Liṅga
Liṅga
Trilocana has other meanings too: see all meanings of Trilocana.
Grammar: neuter noun.
Meaning: (1) a part of the body read for lakshaṇas; (2) an installed liṅga, a mūrti.
In the scriptures: In the reading of the lakshaṇas of a person, the liṅga is one of the four parts that should be short, with the back, the neck and the shins (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 27).
Sūta tells the brāhmaṇas the utpātas born of Rāhu. Among them are a vajra-stroke in the sky, a corpse rising and sitting up while it is being carried, an installed liṅga moving, earthquake and storm (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 3, Chapter 20).
Related terms: Lakshaṇa · Utpāta · Rāhu · Mūrti
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 27; Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 3, Chapter 20