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यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

Purana index

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

--Origin of; came out of a ball of ever-burning fire and grew and grew; विष्णु and ब्रह्मा undertook to find out its beginning and the end. It was all effulgence. They found it impossible and prayed to शिव who initiated them into माहेश्वरम् बलम्। फलकम्:F1: Br. II. २६. २१ to the end; २७. ३०-101; वा. ५५. २१-61.फलकम्:/F Establishment of the cult in the presence of शिव and the sages; is जीव, mahat; leads to kaivalya; फलकम्:F2: Br. IV. 3. २२, ५६-9, ७९.फलकम्:/F found in गोदावरी; फलकम्:F3: M. २२. ५७.फलकम्:/F worship of at Benares relieves one of rebirth; फलकम्:F4: Ib. १५४. ३५०; १८५. ५७.फलकम्:/F its size for installation in the palace depends on the measurement of the palace; nine varieties are distinguished. The technique of the making of a [page३-122+ २३] Linga is furnished in detail. It may be of gems, स्पटिक, of stone, earth, or wood. फलकम्:F5: Ib. २६३. 1, ११, २५.फलकम्:/F