Agnipurana 217

English (machine translation) 217

Language: English

217.7 — 5 parts
217.13 — 10 parts

217.1

Agni said:
Having praised Śiva in the form of a liṅga by means of the Gāyatrī, Vasiṣṭha
and others obtained yoga, the supreme Brahman, liberation, from Śaṅkara.

217.2

Homage to the golden liṅga! Homage indeed to the Vedic liṅga!
Homage to the supreme liṅga! Homage indeed to the sky liṅga!

217.3

Homage to the thousandfold liṅga! Homage indeed to the fire liṅga!
Homage to the Purāṇic liṅga! Homage indeed to the liṅga of revelation!

217.4

Homage to the netherworld liṅga! Homage indeed to the Brahman liṅga!
Homage to the secret liṅga, to the one who has the liṅga above the seven continents!

217.5

Homage to the liṅga that is the Self of all, to the one whose liṅga is the limbs of all worlds!
Homage to you who are the unmanifest liṅga! Homage indeed to the intellect liṅga!

217.6

Homage to the ego-sense liṅga! Homage indeed to the element liṅga!
Homage to the sense-organ liṅga! Homage to the one who is the liṅga of subtle elements!

217.7

Homage to the Person liṅga! Homage indeed to the liṅga of existence!

217.7.p1

[Note]

217.7.p2

[Footnote 1: "nirmalam" in manuscript kha.]

217.7.p3

[Footnote 2: "vaśiṣṭho 'py eva śaṅkarāt" in manuscripts kha and gha.]

217.7.p4

[Footnote 3: "kamalaliṅgāya" in manuscript ṭa.]

217.7.p5

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217.7_2

Homage to the liṅga above passion! Homage indeed to the purity liṅga!

217.8

Homage to you who are the liṅga of worldly existence! Homage to the one whose liṅga consists of the three qualities!
Homage to the liṅga of what has not yet come! Homage indeed to the fiery liṅga!

217.9

Homage to the liṅga above the wind! Homage indeed to the liṅga of revelation!
Homage to you who are the Atharvan liṅga! Homage indeed to the Sāman liṅga!

217.10

Homage to the liṅga consisting of the limbs of sacrifice! Homage indeed to the sacrifice liṅga!
Homage to you who are the reality liṅga, whose liṅga is attended by the gods!

217.11

Bestow upon us supreme yoga, and an offspring equal to myself,
as well as imperishable Brahman, O God, and supreme peace, O all-pervading Lord,

217.12

and the imperishability of my lineage, and imperishable resolve in righteousness!
Agni said:
Praised by Vasiṣṭha in ancient times on Śrīparvata, Śambhu was pleased;