Shiviling is available in different materials and one such is, the one made of mercury – liquid metal. Mercury is known as Parad (in Hindi Paaraa).
What importance does it hold? It is not mere conjecture but in actuality human mind is more often than not unsteady, and Parad too has the same property. If mercury is stabilized through different processes and a parad shivalingam made out of it, it has tremendous stabilizing effect on the person sitting next to it and meditates.
According to scriptures persons who were blessed in the previous birth are bestowed with it in the next birth. So considering its importance and steadying effect persons with great indecisive mind must meditate sitting next to this wondrous shivling. According to Vedic belief it is the semen of Lord Shiv.
parad shivalingam benefits and effects parad-shivlingam According to Parad granth(sacred book) a mere touch of this parad shivlingam, will bestow on the worshiper the goodness of Shiv pooja in all the three worlds (triloka) It is believed that acquiring a single parad shivling and worshipped will bestow on the worshiper many blessings. Among them are receiving gold in abundance, getting the benefit of worshipping the ling in all the three worlds and performing several Ashwamegha yagnas.
Worship of this ling is believed to cleanse a person of various crimes especially, govadha(cow slaughter), killing a Brahmin, killing a baby and such similar crimes. Worshiping this ling regularly and doing good karma a person can attain salvation or moksha. Besides curing many diseases it wards of high blood pressure, asthma, heart disorders, and one important aspect is, it develops mind power to attain strong will which is good for growth of both physical health and mind.