[Advaita-l] The worship of Linga extolled in the Mahabharata

[V Subrahmanian]

Here is one instance where the worship of the Shiva Linga is extolled in
the Mahabharata:  Here just a few verses are given; one can read the entire
discussion in this link:

https://sanskritdocuments.org/mirrors/mahabharata/unic/mbh07_sa.html

   सर्वरूपं भवं ज्ञात्वा लिङ्गे योऽर्चयति प्रभुम् | आत्मयोगाश्च तस्मिन्वै
   शास्त्रयोगाश्च शाश्वताः ||८७|| [Knowing Bhava to be of universal form,
   whoever worships the Lord in the Shiva Linga, all means for his supreme
   upliftment will be blessed to him.] एवं देवा यजन्तो हि सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः |
   प्रार्थयन्ति परं लोके स्थानमेव च शाश्वतम् ||८८|| [Thus the Deva-s,
   siddha-s, and the great Rishis, worship and pray for the supreme, eternal
   status.] स एष रुद्रभक्तश्च केशवो रुद्रसम्भवः | कृष्ण एव हि यष्टव्यो
   यज्ञैश्चैष सनातनः ||८९|| [This Krishna, devotee of Rudra, Keshava, the
   ancient, born of Rudra, has to be worshiped through sacrifices.] सर्वभूतभवं
   ज्ञात्वा लिङ्गेऽर्चयति यः प्रभुम् | तस्मिन्नभ्यधिकां प्रीतिं करोति
   वृषभध्वजः ||९०||
      [The Lord Shiva, Rishabha vahana, will bestow supreme love on those
      who worship him in the Linga with the
         realization that He is the All.]
         Om Tat Sat