Saturday, 14 December 2013
The Shivlinga , A most esoteric symbol, conveys different understandings at different levels.
Shiva is conceived in his unborn, invisible form as the Shiva Lingam. It is worshipped equally popularly as the Image of Shiva Himself ,and in abundance, with some variance, the world over.
The Shivlinga , A most esoteric symbol, conveys different understandings at different levels.
The paramount understanding being that the transcendent Godhood , unfathomable in its Pristine realm of infinity ,is however, knowable in the finite world it creates and pervades.
The Linga, (upper columnic portion) is transcendence,The lower receptacle is Yoni, cosmic womb. Altogether the Shivlinga means to convey that the transcendent pervades the manifest world as immanence.
This also gives us some insight into “why does God create the world?”
Finitude,serves by contrast, the purpose of the infinite light to focus, on itself. The shivlinga therefore tells us that God creates this world, and then enters it Himself, in order to know Himself, explore Himself, and this is His great Lila.
Thus the shivlinga is a symbol of God’s creativity,immanence ,as also His transcendence. It also represents the perfect balance of Yin and Yang, potential and kinetic, male and female energy, and so, Shiva and Shakti itself.
Because its ‘made’ form , devoid of any complicated sculpting, represents God in a simple, straightforward way, the Shivlinga is a favourite symbol.
This Shivlinga at Ranbireshwar Mandir, in my Hometown Jammu, is one of the most beautiful and making it one of the most charged Mandirs of Shivji.
It was Made by Maharaja Ranbir singh, to worship his Lord Shiva.
The central Murti of shivji is also specatcularly beautiful, which shows him sporting a moustache.( i shall post that later)
The Mandir also marks an important starting point for the Amarnath Yatra.
(shail gulhati)
{Footnote from net: The construction of the temple was completed in the year 1883. The premises of the temple are divided into two halls decorated by images of the gods Ganesha and Kartikeya. A massive idol of the faithful Nandi Bull is found in the temple.
1.25 lakh lingams of Lord Shiva are placed in the two halls of the temple. The characteristic feature of the temple is this 7.5 feet tall Shiva lingam that is placed in the main sanctum of the temple. The main lingam rises in the center of the temple and is of black marbled stone. The temple also has 12 other lingams carved out of crystal ranging from 15 centimeters to 38 centimeters in height}
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