Siva Linga is Chinmaya

[Ms Tercy Lonan]

Siva Linga is Chinmaya

The light of consciousness manifesting out of Sadasiva is, in reality, the Sivalinga. From
Him all the moving and unmoving creations take their origin. He is the Linga or cause of
everything. In Him, the whole world merges itself finally. The Siva Purana says: “Pitham
Ambamayam Sarvam Sivalingascha Chinmayam.” The support or Pitham of all is Prakriti or
Parvati, and Linga is Chinmaya Purusha, the effulgent light which is self-luminous. Union of
Prakriti or Parvati, and Purusha or Sivalinga is the cause of the world. In Sanatkumara-samhita of
the Siva Purana, Lord Siva says: “O Parvati, daughter of mountain, there is none dearer to Me than
the man who worships Me in the Linga, knowing that Linga is the root-cause of everything and
knowing the world to be Linga-maya or Chaitanya-maya.”
The Linga is like an egg. It represents the Brahmanda (cosmic egg). Whatever that is
contained in the Brahmanda is in the Linga. The whole world is the form of Lord Siva. The world is
a Linga. Linga also is the form of Lord Siva.
Linga signifies that the creation is effected by the union of Prakriti and Purusha. It means
Laya, Jnana, Vyapya, Prakasa, Arathaprakasa, Samarthya and the symbol which denotes the above
meaning. Linga means the place of dissolution for the world and all beings. It signifies also Satya,
Jnana and Ananta—Truth, knowledge and Infinity. It indicates that Lord Siva is endowed with
all-pervading and self-luminous nature. Linga is a symbol which makes us understand the various
kinds of Artha which are indicated above. There are six Lingas, viz., Anda Linga, Pinda Linga,
Sadasiva Linga, Atma Linga, Jnana Linga and Siva Linga. These Lingas are taken to mean the
characteristics by which the Anda (the Universe), Pinda (the body), Sadasiva, etc., are to be
recognised and understood.

The union of Linga with Yoni is a representation of the Eternal Union between the static and
the dynamic aspects of the Absolute Reality. This represents the Eternal Spiritual Communion of
the paternal and the maternal principles from which all the phenomenal diversities have originated.
This is an eternal communion of the Changeless Being and the Dynamic Power or Sakti from which
all changes flow.
Further, the lower sexual propensities in the aspirants are eradicated by this sublime
conception. The spiritualisation and divinisation of Linga and Yoni, helps the aspirants to free
themselves from sexual thoughts. All base thoughts gradually vanish by entertaining this lofty idea.
All sexual relations in this world are spiritualised as the manifestations of the ultimate Creative
Principle, of the eternal Self-enjoyment and Self-multiplication of Lord Siva in and through His
Power or Sakti.
The union of Linga with Yoni symbolises the creation of this universe by Lord Siva in
conjunction with His Sakti or Power.
The so-called educated men of the modern age have no spiritual insight and philosophical
penetration. Hence, they criticise the union of Linga with Yoni as immoral and obscene, owing to
their extreme ignorance and lack of enquiry, deep thinking and Satsanga or association with sages.
This is highly deplorable and lamentable indeed! May Lord grant wisdom to these poor ignorant
souls!