Linga Purana

शनैश्चरं तथा स्थानं देवश्चापि शनैश्चरः बौधं बुधस्तु स्वर्भानुः स्वर्भानुस्थानमाश्रितः

Saturn likewise entered the abode of Saturn, and the god Saturn as well; Mercury entered the abode of Mercury, and Rāhu entered the abode of Rāhu.

नक्षत्राणि च सर्वाणि नक्षत्राणि विशन्ति च गृहाण्येतानि सर्वाणि ज्योतींषि सुकृतात्मनाम्

All the stars, indeed, enter into the constellations; all these planets and luminaries belong to those of virtuous soul.

कल्पादौ सम्प्रवृत्तानि निर्मितानि स्वयंभुवा स्थानान्येतानि तिष्ठन्ति यावद् आभूतसंप्लवम्

At the beginning of the kalpa, these were set in motion, created by the Self-born; these positions remain until the cosmic dissolution.

मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषु देवस्थानानि तानि वै अभिमानिनो ऽवतिष्ठन्ते देवाः स्थानं पुनः पुनः

In all the manvantaras, these are the abodes of the gods; the deities, full of self-regard, repeatedly occupy these places.

अतीतैस्तु सहैतानि भाव्याभाव्यैः सुरैः सह वर्तन्ते वर्तमानैश् च स्थानिभिस्तैः सुरैः सह

Together with those who have passed, and with those gods who are yet to come or not to come, and with those currently existing, these abodes persist along with those stationed gods.

अस्मिन्मन्वन्तरे चैव ग्रहा वैमानिकाः स्मृताः विवस्वानदितेः पुत्रः सूर्यो वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे

In this manvantara, the planets are called celestial; the Sun, son of Vivasvat and Aditi, is known in the Vaivasvata manvantara.

द्युतिमानृषिपुत्रस्तु सोमो देवो वसुः स्मृतः शुक्रो देवस्तु विज्ञेयो भार्गवो ऽसुरयाजकः

The radiant Soma, son of a sage, is called a god and a Vasu; Śukra, the deity, is to be known as the Bhārgava, worshipper of the Asuras.

बृहत्तेजाः स्मृतो देवो देवाचार्यो ऽङ्गिरःसुतः बुधो मनोहरश्चैव ऋषिपुत्रस्तु स स्मृतः

The god of great brilliance, teacher of the gods, son of Aṅgiras, is called Bṛhaspati; Budha, charming and delightful, is remembered as the son of a sage.

शनैश्चरो विरूपस्तु संज्ञापुत्रो विवस्वतः अग्निर्विकेश्यां जज्ञे तु युवासौ लोहितार्चिषः

Śanaiścara, of strange form, is the son of Saṃjñā and Vivasvat; Agni was born from Vikeśī, and the youthful one has red flames.

नक्षत्रऋक्षनामिन्यो दाक्षायण्यस्तु ताः स्मृताः स्वर्भानुः सिंहिकापुत्रो भूतसंतापनो ऽसुरः

The daughters of Dakṣa are known as the stars and constellations; Svarbhānu, son of Siṃhikā, is the Asura who brings distress to beings.

सोमर्क्षग्रहसूर्येषु कीर्तितास्त्वभिमानिनः स्थानान्येतान्यथोक्तानि स्थानिन्यश्चैव देवताः

Among the Moon, stars, planets, and Sun, those with self-regard are mentioned; these positions have been described as before, and the deities are also stationed there.

सौरम् अग्निमयं स्थानं सहस्रांशोर्विवस्वतः हिमांशोस्तु स्मृतं स्थानम् अम्मयं शुक्लमेव च

The solar abode of Vivasvat, the thousand-rayed one, is fiery; the abode of the Moon is said to be watery and also white.

आप्यं श्यामं मनोज्ञं च बुधरश्मिगृहं स्मृतम् शुक्लस्याप्यम्मयं शुक्लं पदं षोडशरश्मिवत्

The abode of Budha, the radiant one, is said to be watery, dark, and delightful; the abode of Śukra is also watery and white, shining with sixteen rays.

नवरश्मि तु भौमस्य लोहितं स्थानम् उत्तमम् हरिद्राभं बृहच्चापि षोडशार्चिर्बृहस्पतेः

The excellent abode of Bhauma (Mars) is red, with nine rays; that of Bṛhaspati is yellow, great, and has sixteen flames.

अष्टरश्मिगृहं चापि प्रोक्तं कृष्णं शनैश्चरे स्वर्भानोस्तामसं स्थानं भूतसंतापनालयम्

The abode of Śanaiścara (Saturn) is said to be black, with eight rays; the abode of Svarbhānu is darkness, the dwelling of the afflicter of beings.

विज्ञेयास्तारकाः सर्वास् त्व् ऋषयस्त्वेकरश्मयः आश्रयाः पुण्यकीर्तीनां शुक्लाश्चापि स्ववर्णतः

All the stars are to be known as Ṛṣis, each with a single ray; they are the abodes of those of virtuous fame, and are white according to their own nature.

घनतोयात्मिका ज्ञेयाः कल्पादावेव निर्मिताः आदित्यरश्मिसंयोगात् संप्रकाशात्मिकाः स्मृताः

They are to be known as composed of condensed water, created at the beginning of the kalpa; by the union with the rays of the Sun, they are said to be of luminous nature.

नवयोजनसाहस्रो विष्कंभः सवितुः स्मृतः त्रिगुणस्तस्य विस्तारो मण्डलस्य प्रमाणतः

The support of Savitṛ (the Sun) is said to be nine thousand yojanas; its circumference is three times that, according to the measure of the disc.

द्विगुणः सूर्यविस्ताराद् विस्तारः शशिनः स्मृतः तुल्यस्तयोस्तु स्वर्भानुर् भूत्वाधस्तात्प्रसर्पति

The extent of the Moon is twice that of the Sun; Svarbhānu is equal to both, and moves below them.

उद्धृत्य पृथिवीछायां निर्मितां मण्डलाकृतिम् स्वर्भानोस्तु बृहत्स्थानं तृतीयं यत्तमोमयम्

Having lifted the shadow of the earth, a circular form was created; the great station of Svarbhanu is the third, which is composed of darkness.

आदित्यात्तच्च निष्क्रम्य समं गच्छति पर्वसु आदित्यमेति सोमाच्च पुनः सौरेषु पर्वसु

Emerging from the sun, it moves equally during the lunar phases; it reaches the sun from the moon, and again, during the lunar phases, it goes to the solar ones.

स्वर्भानुं नुदते यस्मात् तस्मात्स्वर्भानुरुच्यते चन्द्रस्य षोडशो भागो भार्गवस्य विधीयते

Because it pushes Svarbhanu, therefore it is called Svarbhanu; the sixteenth part of the moon is assigned to Bhargava.

विष्कंभान्मण्डलाच्चैव योजनाग्रात्प्रमाणतः भार्गवात्पादहीनस्तु विज्ञेयो वै बृहस्पतिः

From the supports and from the circles, measured from the tip of a yojana, the one lacking a quarter from Bhargava is to be known as Brihaspati.

बृहस्पतेः पादहीनौ वक्रसौरी उभौ स्मृतौ विस्तारान्मण्डलाच्चैव पादहीनस्तयोर्बुधः

Both Vakra and Sauri are remembered as lacking a quarter from Brihaspati; from the extent and from the circles, Budha is lacking a quarter from those two.

तारानक्षत्ररूपाणि वपुष्मन्तीह यानि वै बुधेन तानि तुल्यानि विस्तारान्मण्डलाच्च वै

The forms of stars and constellations here, which are radiant, are equal to Budha in extent and in circles.

प्रायशश्चन्द्रयोगीनि विद्यादृक्षाणि तत्त्ववित् तारानक्षत्ररूपाणि हीनानि तु परस्परम्

One who knows reality should understand that most of the stars are joined with the moon; the forms of stars and constellations are mutually deficient.

शतानि पञ्च चत्वारि त्रीणि द्वे चैव योजने सर्वोपरि निकृष्टानि तारकामण्डलानि तु

Four hundred, three hundred, two hundred yojanas—these are the lowest of all, the circles of stars.

योजनान्यर्धमात्राणि तेभ्यो ह्रस्वं न विद्यते उपरिष्टात्त्रयस्तेषां ग्रहास्ते दूरसर्पिणः

There is no measure less than half a yojana among them; above them are three planets, moving at a great distance.

सौरो ऽङ्गिराश् च वक्रश् च ज्ञेया मन्दविचारिणः पूर्वमेव समाख्याता गतिस्तेषां यथाक्रमम्

Sauri, Angiras, and Vakra are to be known as slow-moving; their motions have already been described in order.