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The Linga Purana states, "Shiva is signless, without color, taste, smell, that is beyond word or touch, without quality, motionless and changeless". [11] The source of the universe is signless, and all of the universe is the manifested Linga, a union of unchanging Principles and the ever-changing nature. [ 11 ]
The Gita Press edition has all the verses which have been traditionally accepted and commented on. Mahabharata (Shanti Parva), Chapter 284 (Gita Press edition) also has a Shiva Sahasranama sung by Daksha to please Lord Rudra. This is not present in its complete from in the Critical Edition. This is also accepted by Traditional scholars.
The Linga Purana and Siva Gita texts builds on this foundation. [121] [122] Linga, states Alain Daniélou, means sign. [120] It is an important concept in Hindu texts, wherein Linga is a manifested sign and nature of someone or something. It accompanies the concept of Brahman, which as invisible signless and existent Principle, is formless or ...
The Linga Purana describes that Shiva, or his aspect Vamadeva, will be born as a Kumara and then multiply into the four Kumaras in each kalpa (eon) as sons of Brahma of that kalpa. In the 29th kalpa, Shveta Lohita is the main Kumara; where they are named as Sananda, Nandana, Vishvananda, and Upananadana of white colour; then in the 30th kalpa ...
The Shiva Purana asserts that it once consisted of 100,000 verses set out in twelve samhitas (books), however the Purana adds that it was abridged by sage Vyasa before being taught to Romaharshana. 5: Bhagavata: 18,000 verses: The most studied and popular of the Puranas, [39] [40] telling of Vishnu's Avatars, and of Vaishnavism.
The Dharma-shastras (law books), ... The Bhagavad Gita is made up of 700 shlokas and is the ... Garuda Purana, Kurma Purana, Linga Purana, Markandeya Purana ...
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The Shiva Purana dedicates chapters to Shaiva-Advaita philosophy, like Linga Purana and other Shaivism-related Puranas, advocating it as a system for moksha. [25] The text also presents the Brahman as satcitananda theme, with masculine and feminine Shiva-Shakti as a unity, and perception of plurality-discrimination as a form of nescience. [ 25 ]