Bedtime story:
Once Rani Ahilyabai Holkar had a dream that while doing her prayers in the Narmada river, she would be blessed with a Bana linga, the prathishtapana of which should be done in Kashi.
In the morning, while in Narmada , she closes her eyes and takes water to give +
Once Rani Ahilyabai Holkar had a dream that while doing her prayers in the Narmada river, she would be blessed with a Bana linga, the prathishtapana of which should be done in Kashi.
In the morning, while in Narmada , she closes her eyes and takes water to give +
Arghya to Surya, a Bana linga floats into her hand. As ordered by Shiva, she leaves to Kashi, along with the Linga, and meets the head of Vishwanath Mandir, which was devoid of vishwanatha jyotirlinga, as the priest in order to save it, jumps into Gyan vapi well, along with the +
Linga, and explains her dream, and Shiva's command, and shows the Bana linga, and requests them for prathishtapana. The scholars and caretakers of Vishwanath Mandir, ridicule her and her dream and deny her requests. With tears in her eyes, Rani Ahilyabai Holkar leaves . The same+
Night she again has a dream where Shiva says, don't be disheartened, ask all the important people and scholars of Vishwanath Mandir and Kashi to assemble in the empty sanctum sanctorum at 12 in the noon , and I will take care of everything else. Rani ma goes and tells the same to
All. Reluctantly they agree to this, and they assemble with the Bana linga in the centre. Exactly at 12, when all were seeing, with a big bang, the Bana linga breaks into 2. With sorrow and tears , Rani ma prays to shiva, and again with a bang, one half joins the other in one
Corner into the ground. And this is the Vishwanath jyotirlinga that we are now worshipping in Kashi.
And this is the reason, the Shiva linga in the sanctum sanctorum is not in the centre but in a corner, and also when examined carefully, you can feel that the Linga is joined as
And this is the reason, the Shiva linga in the sanctum sanctorum is not in the centre but in a corner, and also when examined carefully, you can feel that the Linga is joined as
2 halves. They Deciphered this as Shiva's leela, to make the Linga swayambhu rather than prathishtitha. Later Rani Ahilyabai, rebuilt kashi and beautified all the ghats. Every Hindu should be indebted to the great Rani Ahilyabai Holkar for life . It is sad that she is grossly+
Ignored and most of us donot even know her name. It's time our children are taught the real history, if not in schools, but at homes, and make them idolise the real heroes 🙏
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