Origin of the Liṅga (liṅgodbhava) - Verse 38
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 17.38
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Sanskrit Original
वाराहमहमप्याशु हंसत्वं प्राप्तवान्सुराः। तदाप्रभृति मामाहुर्ह अंसं हंसो विराडिति।।
vārāhamahamapyāśu haṃsatvaṃ prāptavānsurāḥ| tadāprabhṛti māmāhurh aṃsaṃ haṃso virāḍiti||
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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).