SHIVALINGAM- THE REAL MEANING

Shiva lingam

Ever questioned why  Lord Shiva got this shape?
The answer will be weird for many of you
- " it depicts the sexual intercourse between a male and a female".

The Sanskrit word Lingam has been interpreted as a symbol of male creative energy or the Phallus(Erect penis).
 Similarly the Sanskrit word Yoni means Vagina.

Yoni

The photo of Yoni clearly shows that it is in the exact shape of a vagina.




Our ancestors worshiped this Lingam-Yoni sculpture because they thought Sex is the reason for the birth of a new organism and evolution.

According to Hindu mythology people believe that this lingam and yoni depicts the non-duality of
Lord Shiva and Parvathi. They believed that Shiva and Parvathi are united which creates Shakthi(Power) for running the universe.

Non-duality of shiva & parvathi

 It shows that wife is other half of husband. The picture shows image of shiva and parvathi united as a single being. It symbolically represents that male and female should unite for the purpose of evolution of life.

Lingam & Yoni

Many of us doesn't know the real reason for usage of Lingam to depict Lord Shiva. Simply we goto temple and pray just like that without knowing the real meaning of it.