Guest guest Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Kailash in the Himalayas is the abode of Lord Shiva. Arunachalam, the holy hill, is the place where Shiva stood as a huge column of fire whose head and feet Brahma and Vishnu couldn't find out. This happened at the beginning of the current Sveta Varaha Kalpa, named after the Sveta Varaha form that Vishnu took to find Shiva's feet. The column of fire that Shiva used to give a jyoti-rupa darshan, solidified into the Arunachalam hill over eons of time. Even today the rocks and soil in the hill are red in color. I think this is what I read in some books on Ramana Maharshi. I hope I've got the information right. Regards, saidevo RamanaMaharshi, gautam <oneness.univ@g...> wrote: > This is off-topic. Arunachalam is considered to be Lord Shiva. However, in > North India, parts of the Himalayas (such as the Shivling Peak), Gangotri > etc are deeply associated with Lord Shiva. > Recently, I trekked to the base of Shivling Peak as a symbolic gesture of > gratitude to Lord Shiva / Sri Ramana for ³calling² me. I kept wondering how > 2 places on opposite ends of India can be associated with Lord Shiva. > Anyone have a brief answer to this. > Om Namo Ramanaya. > > On 10/3/05 11:22 AM, "Sriram S" <sriram_s_98> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Having been to TVmalai many times and having been told > > by my dad that the Arunachala hill is considered to > > lord shiva I keep wordering about the significance of > > doing Giri Pradhakshnam. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 I am new here in every way, I have just joined the forum. I am 75 years old and a Sufi. I have lived in Liverpool UK all my life. I found Bhagavan one year ago, maybe he found me, wandering this earth searching for him, when he found me I soared into the heavens above the clouds and then landed at foot of Arunachala. Could it be that in ultimate reality, the material form of Shivling does not exist, nor does Arunachala, therefore they are not separate places, there is no separation, everything is one, they are both one and the same thing, if one were to ask the rocks and the soil of the Hill "Who are you" what would the answer be? Ibrahim. > > > RamanaMaharshi, gautam <oneness.univ@g...> > wrote: > >> > Recently, I trekked to the base of Shivling Peak as a symbolic > gesture of > > gratitude to Lord Shiva / Sri Ramana for ³calling² me. I kept > wondering how > > 2 places on opposite ends of India can be associated with Lord > Shiva. > > Anyone have a brief answer to this. > > Om Namo Ramanaya. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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