Mercury
is regarded as of
Lord Shiva. In Ayurveda 'it isa
flowing metalloid (fluid metal). There are sixteen rituals to purify
and solidify mercury in chemistry. On account of. being
Lord
Shiva Swmen it is
Lord Shiva - Incarnate.
'
"Ras Lingam Mahalingam ShiVa Shakti Niketanam. 'Lingam
Shivalayam proktam Sidhim wa Sarvadehinaam." The centre of
Lord Shiva' and Shakti are the Mercury Shiva
Lingas known as Rasa lingas and are rare even for the gods to find.
In our cultural heritage
Mercury Shivaling has
the most importance. It is written in Sarvad.arshana' Sangrah-
"Abhrak in tav beejum tu mum beejum to pardaha Baddho paardo
lingo yam mritu daridrya nashnum"
Lord Shankar says himself to Bhagwati that the man who solidifies
Mercury in linga and worships it, poverty would never enter his
house and he would n'ever fears death during his life. 'Vidhay ras
lingam yo bhakti yukta samarchwet Jagatray linganam pooja phal'am
mapnuyat Lingnam koti sahastrasya yatphalam samyaqarchnat
Tatphalartl koti gunitam.raslingam archanabhavet"
A man can get crore, times greater blessing by worshipping a Shiva
Linga in case he worships a
Rasa Shivaling or Parad
(Mercury) Shiva Linga .
"Dharmarth kaam mokshakhya purusharth chaturvidya siddhayanti
natra sandeho ras raj prasadtaha"
"Swayambhu lingam sahastra yatphalam samyagarchnatTat. phalam
koti gunitam ras iingarchna bhavet"
There are four goals-in buman life - religion, health, desires and
-salvation. 'These can be fulfilled by worshipping the Mercury Linga
and the worshipper of Lord Shiva gets crores of Virtues.'
