Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
अव्यक्तं लिङ्गमित्याहुरानन्दं ज्योतिरक्षरम् / वेदा महेस्वरं देवमाहुर्लिङ्गिनमव्ययम्
avyaktaṃ liṅgamityāhurānandaṃ jyotirakṣaram / vedā mahesvaraṃ devamāhurliṅginamavyayam
ពួកគេប្រកាសថា លិង្គគឺអវិយក្ត—ពន្លឺអក្សរ មិនរលាយ មានសុខានន្ទជាសភាព។ វេទាប្រកាសថា ព្រះមហេស្វរៈជាលិង្គិន ព្រះអម្ចាស់អវិយៈ មិនប្រែប្រួល ដែលទ្រនិងលើសលិង្គ។
Narratorial / Purāṇic teaching voice (instructional passage on the metaphysics of the Liṅga and Maheśvara)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It points to the Supreme as avyakta (unmanifest), akṣara (imperishable), and jyotis (self-luminous consciousness), implying a reality beyond form that is experienced as ānanda (bliss).
While not giving a step-by-step technique, it supplies a meditation-object: contemplating the Liṅga as imperishable inner light (jyotis) and the Lord as immutable (avyaya), aligning with Pāśupata-style inward worship and Vedāntic contemplation.
By treating the Liṅga as the unmanifest Absolute and Maheśvara as the imperishable Lord indicated by it, the Purāṇa frames divinity in a non-sectarian, non-dual way—supporting the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony.