In County Meath, Ireland, on the Hill of Tara sits a mysterious stone known as the Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny). According to The Annals of the Four Masters, an ancient document written by Franciscan Monks between 1632-1636 AD, this stone was brought to Ireland by the Tuatha Dé Danann, a supernaturally gifted people. Some speculate it was they who brought the power to make bronze to Ireland. They were the main deities of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland.
The Tuatha Dé Danann, meaning the children of the goddess Danu, are said to have ruled Ireland from 1897 B.C. to 1700 B.C. having arrived from the coast on ships. The Christian monks viewed the stone as a pagan stone idol symbolic of fertility. This stone was so important that it was used for the coronation of all Irish Kings up until 500 AD.
The goddess Danu in European tradition was a river goddess. We find her namesake in rivers such as the Danube, Don, Dneiper, & Dniestr rivers. In some Irish texts her father is said to be Dagda (the good god), a father figure in Irish tradition.
The Vedic tradition also has a goddess Danu, the daughter of Daksha, wife of Kasyapa Muni, who was a goddess of the rivers. The word Danu in Sanskrit means ‘flowing water’. As the daughter of Daksha, her sister Sati would have been married to Lord Shiva. Finally, Tara, meaning ‘star’ in Sanskrit, is another name for the wife of Lord Shiva. To practitioners of Vedic tradition the Lia Fáil matches very closely to the Shiva Linga.
Eventually the Tuatha Dé Danann were defeated in battle. According to legend, they were allowed to stay in Ireland only under the ground as the ‘Aes sidhe’ – people of the fairy mounds.
In recent years the sacred stone has been subject to desecration. In June 2012 a vandal struck the stone 11 times. You can watch a newscast on this act of vandalism:
Again, in May 2014 vandals poured red and green paint over its surface. These actions are most unfortunate. We would encourage those in Ireland to protect and visit this ancient stone – a link to Ireland’s Vedic past.
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Amazing read! Thank you for this.
I think why not? I think again and again about such matters. The only that occurs in answer to this question is that, that In one of the pralaya in the very hoary ancient past, and it is possible that, THAT part of the land was cut off from the geological plates under the ancient Bharata varsha.
Can some one explain what exactly is Shvia Linga, and what role has it in Hinduism.
Thanks
Akhter
The ancient culture of our Aryan forefathers are great
knowledge to be pushed by the wayside. It certainly gives one some notion of how mankind has moved on this planet GAIA DHHARTIE MARTHAA – mother earth . which we hold with great reverence. I do not wish to spread any religious views. My utmost
notion is to become aware of all of man’s achievements from the beginning….especially as a child of evolution…
Jay Jokhan. As a point of interest the worship of deities are left to those whose intellects have been stultified many generations aback…and are incapable of moving beyond worshipping deities who has left them without the miracles they’d hoped to obtain.
GOOD ARTICLE.
THANKS FOR HIGHLIGHTING THIS INFORMATION
Wow… So very interesting!
Aryans are not forefathers of ancient India.
They came from Hindu Kush mountains and they were from Iran.
Hinduism is not the name we gave for out faith. That too coined by foreigners.
The worship of Linga is every where. I trust the concept of pyramids in Egypt
and Mayan civilization has same roots to our Meru. Though I won’t say they were
Hindus. But there are striking similarities.
when we have a very busy fast routine life, with alone to shoulder every bit on our plate each day,exclusive sweetness, sachi ananda, amrit vani, gyan bhakti, sarvesh soukh, goddess protection, magical strength, positive answers come only from our good deeds and words…..,for that a discipline life,values, good thoughts and our own sweetness comes only from the divine…..and in our deities ki shakti pyare,aparam ashirvaad,this is real oasis in this world for us;for a successful life. shiv linga represents our inside jyoti, light when we sit performing an abhishek and pooja we purify our own thought and
we go for being the best human being.
run run, but just sit n breath with that great architect who founded our wonderful world n see deities goodness in all, a mantra has the power to help us take that breath to better ourselves. god is just the good thought,words n deeds where each individual life is not a burden but
moksha …salvation. my love to all, and i bow to all our deities who has
teached us to be achi manav.jaiho
Very interesting. Linga is the source of creation. This Brahmand was created by Linga. We all have Linga Sarira. we have to master it to attain higher state of mind.However the information furnished is very interesting and informative.
Forgive them, they don’t know
Sanskrit is the mother of all languages.In all countries,there should be a department to pursue the study of Sanskrit.United Nations should take lead in research into the evolution of mankind,the inter-relations of various ancient Vedic and Eddic scriptures and spread light and knowledge for the benefit of all.
Sanatana Dharma was reportedly the prevailing socio-religious order in the entire world and it is no surprise modern discoveries reaffirm the ancient order.
I want more information about divine shiva.yu have add more information.
Can anyone please enlighten me with this phrase….
“Can a Moral Revival happen where GOD is dead.”
Just look around and see innocent people being misplaced or killed
for no reason.
Mr.aktar..here is answer for yiur question…
Once there was controversy between lord brahma and lord vishnu regarding supremacy. to solve this controversy, lord shiva emerged as a fire pillar.that pillar grown without end.lord brahma tried to find top and lord vishnu tried to find base of that fire pillar. but both failed.this scenario is depicted as round pillar shaped linga( attracts anything)(name is lingothbava).the circular plate like at base of linga is path travelled by devas to come around the lord shiva.(devas went around that pillar,like we come around temple).the vaaikal like opening in siva linga is path in which ganga flows.siva head has ganga river.that vaaikaal (===||)like opening is for flow of ganga river.siva linga is mistakenly understood as a phallic emblem…the word linga has more than one meaning… 1.source
2.image of God..etc….
What a fabulous read. I hope people understand that these are historical facts for EVERYONE to read & ponder.
Ignorance is dangerous.
Thank you for the info.
Cool facts, it does raise another question… for the Tuatha Dé Danann were described as tall with pale white skin and blond or white hair. If these ancient people are the source and they did wield mystical powers as legend so says perhaps they influenced all of Asia but are indeed so ancient all that is left is scripture, story and legend
WHAT WE SAY ABOUT LINGAM–MUST REMEMBER GOD SHIV -MAHADEV AWAYS WITH YOU AND SHIV LING IS HIS PRESENTPROUF-SHIVA IS SHIVA