लिङ्ग पुराण

thumb|ling puran, chaukhamba sanskrit sirij afis, varanasi ka avaran prishth 'liang puran' shaiv sampraday ka puran hai. 'liang' ka arth shiv ki jananendriy se nahian apitu unake 'pahachan chihn' se hai, jo ajnat tattv ka parichay deta hai. is puran mean liang ka arth vistar se bataya gaya hai. yah puran pradhan prakriti ko hi liang roop manata hai-

pradhanan prakritishchaiti yadahurliangayuttamamh.

gandhavarnarasairhinan shabd sparshadivarjitamh ॥ (liang puran 1/2/2)

arthath pradhan prakriti uttam liang kahi gee hai jo gandh, varn, ras, shabd aur sparsh se tatasth ya varjit hai.

katha bhag

'liang puran' ka katha bhag 'shiv puran' ke saman hi hai. shaiv siddhantoan ka atyant saral, sahaj, vyapak aur vistrit varnan jaisa is puran mean kiya gaya hai, vaisa kisi any puran mean nahian hai. is puran mean kul ek sau tirasath adhyay haian. poorvarddh mean ek sau ath aur uttarardh mean pachapan adhyay haian. isamean shiv ke avyakt brahmaroop ka vivechan karate hue unase hi srishti ka udbhav bataya gaya hai.

srishti ka prarambh

bharatiy vedoan, upanishadoan tatha darshanoan mean srishti ka prarambh 'shabd brahm' se mana jata raha hai. us brahm ka n koee akar hai aur n koee roop. usi 'shabd brahm' ka pratik chihn sakar roop mean 'shivaliang' hai. yah shiv avyakt bhi hai aur anek roopoan mean prakat bhi hota hai.

tin roop

bharatiy manishiyoan ne bhagavan ke tin roopoan- 'vyakt', 'avyakt' aur 'vyaktavyakt' ka jagah-jagah ullekh kiya hai. 'liang puran' ne isi bhav ko shiv ke tin svaroopoan mean vyakt kiya hai-

ekenaiv hritan vishvan vyapt tvevan shiven tu.

aliang chaiv liangan ch liangaliangani moortay:॥ (liang puran 1/2/7)

arthath shiv ke tin roopoan mean se ek ke dvara srishti (vishv) ka sanhar hua aur us shiv ke dvara hi yah vyapt hai. us shiv ki aliang, liang aur ligaanliang tin moortiyaan haian.

srishti

bhav yahi hai ki shiv avyakt liang (bij) ke roop mean is srishti ke poorv mean sthit haian. vahi avyakt liang pun: vyakt liang ke roop mean prakat hota hai. jis prakar brahm ko poori tarah n samajh pane ke karan 'neti-neti' kaha jata hai, usi prakar yah shiv vyakt bhi hai aur avyakt bhi. vastut: ajnani aur ashikshit vyakti ko avyakt brahm (nirgun) ki shiksha dena jab dushkar jan p data hai, tab vyakt moorti ki kalpana ki jati hai. shivaliang vahi vyakt moorti hai. yah shiv ka parichay chihn hai. shiv ke 'arddhanarishvar' svaroop se jis maithuni-srishti ka janm mana ja raha hai, yadi use hi janasadharan ko samajhane ke lie liang aur yoni ke is pratik chihn ko srishti ke prarambh mean pracharit kiya gaya ho to kya yah anupayukt aur ashlil kahalaega. jo log is pratik chihn mean matr bhautikata ko talashate haian, unhean is par vichar karana chahie.

'liang puran' mean liang ka arth oankar (Om) bataya gaya hai. is puran mean shiv ke atthaees avataroan ka varnan hai. usi prasang mean aandhak, jalandhar, tripurasur adi rakshasoan ki kathaoan ka bhi ullekh hai.

srishti ka avirbhav

'liang puran' mean srishti ki utpatti panch bhootoan (akash, vayu, agni, jal aur prithvi) dvara bataee gee hai. pratyek tattv ka ek vishesh gun hota hai, jise 'tanmatr' kaha jata hai. bharatiy manishiyoan ke anusar, srishti srijan ka vichar jab brahm ke man mean aya to unhoanne avidya athava ahankar ko janm diya. yah ahankar srishti se poorv ka gahan andhakar mana ja sakata hai is ahankar se paanch sookshm tattv- shabd, sparsh, roop, ras aur gandh utpann hue. yahi tanmatr kahalae. inake paanch sthool tattv- akash, vayu, agni, jal aur prithvi prakat hue. bharatiy siddhant ke anusar tattvoan ke isi vikas kram se srishti ka avirbhav hota hai. yah siddhant hazaroan varshoan se vidvanoan ko many hai.

brahmand

'liang puran' ke anusar sampoorn vishv mean karo doan ki sankhya mean brahmand haian. pratyek brahmand ke charoan or das guna jal ka avaran hai. yah jal se das guna adhik tez se avritt rahata hai. tez se das guna avaran vayu ka hai, jo tez ko dhake rahata hai. vayu se bhi das guna avaran akash ka hai, jo vayu ke oopar rahata hai. pratyek brahmand ke prithakh brahma, vishnu aur rudr (shiv) arthath kartta, dhartta tatha sanharakartta haian. brahmandoan ki yah kalpana vijnan sammat hai. kyoanki b di-b di doorabinoan se dekhane par anek sooryoan ka pata chalata hai jinaka prakash prithvi par pahuanchane mean hazaroan varsh lag jate haian.

'liang puran' is drishti se vijnan par adharit hai ki is sansar mean jo bhi bhinnata (yatha-dharm, jati, sampraday, samuday, varg, gotr adi) dikhaee p dati hai, vah sab hamare dvara kalpit hai. yadi mool roop se vichar kiya jae to manushy hi nahian, samast prani usi prakar se ek haian, jis prakar mutthi bhar ret ke sabhi kan ya kisi patr mean bhare hue jal ki pratyek booand.

dharm ki vyakhya

'dharm' ki vyakhya karate hue yah puran kahata hai ki dharm aur adhyatm ka vastavik sar isi bat mean nihit hai ki manushy apani sankirn drishti tyag kar samast praniyoan se atmiy bhav ka anubhav kare. kaha gaya hai- atmavath sarvabhooteshu y: pashyati s pandit: arthath jo samast praniyoan mean atmiy bhav rakhata hai, vahi pandit hai.

vikas kram

is sansar mean jitane bhi chhote-b de j d-chetan padarth dikhaee p date haian, ve sabhi panchabhootoan ke hi khel haian. 'liang puran' is tathy ko poori tarah se svikar karata hai. bharatiy drishti mean 'sookshm se sthool ki or' jane ki pravritti dekhi ja sakati hai. isilie bharatiy manishiyoan ne akash se prithvi tak ke vikas kram ko prakat kiya, jaisa ki oopar padarth nahian manate, varanh ve unhean unaki mool avastha ke roop mean svikar karate haian. prithvi tattv mean usaki 'thos avastha' hai. jal tattv se tatpary usaki 'taral avastha' se hai. agni tattv ka tatpary usaki 'ooshmata' se hai. vayu tattv ka ashay usake 'pravahaman svaroop' se hai aur akash tattv ka ashay usake 'sookshm tattv' se hai.

sarvajanik hit

'liang puran' mean jo upadesh prapt hote haian, ve sabhi sarvajanik hit ke haian. sarvapratham is puran mean sadachar par sarvadhik bal diya gaya hai. bhagavan shiv aise logoan se prasann hote haian. jo sanyami, dharmik dayavan, tapasvi, sadhu, sannyasi, satyavadi, vedoan aur smritiyoan ke jnata tatha sampradayik vaimanasy se door dharm mean astha rakhate hoan. vidya ki sadhana karane vala hi sadhu kahalata hai. kalyanakari karm hi dharm hai. satkarm hi manushy ko sadharan se asadharan banate haian.

puranakar raja kshup aur dadhichi rrishi ki katha ke madhyam se brahmanoan ki shreshthata ka pratipadan karata hai. donoan ka prativad bhakt aur shiv-bhakt ke madhy yuddh ke roop mean parivartit ho jata hai. ant mean vijay dadhichi ki hoti hai, jinhean bhautikata se koee moh nahian hai. yahi dadhichi rrishi indr ko vajr banane ke lie apani asthiyoan tak ka dan de dalate haian.

yugoan ka varnan

charoan yugoan ke varnan se puranakar srishti ke kramik vikas ko hi spasht karata hai. 'satayug' ke prani param tript the. unamean kisi prakar ka bhedabhav nahian tha. ve adhikatar parvatoan aur kandaraoan mean rahate the. nishkam aur karmashil the. us samay varnashram vyavastha nahian thi. yah manushy ki adim avastha thi. unaki avashyakataean simit thian. 'treta yug' mean janasankhya mean bhari vriddhi hone ke karan ahar ki kami hone lagi. saghan vriksh ug ae the. bhojan ke lie vanaspatiyoan aur phaloan ka sahara lena p data tha. is yug mean apadhapi ke karan vrikshoan ko bhari hani huee. phir ve paraspar milakar rahane lage.

prithvi se jal aur khady padarthoan ko prapt karane ka jnan unhean hone laga. isi yug mean varnoan ka vibhajan hua. 'dvapar yug' mean khady padarthoan, striyoan aur apane parivarik samudayoan ki suraksha ke lie sangharsh badh ge. bhasha ka janm hua. gram, nagar aur rajy ban ge. 'kali yug' mean jaise svarth pramukh ho gaya aur svayan ke pradarshan ki pravritti badh gee. acharanoan ka palan dushkar pratit hone laga. parasparik simaane, eershya aur duragrah badh gaya. log hiansak hone lage. vastav mean yugoan ka yah varnan manav vikas ki hi kahani hai, jo atyachar aur patan ki charam sthiti par pahuanchakar nasht ho jati hai.

khagol vidya

khagol vidya par bhi 'liang puran' kafi vistrit prakash dalata hai. isamean bataya gaya hai ki chandrama, nakshatr aur grah adi sabhi soory se nikale haian tatha ek din usi mean lin ho jaeange. soory hi tinoan lokoan ka svami hai. kal, rritu aur yug usi se utpann hote haian tatha usi mean lay ho jate haian. jivani-shakti usi se prapt hoti hai.

dharmik sahishnuta

'liang puran' mean dharmik sahishnuta par vishesh bal diya gaya hai. nagn rahane vale aur jal ko chhanakar pine vale ahiansavadi jain sadhuoan ko yathochit adar diya gaya hai. saansarik kashtoan ki nivritti ke lie mukhy marg 'dhyan' ko bataya gaya hai. jnan dvara avidya jany kamanaoan ko nasht kiya ja sakata hai.

yog

is puran mean 'yog' ke paanch prakar batae ge haian- mantr yog, sparsh yog, bhav yog, abhav yog aur mahayog. 'mantr yog' mean mantroan ka jap aur dhyan kiya jata hai. 'sparsh yog' mean yogiyoan dvara batae ge 'ashtaang yog' ka varnan ata hai. 'bhav yog' mean rajayog ki bhaanti shiv ki man se aradhana ki jati hai. 'abhav yog' is sansar ko sarvatha shoony aur mithya manata hai. yah kshanabhangur hai. jandi hi samapt ho jane vala hai. 'mahayog' in sabhi prakar ke yogoan ka sankalit evan kalyanakari svaroop hai.

'liang puran' ke any pratipady vishayoan mean shiv ki upasana, gayatri mahima, panch yajn vidhan, bhasm aur snan vidhi, sapt dvip, bharatarsh ki varnan, jyotish chakr akhyan, dhruv akhyan, soory aur chandr vansh varnan, kashi mahatmy, daksh-yajn vidhvans, madan dahan, uma svayanvar, shiv taandav, upamanyu charitr, ambarish charitr, aghor roop dhari shiv ki pratishtha tatha tripur vadh adi ka varnan shamil hai.

panchamukhi brahma

pauranik drishti se 'liang puran' anek puranoan se adhik shikshaprad aur sadupadesh parak hai. shiv tattv ki gambhir samiksha isi puran mean prapt hoti hai. shiv hi panchamukhi brahma ke roop mean prakat hote haian. ve hi srishti ke niyanta aur sanharak haian. vastut: shaiv mat ka pratipadan karate hue bhi 'liang puran' brahm ki ekata ka siddhant pratipadit karata hai. sabhi viddhan is tathy ko svikar bhi karate haian.

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