The Shiva Lingam

Hello Folks, This week is a great week ... Great is really under rated for the things that happened this week, The people who know me know how my life is spinning ... 

Just wanted to Thank God ... & wishing for pure Happiness, Prosperity & Respect... 

Ok Guys... In this occasion of my happiness i thought of dedicating this blog post to spread a thought of Shiva ... the lord i love most ... 

The "Shiva Lingam" at Lepakshi , AP, India Snap By : Niranj Vaidyanathan

Lord Shiva is worshiped in the form of Linga. The symbolic representation of Lord Shiva as Linga dates back around Harappa & Mohanjadaro civilization (Indus valley civilization) as of historians and scientists. I personally believe that its origin is even before that period of time. 

In the Book, Linga Purana, States "The foremost, Lingam which is primary, and is devoid of smell, colour, taste, hearing, etc., is spoken of as a representation of Nature."

Linga means mark in Sanskrit.When you see a big flood in a river, you infer that there should have been heavy rains the previous day. When you see smoke, you infer that there is fire. Similarly Lingam symbolizes this world of countless forms of the Omnipotent Lord. The Siva Lingam is a symbol of Lord Siva. When you look at the Lingam, your mind gets elevated and you ll begin to think of the Lord.

There is a divine power in the Lingam, to induce concentration of the mind. Just as the mind is focused easily in crystal gazing, the mind of a devotee is easily concentrated when he looks at the Lingam. That is the reason why the ancient Rishis (saints) of India and the seers have prescribed Lingam for being installed in the temples of Siva. Its beyond religion, any one who saw a well maintained shiva lingam will always have an effect of his divinity on his mind, it dosent need the brain and knowledge of shiva or religion. Siva Lingam speaks to you in the unmistakable language of silence: ‘I am one without form.’ Pure, pious souls only can understand this language. 

For a sincere devotee, the Lingam is not a block of stone. It is all radiant consciousness. The Lingam makes me shed tears, melting of heart, raises me above bodily consciousness, and helps me to sync with the Lord.

What a great mystic power of the Lingam!

(Ref Book: SIXTY-THREE NAYANAR SAINTS By SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA)