By Swami Harshananda
Piṅgalāmata literally means ‘knowledge taught to the goddess Piṅgalā by Bhairava-Śiva’.
The Pingalāmata is a work belonging to the group of Śaivāgamas. It is closely associated with the Brahmayāmalatantra. Cast in the form of a dialogue between the goddess Piṅgalā and Bhairava, it comprises of 8000 verses. It deals with the method of establishing a liṅga in a temple. Other subjects described here are:
- Definition of a liṅga
- Materials used to make it
- Places fit for its installation
- Qualifications of an ācārya competent to worship it
- People who are unfit to do so
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore