Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 83
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
देवावूचतुः / भक्तः पातितं लिङ्गं यदेतद् भुवि शङ्कर एतत् प्रगृह्यतां भूय अतो देव स्तुवावहे
devāvūcatuḥ / bhaktaḥ pātitaṃ liṅgaṃ yadetad bhuvi śaṅkara etat pragṛhyatāṃ bhūya ato deva stuvāvahe
ദേവന്മാർ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ശങ്കരാ! ഭക്തിയോടെ ഭൂമിയിൽ വീണിരിക്കുന്ന ഈ ലിംഗം വീണ്ടും എടുത്ത് സ്വീകരിക്കണമേ. അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ ദേവാ, ഞങ്ങൾ നിന്നെ സ്തുതിക്കുന്നു.
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FAQs
Sacred symbols (like the liṅga) are treated as loci of presence and order; restoring them is framed as a dharmic act, approached through reverence rather than force.
This is narrative (ākhyāna) material supporting dharma and worship practices; it aligns more with Vamśānucarita-style storytelling than with sarga/pratisarga.
A ‘fallen liṅga’ can symbolize disrupted worship or cosmic imbalance; the Devas’ request that Śiva ‘take it up again’ encodes restoration of sacred order and validates liṅga-bhakti within a broader, non-sectarian Purāṇic frame.