Are Shivlingas Considered Radioactive ?

Pick up India’s Radio Activity Map and you will be surprised to know that apart from the nuclear reactor of the government of India, the highest radiation is found in the places of all Jyotirlingas. The design of Bhabha Atomic Reactor is also like Shivling.

Jyotirlingas are the divine places of Lord Shiva where he is believed to be residing in different forms. The word ‘Jyoti’ means light, which is also called ‘radiance’, and lingam or linga means ‘sign’ or ‘image’ - Jyotir-linga means ‘Radiant signs of Lord Shiva’.

Some believe that Shivling is nothing but nuclear reactors, that’s why they are offered water so that they may remain calm. All the favourite substances of Mahadev such as Bilv Patra, Aakamad, Dhatura, Gudhal etc. are all nuclear energy soaking.

There are many more theories to prove the point. Lord Shiva is often depicted as performing a special form of dance called the Tandav Nritya or the Cosmic Dance. No other symbol or construction could come closer to the construction of a nuclear reactor than the Shivling. The Shivaling is made up of 2 parts – a cylindrical structure made of smooth black stone and the grooves around the cylinder with a characteristic spout. A pot of water hanging above resembles the water needed to cool down the reactor as it heats up during the energy generation process This water flows out through the spout of the grooves circling the cylinder. Only in Shiva’s temple, this water is not consumed as tirtha (holy water), as it is believed to be polluted with radiations and nuclear waste, and also, no one is allowed to cross the spout during the Pradakshina (Parikrama).

It is also believed that when a scientific neutraliser, Gharund, is placed at the water outlet and the waste water channelled through it, devotees are free to cross the waste water channel to complete the round. This clearly points to the fact that ancient Hindus had devised a scientific gadget by which they could neutralize the atomic waste.

Shiva Temples are always built near water bodies and it is the same conditions applied for a Nuclear Plant..

Do we still have a doubt ?

Please see the radioactive map of India, you will find radiations at all the 12 Jyotirlingas. We all know about Nuclear Reactor, but maybe, we don't know about the oldest Nuclear Reactors in India.

There are 12 main Jyotirlingas in India and there is a story behind the formation of each one of these Jyotirlingas.

Many ancient Lord Shiva temples from Kedarnath till Rameswaram with Kaleshwaram, Sri Kalahasti, Ekambareswar at Kancheepuram, Thillai Nataraja Temple at Chidambaram are aligned in a geographic straight line around 79° E 41’54” Longitude. The distance between Kedarnath and Rameshwaram is 2383 km. This line is also known as ′′ Shiva Shakti Aksha Rekha”, perhaps all these temples have been constructed keeping Kailash in mind, which falls in 81.3119° E.

All these five temples represent gender expression in the 5 elements of nature, the?Panchabhut - earth, water, fire, air and space. Based on these five elements, these five Shivlingas have been installed. The temple for water is in Thiruvanaikaval, fire is in Thiruvannamalai , air is in Kalahasti , earth is in Kanchipuram and The temple for space/sky is in Chidambaram.

THE STORY BEHIND THE FORMATION OF JYOTIRLINGA

In Shiv Purana you will hear an incident that took place thousands of years ago. Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma were discussing who is supreme and that discussion turned into an argument. Then Lord Shiva appeared to settle their argument. To decide the supremacy, Lord Shiva made an infinite pillar of light appear and that pillar pierced through all the three worlds – Akash, Prithvi and Patal. The Lord Shiva then asked Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma to find the beginning or the end of pillar of light and whoever finds it first will be the supreme God.

They both went in the opposite direction but couldn’t?find the beginning or end of the pillar of light. Lord Vishnu admitted defeat while Lord Brahma lied saying he did find the end of the pillar of light. On this Lord Shiva got furious and cursed Lord Brahma – “No one is going to worship you Lord Brahma even though you have created this entire universe”.

In that anger, Lord Shiva infinite pillar of light appeared on the earth at 64 places in the form of Lingodbhava. From those 64 places, only 12 are majors, and they are known as the 12 main Jyotirlingas of India. In each Jyotirlinga Lord Shiva resides in some form of deity and showers his blessings.

?12 JYOTIRLINGA OF INDIA

?Somnath Jyotirlinga

The Somnath Jyotirlinga is the first Jyotirlinga and is located in Prabhas-Kshetra in Gujarat . There is a story behind how this Jyotirlinga has been formed. The son of Lord Brahma Prajapati Daksha had 27 daughters that married the Moon. The Moon was paying attention to the most beautiful daughter of them all named Rohini. Prajapati Daksha, after seeing the lack of affection from the Moon towards his other daughters, got angry and cursed him. He said – “the light and the beauty that he (Moon) was so proud of will get lost.” To remove that curse the Moon worshipped Lord Shiva for a long time in Somnath. Since that time Lord Shiva resides here in the form of?Lord Somnath.

?Nageshwar

Nageshwar Jyotirlinga is situated in the beautiful city of Dwarka, which is also famous for being the house of Lord Krishna. Nageshwar has a 25 meter tall statue of Lord Shiva.?Here in this temple, Lord Shiva resides in the form of Nageshwar.

?Bhimashankar

In this shrine Lord Shiva resides in the form of Bhimashankar. Bhimashankar is located on the banks of river Bhima. This beautiful shrine was built by Bhima, who was the son of Kumbhakarna. Bhimashankar also shows the bond between Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati as there is also a Parvati temple close-by.

?Trimbakeshwar

Trimbakeshwar is situated at Brahmagiri mountain, known for the origin of Godavari River, and also as Gautami Ganga. It is believed that Gautami Rishi prayed Lord Shiva to live here. One can see three pillars inside this divine shrine that resemble the 3 principal deities of the universe - Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva.

?Grishneshwar

This divine shrine is located near the Ajanta and Ellora Caves. There are many Gods and Goddesses craved in this red stone temple, built by Ahilyabai Holkar. This Jyotirlinga is knows as Gru Someswara and Kusum Eswarar.

?Vaidyanath

Ravana worshipped Lord Shiva for his entire life and one day Ravana asked Lord Shiva to come with him to Lanka. Lord Shiva asked him to take the Shiv-Linga and make sure he did’t drop it or put it down anywhere. If Ravana can do this, only then he will be able to accept his request for coming to Lanka. While Ravana was was carrying the Shivlinga, Lord Vishnu tried many clever ways to compel Ravana to put the Shivlinga down. Since then,?Lord Shiva resides in this Jyotirlinga?in the form of Vaidyanath.

?Mahakaleshwar

This divine shrine of Lord Shiva located in Mahakaleshwar was made by a 5-year-old child named Shikar. That kid was inspired by the King of Ujjain. Since that time Lord Shiva resides here in the form of Mahakal. This is one of the 7 Mukti-Sthal in the whole of India.

?Omkareshwar

The shrine of Omkareshwar, located in Shivapuri in Madhya Pradesh,?is known for sound of Lord Shiva - the Om. It is believed that God and Demons had a war in this place. All the Gods then prayed to Lord Shiva to help gain victory. Lord Shiva, in the form of Omkareshwar helped Gods. Since then, he resides here as Omkareshwar.

?Kashi Vishwanath

This divine temple is also called the Golden Temple of the city Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh. The temple was the creation of Ahilyabai Holkar. The devotees believed that this is one of the first Jyotirlinga where the presence of God was experienced. In this temple, Lord Shiva is worshipped and resides in the form of Kashi Vishwanath.

?Kedarnath

In the Himalayan Range at 1200 ft lies this amazing temple of Lord Kedarnath. This shrine is also a part of 4 Dhams.?It is believed that if you bath the Shivlinga here with the water from Ganga and Yamuna it will help you get rid of your problems, and bring you inner peace.

?Rameshwaram

Rameswaram, is another amazing temple and located in southern part of India. It is believed that when Lord Rama had to cross the ocean by building the `Rama Setu’ to get to Lanka, he worshipped Lord Shiva by making a Shivlinga till the time he rested in this temple. That Shivlinga still exists and is also named after Lord Rama. This divine shrine is also considered as one of the 4 Dhams in India.

?Mallikarjuna

In the state of Andhra Pradesh at the top of the Shri Sails Mountain, this divine shrine of Lord Shiva is situated. This shrine is also listed on the 52 Shakti Peethas list of India. It is believed that in this temple Shiva, Parvati, and Bhramaramba deities reside.

Ujjain is considered to be the centre of the earth. Thus, man-made instruments were made for calculating sun and astrology calculations in Ujjain about 2050 years ago. When the fictional line (Cancer) on earth was formed by the English scientist about 100 years ago, the middle part of earth turned out to be Ujjain. Even today, scientists come to Ujjain for information about sun and space.

The distance between the remaining Jyotirlingas from Ujjain – the Mahakaleshwar is also interesting –if you see the three common digits.

• ?Ujjain to Somnath-777 km
• Ujjain to Omkareshwar-111 km
• Ujjain to Bhimashankar -666 km
• Ujjain to Kashi Vishwanath-999 km
• Ujjain to Mallikarjuna-999 km
• Ujjain to Kedarnath-888 km
• Ujjain to Trimbakeshwar-555 km
• Ujjain to Baijnath-999 km
• Ujjain to Rameshwaram-1999 km
• Ujjain to Ghrishneshwar-555 km

?Temples were never built without reason in India or in the world.

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