This leads some people to believe that the Linga Purana we have today is a complete interpolation, but it could just be that it contains so many interpolations that the overlap between content quoted in other works and content preserved is negligible. One note of caution: it's believed that the Linga Purana contains a lot of interpolations, because other ancient works which quote the Linga Purana quote things that are not in the actual text we have and don't quote things which are in the text we have. I found Volume 2 on the Digital Library of India, and then I downloaded it as a PDF file using the program DLI downloader, and I uploaded it to Google Drive. Volume 1 is on DSpace, the digital repository of the West Bengal Public Library Network. In the post-Vedic period, the Linga became symbolical of the generative power of Lord Shiva. Here are links to the two volumes in PDF format: The ancient Hindu scripture 'Linga Purana' says that the foremost Linga is devoid of smell, color, taste, etc., and is spoken of as Prakriti, or Nature itself. In two parts, this Purana contains tales related to the creation of the universe, origin of Linga, and of all the Vedas, Brahma, Vishnu etc. The Linga Purana, on the other hand, was composed later and puts more emphasis on Shiva's Linga form, how to worship a Shiva Linga, etc., although it still recounts stories of Shiva unconnected to the Shiva Linga.Īs far as I know, the only unabridged translation of the Linga Purana is the two-volume translation published by Motilal Banarsidass. linga purana Preaching about the glory of Lord Shiva and Linga Puja is the main objective of this Purana. It was composed by the sage Parashara, Vyasa's father, and it was condensed by Vyasa into a much shorter work, with some or all of the removed parts put into the Vayu Purana. Similarly, the Shiva Purana is a work dealing with Shiva in general. The difference between the Shiva Purana and the Linga Purana is analogous to the difference between the Vishnu Purana and the Srimad Bhagavatam the Vishnu Purana is an older work, focusing on Vishnu in general rather than Krishna in particular, whereas the Srimad Bhagavatam puts more emphasis on Krishna, although it still recounts Vishnu stories unconnected to Krishna.

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