शिवलिंग

[[chitr:Workship-of-Siva-Linga-by-the-Gandharvas-Mathura-Museum-11.jpg|gandharvo dvara shivaliang ki pooja, rajakiy sangrahalay, mathura
Workship By Gandharv of Shiva Linga, Govt. Museum, Mathura|thumb|400px|center]] [[chitr:Siva-Linga-Mathura-Museum-24.jpg|shivaliang, rajakiy sangrahalay, mathura
Shivling Figure, Mathura Museum|thumb|200px]]

• shivaliang shiv( shankar ) bhagavan ka pratik hai. unake nishchhal jnan aur tez ka yah pratinidhitv karata hai. 'shiv' ka arth hai - 'kalyanakari'. 'liang' ka arth hai - 'srijan'. shankar ke shivaliang ki jal, doodh, belapatr se pooja ki jati hai. sarjanahar ke roop mean utpadak shakti ke chihn ke roop mean liang ki pooja hoti hai.
• skand puran mean liang ka arth lay lagaya gaya hai. lay ( pralay) ke samay agni mean sab bhasm ho kar shivaliang mean sama jata hai aur srishti ke adi mean liang se sab prakat hota hai. liang ke mool mean brahma, madhy mean vishnu aur oopar pranavakhy mahadev sthit haian.
• vedi mahadevi aur liang mahadev haian. akele liang ki pooja se sabhi ki pooja ho jati hai. pahale ke samay mean anek deshoan mean shivaliang ki upasana prachalit thi. jal ka arth hai pran. shivaliang par jal chadhane ka arth hai yogiraj ( param tatv) mean pran visarjan karana. sphatik liang sarvakamaprad hai. parad (para) liang se dhan, jnan, aishvary aur siddhi prapt karata hai.
• adikal mean brahma ne sabase pahale mahadev ji se sanpoorn bhootoan ki srishti karane ke lie kaha. svikriti dekar shiv bhootaganoan ke nana doshoan ko dekh jal mean magn ho gaye tatha chirakal tak tap karate rahe. brahma ne bahut pratiksha ke uparaant bhi unhean jal mean hi paya tatha srishti ka vikas nahian dekha to manasik bal se doosare bhootastrashta ko utpann kiya. us virat purush ne kaha- 'yadi mujhase jyeshth koee nahian ho to maian srishti ka nirman karooanga.' brahma ne yah batakar ki us 'virat purush' se jyeshth matr shiv haian, ve jal mean hi doobe rahate haian, at: usase srishti utpann karane ka agrah kiya hai. usane char prakar ke praniyoan ka vistar kiya. srishti hote hi praja bhookh se pi dit ho prajapati ko hi khane ki ichchha se dau di. tab atmaraksha ke nimitt prajapati ne brahma se praja ki ajivika nirman ka agrah kiya. brahma ne ann, aushadhi, hiansak pashu ke lie durbal jangal-praniyoan adi ke ahar ki vyavastha ki. uttarottar prani samaj ka vistar hota gaya. shiv tapasya samapt kar jal se nikale to vividh praniyoan ko nirmit dekh kruddh ho uthe tatha unhoanne apana liang katakar pheank diya jo ki bhoomi par jaisa p da tha, vaisa hi pratishthit ho gaya. brahma ne poochha-'itana samay jal mean rahakar apane kya kiya, aur liang utpann kar is prakar kyoan pheank diya?'
• shiv ne kaha-'pitamah, maianne jal mean tapasya se ann tatha aushadhiyaan prapt ki haian. is liang ki jab koee avashyakata nahian rahi, jabaki prajaoan ka nirman ho chuka hai.' brahma unake krodh ko shaant nahian kar paye. sat yug bit jane par devataoan ne bhagavan ka bhajan karane ke lie yajn ki srishti ki. yajn ke lie sadhanoan, havyoan, dravyoan ki kalpana ki. ve log rudr ke vasvavik roop se parichit nahian the, at: unhoanne shiv ke bhag ki kalpana nahian ki. parinamat: kruddh hokar shiv ne unake daman ke lie sadhan jutane praranbh kar diye.
• yajn paanch prakar ke mane jate haian:

1. lok,
2. kriya,
3. sanatan grih,
4. panchabhoot tatha
5. manushy. rudr ne lok yajn tatha manushy yajnoan se paanch hath lanba dhanush banaya. purohit hi usaki pratyancha thi.

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• yajn ke charoan aang

1. snan,
2. dan,
3. hom aur
4. jap shiv ke kavach bane.

[[chitr:Neelkantheshwar-Temple-Mathura-3.jpg|shivaliang, nilakantheshvar mahadev mandir, mathura
Shivling, Neelkantheshwar Mahadev Temple, Mathura|left|thumb|200px]] unhean dhanush uthae dekh prithvi bhayabhit hokar kaanpane lagi. devataoan ke yajn mean, vayu ki gati ke rukane, samidha adi ke prajvalit n hone, soory, chandr adi ke shrihin hone se vyaghat utpann ho gaya. devata bhayatur ho uthe. rudr ne bhayankar ban se yajn ka hriday bhed diya- vah mrig ka roop dharan kar vahaan se bhag chala. rudr ne usaka pichha kiya- vah mrigashira nakshatr ke roop mean akash mean prakashit hone laga. rudr usaka pichha rakate hue ardra nakshatr ke roop mean pratibhasit hue. yajn ke samast avayav vahaan se palayan karane lage. rudr ne savita ki donoan baanhean kat dalian tatha bhag ki aankhean aur poosha ke daant to d dale. bhagate hue devataoan ka upahas karate hue shiv ne dhanush ki koti ka sahara le sabako vahian rok diya. tadanantar devataoan ki prerana se vani ne mahadev ke dhanush ki pratyancha kat dali, at: dhanush uchhalakar prithvi par ja gira. tab sab devata mrig-roopi yajn ko lekar shiv ki sharan mean pahuanchean shiv ne un sab par kripa kar apana kop samudr mean chho d diya jo b davanal banakar nirantar usaka jal sokhata hai. shiv ne poosha ko daant, bhag ki aankhean tatha savita ko baanhean pradan kar dian tatha jagat ek bar phir se susthir ho gaya.

sati viyog mean shiv

[[chitr:Chinta-Haran-Ashram-1.jpg|shivaliang, chinta haran ashram, mahavan
Shivling, Chinta Haran Ashram, Mahavan|thumb|200px]] sati ki mrityu ke uparaant unake viyog mean shiv nagn roop mean bhatakane lage. van mean ghoomate shiv ko dekh munipatniyaan asakt hokar unase chipat gayian. yah dekhakar munigan rusht ho uthe. unake shap se shiv ka liang prithvi par gir p da. liang patal pahuanch gaya. shiv krodhavash tarah-tarah ki lila karane lage. prithvi par pralay ke chihn dikhayi die. devataoan ne shiv se prarthana ki ki ve liang dharan karean. ve usaki pooja ka adesh dekar aantardhan ho gaye. kalaantar mean prasann hokar unhoanne liang dharan kar liya tatha vahaan par pratima banakar pooja karane ka adesh diya.

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