Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Most of you in the forum most now be familiar with the Rudrashtadhyayi - one of the most acclaimed hymns to Lord Shiva and chanted continuously at the Jyotirlingams. As an interesting aside, I read today in the cover of the Rudri that a Jyotirlingam is named so , because this is a special place where Shiva bestowed his eternal light (Jyoti) as a blessing to every devotee who comes to pray with devotion. The Rudri is a praise to Lord Shiva in his form of Rudra - derived from asru trayate , meaning to remove tears. The most famous aspects to the Rudri are the Namakam and the Chamakam. My favorite though is chapter 2 - the Purusha Suktam. This chapter describes or tries to describe Lord Shiva . Who is Lord Shiva ? I take snippets from chapter 2 and marvel at His glory ... "He is the full, complete and perfect consciouness. He has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet. He pervades the earth and the space on EVERY side. He alone has given birth to all that has become and all that will become. >From Him comes all that is and all that dwells in immortal bliss. He is the eternal Master. " What else is there to say ? He is everything . To know Him, the Supreme Lord, we need to "continually look to the divine within, which is established in ALL EXISTENCE." HARA HARA MAHADEV KI JAI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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