The mode of Śiva's worship - Verse 8
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 2 · Verse 19.8
Sanskrit Original
सर्वाभरणसंयुक्तं रक्तमाल्यानुलेपनम। रक्तांबरधरं सृष्टिस्थितिसंहारकारकम।।
sarvābharaṇasaṃyuktaṃ raktamālyānulepanam| raktāṃbaradharaṃ sṛṣṭisthitisaṃhārakārakam||
Sūta said: Devas and sages saw the lord of Devas in the company of Umā in the Maṇḍala[1] in front of them. His lustre was like that of ten million streaks of lightning. He had eight arms, four faces and twelve eyes. He had big mighty arms. Half of his body was female in form. He wore the coronet of matted hairs. He was bedecked in all ornaments. He wore red garlands and had smeared red unguent over his body. He who was the cause of creation, sustenance and annihilation was clad in red garments.