Shiva Linga – 12 Things You May Not Know About It The word linga means “the form.” We are calling it “the form” because when the un-manifest began to manifest itself, or in other words when creation began to happen, the first form that it took was that of an ellipsoid. A perfect ellipsoid is what we call as a linga. Creation always started as an ellipsoid or a linga, and then became many things. And we know from our experience that if you go into deep states of meditativeness, before a point of absolute dissolution comes, once again the energy takes the form of an ellipsoid or a linga. So, the first form is linga and the final form is linga. Linga You are the firstborn The first expression of the cosmic emptiness The wise ones spied you To be the source of all this lively mischief You are the source of all pain and pleasure You are the lowest and the highest Ah, the games that you play The multitude of forms for which you are the source Are neither this nor that I wormed through ...