Linga Purana

इयं च प्रकृतिर्देवी सदा ते सृष्टिकारण पत्नीरूपं समास्थाय जगत्कारणमागता

And this goddess Prakṛti is always your creative cause; having assumed the form of your consort, she has become the cause of the world.

नमस्तुभ्यं महादेव महादेव्यै नमोनमः प्रसादात्तव देवेश नियोगाच्च मया प्रजाः

Salutations to you, O great god; repeated salutations to the great goddess. By your grace, O Lord of gods, and by your command, I have created beings.

देवाद्यास्तु इमाः सृष्टा मूढास्त्वद्योगमोहिताः कुरु प्रसादमेतेषां यथापूर्वं भवन्त्विमे

These gods and others were created by me, but now they are deluded by your power; grant them your favor so that they may become as they were before.

विज्ञाप्यैवं तदा ब्रह्मा देवदेवं महेश्वरम् संस्तम्भितांस्तदा तेन भगवान् आह पद्मजः

Having thus informed the great god Maheśvara, Brahmā, the Lotus-born, spoke to him about those who had been restrained by him.

मूढास्थ देवताः सर्वा नैव बुध्यत शङ्करम् देवदेवम् इहायान्तं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्

All these gods have become deluded and do not recognize Śaṅkara, the god of gods, who has come here, honored by all the gods.

गच्छध्वं शरणं शीघ्रं देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः सनारायणकाः सर्वे मुनिभिः शङ्करं प्रभुम्

Go quickly for refuge, O gods, with Indra at your head, together with Nārāyaṇa and all the sages, to Śaṅkara, the Lord.

सार्धं मयैव देवेशं परमात्मानमीश्वरम् अनया हैमवत्या च प्रकृत्या सह सत्तमम्

With me, approach the Lord of gods, the supreme self, the ruler, along with this supreme Prakṛti, the daughter of Himavat.

तत्र ते स्तम्भितास्तेन तथैव सुरसत्तमाः प्रणेमुर् मनसा सर्वे सनारायणकाः प्रभुम्

There, those foremost of gods, still restrained, all bowed in their minds to the Lord, together with Nārāyaṇa.

अथ तेषां प्रसन्नो भूद् देवदेवस्त्रियंबकः यथापूर्वं चकाराशु वचनाद्ब्रह्मणः प्रभुः

Then, pleased with them, the three-eyed Lord of gods, at Brahmā’s word, quickly restored them as they were before.

तत एवं प्रसन्ने तु सर्वदेवनिवारणम् वपुश्चकार देवेशो दिव्यं परममद्भुतम्

Then, when all were pleased, the Lord of the gods created a divine and supremely wondrous form, restraining all the deities.

तेजसा तस्य देवास्ते सेन्द्रचन्द्रदिवाकराः सब्रह्मकाः ससाध्याश् च सनारायणकास् तथा

By his radiance, those gods—along with Indra, the Moon, the Sun, Brahma, the Sādhyas, and Narayana—

सयमाश् च सरुद्राश् च चक्षुरप्रार्थयन् विभुम् तेभ्यश् च परमं चक्षुः सर्वदृष्टौ च शक्तिमत्

With Yama and the Rudras, they sought vision of the Lord; to them he granted supreme sight, endowed with the power to see all.

ददावंबापतिः शर्वो भवान्याश् च चलस्य च लब्ध्वा चक्षुस्तदा देवा इन्द्रविष्णुपुरोगमाः

The Lord Śarva, master of waters, bestowed vision upon Bhavānī and Cala; having received sight, the gods led by Indra and Viṣṇu—

सब्रह्मकः सशक्राश् च तमपश्यन्महेश्वरम् ब्रह्माद्या नेमिरे तूर्णं भवानी च गिरीश्वरः

With Brahma, Śakra, and others, beheld Maheśvara; Brahma and the foremost hurried to bow, as did Bhavānī and the Lord of the Mountain.

मुनयश् च महादेवं गणेशाः शिवसंमताः ससर्जुः पुष्पवृष्टिं च खेचराः सिद्धचारणाः

The sages, the leaders of Śiva's hosts, and those esteemed by Śiva, showered flowers; the sky-dwellers, Siddhas, and Cāraṇas did likewise.

देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुस् तुष्टुवुर्मुनयः प्रभुम् जगुर्गन्धर्वमुख्याश् च ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः

Divine drums resounded, the sages praised the Lord, the chief Gandharvas sang, and the groups of Apsarases danced.

मुमुहुर्गणपाः सर्वे मुमोदांबा च पार्वती तस्य देवी तदा हृष्टा समक्षं त्रिदिवौकसाम्

All the hosts rejoiced, and Pārvatī, the mother, was delighted; the goddess was thrilled in the presence of the dwellers of heaven.

पादयोः स्थापयामास मालां दिव्यां सुगन्धिनीम् साधु साध्विति सम्प्रोच्य तया तत्रैव चार्चितम्

She placed a divine, fragrant garland at his feet, saying 'Excellent, excellent,' and worshipped him there.

सह देव्या नमश्चक्रुः शिरोभिर् भूतलाश्रितैः सर्वे सब्रह्मका देवाः सयक्षोरगराक्षसाः

Together with the goddess, all the gods, including Brahma, bowed with their heads touching the ground, along with Yakṣas, Nāgas, and Rākṣasas.

अथ ब्रह्मा महादेवम् अभिवन्द्य कृताञ्जलिः उद्वाहः क्रियतां देव इत्युवाच महेश्वरम्

Then Brahma, with joined palms, bowed to Mahādeva and said, 'Let the wedding be performed, O Lord,' addressing Maheśvara.

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः यथेष्टमिति लोकेशं प्राह भूतपतिः प्रभुः

Hearing those words of Brahma, the supreme lord, the master of beings, replied to the Lord of the world, 'Let it be as you wish.'

उद्वाहार्थं महेशस्य तत्क्षणादेव सुव्रताः ब्रह्मणा कल्पितं दिव्यं पुरं रत्नमयं शुभम्

For the wedding of Maheśa, at that very moment, the virtuous ones saw a divine, splendid city, made of jewels, created by Brahma.

अथादितिर्दितिः साक्षाद् दनुः कद्रुः सुकालिका पुलोमा सुरसा चैव सिंहिका विनता तथा

Then Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kadru, Sukālikā, Pulomā, Surasā, Siṃhikā, and Vinatā appeared directly.

सिद्धिर्माया क्रिया दुर्गा देवी साक्षात्सुधा स्वधा सावित्री वेदमाता च रजनी दक्षिणा द्युतिः

Siddhi, Māyā, Kriyā, Durgā, the goddess herself, Sudhā, Svadhā, Sāvitrī, the mother of the Vedas, Rājanī, Dakṣiṇā, and Dyuti—

स्वाहा स्वाहामतिर् बुद्धिर् ऋद्धिर् वृद्धिः सरस्वती राका कुहूः सिनीवाली देवी अनुमती तथा

Svāhā, Svāhāmati, Buddhi, Ṛddhi, Vṛddhi, Sarasvatī, Rākā, Kuhū, Sinīvālī, the goddess Anumatī, and others—

धरणी धारणी चेला शची नारायणी तथा एताश्चान्याश् च देवानां मातरः पत्नयस् तथा

Dharaṇī, Dhāraṇī, Celā, Śacī, Nārāyaṇī, and others, mothers and wives of the gods, also appeared.

उद्वाहः शङ्करस्येति जग्मुः सर्वा मुदान्विताः उरगा गरुडा यक्षा गन्धर्वाः किन्नरा गणाः

Saying, 'This is Śaṅkara's wedding,' all went forth joyfully—serpents, Garuḍas, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, and hosts.

सागरा गिरयो मेघा मासाः संवत्सरास् तथा वेदा मन्त्रास् तथा यज्ञाः स्तोमा धर्माश् च सर्वशः

The oceans, the mountains, the clouds, the months, the years, likewise the Vedas, the mantras, the sacrifices, the hymns, and all the laws of righteousness—

हुङ्कारः प्रणवश्चैव प्रतिहाराः सहस्रशः कोटिरप्सरसो दिव्यास् तासां च परिचारिकाः

The utterance 'huṅ', the sacred syllable 'Om', countless gatekeepers, a myriad of celestial nymphs, and their attendants—