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Shiva Purana

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ब्रह्मोवाच॥ इत्येतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रसन्नो भगवान्हरः ॥ उवाच वचनं प्रीत्या सुप्रसन्नः कृपानिधिः ॥ ११ ॥

Brahmā said: On hearing these words, the lord Śiva was delighted. The merciful lord then spoke lovingly.

english translation

श्रीशिव उवाच ॥ भक्त्या च भवतोर्नूनं प्रीतोहं सुरसत्तमौ ॥ पश्यतं मां महादेवं भयं सर्वं विमुंचताम् ॥ १२ ॥

Śiva said: O foremost among gods, I am delighted by your devotion. Look upon me as a great deity. Cost off all your fears.

english translation

मम लिंगं सदा पूज्य ध्येयं चैतादृशं मम ॥ इदानीं दृश्यते यद्वत्तथा कार्यं प्रयत्नतः ॥ १३ ॥

Worship my liṅga and do always meditate upon the form which you see just before you.

english translation

पूजितो लिंगरूपेण प्रसन्नो विविधं फलम् ॥ दास्यामि सर्वलोकेभ्यो मनोभीष्टान्यनेकशः ॥ १४ ॥

When I am worshipped in the phallic form I will be delighted and will bestow different benefits upon all people, all that they wish for in their minds.

english translation

यदा दुःखं भवेत्तत्र युवयोस्सुरसत्तमौ ॥ पूजिते मम लिंगे च तदा स्याद्दुःखनाशनम् ॥ १५ ॥

O foremost among the deities, whenever any misery befalls you, it shall be destroyed when my liṅga is worshipped.

english translation