THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE IS A PROJECTION OF SHIVA

THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE IS A PROJECTION OF SHIVA

"What is it , that you know always, that all the yogis always want to know?" The Devi once asked her beloved Nath, Shiva. 
Shiva smiled,laughed, and then spoke exaltedly like a poet, 'this earth upon which we sit, the hills,these trees, the springs,this soft wind,even the moon! the sky! those distant stars that bejewel the night as offerings to you,truly, dearest," He exclaimed, arising, "The entire Universe is a projection from the pristine essence within me; this human bodied Yogi you love-your husband, Shankar! I am always the knower of the highest transcendence, I am always the knower of what is always" The Devi was impressed,but, "where do i fit in?" she asked teasingly. "You, Parvati," He urged emphatically, "are the embodiment of Shakti, my inseparable power of dynamics, you cause the projection.without you,there would be no manifest world,and i would remain ever, in my transcendence , by myself." Seeing that his young wife was pleased , Shiva continued, "and so this beautiful miracle, that tonight we sit two beings in love, chatting, admiring each other and our surroundings,such a beautiful creation ,of which we are now a part,and yet i tell you, the secret is that we are the perennial source of all that is..."

Even as Shiva was expounding the most secret Agama of Srishti rahasya to the Devi, a trickle of water on a portion of their cave wall began solidifying, in the form of a magnificent LINGA,which is, of course, the symbol of all creation.It was as though to demonstrate the manifestation ofa subtle state into a grosser one,as if to freeze the magical words for posterity. As though to make explicit , the truth that water and ice are one,and yet each contains the other.
"Witness, my dearest", said Shiva "this linga as a symbol of our love; a reminder of our eternal togethernessa vision of the eternal principle of shiva shakti ,therefore a vision of foreverness in its simplest form."
And when shall my children get this vision? demanded the mother , latent ,in the bride.
"In due course of time, many kathas later O Devi " vouched Shiva," any being that attains to this station to which you are primal witness, shall be granted the Amrita......"
This was the divine prelude to AMARNATH. Shiva had asserted that the whole world is his playground, every place is pervaded by his Divine essence..

written by Shail Gulhati