HAPPY MAHA SHIVRATRI (on Shiv Ling)

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Shree Hari

 

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TODAY BEING MAHA SHIVRATRI, THE FOLLOWING POSTED MESSAGE IS BEING

FORWARDED.

 

bkgswu

 

As we souls are point of light located at the middle of eyebrow, the

Supreme Soul is also a point of light, called as Shiv. To worship

point of light, Linga is used. The three lines on linga mentions the

3 actions of God shiva - The Establishemnt of Golden Age , by

Brahma, where there will be Deities and One religion called Adi

Sanatan Devi Devta Dharam, The sustenance of the New Age by Vishnu

(Sri Lakshmi and Sri Narayan) and destruction by Shankar.

 

The Bilva/Datura leaves - 3 is offered to show our surrendering of

Body, Mind and wealth to God Shiv and 5 is offered to show our

offering including the near and Dear ones. Also the surrendering of

5 vices of lust, Anger, greed, ego and attachment.

 

The offereing of Milk is the significance of the Nectar of knowledge

given by God Shiv at this point of time and the drops is the

significance of adopting the Godly sanskars of Knowledge, Purity,

Peace, Love, Happiness, Bliss and Powers by the remembrance of God

Shiv .

 

The Fasting is the fasting of Waste and Negative thoughts - keeping

mind free of Waste and negative thoughts.

 

The OX/Cow in front of Linga is the significance that God shiv comes

to this Kaliyug taking the help of a already living human body, so

that Shiv can make use of the Instrument's mouth to give Knowledge

to the Worldly souls.

 

 

mahadevadvaita <mahadevadvaita..... wrote:

Om Namah Shivaya

I request the learned members to give some details about the

significance of Shiva Linga. My understanding is that Linga is a

prateek or symbol of the Lord. The union of Shiva and Shakti results

in this material world and the Linga represents supreme

consciousness.

Without consciousness, no human can survive. This consciousness is

like the seed of the universe without which it cannot come into

existence.

Please let me know if this is correct.

 

Om Namah Shivaya