The gods drink Soma, numbering thirty-three thousand; thus, by the course of days, the gods drink from the Moon.

पीत्वार्धमासं गच्छन्ति अमावास्यां सुरोत्तमाः पितरश्चोपतिष्ठन्ति अमावास्यां निशाकरम्

After drinking for half a month, the excellent gods depart at the new moon; and at the new moon, the ancestors approach the moon.

ततः पञ्चदशे भागे किंचिच्छिष्टे कलात्मके अपराह्णे पितृगणा जघन्यं पर्युपासते

Then, when a small portion remains of the fifteenth part, in the afternoon, the hosts of ancestors worship the lowest portion.

पिबन्ति द्विकलं कालं शिष्टा तस्य कला तु या निसृतं तदमावास्यां गभस्तिभ्यः स्वधामृतम्

They drink for two portions of time; and the remaining portion, which has flowed out at the new moon from the moon's rays, is the nectar of offerings.

मासतृप्तिमवाप्याग्र्यां पीत्वा गच्छन्ति ते ऽमृतम् पितृभिः पीयमानस्य पञ्चदश्यां कला तु या

Having attained satisfaction for a month by drinking the best nectar, they depart; and the portion of the fifteenth day, drunk by the ancestors,

यावत्तु क्षीयते तस्य भागः पञ्चदशस्तु सः अमावास्यां ततस्तस्या अन्तरा पूर्यते पुनः

As long as that fifteenth part is diminished, at the new moon, in between, it is filled again.

वृद्धिक्षयौ वै पक्षादौ षोडश्यां शशिनः स्मृतौ एवं सूर्यनिमित्तैषा पक्षवृद्धिर्निशाकरे

The waxing and waning of the moon at the beginning of each fortnight and on the sixteenth day are remembered; thus, by the sun's influence, the waxing of the fortnight occurs in the moon.

अष्टभिश् च हयैर्युक्तः सोमपुत्रस्य वै रथः वारितेजोमयश्चाथ पिशङ्गैश्चैव शोभनैः

The chariot of the son of Soma is yoked with eight horses, made of water and light, and adorned with beautiful tawny ones.

दशभिश्चाकृशैरश्वैर् नानावर्णै रथः स्मृतः शुक्रस्य क्ष्मामयैर्युक्तो दैत्याचार्यस्य धीमतः

The chariot of Shukra is said to have ten slender horses of various colors, yoked with earthly ones, belonging to the wise preceptor of the Daityas.

अष्टाश्वश्चाथ भौमस्य रथो हैमः सुशोभनः जीवस्य हैमश्चाष्टाश्वो मन्दस्यायसनिर्मितः

The chariot of Mars has eight horses and is made of gold, very splendid; the chariot of Jiva is also golden with eight horses, and that of Saturn is made of iron.

रथ आपोमयैरश्वैर् दशभिस्तु सितेतरैः स्वर्भानोर्भास्करारेश् च तथा चाष्टहयः स्मृतः

The chariot of Rahu is drawn by ten horses made of water, white and other colors; likewise, the chariot of Ketu and the Sun is said to have eight horses.

सर्वे ध्रुवनिबद्धा वै ग्रहास्ते वातरश्मिभिः एतेन भ्राम्यमाणाश् च यथायोगं व्रजन्ति वै

All these planets are fixed to the pole star and move by wind-rays; being thus rotated, they proceed according to their proper order.

यावन्त्यश्चैव ताराश् च तावन्तश्चैव रश्मयः सर्वे ध्रुवनिबद्धाश् च भ्रमन्तो भ्रामयन्ति तम्

As many as there are stars, so many are the rays; all are fixed to the pole star, revolving and causing it to revolve.

अलातचक्रवद्यान्ति वातचक्रेरितानि तु यस्माद्वहति ज्योतींषि प्रवहस्तेन स स्मृतः

They move like the rim of a firebrand wheel, driven by the wheel of wind; because he carries the lights, he is called Pravaha.

नक्षत्रसूर्याश् च तथा ग्रहतारागणैः सह उन्मुखाभिमुखाः सर्वे चक्रभूताः श्रिता दिवि

The lunar mansions and the sun, together with the groups of planets and stars, all face toward and away, forming a wheel established in the sky.

ध्रुवेणाधिष्ठिताश्चैव ध्रुवमेव प्रदक्षिणम् प्रयान्ति चेश्वरं द्रष्टुं मेढीभूतं ध्रुवं दिवि

Established by the pole star, they all move clockwise around the pole star, to behold the lord, the pole star, fixed in the sky.

नवयोजनसाहस्रो विष्कम्भः सवितुः स्मृतः त्रिगुणस्तस्य विस्तारो मण्डलस्य प्रमाणतः

The diameter of the sun's orb is said to be nine thousand yojanas; its circumference is three times that, according to measurement.

द्विगुणः सूर्यविस्ताराद् विस्तारः शशिनः स्मृतः तुल्यस्तयोस्तु स्वर्भानुर् भूत्वाधस्तात्प्रसर्पति

The extent of the moon is said to be twice that of the sun; and Svarbhanu is equal to both, moving below.

उद्धृत्य पृथिवीछायां निर्मितां मण्डलाकृतिम् स्वर्भानोस्तु बृहत्स्थानं तृतीयं यत् तमोमयम्

Having taken the shadow of the earth, shaped like a circle, the great place of Svarbhanu is the third, which is made of darkness.

चन्द्रस्य षोडशो भागो भार्गवस्य विधीयते विष्कम्भान्मण्डलाच्चैव योजनाच्च प्रमाणतः

A sixteenth part of the Moon is assigned to Venus, according to the measure of their diameters, circles, and distances.

भार्गवात्पादहीनस्तु विज्ञेयो वै बृहस्पतिः पादहीनौ वक्रसौरी तथायामप्रमाणतः

Know that Jupiter is less by a quarter than Venus; similarly, Mars and Saturn are also less by a quarter, and their measures are not equal.

विस्तारान्मण्डलाच्चैव पादहीनस्तयोर्बुधः तारानक्षत्ररूपाणि वपुष्मन्तीह यानि वै

Mercury is less by a quarter in both diameter and circle compared to Mars and Saturn; all the shining forms here, such as stars and constellations,

बुधेन तानि तुल्यानि विस्तारान्मण्डलादपि प्रायशश्चन्द्रयोगीनि विद्यादृक्षाणि तत्त्ववित्

are equal to Mercury in diameter and circle; and the wise know that the stars associated with the Moon are generally of this kind.