Origin of the Liṅga (liṅgodbhava) - Verse 37
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 17.37
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Sanskrit Original
भवानूर्ध्वं प्रयत्नेन गन्तुमर्हसि सत्वरम। एवं व्याहृत्य विश्वात्मा स्वरूपमकरोत्तदा।।
bhavānūrdhvaṃ prayatnena gantumarhasi satvaram| evaṃ vyāhṛtya viśvātmā svarūpamakarottadā||
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Brahmā said: You should go up assiduously”. After saying this, Viṣṇu assumed the form of a boar. O Devas, I assumed the form of a swan. Ever since they call me haṃsa (swan) or Virāṭ haṃsa (cosmic swan).