Linga Purana

सहस्रपादसौ वह्निर् वृत्तकुम्भनिभः स्मृतः आदत्ते स तु नाडीनां सहस्रेण समन्ततः

That fire is said to have a thousand feet, resembling a round pot; it draws in, on all sides, with a thousand channels.

नादेयीश्चैव सामुद्रीः कूपाश्चैव तथा घनाः स्थावरा जङ्गमाश्चैव वापीकुल्यादिका अपः

The channels are those of the ocean, wells, clouds, stationary and moving waters, as well as tanks, streams, and the like.

तस्य रश्मिसहस्रं तच् छीतवर्षोष्णनिःस्रवम् तासां चतुःशता नाड्यो वर्षन्ते चित्रमूर्तयः

Its thousand rays emit cold, rain, and heat; of these, four hundred channels rain forth, each with a wondrous form.

भजनाश्चैव माल्याश् च केतनाः पतनास् तथा अमृता नामतः सर्वा रश्मयो वृष्टिसर्जनाः

They are called vessels, garlands, banners, and falling streams; all the rays that cause rain are named 'nectar.'

हिमोद्वहाश् च ता नाड्यो रश्मयस् त्रिशताः पुनः रेशा मेघाश् च वात्स्याश् च ह्लादिन्यो हिमसर्जनाः

Three hundred of those channels are rays that carry snow; among them are threads, clouds, and showers, which are cooling and produce snow.

चन्द्रभा नामतः सर्वा पीताभाश् च गभस्तयः शुक्लाश् च ककुभाश्चैव गावो विश्वभृतस् तथा

All are called by the name 'moon-rays,' and the yellowish rays, the white ones, the directions, and the cows that sustain the universe as well.

शुक्लास्ता नामतः सर्वास् त्रिशतीर्घर्मसर्जनाः सोमो बिभर्ति ताभिस्तु मनुष्यपितृदेवताः

All those white ones are named as three hundred rays that produce heat; by these, the moon nourishes humans, ancestors, and gods.

मनुष्यानौषधेनेह स्वधया च पितॄनपि अमृतेन सुरान् सर्वांस् तिसृभिस् तर्पयत्यसौ

Here, he satisfies humans with herbs, ancestors with oblations, and all the gods with nectar, by means of three things.

वसन्ते चैव ग्रीष्मे च शतैः स तपते त्रिभिः वर्षास्वथो शरदि च चतुर्भिः संप्रवर्षति

In spring and summer, he burns with three hundred rays; in the rainy season and autumn, he pours forth with four hundred.

हेमन्ते शिशिरे चैव हिममुत्सृजते त्रिभिः इन्द्रो धाता भगः पूषा मित्रो ऽथ वरुणो ऽर्यमा

In winter and late winter, he releases frost with three rays: Indra, Dhātā, Bhaga, Pūṣā, Mitra, Varuṇa, and Aryaman.

अंशुर् विवस्वांस्त्वष्टा च पर्जन्यो विष्णुरेव च वरुणो माघमासे तु सूर्य एव तु फाल्गुने

Aṃśu, Vivasvān, Tvaṣṭā, Parjanya, Viṣṇu, Varuṇa in the month of Māgha, and Sūrya in Phālguna.

चैत्रे मासि भवेदंशुर् धाता वैशाखतापनः ज्येष्ठे मासि भवेदिन्द्र आषाढे चार्यमा रविः

In the month of Caitra, Aṃśu; in Vaiśākha, Dhātā the heat-giver; in Jyeṣṭha, Indra; in Āṣāḍha, Aryaman and Ravi.

विवस्वान् श्रावणे मासि प्रौष्ठपदे भगः स्मृतः पर्जन्यो ऽश्वयुजे मासि त्वष्टा वै कार्तिके रविः

Vivasvān in Śrāvaṇa; Bhaga is remembered in Prauṣṭhapada; Parjanya in Āśvayuja; Tvaṣṭā and Ravi in Kārtika.

मार्गशीर्षे भवेन्मित्रः पौषे विष्णुः सनातनः पञ्चरश्मिसहस्राणि वरुणस्यार्ककर्मणि

Mitra in Mārgaśīrṣa; Viṣṇu, the eternal, in Pauṣa; Varuṇa’s solar work has five thousand rays.

षड्भिः सहस्रैः पूषा तु देवो ऽंशुः सप्तभिस् तथा धाताष्टभिः सहस्रैस्तु नवभिस्तु शतक्रतुः

Pūṣā, the god Aṃśu, shines with six thousand rays; Dhātā with seven thousand; Śatakratu with eight thousand.

विवस्वान् दशभिर् याति यात्येकादशभिर् भगः सप्तभिस्तपते मित्रस् त्वष्टा चैवाष्टभिः स्मृतः

Vivasvān moves with ten rays; Bhaga with eleven; Mitra burns with seven; Tvaṣṭā is remembered with eight.

अर्यमा दशभिर् याति पर्जन्यो नवभिस् तथा षड्भी रश्मिसहस्रैस्तु विष्णुस्तपति मेदिनीम्

Aryaman moves with ten rays; Parjanya with nine; Viṣṇu heats the earth with six thousand rays.

वसंते कपिलः सूर्यो ग्रीष्मे काञ्चनसप्रभः श्वेतो वर्षासु वर्णेन पाण्डुः शरदि भास्करः

In spring, the Sun is tawny; in summer, he shines with golden brilliance; in the rainy season, he is white; in autumn, he is pale.

हेमन्ते ताम्रवर्णस्तु शिशिरे लोहितो रविः इति वर्णाः समाख्याता मया सूर्यसमुद्भवाः

In winter, his color is coppery; in late winter, he is red. Thus, I have described the colors arising from the Sun.

ओषधीषु बलं धत्ते स्वधया च पितृष्वपि सूर्यो ऽमरेष्वप्यमृतं त्रयं त्रिषु नियच्छति

He imparts strength to herbs, oblations to ancestors, and nectar to the gods; the Sun places these three in three realms.

एवं रश्मिसहस्रं तत् सौरं लोकार्थसाधकम् भिद्यते लोकमासाद्य जलशीतोष्णनिःस्रवम्

Thus, that thousand-rayed solar force accomplishes the purpose of the worlds, dividing as it reaches them, releasing cold and heat through water.

इत्येतन्मण्डलं शुक्लं भास्वरं सूर्यसंज्ञितम् नक्षत्रग्रहसोमानां प्रतिष्ठायोनिरेव च

This radiant, shining orb, called the Sun, is the foundation and origin of stars, planets, and the Moon.

चन्द्रऋक्षग्रहाः सर्वे विज्ञेयाः सूर्यसंभवाः नक्षत्राधिपतिः सोमो नयनं वाममीशितुः

All the lunar, stellar, and planetary bodies should be understood as arising from the Sun; Soma, lord of the stars, is the left eye of the ruler.

नयनं चैवम् ईशस्य दक्षिणं भास्करः स्वयम् तेषां जनानां लोके ऽस्मिन् नयनं नयते यतः

The Sun himself is the right eye of the ruler; in this world, their vision guides all beings.

शेषाः पञ्च ग्रहा ज्ञेया ईश्वराः कामचारिणः पठ्यते चाग्निरादित्य उदकं चन्द्रमाः स्मृतः

The remaining five planets are to be known as sovereigns, moving as they wish; Fire, the Sun, Water, and the Moon are recited.

शेषाणां प्रकृतिं सम्यग् वक्ष्यमाणां निबोधत सुरसेनापतिः स्कन्दः पठ्यते ऽङ्गारको ग्रहः

Now listen as I properly describe the nature of the remaining ones: Skanda, the commander of the gods, is called Aṅgāraka among the planets.

नारायणं बुधं प्राहुर् देवं ज्ञानविदो जनाः सर्वलोकप्रभुः साक्षाद् यमो लोकप्रभुः स्वयम्

Those who know wisdom declare Budha to be Nārāyaṇa, the god; Yama, the lord of all worlds, is himself directly the lord of beings.

महाग्रहो द्विजश्रेष्ठा मन्दगामी शनैश्चरः देवासुरगुरू द्वौ तु भानुमन्तौ महाग्रहौ

O best of twice-born, Śanaiścara, the great planet who moves slowly, is the teacher of gods and demons; the two shining ones are both great planets.

प्रजापतिसुतावुक्तौ ततः शुक्रबृहस्पती आदित्यमूलमखिलं त्रैलोक्यं नात्र संशयः

Then, Śukra and Bṛhaspati are said to be the sons of Prajāpati; all the three worlds have the sun as their root—of this there is no doubt.