Lingopanishad
ōṃ dharmacijñāsā | jñānaṃ buddhiśca | jñānānmōkṣakāraṇam | mōkṣānmuktisvarūpam | tathā brahmajñānādbuddhiśca | liṅgaikyaṃ dēhō liṅgabhēdē na | ajñānāt jñānaṃ buddhiśca | caturvarṇānāṃ dhāraṇāṃ kuryāt | paśupakṣimṛgakīṭakaliṅgadhāraṇamucyatē | pañcabandhasvarūpēṇa pañcabandhā jñānasvarūpāḥ | piṇḍājjananam | tajjajananakālē dhāraṇamucyatē | “sarvaliṅgaṃ sthāpayati pāṇimantraṃ pavitram”, “ayaṃ mē hastō bhagavān” iti dhārayēt | “yā tē rudra śivā tanūraghōrā’pāpakāśinī”, “rudrapatē janimā cāru citram”, “vayaṃ sōma vratē tava | manastanūṣu bibhrataḥ | prajāvaṇtō aśīmahi | “, “triyambakaṃ yajāmahē” iti dhārayēt | brāhmaṇānāṃ dhāraṇāṃ kuryāt | “pavitraṃ tē vitataṃ brahmaṇaspatē”, “sōmārudrā yuvamētānyasmē viśvā tanūṣu bhēṣajāni dhattām | avasyataṃ muñcataṃ yaṇnō asti tanūṣu baddhaṃ kṛtamēnō asmat | sōmāpūṣaṇā jananā rayīṇāṃ jananā divō jananā pṛthivyāḥ | jātau viśvasya bhuvanasya gōpau dēvā akṛṇvannamṛtasya nābhim | ” iti prākaṭyaṃ kuryāt | na kuryātpaśubhāṣaṇam | śrautānāmupanayanakālē dhāraṇam | caturthāśramaḥ saṃnyāsāḥ | pañcamō liṅgadhāraṇam | atyāśramāṇāṃ madhyē liṅgadhārī śrēṣṭhō bhavati | śirasi mahādēvastiṣṭhatu iti dhārayēt | anyāyō nyāyaḥ | pṛthivyāpa-stējō vāyurākāśa iti pañcasvarūpaṃ liṅgam | tvak-chrōtra-nētra-jihvā-ghrāṇa-pañcasvarūpamiti liṅgam | rētō-buddhyāpa-manasvarūpamiti liṅgam | saṅkalpa iti liṅgam | jyōtirahaṃ virajā vipāpmāṃ bhūyāsaṃ svarūpamiti liṅgam | vrataṃ carēt | santiṣṭhēdniyamēna | sarvaṃ śāṃbhavīrūpam | śāṃbhavī vidyōcyatē | carēdētāni sūtrāṇi | pañcamukhaṃ pañcasvarūpaṃ pañcākṣaraṃ pañcasūtraṃ jñānam | siddhirbhavatyēva | jñānāddhāraṇaṃ liṅgadēhaprakāra ucyatē | śiraḥ-pāṇipāda-pāyūpasthaṃ sarvaṃ liṅgasvarūpam | brāhmaṇō vadēt ||
ōṃkārō bāṇaḥ śaktirēva pīṭhaṃ siṇdūravaṛṇaṃ sarvaṃ liṅgasvarūpam | kaivalyaṃ kēvalaṃ vidyāt | vyavahāraparaḥ syāt | prāṇa ēva prāṇaḥ | pūrvaṃ brahmā pīṭham | viṣṇurbāṇaḥ | rudraḥ svarūpam | sarvabhūtairathāparityājyaśca | vigraha-manugraha-liṅgēṣu śaktikapālēṣu sarvavaśaṅkaraṃ vidyāt | jātipiṣayān tyajēt | śrautā-śrautēṣu dhāraṇam | vēdōktavidhinā śrautaṃ tad-rahitamaśrautam | sarvavaṛṇēṣu dhāraṇaṃ kailāsasiddhir-bhavati | dhāraṇaṃ dēhē kailāsasvarūpam | dhāraṇaṃ dēhē kaivalyasvarūpam | dhāraṇaṃ dēhē praṇavasvarūpam | dhāraṇaṃ dēhē vēdasvarūpam | dhāraṇaṃ dēhē brahmasvarūpam | dhāraṇaṃ dēhē śivasvarūpam | śirasi bāṇaṃ bāhu-nābhi-pīṭha-prakṛtirūpakaṃ dēhē dhāraṇaṃ yasya na vidyatē taddēhaṃ na paśyēt | śiraḥkapālaṃ kēśān na kuryāt | śiraḥpīṭhaṃ liṅgātmakaṃ sarvam | śāṃbhavīvigraha ucyatē | prāṇādilīṅgasvarūpaṃ gurōr-liṅgam | gurusaṃbhavātmakaṃ liṅgaṃ pragurōḥ | tataḥ prathamaṃ praṇipatati | praṇavasvarūpaṃ liṅgaṃ brahmaliṅgam | prakāśātmakaṃ liṅgaṃ vidyāliṅgam | vidyāliṅgaṃ jñānasvarūpam | liṅgaṃ pracarēcchāstrāt | liṅgasvarūpēyaṃ siddhir-bhaviṣyati | sarvadēhēṣu liṅgadhāraṇaṃ bhavati | iti vēdapuruṣō manyatē | mahāpuruṣōpētaṃ yō vēda sa ēva nityapūtasthaḥ | sa ēva nityapūtasthaḥ syāddaivalaukikaḥ puruṣaḥ | sa ēvāmūṣmika-puruṣa iti manyantē | jīvātmā paramātmā ca sa ēvōcyatē | iṣṭaprāṇābhāvēṣu liṅgadhāraṇaṃ vadanti | iṣṭē dhāraṇam | tisraḥ purastripadā viśvacarṣaṇī | puranāśē liṅgasvarūpājñāsiddhir-bhavatyavajñānē’sati | saṃyuktaṃ liṅgaṃ mōkṣa ēva bhavatyēva | mōkṣamēva dhāraṇaṃ vidyāt | uśantīva mātaraṃ kuryāt |
ityēvaṃ vēdētyupaniṣat | ōṃ tatsat ||