Tradition says that when Ādi Śaṅkarācārya performed penance to Lord Shiva, the Lord appeared and placed in his hands four Spatika (crystal) Lingas.
Unlike stone or metal, a spatika linga reflects light, radiates calm, and embodies Shiva’s formless consciousness (nirguṇa tattva). Shiva’s gift symbolized the spreading of dharma in all four directions of Bhāratavarṣa.
Shankaracharya carried these lingas to the mathas he established — Kanchi, Sringeri, Dwaraka, and Puri — ensuring that worship remained sattvic, pure, and universal.
Even today, spatika lingas are revered for their cooling, meditative energy. They remind us of Shiva’s eternal message, lived through Shankaracharya:
All is One — Tat Tvam Asi.
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