Linga Purana

ऋक्षाणां प्रभवे तुभ्यं ग्रहाणां प्रभवे नमः वैद्युताशनिमेघानां गर्जितप्रभवे नमः

To you, Lord of the stars, homage; to the Lord of the planets, homage; to the Lord of lightning, thunder, and clouds, to the Lord of roaring, homage.

महोदधीनां प्रभवे द्वीपानां प्रभवे नमः अद्रीणां प्रभवे चैव वर्षाणां प्रभवे नमः

Homage to the Lord of the great oceans, to the Lord of islands; and to the Lord of mountains, and to the Lord of rains, homage.

नमो नदीनां प्रभवे नदानां प्रभवे नमः महौषधीनां प्रभवे वृक्षाणां प्रभवे नमः

Homage to the Lord of rivers, to the Lord of streams; homage to the Lord of great herbs, to the Lord of trees.

धर्मवृक्षाय धर्माय स्थितीनां प्रभवे नमः प्रभवे च परार्धस्य परस्य प्रभवे नमः

To the tree of righteousness, to righteousness itself, to the Lord of all that abides—homage; and to the Lord of the supreme beyond, homage.

नमो रसानां प्रभवे रत्नानां प्रभवे नमः क्षणानां प्रभवे चैव लवानां प्रभवे नमः

Homage to the Lord of tastes, to the Lord of jewels; and to the Lord of moments, to the Lord of instants, homage.

अहोरात्रार्धमासानां मासानां प्रभवे नमः ऋतूनां प्रभवे तुभ्यं संख्यायाः प्रभवे नमः

Homage to the Lord of days and nights, of fortnights, of months; to you, Lord of seasons, Lord of number, homage.

प्रभवे चापरार्धस्य परार्धप्रभवे नमः नमः पुराणप्रभवे सर्गाणां प्रभवे नमः

And to the Lord of the other half of time, to the Lord of the supreme half, homage; homage to the Lord of the Purāṇas, to the Lord of creations.

मन्वन्तराणां प्रभवे योगस्य प्रभवे नमः चतुर्विधस्य सर्गस्य प्रभवे ऽनन्तचक्षुषे

Homage to the Lord of the ages of Manu, to the Lord of Yoga; to the Lord of the fourfold creation, to the one of infinite vision.

कल्पोदयनिबन्धानां वातानां प्रभवे नमः नमो विश्वस्य प्रभवे ब्रह्माधिपतये नमः

Homage to the Lord of the cycles of creation and dissolution, to the Lord of winds; homage to the Lord of the universe, to the Lord of Brahmā.

विद्यानां प्रभवे चैव विद्याधिपतये नमः नमो व्रताधिपतये व्रतानां प्रभवे नमः

Homage to the Lord of knowledge, to the Lord of learning; homage to the Lord of vows, to the Lord of observances.

मन्त्राणां प्रभवे तुभ्यं मन्त्राधिपतये नमः पितॄणां पतये चैव पशूनां पतये नमः

To you, Lord of mantras, homage; to the Lord of mantras, homage; and to the Lord of ancestors, and to the Lord of cattle, homage.

वाग्वृषाय नमस्तुभ्यं पुराणवृषभाय च नमः पशूनां पतये गोवृषेन्द्रध्वजाय च

Homage to you, the bull of speech, and to the ancient bull; homage to the Lord of cattle, to the one whose banner bears the bull and Indra's sign.

प्रजापतीनां पतये सिद्धीनां पतये नमः दैत्यदानवसंघानां रक्षसां पतये नमः

Homage to the Lord of the progenitors, to the Lord of accomplishments; homage to the Lord of the hosts of Daityas and Dānavas, to the Lord of the Rākṣasas.

गन्धर्वाणां च पतये यक्षाणां पतये नमः गरुडोरगसर्पाणां पक्षिणां पतये नमः

Salutation to the lord of the Gandharvas, to the lord of the Yakshas; salutation to the lord of Garudas, serpents, and birds.

सर्वगुह्यपिशाचानां गुह्याधिपतये नमः गोकर्णाय च गोप्त्रे च शङ्कुकर्णाय वै नमः

Salutation to the lord of all secret spirits and goblins; salutation to Gokarna, the protector, and to Shankukarna as well.

वराहायाप्रमेयाय ऋक्षाय विरजाय च नमः सुराणां पतये गणानां पतये नमः

Salutation to Varaha, the immeasurable one, to Riksha, and to the stainless; salutation to the lord of the gods and the lord of the hosts.

अंभसां पतये चैव ओजसां पतये नमः नमो ऽस्तु लक्ष्मीपतये श्रीपाय क्षितिपाय च

Salutation to the lord of waters and to the lord of strength; salutation to the lord of Lakshmi, to Shripa, and to the lord of the earth.

बलाबलसमूहाय अक्षोभ्यक्षोभणाय च दीप्तशृङ्गैकशृङ्गाय वृषभाय ककुद्मिने

Salutation to the one who is the sum of strength and weakness, to the unshakable and the shaker, to the one with blazing or single horn, to the bull, to the one with a hump.

नमः स्थैर्याय वपुषे तेजसानुव्रताय च अतीताय भविष्याय वर्तमानाय वै नमः

Salutation to firmness, to your form, to the follower of brilliance; salutation to the one who is past, future, and indeed present.

सुवर्चसे च वीर्याय शूराय ह्यजिताय च वरदाय वरेण्याय पुरुषाय महात्मने

Salutation to the radiant, to the powerful, to the heroic, to the unconquered, to the bestower of boons, to the most excellent, to the person, to the great soul.

नमो भूताय भव्याय महते प्रभवाय च जनाय च नमस्तुभ्यं तपसे वरदाय च

Salutation to the being, to the future, to the great and the mighty; salutation to you, to asceticism, and to the bestower of boons.

अणवे महते चैव नमः सर्वगताय च नमो बन्धाय मोक्षाय स्वर्गाय नरकाय च

Salutation to the minute and the great, and to the all-pervading; salutation to bondage, to liberation, to heaven, and to hell.

नमो भवाय देवाय इज्याय याजकाय च प्रत्युदीर्णाय दीप्ताय तत्त्वायातिगुणाय च

Salutation to Bhava, to the god, to the sacrifice and the sacrificer; to the one who rises up, who is radiant, who is the principle, and who is beyond the qualities.

नमः पाशाय शस्त्राय नमस्त्वाभरणाय च हुताय उपहूताय प्रहुतप्राशिताय च

Salutation to the noose, to the weapon, and to the ornament; salutation to the offered, the invoked, the well-offered, and the one who receives the oblation.

नमो ऽस्त्विष्टाय पूर्ताय अग्निष्टोमद्विजाय च सदस्याय नमश्चैव दक्षिणावभृथाय च

Salutation to the one who is worshipped, fulfilled, to the twice-born of the Agnistoma; salutation to the member of the assembly and to the recipient of the sacrificial fee and the ablution.

अहिंसायाप्रलोभाय पशुमन्त्रौषधाय च नमः पुष्टिप्रदानाय सुशीलाय सुशीलिने

Salutation to non-violence, to non-greed, to the mantras for cattle and herbs; salutation to the giver of nourishment, to the virtuous, to the well-behaved.

अतीताय भविष्याय वर्तमानाय ते नमः सुवर्चसे च वीर्याय शूराय ह्यजिताय च

Salutation to you who are past, future, and present; to the radiant, to the powerful, to the heroic, to the unconquered.

वरदाय वरेण्याय पुरुषाय महात्मने नमो भूताय भव्याय महते चाभयाय च

Salutation to the bestower of boons, to the most excellent, to the person, to the great soul; salutation to the being, to the future, to the great and to the fearless.

जरासिद्ध नमस्तुभ्यम् अयसे वरदाय च अधरे महते चैव नमः सस्तुपताय च

Salutation to you, Jarasiddha, to the iron one, to the bestower of boons; salutation to the lower, to the great, and to the lord of the six.