Drawing of shivling

We know that offering milk and water to a Shivlinga has been suggested in the Hindu scriptures and has been told to be highly beneficial. That is why on the day of Shivratri, all the Hindus across the world unite to offer prayers to Lord Shiva and they visit temples to offer water to a Shivlinga. Hence, with lots of benefits being associated with the Shivlinga worship, every devotee of Lord Shiva would like to keep a Shivlinga at home, so that they can worship it daily. Whether we should keep a Shivlinga at home or not has always been a debatable issue. While some people hold the view that it is inauspicious to keep a Shivlinga at home, others are of the opinion that we can keep it, provided some rules are observed. Here we have brought to you the list of rules to be observed regarding keeping a Shivlinga at home. Take a look. Number Of Shivlingas Shivlinga means the symbol of Lord Shiva. When we offer prayers to a symbol of a deity, it is said that the idol or the symbol gains some divine energy which is also the representative of the deity. Keeping one symbol and not more than that is necessary for the energy of God to reside in the representing symbol. Hence, we should never keep more than one Shivlinga at home. Moreover, since Lord Shiva is one, we should not use different symbols for him in one place. Size Of The Shivlinga Many people keep big Shivlingas that appear attractive and catch the visitor's eyes in their house. This is not considered right. Rather, it is sai...

| Updated: 19-05-2023 16:17 IST | Created: 19-05-2023 16:17 IST Representative Image. Image Credit: ANI • Country: • India • SHARE • • • • The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the "scientific survey", including carbon dating, of a "Shivling" said to have been found at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi during a videographic survey last year. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and KV Viswanathan put on hold the carbon dating of the "Shivling" saying that the implementation of the directions contained in the Allahabad High Court's order shall stand deferred till the next date of hearing. "Since the implications of the impugned order merit closet scrutiny, the implementation of the directions concerned in the order shall stand deferred till the next date," said the bench in its order. The bench also issued notice to the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on the appeal of the Gyanvapi mosque management committee against the High Court's recent order for scientific investigation by ASI to determine the age of "Shivling". Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for the Gyanvapi mosque management committee, told the bench that the carbon dating and the survey will commence on Monday. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, appearing for the State of Uttar Pradesh, submitted that there should be no damage to the structure which one side claims a "Shivling" and the other calls a fountain. Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, appearing for th...

1. The First and Final Form Sadhguru: The word linga means “the form.” We are calling it “the form” because when the un-manifest began to manifest itself, or in other words when creation began to happen, the first form that it took was that of an ellipsoid. A perfect ellipsoid is what we call as a linga. Creation always started as an ellipsoid or a linga, and then became many things. And we know from our experience that if you go into deep states of meditativeness, before a point of absolute dissolution comes, once again the energy takes the form of an ellipsoid or a linga. So, the first form is linga and the final form is linga. Linga You are the firstborn The first expression of the cosmic emptiness The wise ones spied you To be the source of all this lively mischief You are the source of all pain and pleasure You are the lowest and the highest Ah, the games that you play The multitude of forms for which you are the source Are neither this nor that I wormed through creation To discover you and me O’ Ishana the most glorious form Blessed is Isha to be your abode – Sadhguru 2. Consecrating a Linga “With the necessary technology, simple space, even a piece of stone can be made into divine exuberance. This is the phenomenon of consecration.” – Sadhguru Sadhguru: If you give me any object, a piece of paper for example, I can make it highly energetic and give it to you. If you hold it before and after I touch it, you will feel the difference, but the paper will not be able to ...