Ardhanaranari (Ardhanarishwar) Shiva shakti Banalinga for shiva Puja

Natural Narmada Shivling with yonibase in pure silver. Possessing this Shivalingam is considered highly auspicious and is believed to bring peace, progeny, luck, wealth, fame and prosperity. Importance of Narmadeshwar lingam is mentioned in the Shiva Purana. It is said that Lord Shiva blesses the place where Narmadeshwar lingam is kept and worshipped.

The Shivling rests on the yoni and has snake hood on its top. The yoni base has intrinsic design and fine finish. Worshipping a Narmada lingam gets the benefits that can be obtained by worshipping a crore of other lingas. The lingam is considered to be the “form of the formless”. These Banlingas are considered to be “alive” even without Pranapratishta (process of installation).

Dimensions:
Narmada Lingam: 2 inches (H) (5 cm) approx
Yonibase: 3.5 inches (L) x 2 inches (W) x 2 inch (H) approx
Total Height of set: 4 inches till snake approx
Silver weight: 75 grams approx
Total weight of set: 100 grams approx

Silver is a sattvic metal. Silver has the ability to imbibe the Raja-predominant waves of desire. It imbibes 35% of divine consciousness. It is believed that silver stimulates energy flow to itself, so when silver vessels are used in puja– it helps to accumulate more energy.

Significiant of Abhishek:
Abhishek is a religious ceremony of holy bath given to a deity. The word abhishek means a sprinkling. It is derived from the root sic, to wet, and with the prefix abhi, "around," Abhisheka is literally, "wetting around." An Abhishek is the bathing part of a puja that usually is done with sacred water. In puja, a deity is called, seated, greeted, bathed, dressed, fed and praised. The bathing of the deity is the ABHISHEKA part of the puja. During an elaborate bathing ceremony a deity is bathed not only in water, but also with milk, yogurt, butter milk, honey, clarified butter, sugar, and all kinds of fruit juices. After this bathing, the sacred image is dressed, ornamented, fed and praised with hymns accompanied with bells, drums and other instruments.

Offering Sugar cane juice, for example, help please the Goddess of wealth Laxmi. The various other offerings have different meaning and gives different results to the devotee. Offering honey may bring riches and financial gains, milk would help a person attain a baby boy, ghee is offered to expand your family lineage and have a fulfilling life, offering Ganga water would help devotees to attain Moksha, and pure water Abhishek would help remove troubles from ones life and fulfill special wishes.

Thus, one should be aware of the type of Abhishek you wish to offer and the kind of blessings you wish to gain. Offering Abhishek is of grave importance and has a lot of prominence in Hindu culture. It pleases the almighty, brings peace of mind and makes one realize of the purpose of life. One becomes more open to embrace life and the realities associated with it.