Recently I read on BK article about
Lord Shiva.
What is Shiva Linga:
The Linga is worshiped as the very
image of Shiva, indicating that Shiva has neither male nor female form. Shiva is
invoked as an incorporeal point of light. That is why the 12 renowned Shiva
Temples in India are also known as Jyotirlinga, signifying
light.
The three-line mark on the Shivling
known as Tripundi symbolizes the three-fold characteristics of the Trimurti, the
lord of three subtle deities; Trinetri or the one who has the third eye of
wisdom; Trikaldarshi or the one who surveys three aspects of time and Triloknath
or the lord of the three worlds.
Shiva is also known as Shambhu or
Swayambhu – the One who incarnates on his own, onto this Earth, or the One who
cannot be created – and Sada Shiva meaning that he is the Supreme Soul. The
Sanskrit word Shiva, according to some scholars, is the confluence of two
phonetic part, Shi and Va, meaning redeemer and liberator from sins and
sufferings.
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