There is gold in every man. Iron and various other metals are also present in him. The Vedas declare, Raso Vai Saha (God pervades the body in the form of essence). What is the significance of Lingodbhava? God is known as Hiranyagarbha (one having a golden womb). The golden Rasa (essence) present in His womb undergoes a vigorous churning process and assumes the shape of a Linga.

Linga means a symbol or a sign. (Showing the golden Linga that He created in the beginning of His Discourse) Bhagavan said – As you can see, it has no distinctive features like eyes, face, etc. It has neither feet or head. It can be placed in any manner. It symbolizes the formless Divinity. Liyate Gamyate Iti Lingaha. It is the basis of everything. The golden Rasa after assuming the shape of a Linga emerges out. You need not fire in order to melt gold. Similarly, he fire within melts the gold and moulds it into the shape of a Linga. Hence, the difficulty at the time of its emergence. It has to assume the form of a Linga and come out. You feel Swami is put to a lot of Badha (suffering) at the time of Lingodbhava. It is not really a Badha (suffering) but a Bodha (teaching) for you. Is it not natural for a mother to undergo labour pains while giving birth to a child? Will any mother curse her child just because she is put to a lot suffering? She always prays for the well being of the child. In the same manner, Swami does not feel any pain at the time of the emergence of Linga. I don’t consider it a Badha. I am happy that I am imparting a significant Bodha to so many of you. God has absolutely no suffering, no worries and no difficulties whatsoever. But you feel that Swami is undergoing a great pain and suffering. In order to facilitate the formation of these Lingas My body has turned into a magnet. It is for this reason that I was finding it difficult to walk for the last three days, as my feet were getting stuck to the ground because of magnetic pull. Likewise, whatever objects I touched were getting stuck to My hands. It was not a trouble for Me. It is but natural because My whole body became magnetic. Such power of attraction cannot be experienced by all. It is only in Divinity that you find such highly powerful magnetic force. These things cannot be revealed to all. Every man has such a divine magnet in him. But there are certain limitations. Divinity has no limitations whatsoever. Though Divinity transcends all limits, you try to impose certain limitations on it. (DD on 13.03.02 , pp. 3-4)