Linga Purana

गिरिजां पूर्ववच्छंभोर् दृष्ट्वा पार्श्वस्थितां शुभाम् मायया मोहितस्तस्याः सर्वज्ञो ऽपि चतुर्मुखः

Seeing Girija, auspicious and standing at Shambhu’s side as before, even the all-knowing four-faced one was deluded by her maya.

सा प्रविष्टा तनुं तस्य देवदेवस्य पार्वती कण्ठस्थेन विषेणास्य तनुं चक्रे तदात्मनः

Then Pārvatī entered the body of that God of gods, and with the poison lodged in his throat, she made that body her own.

तां च ज्ञात्वा तथाभूतां तृतीयेनेक्षणेन वै ससर्ज कालीं कामारिः कालकण्ठीं कपर्दिनीम्

Perceiving her thus transformed with his third eye, the enemy of Kāma created Kālī, the dark-throated, matted-haired goddess.

जाता यदा कालिमकालकण्ठी जाता तदानीं विपुला जयश्रीः देवेतराणामजयस्त्वसिद्ध्या तुष्टिर्भवान्याः परमेश्वरस्य

When the dark-throated Kālī arose, then great glory and victory came to the gods, defeat befell the non-gods, and satisfaction came to Bhavānī and the Supreme Lord.

जातां तदानीं सुरसिद्धसंघा दृष्ट्वा भयाद् दुद्रुवुर् अग्निकल्पाम् कालीं गरालंकृतकालकण्ठीम् उपेन्द्रपद्मोद्भवशक्रमुख्याः

Seeing her thus born, blazing like fire, with a dark throat adorned with poison, the hosts of gods and siddhas, including Upendra, Padma-born, and Indra, fled in fear.

तथैव जातं नयनं ललाटे सितांशुलेखा च शिरस्युदग्रा कण्ठे करालं निशितं त्रिशूलं करे करालं च विभूषणानि

Likewise, an eye appeared on her forehead, a crescent moon shone brightly on her head, a fierce trident was at her throat, a sharp trident in her hand, and dreadful ornaments adorned her.

सार्धं दिव्यांबरा देव्याः सर्वाभरणभूषिताः सिद्धेन्द्रसिद्धाश् च तथा पिशाचा जज्ञिरे पुनः

Together with the goddess, adorned in divine garments and all ornaments, the leaders of siddhas and other siddhas, as well as piśācas, were born again.

आज्ञया दारुकं तस्याः पार्वत्याः परमेश्वरी दानवं सूदयामास सूदयन्तं सुराधिपान्

By the command of that Pārvatī, the Supreme Lady, Dāruka the demon, who was destroying the lords of the gods, was slain.

संरंभातिप्रसंगाद् वै तस्याः सर्वमिदं जगत् क्रोधाग्निना च विप्रेन्द्राः संबभूव तदातुरम्

Because of her intense wrath and agitation, O best of Brāhmins, the entire world became afflicted by the fire of her anger.

भवो ऽपि बालरूपेण श्मशाने प्रेतसंकुले रुरोद मायया तस्याः क्रोधाग्निं पातुम् ईश्वरः

Bhava, taking the form of a child, wept in the cremation ground crowded with spirits, by his māyā, in order to drink the fire of her anger.

तं दृष्ट्वा बालमीशानं मायया तस्य मोहिता उत्थाप्याघ्राय वक्षोजं स्तनं सा प्रददौ द्विजाः

Seeing that child Īśāna, deluded by his māyā, she lifted him up, smelled his chest, and gave him her breast, O twice-born.

स्तनजेन तदा सार्धं कोपमस्याः पपौ पुनः क्रोधेनानेन वै बालः क्षेत्राणां रक्षको ऽभवत्

Along with her milk, he drank her anger; by this anger, the child became the protector of the sacred fields.

मूर्तयो ऽष्टौ च तस्यापि क्षेत्रपालस्य धीमतः एवं वै तेन बालेन कृता सा क्रोधमूर्छिता

Eight forms of that wise Kṣetrapāla also arose; thus, by that child, she who was overcome by wrath was pacified.

कृतमस्याः प्रसादार्थं देवदेवेन ताण्डवम् संध्यायां सर्वभूतेन्द्रैः प्रेतैः प्रीतेन शूलिना

For her appeasement, the God of gods performed the Tāṇḍava dance at twilight, together with all the lords of beings, spirits, and the pleased wielder of the trident.

पीत्वा नृत्यामृतं शंभोर् आकण्ठं परमेश्वरी ननर्त सा च योगिन्यः प्रेतस्थाने यथासुखम्

Having drunk the nectar of Śambhu's dance to the full, the Supreme Lady danced, and the yoginīs, in the place of spirits, danced as they pleased.

तत्र सब्रह्मका देवाः सेन्द्रोपेन्द्राः समन्ततः प्रणेमुस्तुष्टुवुः कालीं पुनर्देवीं च पार्वतीम्

There, the gods with Brahmā, Indra, and Upendra all around, bowed and praised Kālī and again the goddess Pārvatī.

एवं संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तं ताण्डवं शूलिनः प्रभोः योगानन्देन च विभोस् ताण्डवं चेति चापरे

Thus, in brief, has the Tāṇḍava of the trident-bearing Lord been told, and also the Tāṇḍava of the mighty one, filled with yogic bliss, as others call it.

पुरोपमन्युना सूत गाणपत्यं महेश्वरात् क्षीरार्णवः कथं लब्धो वक्तुमर्हसि सांप्रतम्

O Sūta, tell now how Upamanyu obtained the Gāṇapatya teaching from Maheśvara, and how the ocean of milk was gained.

एवं कालीम् उपालभ्य गते देवे त्रियंबके उपमन्युः समभ्यर्च्य तपसा लब्धवान्फलम्

Thus, after propitiating Kālī and when the three-eyed god had departed, Upamanyu, having worshipped with austerity, obtained the fruit.

उपमन्युरिति ख्यातो मुनिश् च द्विजसत्तमाः कुमार इव तेजस्वी क्रीडमानो यदृच्छया

O best of twice-born, there was a sage known as Upamanyu, radiant like a youth, who played about as he pleased.

कदाचित् क्षीरम् अल्पं च पीतवान् मातुलाश्रमे ईर्ष्यया मातुलसुतो ह्य् अपिबत् क्षीरम् उत्तमम्

Once, in his uncle’s hermitage, he drank a little milk; out of jealousy, his cousin drank the finest milk.

पीत्वा स्थितं यथाकामं दृष्ट्वा प्रोवाच मातरम् मातर्मातर्महाभागे मम देहि तपस्विनि

Having drunk as much as he wished, and seeing this, he said to his mother: 'Mother, O greatly fortunate one, O ascetic, give me some.'

गव्यं क्षीरम् अतिस्वादु नाल्पमुष्णं नमाम्यहम् उपलालितैवं पुत्रेण पुत्रम् आलिङ्ग्य सादरम्

'Cow’s milk is very sweet, not at all hot; I bow to you.' Thus cherished by her son, she embraced him affectionately.

दुःखिता विललापार्ता स्मृत्वा नैर्धन्यमात्मनः स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वा पुनः क्षीरम् उपमन्युरपि द्विजाः देहि देहीति तामाह रोदमानो महाद्युतिः

Distressed, she lamented in anguish, recalling her own poverty; again and again remembering, Upamanyu too, O twice-born, cried out to her, 'Give, give,' weeping, radiant as he was.

उञ्छवृत्त्यार्जितान् बीजान् स्वयं पिष्ट्वा च सा तदा बीजपिष्टं तदालोड्य तोयेन कलभाषिणी

Then she herself ground seeds obtained by gleaning, and mixing the ground seeds with water, she spoke gently.

ऐह्येहि मम पुत्रेति सामपूर्वं ततः सुतम् आलिङ्ग्यादाय दुःखार्ता प्रददौ कृत्रिमं पयः

‘Come here, my son,’ she said with soothing words; then, embracing her sorrowful child, she gave him the artificial milk.

पीत्वा च कृत्रिमं क्षीरं मात्रा दत्तं द्विजोत्तमाः नैतत्क्षीरमिति प्राह मातरं चातिविह्वलः

Having drunk the artificial milk given by his mother, O best of twice-born, he said, deeply troubled, 'This is not milk,' to his mother.

दुःखिता सा तदा प्राह सम्प्रेक्ष्याघ्राय मूर्धनि संमार्ज्य नेत्रे पुत्रस्य कराभ्यां कमलायते

Then, seeing him, she sorrowfully spoke, smelling his head, and gently wiping her son’s lotus-like eyes with her hands.

तटिनी रत्नपूर्णास्ते स्वर्गपातालगोचराः भाग्यहीना न पश्यन्ति भक्तिहीनाश् च ये शिवे

There are rivers filled with jewels, accessible in heaven and the netherworlds; those without fortune, and those without devotion to Shiva, do not see them.