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Sathya Sai Lingodbhava - Mystery Of The Shiva Lingam

Historical Background Of Lingodbhava by Professor N. Kasturi:

 

“Until 1956, the Shivaratri all-night vigil and Bhajan could be held in the Prayer Hall itself. Sai Baba sat on the silver chair placed on over a tiger skin on a low platform. When the slower hand of the clock hovered near eight, the Linga or Lingas indicated the desire to emerge and Baba showed signs of physical struggle to smoothen their way out. Year after year, 1 have stood on His left, holding silver jug of water. Seshagiri Rao stood on the right with a silver plate to receive the Linga as it fell out. At predetermined moments, proceeding through the gullet, the Linga presented itself for public view and personal use. One year eleven Lingas emerged in a row, one behind the other. Another year, there were nine. He has given Me one of the nine. It is worshipped with Mantras prescribed in the scriptures. The Linga miracle does happen annually on every Shivaratri day wherever Baba happens to be.” (Prof Kasturi, SS, 3/99, p.81)

 

 

Sathya Sai Baba: Meaning Of The Lingam (Lingham - Lingum):

 

“Just as OM is the ’sound symbol’ of God, the Linga is ‘form symbol’ or visible symbol of God - the most meaningful, the simplest and the least endowed with appendages of attributes. The Linga means, that in which this Jagat (world of change) attains Laya or mergence or dissolution (Leeyate). All forms merge in the Formless at last. Shiva is the Principle of Destruction of all names and forms, of all entities and individuals. So, the Linga is the simplest sign of emergence and mergence.” (Sai Baba, SS, 3/99, last cover page)

 

Different Types Of Shiva Lingas - Siva Stones:

 

Hiranyagarbha / Hiranya-Garbha Linga

Sada-Shiva Lingam

Netra-Lingham

Narmada or Narmadeshwar Lingum

Jyotir-Linga

Jnana-Lingam

Atma Lingham

Angushta-Maatram Lingum

Anda-Pinda Linga

Aahtaloha Lingam

Vaidurya Lingham

Spatika Lingum

Padara Linga

Trapu Lingam

Ayasa Lingham

Seesa Lingum

Ashtadhtu Linga

Navanita Lingam

Durvakadaja Or Garika Lingham

Karpura Lingum

Ayaskanta Linga

Mouktika Lingam

Suvarana Lingham

Rajita Lingum

Pittala Or Kamsya Linga

Bhamsa Lingam

Guda Lingam Or Sita Lingham

Vamsankura Lingum

Pishta Linga

Dhadhidhugdha Lingam

Dhanya Lingham

Phala Lingum

Dhatri Linga

Gandha Lingam

Pushpa Lingham

Gosakru Lingum

Valuka Linga

Yavagodhumasalij Lingam

Sitakhanda Lingham

Lavana Lingum

Tilapista Linga

Netra-Lingam

Bana Lingham

Somnath Jyotirlinga

Bhoomi Lingum

Jala Linga

Agni or Thejo Lingam

Vayu Lingham

Akasha Lingum

Yajamana Linga

Chandra Lingam

Surya Lingham

Sthira Lingum

Ardhanarishwara Linga

Chaturmukhalingam

Amarnath Lingham

 

The Twelve jyotirlingas are:

 

Somnatha

Mallikarjuna

Mahakala

Omkara

Kedara

Bhimshankara

Vishvanatha

Tryambaka

Vaidynatha

Nagesha

Rameswara

Ghushnesha

 

According to the Agamas the lingas can be of two kinds, the cala i.e. moveable and the acala, i.e, immoveable. The cala lingas are again of different types: mrnmaya (earthen); lohaja (metallic); ratnaja (of precious stones); daruja (wooden); sailaja (of stone); and Ksanika (those made for temporary worship). The lohaja i.e. metallic lingas are made of 8 metals (gold, silver, copper, bell-metal, iron, lead, brass and tin) and the ratnaja ones are made of pearls, coral, vaidurya, topaz, emerald and bluestone. The acala or sthavara lingas are of 10 kinds (Svayambhuva, Purva, Daivata, Ganapatya, Asura, Sura, Arsa Raksasa, Manusa and Bana). The Makutagama calls them Sthira lingas and divide them into four classes: 1) Daivika; 2) Arsaka; 3) Ganapa and 4 ) Manusa.

 

 

 

Pictures Of Lingams created by Bhagawan:

 

 

Picture of an self-luminous Jyoti Lingam, whose inner flame changed every ten minutes. Also a blue-black lingam with an self-luminous crescent moon and star, which is an internationally-recognized symbol of the faith of Islam.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courtesy:

 

http://www.saisathyasai.com