Thirty-eighth Adhyaye.

Of the particular Lings of Seda Sheev.

The Reesheeshwers demanded of Soote an account of the Lings of Seda Sheev, that are known upon this part of the earth, and are worthy to be worshipped, and where they are stationed.

Soote answered: The Lings of Seda Sheev are innumerable. The whole earth is replete with them; and whatsoever is visible is a form or species of Ling. Besides which, no place whatsoever is void of them; both Paradise and Patal are stocked with them; and all the Deivetas and Reeshes are occupied in their worship. And those who with complete devotion and entire faith have worshipped them, Bhegewan, for the gratification of such devotees, hath appeared and established himself there, at the desire of his votaries, with a Ling for each particular case of demand.

The Lings which are thus extant over the land, are not to be counted: but of such as are now more especially in repute I shall immediately state to you the twelve Jyotee Lings.

Chapter 44. 1.—On the confines of the country of Soorashtree, on the south side is Somenathe,—a Ling of Seda Sheev.
Chap. 37,44.2.—On the mountain Shree-Shile—Mellekarjoone.
Chapter 45. 3.—And in the city of Oojeyeenee—two; the first Mahakate.
4.—And the second Omkaree.
Chapter 46. 5.—On the back of the mountain Heemachel is Keidarenathe.
Chapter 47. 6.—And in the Dakshenee is Bheeme Shenker.
Chapter 48. 7.—In Benares is Veesheishmer.
Chapter 52. 8.—And on the bank of the river Gotemee, Treembeke.
Chapter 53. 9.—In Jete Bhoom, Veidenathe.
Chapter 54. 10.—And in the desert belonging to Dareka, Nageishwer.
Chapter 55. 11.—In Leitoo Cendhe, Rameishwer.
Chapter 56. 12.—And on the confines of the Dekshen, adjoining the mountain Geere Deive, Doohshemeishe.

He, who rising early in the morning shall repeat the names of these twelve Jyotee Lings, will be freed from all his crimes, and shall obtain his desires: and whoever, on any particular account, addresses a particular Ling, he will succeed accordingly, and such person is not freed from the crimes by the Dershene, or view of the twelve Jyotee Lings. It is enjoined all the four casts to perform Pooja to those; and, after Pooja, if they eat the sacrificial morsels they are purified from their crimes on the spot. And if they worship any one of these twelve Jyotee Lings for six months, Mooktee becomes their destiny, and they are no more subject to birth: and, if ever a Meicke, or Chandale, or deceiver, obtains Deersheene of the Jyotee, in another generation he is born in the house of a Veidread Brahmin, and becomes Mookte.