Śivasaṃhitā 5.88

What is notable here is the emphasis on causal knowledge (sakāraṇam = with its causes): this is not a superficial psychic perception of events, but understanding the complete causal chain that generates them. This penetrating vision of the bāṇaliṅga transcends linear time by touching the root of all movement in existence.

Bhūta designates the past and also the five elements (bhūtas), bhavya the present or what exists, bhaviṣya the future. Bāṇaliṅga is the arrow-shaped liṅga (bāṇa = arrow), naturally formed in the Narmadā river, specially venerated for its inherent śakti requiring no human consecration. Bhūcarī means «one who walks on earth» (bhū = earth, carī = moving), complementary opposite of khecarī.

The bāṇaliṅga of the Narmadā holds a special place in Śaiva tradition: every stone of that river is believed to be naturally a liṅga of Śiva, formed by constant contact with the river’s sacred energy. The Śiva-saṃhitā integrates this external devotion with internal practice, reminding that the highest symbol of the mūlādhāra replicates the cosmic structure of the svayambhū.