Shiva Purana

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पीतं मणिमयं धर्मो वरुणश्श्यामलं शिवम् ॥ इन्द्रनीलमयं विष्णुर्ब्रह्मा हेममयं तथा॥३१॥

Dharma took a liṅga of yellow stone, Varuṇa took a liṅga of dark blue hue. Viṣṇu took a liṅga of sapphire. I, Brahmā, took a liṅga of gold.

english translation

pItaM maNimayaM dharmo varuNazzyAmalaM zivam ॥ indranIlamayaM viSNurbrahmA hemamayaM tathA॥31॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विश्वेदेवास्तथा रौप्यं वसवश्च तथैव च ॥ आरकूटमयं वापि पार्थिवं ह्यश्विनौ मुने ॥३२॥

The Viśvedevas and the Vasus took silver liṅgas. O sage, the Aśvini devas took the brazen and earthen liṅgas.

english translation

vizvedevAstathA raupyaM vasavazca tathaiva ca ॥ ArakUTamayaM vApi pArthivaM hyazvinau mune ॥32॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

लक्ष्मीश्च स्फाटिकं देवी ह्यादित्यास्ताम्रनिर्मितम् ॥ मौक्तिकं सोमराजो वै वज्रलिंगं विभावसुः ॥३३॥

Goddess Lakṣmī took a crystal liṅga. The Ādityas (the twelve suns) took liṅgas made of copper. The moon took a liṅga made of pearl and the god of fire took a liṅga of diamond.

english translation

lakSmIzca sphATikaM devI hyAdityAstAmranirmitam ॥ mauktikaM somarAjo vai vajraliMgaM vibhAvasuH ॥33॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मृण्मयं चैव विप्रेंद्रा विप्रपत्न्यस्तथैव च ॥ चांदनं च मयो नागाः प्रवालमयमादरात् ॥३४॥

english translation

mRNmayaM caiva vipreMdrA viprapatnyastathaiva ca ॥ cAMdanaM ca mayo nAgAH pravAlamayamAdarAt ॥34॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नवनीतमयं देवी योगी भस्ममयं तथा॥ यक्षा दधिमयं लिंगं छाया पिष्टमयं तथा ॥३५॥

The Goddesses took the liṅgas of butter; the Yogins took liṅgas of the ash; the Yakṣas took liṅgas of curd and the deity Chāyā took a liṅga of beaten flour.

english translation

navanItamayaM devI yogI bhasmamayaM tathA॥ yakSA dadhimayaM liMgaM chAyA piSTamayaM tathA ॥35॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript