Saturday 28 March 2015

Somnath temple, the first in the twelve jyothirlingas, is located at the Viraval port - Prabhas Pattan in Saurashtra, Gujarat.


Last night before going to sleep I was yearning to visit Somnath Ji. While browsing through Facebook newsfeed, first thing I saw this morning was this photo of Somnath ji posted by a friend. Grace is bestowed upon Me, Shiva blessed me with his Darshan. Glory to Lord Shiva ~ Jai Somnath Ji ~ Jai Mahadev!! 
Somnath temple, the first in the twelve jyothirlingas, is located at the Viraval port - Prabhas Pattan in Saurashtra, Gujarat. It's the most legendary temples of western coasts of India. Known as prabhasa kshetra, Somnath occupied a much esteemed place in the Hindu holy places. It finds many references in the Puranas. It was known as the treasure trove of wealth and goodies, that were looted by Muslim rulers.The treasure of the temple was forever full of vast wealth and was kept safe. For worship of Shiva and Abhishek, sandalwood scented water was brought from Haridwar, Prayag Kashi every day. However flowers for special festivities were imported from Kashmir. For the routine daily worship, one thousand Brahmins were appointed. This religious place of worship was earning the produce of ten thousand villages. Somnath is the primary Jyotirlinga. Because this deity is supposed to be Swayambhu, self-born, and is always awake, lakhs of devotees visited this temple and considered themselves blessed and to have received blessings. Offerings made by crores of devotees amounted to crores of rupees which kept the Somnath Temple always rich and abundant. It's believed that Somraj, the Moon God built the Somnath temple out of gold. It was rebuilt by Ravana in silver. Again Krishna built it in wood. Further in 10th century it was rebuilt in stone by king Bhimdev Solanki!

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