formless". It is only the outward symbol of formless being, Shiva, who is eternal, ever-pure, immortal essence of this vast universe, who is your innermost Self or Atman, and who is identical with the Supreme Brahman, states Sivananda Saraswati.

To some Shaivites the lingam symbolizes the axis of the universe.

According to Shaiva Siddhanta,

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