Linga Purana

माल्यं च शयनस्थानं पात्रं छायां च यत्नतः यज्ञोपकरणाङ्गं च न स्पृशेद् वै पदेन च

One should carefully avoid touching with the foot garlands, sleeping places, vessels, shade, and sacrificial implements.

देवद्रोहं गुरुद्रोहं न कुर्यात्सर्वयत्नतः कृत्वा प्रमादतो विप्राः प्रणवस्यायुतं जपेत्

One should never, with all effort, commit offense against the gods or the teacher; if done by mistake, one should recite the sacred syllable ten thousand times.

देवद्रोहगुरुद्रोहात् कोटिमात्रेण शुध्यति महापातकशुद्ध्यर्थं तथैव च यथाविधि

By offense against the gods or the teacher, one is purified a crore times over; likewise, for the purification from great sins, according to the proper rule.

पातकी च तदर्धेन शुध्यते वृत्तवान्यदि उपपातकिनः सर्वे तदर्धेनैव सुव्रताः

A sinner is purified by performing half of that, if he is of good conduct; all minor offenders who are observant are purified by just half as much.

संध्यालोपे कृते विप्रः त्रिरावृत्त्यैव शुध्यति आह्निकच्छेदने जाते शतमेकमुदाहृतम्

If a Brahmin neglects the twilight worship, he is purified by reciting it three times; if he omits the daily rites, a hundred recitations are prescribed.

लङ्घने समयानां तु अभक्ष्यस्य च भक्षणे अवाच्यवाचने चैव सहस्राच्छुद्धिरुच्यते

For violating vows, eating forbidden food, or speaking what should not be spoken, purification is said to require a thousand recitations.

काकोलूककपोतानां पक्षिणामपि घातने शतमष्टोत्तरं जप्त्वा मुच्यते नात्र संशयः

For killing birds such as crows, owls, or pigeons, reciting one hundred and eight times brings release—there is no doubt about this.

यः पुनस्तत्त्ववेत्ता च ब्रह्मविद् ब्राह्मणोत्तमः स्मरणाच्छुद्धिमाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा

But one who knows the truth, a knower of Brahman, a foremost Brahmin, attains purity by remembrance alone—there is no need for deliberation here.

नैवमात्मविदामस्ति प्रायश्चित्तानि चोदना विश्वस्यैव हि ते शुद्धा ब्रह्मविद्याविदो जनाः

For those who know the Self, there is no injunction for expiations; truly, they are always pure, being knowers of Brahman.

योगध्यानैकनिष्ठाश् च निर्लेपाः काञ्चनं यथा शुद्धानां शोधनं नास्ति विशुद्धा ब्रह्मविद्यया

Those devoted solely to yoga and meditation are untouched, like gold; for the pure, there is no purification, as they are purified by knowledge of Brahman.

उद्धृतानुष्णफेनाभिः पूताभिर् वस्त्रचक्षुषा अद्भिः समाचरेत्सर्वं वर्जयेत्कलुषोदकम्

One should perform all acts with water that is drawn, not hot, foaming, or impure, and with clean cloth and clear sight, avoiding polluted water.

गन्धवर्णरसैर्दुष्टम् अशुचिस्थानसंस्थितम् पङ्काश्मदूषितं चैव सामुद्रं पल्वलोदकम्

Water that is spoiled by smell, color, or taste, that stands in unclean places, is muddied by clay or stones, or is from the sea or a stagnant pool,

सशैवालं तथान्यैर्वा दोषैर्दुष्टं विवर्जयेत् वस्त्रशौचान्वितः कुर्यात् सर्वकार्याणि वै द्विजाः

Or water tainted with moss or other impurities should be avoided; all acts should be done with clean cloth, O twice-born.

नमस्कारादिकं सर्वं गुरुशुश्रूषणादिकम् वस्त्रशौचविहीनात्मा ह्य् अशुचिर्नात्र संशयः

All acts such as salutations and service to the teacher, if done without clean cloth, render one impure—there is no doubt about this.

देवकार्योपयुक्तानां प्रत्यहं शौचमिष्यते इतरेषां हि वस्त्राणां शौचं कार्यं मलागमे

For garments used in divine service, daily purification is prescribed; for other clothes, purification is required when they become soiled.

वर्जयेत्सर्वयत्नेन वासो ऽन्यैर् विधृतं द्विजाः कौशेयाविकयो रूक्षैः क्षौमाणां गौरसर्षपैः

By every effort, O twice-born, one should avoid wearing garments worn by others; silk and woolen clothes should be cleaned with rough kusa grass or mustard.

श्रीफलैरंशुपट्टानां कुतपानामरिष्टकैः चर्मणां विदलानां च वेत्राणां वस्त्रवन्मतम्

For garments made from coconut, sun-fiber, kutapa, arishtaka, leather, bark, or cane, the rule for cloth applies.

वल्कलानां तु सर्वेषां छत्रचामरयोरपि चैलवच्छौचमाख्यातं ब्रह्मविद्भिर् मुनीश्वरैः

For all bark garments, as well as umbrellas and fly-whisks, the same rule of cleanliness as for cloth is declared by the sages who know Brahman.

भस्मना शुध्यते कांस्यं क्षारेणायसम् उच्यते ताम्रमम्लेन वै विप्रास् त्रपुसीसकयोरपि

Bronze is purified with ash, iron with alkali, copper with acid, O Brahmins, and so also tin and lead.

हैमम् अद्भिः शुभं पात्रं रौप्यपात्रं द्विजोत्तमाः मण्यश्मशङ्खमुक्तानां शौचं तैजसवत्स्मृतम्

Gold vessels are purified with water, silver vessels likewise, O best of twice-born; for gems, stones, conch, and pearls, the rule for gold applies.

अग्नेर् अपां च संयोगाद् अत्यन्तोपहतस्य च रसानामिह सर्वेषां शुद्धिरुत्प्लवनं स्मृतम्

When all these are extremely defiled, purification is prescribed by contact with fire or water, or by immersion, for all such substances.

तृणकाष्ठादिवस्तूनां शुभेनाभ्युक्षणं स्मृतम् उष्णेन वारिणा शुद्धिस् तथा स्रुक्स्रुवयोरपि

The proper purification of objects such as grass, wood, and the like is considered to be sprinkling them with auspicious water, or cleansing them with hot water; this applies also to the ladle and spoon.

तथैव यज्ञपात्राणां मुशलोलूखलस्य च शृङ्गास्थिदारुदन्तानां तक्षणेनैव शोधनम्

In the same way, the purification of sacrificial vessels, the pestle and mortar, and items made of horn, bone, wood, or ivory is accomplished by scraping.

संहतानां महाभागा द्रव्याणां प्रोक्षणं स्मृतम् असंहतानां द्रव्याणां प्रत्येकं शौचमुच्यते

For substances that are joined together, O highly fortunate one, purification is done by sprinkling; for those that are separate, each should be cleansed individually.

अभुक्तराशिधान्यानाम् एकदेशस्य दूषणे तावन्मात्रं समुद्धृत्य प्रोक्षयेद्वै कुशांभसा

If a portion of untouched heaps of grain is defiled, that part should be removed, and the remainder sprinkled with water using kuśa grass.

शाकमूलफलादीनां धान्यवच्छुद्धिरिष्यते मार्जनोन्मार्जनैर् वेश्म पुनःपाकेन मृन्मयम्

Vegetables, roots, fruits, and the like are purified in the same way as grain; a house is cleansed by sweeping and wiping, and earthenware by reheating.

उल्लेखनेनाञ्जनेन तथा संमार्जनेन च गोनिवासेन वै शुद्धा सेचनेन धरा स्मृता

The earth is considered purified by scraping, smearing, sweeping, by the presence of cow dung, or by sprinkling.

भूमिस्थम् उदकं शुद्धं वैतृष्ण्यं यत्र गौर्व्रजेत् अव्याप्तं यदमेध्येन गन्धवर्णरसान्वितम्

Water found on the ground is pure if a cow can drink it without thirst, and if it is not contaminated by impurity, and possesses a pleasant smell, color, and taste.

वत्सः शुचिः प्रस्रवणे शकुनिः फलपातने स्वदारास्यं गृहस्थानां रतौ भार्याभिकाङ्क्षया

A calf is pure at the place of a spring, a bird at the fall of fruit, a wife's mouth for householders during intercourse when desiring a wife.