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The Origin of the Holy Linga

Siva laughed, for he was secretly amused, and he said to Brahma “There is no good use for this linga except for the creation of progeny.” And as he said this he broke it off and threw it upon the surface of the earth. The linga broke through the earth down to the subterranean hell and went to the very sky. Visnu sought the end of it below, and Brahma flew upwards, but they did not find the end of it, for all their vital effort. Then a voice arose out of the sky as the two of them sat there, and it said, “If the linga of the god with braided hair is worshipped, it will certainly grant all desires that are longed for in the heart.” When Brahma and Visnu heard this, they and all the divinities worshipped the linga with devotion, with their hearts set upon Rudra (Siva).

Siva Purana, Dharmasamhita 49:23b-46, 74