Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 30
मन्वन्तर-कल्प-प्रश्नोत्तरम् / Discourse on Manvantaras, Kalpas, and Re-creation
स तदा शुशुभे ऽतीव सूकरो गिरिसंनिभः । लिंगाकृतेर्महेशस्य पादमूलं गतो यथा
sa tadā śuśubhe 'tīva sūkaro girisaṃnibhaḥ | liṃgākṛtermaheśasya pādamūlaṃ gato yathā
Da erstrahlte jener Varāha, berggleich an Gestalt, überaus hell, als er hinabstieg bis zur Wurzel der Füße Mahādevas, der in der Form des Liṅga weilte.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava
Sthala Purana: This is the Liṅgodbhava motif: the immeasurable Liṅga whose base and summit cannot be found. The ‘pādamūla’ (root/base) search dramatizes Śiva’s ananta (limitlessness) and the concealment of His true measure from finite seekers.
Significance: Meditation on the anādi-ananta Liṅga cultivates humility and surrender—key dispositions for anugraha in Siddhānta.
Cosmic Event: Ananta-stambha (endless pillar/Liṅga) revelation motif—cosmic theophany
FAQs
It highlights the immeasurable nature of Śiva as the Liṅga—beyond spatial limits—showing that even mighty powers cannot ‘reach the end’ of the Supreme (Pati); liberation comes through surrender and right knowledge, not conquest.
The Liṅga-form here is Saguna for devotion and contemplation, yet it points to Nirguna Śiva who is without beginning or end; worship of the Liṅga trains the mind to adore the Infinite through a sacred, graspable symbol.
Meditate on the Liṅga as limitless consciousness while offering simple upacāras (water, bilva leaves) with the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating humility rather than spiritual pride.