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... linga . At the request of Vishnu he left part of his linga in its tejas ( fire ) form on the Arunachala hill . Other legends state that because Śiva once inadvertently had intercourse with his spouse on ground consecrated to the sages ...
... linga . At the request of Vishnu he left part of his linga in its tejas ( fire ) form on the Arunachala hill . Other legends state that because Śiva once inadvertently had intercourse with his spouse on ground consecrated to the sages ...
Page 81
... linga was directed by means of Śiva's close associate , the cow , and only observed and recognized by man . The establishment of the linga is thus not the result of the will of even Bharamalla , a man , but of the recognition by man of ...
... linga was directed by means of Śiva's close associate , the cow , and only observed and recognized by man . The establishment of the linga is thus not the result of the will of even Bharamalla , a man , but of the recognition by man of ...
Page 88
... linga at Tarakeswar being a kāmadā ( wish- fulfilling : kāma = wish , -da = giving ) linga . According to the mahanta , there are generally held to be two types of lingas - those which fulfil wishes and those which yield liberation ...
... linga at Tarakeswar being a kāmadā ( wish- fulfilling : kāma = wish , -da = giving ) linga . According to the mahanta , there are generally held to be two types of lingas - those which fulfil wishes and those which yield liberation ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Pilgrimage Tradition in West Bengal | 12 |
The Philosophical Roots of the Pilgrimage Tradition in West Bengal | 46 |
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