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Podcast: Śivadyuti (शिवद्युति)
Episode: Śiva Purāṇa Vidyeśvara saṁhitā 5—Greatness of Śiva-liṅga
Description: Sūta said, “A person incompetent to perform the three methods of śravana, kīrtana and manana shall install the śiva-liṅga (phallic emblem) or mūrti (Deity image) of Śiva and worship Them every day. Thus he can cross the ocean of worldly existence. Since Śiva has a bodiless aspect in virtue of His being the Supreme Brahman, in conformity with the Vedic implication, the niṣkala-liṅga is used only in His worship. Since He has an embodied form as well, His embodied form is also worshipped and accepted by all people. According to the determination of the Vedas, the...