Guest guest Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Namaste friends, For my birthday I recieved a Shivalinga which was made into a necklace by having a hole drilled in one end, a jump ring was screwed in so that it could be strung. I love to wear it, but it has been less than a week since my birthday and it has come away from the chain twice now. How do you feel about a Shivalinga having a hole drilled into it? Do you think that it means something that it has come off of the setting twice? It is a cheap looking jump ring and probably anything strung on it would fall off, but still I think that it is probably not right to wear the linga in this way. I am not presently wearing the linga, as I feel that it might be better not to. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thank you. Celeste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Dearcelesstn, in india there is agroup of people were SIVALINGA ,they use to keep it in a round silver box{sampudam}. on to the top of it , a chain with spatikam corded to it, and they wear it to their neck, without making any hole in the LINGAM. any how do not wear it regards. srinivasan natarajancelesstn <imamuzd wrote: Namaste friends,For my birthday I recieved a Shivalinga which was made into a necklace by having a hole drilled in one end, a jump ring was screwed in so that it could be strung. I love to wear it, but it has been less than a week since my birthday and it has come away from the chain twice now. How do you feel about a Shivalinga having a hole drilled into it? Do you think that it means something that it has come off of the setting twice? It is a cheap looking jump ring and probably anything strung on it would fall off, but still I think that it is probably not right to wear the linga in this way. I am not presently wearing the linga, as I feel that it might be better not to.Any thoughts or suggestions? Thank you.Celeste Don't be flakey. Get Mail for Mobile and always stay connected to friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Namaste CelesteJust so that you are aware1) Having the hole drilled into the Linga is not the problemhowever if you are wearing an energized Linga (with prana Prathistha etc..) this can cause you problems, (I can't remember the exact reference but remember reading in the Shiva Purana that it is written women are forbidden from touching the Linga during Puja.If this is coming off by itself, I would like to suggest that you don't wear it,alternatively place it on your altar and worship it there.Best RegardsPandit Devindra Maharajcelesstn <imamuzd wrote: Namaste friends, For my birthday I recieved a Shivalinga which was made into a necklace by having a hole drilled in one end, a jump ring was screwed in so that it could be strung. I love to wear it, but it has been less than a week since my birthday and it has come away from the chain twice now. How do you feel about a Shivalinga having a hole drilled into it? Do you think that it means something that it has come off of the setting twice? It is a cheap looking jump ring and probably anything strung on it would fall off, but still I think that it is probably not right to wear the linga in this way. I am not presently wearing the linga, as I feel that it might be better not to. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thank you. Celeste Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Hello I would like to tell the following 1)Shiva linga has come to you,Its willed by lord shiva himself. 2) you drilled a hole in it and wore it as pendnt? -May I requestyour kind self to fill hole with astagandha and string it with any metal binding(gold/silver/copper) and then use it as pendent. please do rudra abhisheka. 3) on really how to wear its process and rituals please take inputsfrom a good priest of shiva temple ThanksDev Maharaj <dev_maharaj wrote: Namaste CelesteJust so that you are aware1) Having the hole drilled into the Linga is not the problemhowever if you are wearing an energized Linga (with prana Prathistha etc..) this can cause you problems, (I can't remember the exact reference but remember reading in the Shiva Purana that it is written women are forbidden from touching the Linga during Puja.If this is coming off by itself, I would like to suggest that you don't wear it,alternatively place it on your altar and worship it there.Best RegardsPandit Devindra Maharajcelesstn <imamuzd (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote: Namaste friends,For my birthday I recieved a Shivalinga which was made into a necklace by having a hole drilled in one end, a jump ring was screwed in so that it could be strung. I love to wear it, but it has been less than a week since my birthday and it has come away from the chain twice now. How do you feel about a Shivalinga having a hole drilled into it? Do you think that it means something that it has come off of the setting twice? It is a cheap looking jump ring and probably anything strung on it would fall off, but still I think that it is probably not right to wear the linga in this way. I am not presently wearing the linga, as I feel that it might be better not to.Any thoughts or suggestions? Thank you.Celeste Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Search. Shape in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 How about wearing a trident as a sign of Shiva and worshipping the linga with Yoni, Naga and Nandi. I would consider the linga pierced to be khandith and would rather emerse it in a water body. Best Regards, Jay Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Hello and thank you for responding, I did not drill the hole in the linga, it was already made into a necklace, and I recieved it as a birthday gift. I have not worn it since the secong time it fell off the chain. It sits next to my statue of Shiva Nataraj. Celeste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Hello, Please explain " khandith " to me, I was not raised in the Hindu tradition, and I am in the process of learning. Thank you, Celeste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 khandith - I think it means broken murtis which can not be worshipedNote :- when murtis ( Hindus do not worship idols, this is a mis label ) are properly consecrated they are supposed to become "living" i.e charged and connected to the energy of the form of divinity that it represents. Hence they are not idols which are inert. Murtis are supposed to be beautiful, whole and complete, they should not be broken or defiled (for worship).Namah SivayaBest RegardsPandit Devindra Maharajcelesstn <imamuzd wrote: Hello, Please explain "khandith" to me, I was not raised in the Hindu tradition, and I am in the process of learning. Thank you, Celeste Need Mail bonding?Go to the Mail Q&A for great tips from Answers users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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