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The Linga Purana (लिङ्गपुराण, IAST: Liṅga-purāṇa) is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, and a Shaivism text of Hinduism.[1][2] The text's title Linga refers to the iconographical symbol for Shiva.[1][3]
The author(s) and date of the Linga Purana are unknown, and estimates place the original text to have been composed between the 5th-10th century CE. The text exists in many versions and was likely revised over time and expanded.[2][4] The extant text is structured into two parts, with a cumulative total of 163 chapters.[5]
The text presents cosmology, mythology, seasons, festivals, geography, a tour guide for pilgrimage (Tirtha), a manual for the design and consecration of the Linga and Nandi, stotras, the importance of these icons, a description of Yoga with claims of its various benefits.[1][2][6]
The LingaPurana (लिङ्गपुराण, IAST: Liṅga-purāṇa) is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, and a Shaivism text of Hinduism. The text's title Linga refers to...
A lingam (Sanskrit: लिङ्ग IAST: liṅga, lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation...
verse of the LingaPurana describes Ishana as having three feet, seven hands, four horns and two heads while in one verse of the Shiva Purana, he is described...
Norgate. "Book I: Chapter XV". Vishnu Purana – via Sacred-Texts.com. Srimad Bhagavata Purana. 12.11.27–49. LingaPurana. Media related to Adityas at Wikimedia...
the Vedas. The Shiva Purana dedicates chapters to Shaiva-Advaita philosophy, like LingaPurana and other Shaivism-related Puranas, advocating it as a system...
a Sanskrit compound of jyotis ('radiance') and linga ('sign'). The Śiva Mahāpurāṇam (also Shiva Purana) mentions 64 original jyotirlinga shrines in India...
lord of all living beings. — LingaPurana (translated by J.L.Shastri), Part 1, Chapter 96, Verse 17-22 In the LingaPurana, the legend of Vamana is only...
the epic Mahabharata. LingaPurana (version 1, LP 1.65.54-168) is close to the Mahabharata Anushasanaparvan version. LingaPurana (version 2, LP 1.98.27-159)...
Hindu texts, including the Matsya Purāṇa, the Kūrma Purāṇa, the LiṅgaPurāṇa, the Padma Purana, and the Shiva Purana. He is believed to have one thousand...
are notable, like LingaPurana, because they do not cover the required Panchalakshana (five characteristics) expected in a Purana. Scholars have questioned...
Vayu Purana, the Vishnu Purana, the LingaPurana, the Markendeya Purana, the Kurma Purana, the Garuda Purana, the Padma Purana and the Shiva Purana have...
not invite his youngest daughter Sati and her husband Shiva. In the LingaPurana, for insulting Shiva during this event, which caused Sati to self-immolate...
Vishnu Purana to c. 450 CE, Brahmanda Purana to c. 350–950 CE, Vamana Purana to c. 450–900 CE, Kurma Purana to c. 550–850 CE, and LingaPurana to c. 600–1000...
progress. In other Puranas like the LingaPurana, Vayu Purana, Vishnu Purana, Skanda Purana, Kurma Purana, and Markandeya Purana, Rudra (identified with...
Manthana is alluded briefly in the Kurma Purana, the LingaPurana, the Brahma Vaivarta Purana and the Shiva Purana. Variations in these narratives alter...
manifested Linga, a union of unchanging Principles and the ever changing nature. The LingaPurana and the Shiva Gita texts builds on this foundation. Linga, states...
Skanda Purana, Lakulisha and his four disciples installed a linga at Mahakalavana, which was then known as Kayavarohaneshvara. The Kurma Purana (Chapter...
Svayambhuva Manu and Shatarupa. According to the Vishnu Purana, the LingaPurana and the Padma Purana, Daksha and his wife Prasuti had many daughters (the...
Agni, Padma, Garuda, Linga, Narada, Skanda and Varaha Puranas mention the common (Krishna, Buddha) Dashavatara list. The Garuda Purana has two lists, one...
Pradesh) and iśvara ("Lord"). According to the Brahmanda and Bhavishyottara Puranas, the word "Venkata" means "destroyer of sins", deriving from the Sanskrit...
Vayu Purana. It is also mentioned in the Kasi Kanda of the Skanda Purana, the Kurma Purana, Harivamsa Purana, and the Padma Purana. The LingaPurana, Shiva...
and his abode are frequently mentioned in the Puranas. Some Puranas like Agni Purana and LingaPurana mention him as son of Rajni and Surya. In the third...
of Lord Shiva (Parabrahman) during the beginning of the Universe. The LingaPurana states that Adi Shakti brings forth the evolution of life in every Universe...
the temple and above the rock the Shiva Linga Seshanag was carved to look out for the Shiva Linga. These lingas are generally submerged in the sea during...
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