இலண்டன் சைவ மாநாடு (சிறப்புமலர்)
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meaning, but is only a secondary one of very rare
use. How the word happened to be used in this
sense could itself be easily traced. There is an
etymological rule in Tamil known as il¡ful;fs which
is a form of decorum used in giving expression to
objects which would not admit of open mention. The
genital organ came to be referred according to this
rule as ïȧf« or F¿, and the use of these words in
this sense has become a fashion in course of time.
Not only the word Lingam but the word Kuri itself is
used in this sense; but no one who has any idea
of Tamil will contend that every Kuri is a genital
organ. The word Kuri means a punctuation, a
brandmark &, &c., and I am sure that no punctuation,
will ever be said to represent a genital organ.
Another derivation of the word Lingam is Ling,
which means involution, and Gam, which means
evolution. So that Lingam is the principle of
involution and evolution combined together, and
such a combination can only be traced to God, the
primordial cause of the whole Jagat.
Siva Lingam Explained
It could thus be clearly seen that the radical
meaning of the word Lingam does not in the least
convey any sense applicable to the generative
organ, but, on the contrary, the real meaning of the
word may be found so sublime and so deep that it
will immensely benefit one to scrutinise the word
and learn its meaning analytically.
So far for the word Lingam. I will now proceed
to explain, as briefly as I can, the meaning of Siva
Lingam, but I must say at the outset that this object
has a large stock of mysticism about it which can
only be explained by an adept for whose qualifications
I have the least pretence. Siva Lingam is explained
at great length by Siva Agamas and several
Puranas; and the Vedas themselves could be found
to have their own explanation of Siva Lingam.
It is the main principle of Hindu philosophy -
and I am sure that principle is admitted by all
religions-, that every particle of this great Jagat is
moved by God. There cannot be any movement
without God, and the existence of the universe
would be altogether impossible without Divine
energy. The principle of creation has been very
minutely and systematically described in our sastras
according to which Siva Linga is the embodiment
of the cosmic creation. There was the Nirguna
Brahm; and there was the primordial cosmic
element called Maya. What was the course taken
by the Divine Energy in producing the cosmic world
out of Maya? Maya is an extremely subtle matter
without any form or shape, and it is of two kinds -
Suddha Maya and Asuddha Maya - or the lower and
upper Maya. This Maya is in the presence of Sivam
or Nirguna Brahm and that of its Sakti or Divine
Energy. This Sakti having energised Suddha Maya,
the Mundane egg of the universe was formed. This
was Nadha or the principle of sound. This was what
is known as Nama or name-the first expression of
limitation. From this Nadha or Name came out
Bhindu or Rupa i.e., the form the second stage of
limitation. This name and form - Nama and Rupa
- is what is known as Omkara Pranava; and this is
the seed and seat of all matter and force. The Nadha
is represented by a line and the Bhindu by a disc.
It is this Nadha or vibration that is known as Linga.
and Bhindu is what is known as its Pita. This Lingam
with its Pitram or the principle of Name and Form
is still beyond comprehension, and the form that
could be comprehended a little better came out of
the Bindhu above referred to in the order of
evolution. This is what is known as Sadakkiam or
Sadhasivam. This is Rupa-Arupam or with shape
and without shape. From this Sadhasiva came out
Mahesvara, with fully developed from, him Rudra,
in the region of Asuddha maya, from him Vishnu and
from him, Brahma. These nine different phases or
Navapitam are the different stages of evolution
which the great God or properly speaking His
Sakti-assumed in manifesting Itself to the souls- or
in fact to excite their intelligence, and evolve this
Jagat or universe out of Maya. The different actions
in the regions of Suddha Maya are performed by
Sadhasiva and Maheswara, while those in the lower
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meaning
but
is
only
a
secondary
one
of
very
rare
use
.
How
the
word
happened
to
be
used
in
this
sense
could
itself
be
easily
traced
.
There
is
an
etymological
rule
in
Tamil
known
as
il¡ful
;
fs
which
is
a
form
of
decorum
used
in
giving
expression
to
objects
which
would
not
admit
of
open
mention
.
The
genital
organ
came
to
be
referred
according
to
this
rule
as
ïȧf
«
or
F¿
and
the
use
of
these
words
in
this
sense
has
become
a
fashion
in
course
of
time
.
Not
only
the
word
Lingam
but
the
word
Kuri
itself
is
used
in
this
sense
;
but
no
one
who
has
any
idea
of
Tamil
will
contend
that
every
Kuri
is
a
genital
organ
.
The
word
Kuri
means
a
punctuation
a
brandmark
&
&
c
.
and
I
am
sure
that
no
punctuation
will
ever
be
said
to
represent
a
genital
organ
.
Another
derivation
of
the
word
Lingam
is
Ling
which
means
involution
and
Gam
which
means
evolution
.
So
that
Lingam
is
the
principle
of
involution
and
evolution
combined
together
and
such
a
combination
can
only
be
traced
to
God
the
primordial
cause
of
the
whole
Jagat
.
Siva
Lingam
Explained
It
could
thus
be
clearly
seen
that
the
radical
meaning
of
the
word
Lingam
does
not
in
the
least
convey
any
sense
applicable
to
the
generative
organ
but
on
the
contrary
the
real
meaning
of
the
word
may
be
found
so
sublime
and
so
deep
that
it
will
immensely
benefit
one
to
scrutinise
the
word
and
learn
its
meaning
analytically
.
So
far
for
the
word
Lingam
.
I
will
now
proceed
to
explain
as
briefly
as
I
can
the
meaning
of
Siva
Lingam
but
I
must
say
at
the
outset
that
this
object
has
a
large
stock
of
mysticism
about
it
which
can
only
be
explained
by
an
adept
for
whose
qualifications
I
have
the
least
pretence
.
Siva
Lingam
is
explained
at
great
length
by
Siva
Agamas
and
several
Puranas
;
and
the
Vedas
themselves
could
be
found
to
have
their
own
explanation
of
Siva
Lingam
.
It
is
the
main
principle
of
Hindu
philosophy
-
and
I
am
sure
that
principle
is
admitted
by
all
religions-
that
every
particle
of
this
great
Jagat
is
moved
by
God
.
There
cannot
be
any
movement
without
God
and
the
existence
of
the
universe
would
be
altogether
impossible
without
Divine
energy
.
The
principle
of
creation
has
been
very
minutely
and
systematically
described
in
our
sastras
according
to
which
Siva
Linga
is
the
embodiment
of
the
cosmic
creation
.
There
was
the
Nirguna
Brahm
;
and
there
was
the
primordial
cosmic
element
called
Maya
.
What
was
the
course
taken
by
the
Divine
Energy
in
producing
the
cosmic
world
out
of
Maya
?
Maya
is
an
extremely
subtle
matter
without
any
form
or
shape
and
it
is
of
two
kinds
-
Suddha
Maya
and
Asuddha
Maya
-
or
the
lower
and
upper
Maya
.
This
Maya
is
in
the
presence
of
Sivam
or
Nirguna
Brahm
and
that
of
its
Sakti
or
Divine
Energy
.
This
Sakti
having
energised
Suddha
Maya
the
Mundane
egg
of
the
universe
was
formed
.
This
was
Nadha
or
the
principle
of
sound
.
This
was
what
is
known
as
Nama
or
name
-
the
first
expression
of
limitation
.
From
this
Nadha
or
Name
came
out
Bhindu
or
Rupa
i.e.
the
form
the
second
stage
of
limitation
.
This
name
and
form
-
Nama
and
Rupa
-
is
what
is
known
as
Omkara
Pranava
;
and
this
is
the
seed
and
seat
of
all
matter
and
force
.
The
Nadha
is
represented
by
a
line
and
the
Bhindu
by
a
disc
.
It
is
this
Nadha
or
vibration
that
is
known
as
Linga
.
and
Bhindu
is
what
is
known
as
its
Pita
.
This
Lingam
with
its
Pitram
or
the
principle
of
Name
and
Form
is
still
beyond
comprehension
and
the
form
that
could
be
comprehended
a
little
better
came
out
of
the
Bindhu
above
referred
to
in
the
order
of
evolution
.
This
is
what
is
known
as
Sadakkiam
or
Sadhasivam
.
This
is
Rupa
-
Arupam
or
with
shape
and
without
shape
.
From
this
Sadhasiva
came
out
Mahesvara
with
fully
developed
from
him
Rudra
in
the
region
of
Asuddha
maya
from
him
Vishnu
and
from
him
Brahma
.
These
nine
different
phases
or
Navapitam
are
the
different
stages
of
evolution
which
the
great
God
or
properly
speaking
His
Sakti
-
assumed
in
manifesting
Itself
to
the
souls-
or
in
fact
to
excite
their
intelligence
and
evolve
this
Jagat
or
universe
out
of
Maya
.
The
different
actions
in
the
regions
of
Suddha
Maya
are
performed
by
Sadhasiva
and
Maheswara
while
those
in
the
lower
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