Shiva Purana
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ऋषय ऊचुः ॥ सूतसूत महाभाग धन्यस्त्वं शिवसक्तधीः ॥ महाबलस्य लिंगस्य श्रावितेयं कथाद्भुता ॥ १ ॥
The sages said:— Sūta, O fortunate Sūta, you are blessed with your mind attached to Śiva. This wonderful story of Mahābala has been narrated to you.
english translation
RSaya UcuH ॥ sUtasUta mahAbhAga dhanyastvaM zivasaktadhIH ॥ mahAbalasya liMgasya zrAviteyaM kathAdbhutA ॥ 1 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptउत्तरस्यां दिशायां च शिवलिंगानि यानि च ॥ तेषां माहात्म्यमनघ वद त्वं पापनाशकम् ॥ २॥
Please narrate the sacred glory oí the sin-destroying phallic images that are in the northern quarter.
english translation
uttarasyAM dizAyAM ca zivaliMgAni yAni ca ॥ teSAM mAhAtmyamanagha vada tvaM pApanAzakam ॥ 2॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसूत उवाच॥ शृणुतादरतो विप्रा औत्तराणां विशेषतः ॥ माहात्म्यं शिवलिंगानां प्रवदामि समासतः ॥ ३ ॥
Sūta said:— O brahmins, listen with respect. I shall succinctly explain the particular glory of the northern phallic images of Śiva.
english translation
sUta uvAca॥ zRNutAdarato viprA auttarANAM vizeSataH ॥ mAhAtmyaM zivaliMgAnAM pravadAmi samAsataH ॥ 3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptगोकर्णं क्षेत्रमपरं महापातकनाशनम् ॥ महावनं च तत्रास्ति पवित्रमतिविस्तरम् ॥ ४ ॥
There is another shrine Gokarṇa destructive of great sins. There is an extensive holy forest there.
english translation
gokarNaM kSetramaparaM mahApAtakanAzanam ॥ mahAvanaM ca tatrAsti pavitramativistaram ॥ 4 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतत्रास्ति चन्द्रभालाख्यं शिवलिंगमनुत्तमम् ॥ रावणेन समानीतं सद्भक्त्या सर्वसिद्धिदम् ॥ ५ ॥
The moon-crested Śiva’s phallic image, excellent of all, is situated there. It was installed by Rāvaṇa with great devotion and it confers all accomplishments.
english translation
tatrAsti candrabhAlAkhyaM zivaliMgamanuttamam ॥ rAvaNena samAnItaM sadbhaktyA sarvasiddhidam ॥ 5 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript