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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Thousands of Miles on Foot

These Two Sanyasis Touring Around India In Search Of 12 Jyotirlingas On The Advise Of Their Guru. Till This Day The Two Sanyasis Toured 14,000 Miles On Foot. The Two Touring With A Push Cart Keeping Laxminarayana Swamy Gods Idols In That Cart. I Met Them In Bhadrachalam On The Way To Temple. The Two Are From Hyderabad Kukatpally Area Of Jagdeernagar, Touring For God.... It Is Amazing On Foot The Two Are Going On Insearch Of God.... And Belief..... Thank Them.... Give Them Big Hand To Continue Their Journey......

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Notes

http://fitzw.com/lingcol/lingam_notes.shtml

Five Sthavara Lingas - Five Faces of Shiva - Five Acharyas

Panchacharyas arose out of five great Sthavaralingas located in

  1. Balehonnur in Karnataka,
  2. Ujjini in Karnataka,
  3. Kedar in Uttaranchal,
  4. Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh, and
  5. Kashi or Banaras in Uttar Pradesh

under different names in different Yugas.

The five Panchacharyas are

  1. Renukaradhya 
  2. Dharukaas 
  3. Ekoramaradhya or Ekorama 
  4. Panditaradhya V
  5. ishwaradhya

Panchamukha Lingams - 5 Incarnations


Sadyojat faces west and represents creation
Ardhnadeeshwarar
Vamdev faces north and represents sustenance
Bhairava (Since Accompanied by 4 Vedas)
Aghora faces south and represents dissolution.
Natraja
Tatpurisha faces east and represent spirituality that has destroyed ego.
Dakshina Murthy
Ishana face in the Shivling is described - Shiva as the Supreme Soul -
Eternal Shiva
http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/festivals/2008/shivaratri2008/speech.html

8 Lingam in Thiruvannamalai - Girivalam

Mallikarjuna Temple / Location / Heritage / Note

16 Lingas Surrounding Temple Tank

http://kumbakonaminformation.blogspot.com/2012/01/mahamaham-video-links-sketch.html

Multi faced shiva linga

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Worship and Marriage



A)Worshiping Shiva Linga Durga Got Lord Shiva
B)Worshiping Durga 1Rukimini Got Krishna 2 Sita Got Rama

Sisters(Shakti Forms) Worship Linga Shiva



  1. Elder Sister Ganga Worshiping Linga Shiva -
  2. Younger Sister Parvathi Worshiping Linga Shiva
(Their Parents are Himalaya and Menaka)

Dvadasha / Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram



There are two versions of Dwadasa Jyotirlinga stotra available. The shorter version is known as Dwadasa Jyotirling Stuti

Dwadasa Jyotirlinga stotra

द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिंग स्तोत्र

सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च, श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनम् ।
उज्जयिन्यां महाकालं ॐ कारममलेश्वरम् ॥
परल्यां वैधनाथ च, डाकिन्यां भीमशंकरम् ।
सेतुबन्धे तु रामेशं, नागेशं दारुकावने ॥
वाराणस्यां तु विश्वेशं, त्र्यंबकं गौतमीतटे ।
हिमालये तु केदारं, धुश्मेशं च शिवालये ॥
ऐतानि ज्योतिर्लिंगानि, सायंप्रात: पठेन्नर ।
सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं स्मरणेन विनश्यति ॥

Saurashtre Somnatham ch, Shri Shaile Mallikarjunam l
Ujjayinyaam Mahakaalam Omkaarmmaleshwaram ll
Paralyam Vaidhnaath ch, Daakinyaam Bhimshankaram l
Setubandhe tu Ramesham, Naagesham Daarukaavane ll
Varanasyaam tu Vishvesham, Trayambkam Gautami Tate l
Himaalaye tu Kedaaram, Dhushmesham ch Shivaalaye ll
Etaani Jyotirlingaani, Saayam Praatah Pathennarah l
Saptjanmkratam Paapam Smarnen Vinashyati ll

Translation by P. R. Ramachander

The twelve Lingas of light are l
Somanatha in Sourashtra, Mallikarjuna in Sri Shailam l
Mahakala in Ujjain,Omkaram in Amaleshwara ll
Vaidhyanatha in Parali,Bhimasankara in South l
Rameshwara near the bridge in Sethu,Nageswara in Daruka forest ll
Visweswara in Varnasi,Trayambakeshwara in the shores of Godavari l
Kedareshwara in Himalayas,And Ghushmesha in Sivalaya ll
He who remembers them,Morning and evening l
Would wash away sins,Committed in his seven births ll

Longer Version is known as Dadasa Jyotirling Stotram
http://www.celextel.org/adisankara/jyotirlingastotram.html

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