SOM NATH TEMPLE[The Protector of (the) Moon god]
(first temple was built 7,99,25,105 years ago)
As per Shiv Mahapuran, once Brahma
(the Hindu God of creation) and Vishnu (the Hindu God of
protection) had an argument in terms of supremacy of creation.
To test them, Shiva pierced the three worlds as a huge endless
pillar of light, the jyotirlinga. Vishnu and Brahma split their ways
to downwards and upwards respectively to find the end of the
light in either directions. Brahma lied that he found out the end,
while Vishnu conceded his defeat. Shiva appeared as a second
pillar of light and cursed Brahma that he would have no place in
ceremonies while Vishnu would be worshipped till the end of
eternity.
The jyotirlinga is the supreme partless reality, out of which Shiva
partly appears. The jyothirlinga shrines, thus are places where
Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light The Somnath Temple is
known as "the Shrine Eternal"
The Somnath Temple (somnath mandir) located in the Prabhas
Kshetra near Veraval in Saurashtra, on the western coast of
Gujarat, India, is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of the god
Shiva. It has currently become a tourist spot for pilgrims. The
temple is considered sacred due to the various legends connected
to it. Somnath means "The Protector of (the) Moon god". The
Somnath Temple is known as "the Shrine Eternal"
Shree Somnath is first among the twelve Aadi
Jyotirlings of India. It is the holy place of the Aadi Jyotirling Shree
Somnath Mahadev and it alsohas the sacred soil from where
Bhagvan Shri Krishna took his lastjourney to his neejdham
Ancient Indian traditions maintain a close relationship of Somnath
withrelease of Chandra (Moon God) from the curse of his
father-in-law Daksha Prajapati. Moon was married to
Twenty-Seven daughters of Daksha. However, he favoured Rohini
and neglected other queens. The aggrieved Daksha cursed Moon
and the Moon lost power of light. With the advice of Prajapita
Brahma, Moon arrived at the Prabhas Teerth and worshipped
Bhagvan Shiva. Pleased with the great penance and devotion of
Moon, Bhagvan Shiva blessed him and relieved him from the
curse of darkness partially, thus causing the periodic waning of
moon.
Pauranic traditions maintain that Moon had built a golden
temple, followed by a silver temple by Ravana, Bhagvan Shree
Krishna is believed to have built Somnath temple with
Sandalwood. Located as it is, it is widely believed that if one were
to sail from here in a straight line, the end of the journey would
be at the North Pole, without having to travel over land.The
research based on ancient Indian classical texts show that first
Somnath Jyotirling Pran-Pratistha was done on the auspicious
third day of brighter
Half of Shravan month during the tenth Treta yug of
Vaivswat Manvantar. Swami Shri Gajananand Saraswatiji,
Chairman of Shrimad Aadhya Jagadguru Shankaracharya Vedic
Shodh Sansthan, Varanasi suggested that the said first temple
was built 7,99,25,105 years ago as derived from the traditions of
Prabhas Khand of Skand Puran. Thus, this temple is a perennial
source of inspiration for millions of Hindus since time immemorial.
The Somnath Temple is known as
"the Shrine Eternal", having been destroyed many times by
Islamic kings and rulers.[The later sources of history account for
several desecrations by Muslims invaders during eleventh to
eighteen century A.D] Most recently it was rebuilt in November
1947(The modern temple was reconstructed with the resolve of
Sardar Patel who visited the ruins of Somnath temple on
November 13 1947.when Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel visited the area
for the integration of Junagadh and mooted a plan for
restoration. After Patel's death, the rebuilding continued under K.
M. Munshi, another minister of the Government of India.Then
President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, did the Pran-Pratistha at
the existing temple on 11 May 1951.)
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Proclamation of the Gates' Incident
======================
In 1782-83 AD, Maratha king, Mahadaji Shinde (Ruler of North
India: Ujjain/ Gwalior/ Madhura) victoriously brought the Three
Silver Gates from Lahore, after defeating Muhammad Shah of
Lahore. After refusal from Pundits of Guzrath and the then ruler
Gaekwad to put them back on Somnath temple, these silver gates
were placed in temples of Ujjain. Today they can be seen in Two
Temples of India Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Mandir & Gopal
Mandir of Ujjain.
In 1842, Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough issued his famous
'Proclamation of the Gates' in which he ordered the British army in
Afghanistan to return via Ghazni and bring back to India the
sandalwood gates from the tomb of Mahmud of Ghazni in Ghazni,
Afghanistan. These were believed to have been taken by Mahmud
from Somnath. There was a debate in the House of Commons in
London in 1843 on the question of the gates of the Somanatha
temple. After much cross-fire between the British Government
and the opposition, the gates were uprooted and brought back in
triumph. But on arrival, they were found to be replicas of the
original. So they were placed in a store-room in the Agra Fort
where they still lie to the present day.
In the 19th Century novel, The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, the
diamond of the title is presumed to have been stolen from the
temple at Somnath and, according to the historian Romila
Thapar, reflects the interest aroused in Britain by the gates.
(credit-google)
OM NAMAH SHIVAYA
sharanam shiva charanam
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(first temple was built 7,99,25,105 years ago)
As per Shiv Mahapuran, once Brahma
(the Hindu God of creation) and Vishnu (the Hindu God of
protection) had an argument in terms of supremacy of creation.
To test them, Shiva pierced the three worlds as a huge endless
pillar of light, the jyotirlinga. Vishnu and Brahma split their ways
to downwards and upwards respectively to find the end of the
light in either directions. Brahma lied that he found out the end,
while Vishnu conceded his defeat. Shiva appeared as a second
pillar of light and cursed Brahma that he would have no place in
ceremonies while Vishnu would be worshipped till the end of
eternity.
The jyotirlinga is the supreme partless reality, out of which Shiva
partly appears. The jyothirlinga shrines, thus are places where
Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light The Somnath Temple is
known as "the Shrine Eternal"
The Somnath Temple (somnath mandir) located in the Prabhas
Kshetra near Veraval in Saurashtra, on the western coast of
Gujarat, India, is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of the god
Shiva. It has currently become a tourist spot for pilgrims. The
temple is considered sacred due to the various legends connected
to it. Somnath means "The Protector of (the) Moon god". The
Somnath Temple is known as "the Shrine Eternal"
Shree Somnath is first among the twelve Aadi
Jyotirlings of India. It is the holy place of the Aadi Jyotirling Shree
Somnath Mahadev and it alsohas the sacred soil from where
Bhagvan Shri Krishna took his lastjourney to his neejdham
Ancient Indian traditions maintain a close relationship of Somnath
withrelease of Chandra (Moon God) from the curse of his
father-in-law Daksha Prajapati. Moon was married to
Twenty-Seven daughters of Daksha. However, he favoured Rohini
and neglected other queens. The aggrieved Daksha cursed Moon
and the Moon lost power of light. With the advice of Prajapita
Brahma, Moon arrived at the Prabhas Teerth and worshipped
Bhagvan Shiva. Pleased with the great penance and devotion of
Moon, Bhagvan Shiva blessed him and relieved him from the
curse of darkness partially, thus causing the periodic waning of
moon.
Pauranic traditions maintain that Moon had built a golden
temple, followed by a silver temple by Ravana, Bhagvan Shree
Krishna is believed to have built Somnath temple with
Sandalwood. Located as it is, it is widely believed that if one were
to sail from here in a straight line, the end of the journey would
be at the North Pole, without having to travel over land.The
research based on ancient Indian classical texts show that first
Somnath Jyotirling Pran-Pratistha was done on the auspicious
third day of brighter
Half of Shravan month during the tenth Treta yug of
Vaivswat Manvantar. Swami Shri Gajananand Saraswatiji,
Chairman of Shrimad Aadhya Jagadguru Shankaracharya Vedic
Shodh Sansthan, Varanasi suggested that the said first temple
was built 7,99,25,105 years ago as derived from the traditions of
Prabhas Khand of Skand Puran. Thus, this temple is a perennial
source of inspiration for millions of Hindus since time immemorial.
The Somnath Temple is known as
"the Shrine Eternal", having been destroyed many times by
Islamic kings and rulers.[The later sources of history account for
several desecrations by Muslims invaders during eleventh to
eighteen century A.D] Most recently it was rebuilt in November
1947(The modern temple was reconstructed with the resolve of
Sardar Patel who visited the ruins of Somnath temple on
November 13 1947.when Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel visited the area
for the integration of Junagadh and mooted a plan for
restoration. After Patel's death, the rebuilding continued under K.
M. Munshi, another minister of the Government of India.Then
President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, did the Pran-Pratistha at
the existing temple on 11 May 1951.)
======================
Proclamation of the Gates' Incident
======================
In 1782-83 AD, Maratha king, Mahadaji Shinde (Ruler of North
India: Ujjain/ Gwalior/ Madhura) victoriously brought the Three
Silver Gates from Lahore, after defeating Muhammad Shah of
Lahore. After refusal from Pundits of Guzrath and the then ruler
Gaekwad to put them back on Somnath temple, these silver gates
were placed in temples of Ujjain. Today they can be seen in Two
Temples of India Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Mandir & Gopal
Mandir of Ujjain.
In 1842, Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough issued his famous
'Proclamation of the Gates' in which he ordered the British army in
Afghanistan to return via Ghazni and bring back to India the
sandalwood gates from the tomb of Mahmud of Ghazni in Ghazni,
Afghanistan. These were believed to have been taken by Mahmud
from Somnath. There was a debate in the House of Commons in
London in 1843 on the question of the gates of the Somanatha
temple. After much cross-fire between the British Government
and the opposition, the gates were uprooted and brought back in
triumph. But on arrival, they were found to be replicas of the
original. So they were placed in a store-room in the Agra Fort
where they still lie to the present day.
In the 19th Century novel, The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, the
diamond of the title is presumed to have been stolen from the
temple at Somnath and, according to the historian Romila
Thapar, reflects the interest aroused in Britain by the gates.
(credit-google)
OM NAMAH SHIVAYA
sharanam shiva charanam
WELCOME TO LORD SHIVA Believers PAGE
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