Linga Purana

नम उग्राय भीमाय नमः क्रोधाय मन्यवे नमो भवाय शर्वाय शङ्कराय शिवाय ते

Salutations to the fierce one, to the terrible one, to the wrathful, to the angry; salutations to Bhava, to Sharva, to Shankara, to Shiva, to you.

कालकालाय कालाय महाकालाय मृत्यवे वीराय वीरभद्राय क्षयद्वीराय शूलिने

To the time of time, to Time, to the great Time, to Death, to the hero, to Virabhadra, to the destroyer of heroes, to the wielder of the spear.

महादेवाय महते पशूनां पतये नमः एकाय नीलकण्ठाय श्रीकण्ठाय पिनाकिने

To the great god, to the mighty one, to the lord of beasts, salutations; to the solitary one, to the blue-throated, to the glorious-throated, to the wielder of the bow.

नमो ऽनन्ताय सूक्ष्माय नमस्ते मृत्युमन्यवे पराय परमेशाय परात्परतराय ते

Salutations to the infinite, to the subtle, salutations to you, the wrath of death; to the supreme, to the supreme Lord, to the highest of the high, to you.

परात्पराय विश्वाय नमस्ते विश्वमूर्त्तये नमो विष्णुकलत्राय विष्णुक्षेत्राय भानवे

To the highest of the high, to the universe, salutations to you, the form of the universe; salutations to the consort of Vishnu, to the field of Vishnu, to the radiant one.

कैवर्ताय किराताय महाव्याधाय शाश्वते भैरवाय शरण्याय महाभैरवरूपिणे

To the boatman, to the hunter, to the great disease, to the eternal, to Bhairava, to the refuge, to the one of the great Bhairava form.

नमो नृसिंहसंहर्त्रे कामकालपुरारये महापाशौघसंहर्त्रे विष्णुमायान्तकारिणे

Salutations to the destroyer of Narasimha, to the slayer of Kama and Kala and Purā, to the destroyer of the great bonds, to the ender of Vishnu's illusion.

त्र्यंबकाय त्र्यक्षराय शिपिविष्टाय मीढुषे मृत्युञ्जयाय शर्वाय सर्वज्ञाय मखारये

To Tryambaka, to the three-lettered, to the all-pervading, to the gracious, to the conqueror of death, to Sharva, to the all-knowing, to the destroyer of sacrifices.

मखेशाय वरेण्याय नमस्ते वह्निरूपिणे महाघ्राणाय जिह्वाय प्राणापानप्रवर्तिने

To the lord of sacrifices, to the most excellent, salutations to you, of fire-form; to the great nose, to the tongue, to the mover of breath and expiration.

त्रिगुणाय त्रिशूलाय गुणातीताय योगिने संसाराय प्रवाहाय महायन्त्रप्रवर्तिने

Salutations to the one of three qualities, bearer of the trident, transcender of qualities, the yogi, the flow of worldly existence, the great mover of the cosmic mechanism.

नमश्चन्द्राग्निसूर्याय मुक्तिवैचित्र्यहेतवे वरदायावताराय सर्वकारणहेतवे

Homage to the one who is the moon, fire, and sun, the cause of the diversity of liberation, the giver of boons, the one who descends, the cause of all causes.

कपालिने करालाय पतये पुण्यकीर्त्तये अमोघायाग्निनेत्राय लकुलीशाय शंभवे

To the skull-bearer, the fierce one, the lord, famed for virtue, the unfailing one, the fire-eyed, the lord with the club, the auspicious one—salutations.

भिषक्तमाय मुण्डाय दण्डिने योगरूपिणे मेघवाहाय देवाय पार्वतीपतये नमः

Salutations to the supreme physician, the skull-bearer, the staff-holder, the embodiment of yoga, the cloud-rider, the god, the lord of Pārvatī.

अव्यक्ताय विशोकाय स्थिराय स्थिरधन्विने स्थाणवे कृत्तिवासाय नमः पञ्चार्थहेतवे

To the unmanifest, the sorrowless, the steadfast, the firm-bowed, the immovable, the one clothed in hides, the cause of the five meanings—salutations.

वरदायैकपादाय नमश्चन्द्रार्धमौलिने नमस्ते ऽध्वरराजाय वयसां पतये नमः

Salutations to the boon-giver, the one-footed, the wearer of the crescent moon, the lord of sacrifices, the master of ages.

योगीश्वराय नित्याय सत्याय परमेष्ठिने सर्वात्मने नमस्तुभ्यं नमः सर्वेश्वराय ते

Salutations to the lord of yogis, the eternal, the true, the supreme, the soul of all; salutations to you, the lord of all.

एकद्वित्रिचतुःपञ्चकृत्वस् ते ऽस्तु नमोनमः दशकृत्वस्तु साहस्रकृत्वस्ते च नमोनमः

Let there be salutations to you once, twice, thrice, four, five, and ten times; let there be salutations to you a thousand times.

नमो ऽपरिमितं कृत्वा-नन्तकृत्वो नमोनमः नमोनमो नमो भूयः पुनर्भूयो नमोनमः

Having offered countless salutations, infinite times, again and again, and yet again, salutations to you.

नाम्नामष्टशतेनैवं स्तुत्वामृतमयेन तु पुनस्तु प्रार्थयामास नृसिंहः शरभेश्वरम्

Thus, having praised you with eight hundred immortal names, Narasiṃha again prayed to Śarabheśvara.

यदा यदा ममाज्ञानम् अत्यहङ्कारदूषितम् तदा तदापनेतव्यं त्वयैव परमेश्वर

Whenever my ignorance, corrupted by excessive ego, arises, at that time, O Supreme Lord, may you remove it yourself.

एवं विज्ञापयन्प्रीतः शङ्करं नरकेसरी नन्वशक्तो भवान् विष्णो जीवितान्तं पराजितः

Thus, expressing himself in this way to Śaṅkara, the lion-man, said: 'Indeed, O Viṣṇu, you are powerless, defeated at the end of life.'

तद्वक्त्रशेषमात्रान्तं कृत्वा सर्वस्य विग्रहम् शुक्तिशित्यं तदा मङ्गं वीरभद्रः क्षणात्ततः

Then, having made only the face remain, and having destroyed the entire form, Vīrabhadra instantly subdued that fierce being.

अथ ब्रह्मादयः सर्वे वीरभद्र त्वया दृशा जीविताः स्मो वयं देवाः पर्जन्येनेव पादपाः

Then all the gods, beginning with Brahmā, said: 'O Vīrabhadra, by your sight we gods have been revived, like trees by rain.'

यस्य भीषा दहत्यग्निर् उदेति च रविः स्वयम् वातो वाति च सो ऽसि त्वं मृत्युर्धावति पञ्चमः

By whose command fire burns, the sun rises by itself, and the wind blows—such are you; death runs as the fifth.

यदव्यक्तं परं व्योम कलातीतं सदाशिवम् भगवंस्त्वामेव भवं वदन्ति ब्रह्मवादिनः

That which is unmanifest, the supreme space, beyond divisions, the eternal Śiva—O Lord, the knowers of Brahman declare you alone to be that.

के वयमेव धातुक्ये वेदने परमेश्वरः न विद्धि परमं धाम रूपलावण्यवर्णने

Who are we, indeed, in the realm of elements and perception? The Supreme Lord is not to be known by descriptions of form, beauty, or color.

उपसर्गेषु सर्वेषु त्रायस्वास्मान् गणाधिप एकादशात्मन् भगवान् वर्तते रूपवान् हरः

In all calamities, protect us, O lord of the gaṇas, eleven-formed one; the blessed Hara exists in manifold forms.

ईदृशान् ते ऽवताराणि दृष्ट्वा शिव बहूंस्तमः कदाचित् संदिहेन् नास्मांस् त्वच्चिन्तास्तमया तथा

Having witnessed such numerous incarnations of yours, O Shiva, darkness may sometimes arise, but we are not affected, for our thoughts are dispelled by contemplation of you.

गुञ्जागिरिवरतटा-मितरूपाणि सर्वशः अभ्यसंहर गम्यं ते न नीतव्यं परापरा

All the various forms you have assumed on the slopes of Guñja Mountain, withdraw them; your destination is not to be led by distinctions of higher and lower.