Spatika Lingam is a Shivalinga
made of transparent gemstone Spatika i.e the crystal or quartz.
mostly found in the mountains of Himalaya and Vindhya.
Spatika Lingam has divine power. Worshipping Spatika lingam is considered to have same effect as worshipping
the Jyotirlingas.
The ‘Linga’ made from ‘Spatika’ a brilliantly transparent material, is revered as the most “purest and auspicious ".The ‘Spatika Linga’ represents the image of ‘Nataraja’, the ‘cosmic dancer’ also the Trimurti Brahma Vishnu & Mahesh and Adishakti.
Saiva Agama describes Spatika as purest elements, a creation of nature is itself a miracle, worthy of worship.
Prana Prathista of Shiva Lingam is not required when the lingam is made with spatikam.
Chidambaram Nataraja temple has a Spatika lingan installed by Adi Shankaracharya.
Recently the ancient Sphatika Lingam located at Meenakshi Amman temple has developed cracks. So a new six inch tall Spatika Lingam with the right specification has been brought from Himalaya
Parada Shivling or Rasalingam is a Lingam, made of solidified mercury.
Solidifying the mercury is an ancient Vedic science.
The science of mercury solidification, a technique has been known to India for more than 7000 years, since the time of the Indo-Saraswati civilisation.
The process of solidification of mercury is the secret process enunciated by experts Siddhas.
There are certain herbs & medicinal plants are used to removing all the Dosha or impurities of mercury.
Dharnidhar Samhita’ lists out sixteen different steps through which liquid mercury
changes to pure solidified Parada. It's a very difficult process.
Mercury, when solidified, sheds its toxic qualities and begins to exude a ‘nectarine’ effect.
The glory of Parada Lingam is mentioned in various purana, Sastra & Tantra text.
But NABAKALEBARA is the special celebration of Ratha Yatra when there is replacement of the Vigraha in Puri Jagannath takes place in every 12years but sometime in 8 or 19 such years as have two month of Asada. In this process the old
Vigrahas are replaced by New. However the Bramha Padartha
(soul-subtance) remains the same.Only wood from Neem tree are used to carve the Pratima.The tree(Daru) has to fulfill many conditions.A special search team lead by Daitapati Sebayata are send in search of the Daru.
The location of Daru is comunicated after worshiping
Maa Mangala of Kakatpur.After finding the Daru is transported to Puri & the new Vigrahas r craved from these.
Then the Bramha,the life force is transferred from the old Vigrahas to the newone followed by very secret rituals
The Himalaya is the abode of Gods,where spirituality meets science.
The group of Marut(storm deities) (There r 11 group of Marut Rig Veda describe them as micro form not visible to eye) are cycling over the entire range of snow which is personification of king Himavana.
Each peak are ascending into the Chidakasa forming an atmosphere of divinity
These peak are
ANNAPURNA,the Goddess of food & nourishment
EVEREST,the Sagarmatha, Goddess of the of the sky
KANCHENJUNGA, Five Treasures of the Great Snow.
Nandadevi,the Bliss-giving Goddess.
Nanga Parvat is as nacket mountain
Dhaulagiri,the White Mountaion
Makalu, the Great Black
Manaslu is the mountain of spirit.
Machspuchare,the Fish Tail
AMA DABLAM is as Mother & her Necklace.
Gasherbrum,the Beautiful Mountain/ shining wall.
PURI, one of the Char Dham of Sanatan Dharma is also known as SANKHA KHESTRA.Sankha means conch shell. According to Puranas, the geographical shape of sacred sections of Puri Dham is resembles a right oriented
conch shell,
the ‘DakshinavartaSankha’.
Sri Jagannath resides in the Navi (Centre ) of the Sankha.
The land of Sri Jagannath Odisha is divided into four kshetras. These kshetras are named after the four Ayudhas of Bhagwan Vishnu such as sankha (conch shell), Chakra (disc), Gada (mace) & Padma (lotus).
Puri Dham is known as SankhaKshetra. Bhubaneswar is Chakra Kshetra, Jajpura is GadaKshetra, and Konark is Padma Kshetra.
Twice Every year on Equinox Day the Sun goes down exactly through the middle of the Gopuram of Shri Padmanabhaswami temple passing through all the doors at an interval of 5 minutes.
The Equinox Door of Shri
Padmanabhaswami temple
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