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INTRODUCTION
Brahma-varchasv墨-bh奴y膩sam, i.e., that which causes one to
possess the brilliancy of Brahman. Here, the meaning
applicable to 膩sam in the text Aham膿ka岣� prathamam膩sam
iti, "I alone at first existed," should be given to 膩sam in
bh奴y膩sam (bh奴 +膩sam). If that is done, there is here
vidhyarth艒pa patt膿岣�. That is, by means of the vidhi (the
prescribed ceremonial), the result follows. Therefore the
wearing of the linga (after the diksha) is testified to by the
ach膩ra that has prevailed from yore (aham膿ka岣� prathama-
m膩sam iti). Failure in securing such a consecration will
prevent the warding off of the eternal three-fold sins
(malatraya) of the three-fold physical body (sarira-traya).
The function of consecration is also a V膿dic one. In the
Vatula, it is stated:-Vaidikatvam yathuvakshy膿 sarvaveda
pram膩峁嘺ta岣� V膿da v膿d膩nta siddhatv膩t vaidikam linga-
dh膩ra峁嘺m V膿da v膿d膩nta s膩str膿shu pur膩峁嚹搒hvagam毛shu cha
Br膩hma峁嘺sya sam膩khy膩tam lingadh膩ra峁嘺m iti || I declare
that linga-dh膩ra峁嘺m is a consecration (of the body) rendered
necessary by the Vedas as the same is affirmed by all the V膿das
and V膿d膩ntas. In all the Vedas and V膿d膩ntas, and Pur膩峁嘺s
and 膧gamas, linga-dh膩ra峁嘺 is stated to be necessary for a
Br膩hma峁嘺. In the Yajur-V茅da generally and Taittiriya
Samhita in particular, the statement is affirmed:-" To those
who aim at m艒ksha, linga-dh膩ra峁嘺 is spoken of as a necessary
consecration." The same is understood from Chchandas
and V膿da, where it is said that linga-dhara峁嘺 came to be
born from Amrita (ambrosia). In the Linga Purana, it
is said :-
Indrastu Paramai艣varya艣膩l墨 Samba strilochana岣�, m膩m
m膿dhay膩 pragnyaya cha spru峁噊tu pri峁嘺yatvatha, amrutasya
mukshal膩bh膩ya sarvad膿h毛shu sarvad膩, d膿vasya lingarupasya
Sivasya param膩tmana岣�, dh膩ra峁嘺m tad dhritiryasya d膿vadh膩-
rana ishyate, tasm膩t sar墨ramm膿l艒ke vicharshana makilbisham,
jihv膩 m膿 rasan膩 bh奴y膩t madhur膩l膩pabh膩shi峁嚹�, kar峁嚹乥hy膩m
Sr艒trayugmina bh奴rivya艣ruvamasmyaham || Brahma峁嘺岣�
p膩rvat墨艣asya k艒s艒dhish峁環膩namevahi, as膿riva yad膩 l艒k膿 prag-
nay膩 m毛dhay膩 vritah, 艣rutam tat艣rava峁嚹乨墨ni m膿 g艒p膩ya
prayatnata岣�, ity膩din膩||