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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

तानि 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

सूत 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

सर्वेषां 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

लिंगमयानि 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