Shiva Purana
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पृथिव्यां यानि यानि लिंगानि तीर्थेतीर्थे शुभानि हि ॥ अन्यत्र वा स्थले यानि प्रसिद्धानि स्थितानि वै ॥ ६ ॥
Whatever auspicious limbs are found on earth in holy places Or elsewhere on the ground which are well known to be situated.
english translation
pRthivyAM yAni yAni liMgAni tIrthetIrthe zubhAni hi ॥ anyatra vA sthale yAni prasiddhAni sthitAni vai ॥ 6 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतानि तानि च दिव्यानि लिंगानि परमेशितुः ॥ व्यासशिष्य समाचक्ष्व लोकानां हितकाम्यया ॥ ७॥
Those and those divine limbs of the Supreme Lord. O disciple of Vyasa please tell me for the welfare of the worlds.
english translation
tAni tAni ca divyAni liMgAni paramezituH ॥ vyAsaziSya samAcakSva lokAnAM hitakAmyayA ॥ 7॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसूत उवाच ॥ साधुपृष्टमृषिश्रेष्ठ लोकानां हितकाम्यया॥ कथयामि भवत्स्नेहात्तानि संक्षेपतो द्विजाः ॥ ८ ॥
Sūta said:— O brahmins, O excellent sages, you have asked well. I shall explain them in brief with a desire for the welfare of the worlds and due to my affection for you.
english translation
sUta uvAca ॥ sAdhupRSTamRSizreSTha lokAnAM hitakAmyayA॥ kathayAmi bhavatsnehAttAni saMkSepato dvijAH ॥ 8 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसर्वेषां शिवलिंगानां मुने संख्या न विद्यते ॥ सर्वं लिंगमयी भूमिः सर्वलिंगमयं जगत् ॥ ९ ॥
O sage, there is no limit to the number of phallic images. The entire earth, the entire universe is in the form of a phallus.
english translation
sarveSAM zivaliMgAnAM mune saMkhyA na vidyate ॥ sarvaM liMgamayI bhUmiH sarvaliMgamayaM jagat ॥ 9 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptलिंगमयानि तीर्थानि सर्वं लिंगे प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ संख्या न विद्यते तेषां तानि किंचिद्ब्रवीम्यहम् ॥ १०॥
The holy centres are equipped with phallic images. Everything is founded on these. There is no limit to their number. I shall mention a few of them.
english translation
liMgamayAni tIrthAni sarvaM liMge pratiSThitam ॥ saMkhyA na vidyate teSAM tAni kiMcidbravImyaham ॥ 10॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript