Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 67
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
ततः स पतितो लिङ्गो विभिद्य वसुधातलम् रसातलं विवेशाशु ब्रह्मण्डं चोर्ध्वतो ऽभिनत्
tataḥ sa patito liṅgo vibhidya vasudhātalam rasātalaṃ viveśāśu brahmaṇḍaṃ cordhvato 'bhinat
Kemudian liṅga yang telah jatuh itu membelah permukaan bumi dan segera memasuki Rasātala; serta ke arah atas ia pun menembus brahmāṇḍa.
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FAQs
The verse presents the liṅga as a cosmic principle rather than merely a local icon: divine reality pervades and transcends all levels of existence (earth, netherworlds, and the brahmāṇḍa). Ethically, it implies humility—finite beings cannot contain or fully measure the Infinite.
Primarily aligns with Sarga/Pratisarga-style cosmological description (structure of worlds and cosmic disturbance), rather than Vamśānucarita. It is a cosmographic-cosmic event motif used to situate later narrative action.
The liṅga here functions like an axis mundi: it links the underworld (Rasātala) and the upper cosmic enclosure (brahmāṇḍa). Such imagery supports Purāṇic non-dual sectarian rhetoric: Śiva’s liṅga is not merely sectarian but a universal ‘mark’ of the Absolute.