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जन्म और मृत्यु अटल सत्य हैं, इन्हें सिक्के के दो पहलू कहा जाना भी गलत नहीं है। जन्म के बाद मृत्यु होना निश्चित है और मृत्यु के बाद शरीर त्यागकर आत्मा का दूसरे शरीर में प्रवेश कर पुन: जन्म लेना भी निर्धारित है
कहते हैं आत्मा एक बार जिस शरीर को छोड़ देती है, उसमें पुन: प्रवेश नहीं करती। वह अपने लिए एक नए शरीर की तलाश करती है। इसलिए मृत्यु के बाद किसी का वापस लौटकर आना संभव नहीं है, कम से कम उस शरीर में तो नहीं जिसे आत्मा पहले ही त्याग चुकी है।
लेकिन ईश्वर के चमत्कार के आगे प्रकृति को भी झुकना ही पड़ता है। जन्म और मृत्यु, इन दोनों पर ईश्वर का अधिकार है और ईश्वर चाहे तो वह प्रकृति के उस नियम को भी तोड़ सकता है जो मृत्यु के बाद व्यक्ति के पुन: जीवित होने से जुड़ा है।

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अगर हम आपसे ये कहें कि मृत्यु के बाद भी लोग जीवित हो सकते हैं, तो आपको ये मजाक से ज्यादा और कुछ नहीं लगेगा। लेकिन एक स्थान ऐसा है जहां अगर शव को लेकर जाया जाए तो आत्मा उस शव में पुन: प्रवेश कर जाती है।
उत्तराखंड एक बेहतरीन पर्यटक स्थल तो है ही लेकिन ये अपने आध्यत्मिक महत्व के लिए भी जाना जाता है। उत्तराखंड की राजधानी, देहरादून से कुछ दूरी पर लाखामंडल नामक स्थान है।

इसके विषय में माना जाता है कि महाभारत काल में पांडवों को जीवित आग में भस्म करने के लिए उनके चचेरे भाई कौरवों ने यहीं लाक्षागृह का निर्माण करवाया था।
ऐसी मान्यता है कि अज्ञातवास के दौरान इस स्थान पर स्वयं युधिष्ठिर ने शिवलिंग को स्थापित किया था। इस शिवलिंग को आज भी महामंडेश्वर नाम से जाना जाता है।
जहां युधिष्ठिर ने शिवलिंग स्थापित किया था वहां एक बहुत खूबसूरत मंदिर बनाया गया था। शिवलिंग के ठीक सामने दो द्वारपाल पश्चिम की तरफ मुंह करके खड़े हुए दिखते हैं।
ऐसी मान्यता है कि अगर किसी शव को इन द्वारपालों के सामने रखकर मंदिर के पुजारी उस पर पवित्र जल छिड़कें तो वह मृत व्यक्ति कुछ समय के लिए पुन: जीवित हो उठता है।


जीवित होने के बाद वह भगवान का नाम लेता है और उसे गंगाजल प्रदान किया जाता है। गंगाजल ग्रहण करते ही उसकी आत्मा फिर से शरीर त्यागकर चली जाती है।
लेकिन इस मंदिर के पीछे दो द्वारपाल स्थित हैं, जिनमें से एक का हाथ कटा हुआ है। अब ऐसा क्यों हैं यह बात आजतक एक रहस्य ही बना हुआ है।
यहां पर स्थित शिवलिंग मृत व्यक्ति को तो जीवित करता ही है लेकिन इसकी एक और महिम है ।
महामंडलेश्वर शिवलिंग के विषय में माना जाता है कि जो भी स्त्री, पुत्र प्राप्ति के उद्देश्य से महाशिवरात्रि की रात मंदिर के मुख्य द्वार पर बैठकर शिवालय के दीपक को एकटक निहारते हुए शिवमंत्र का जाप करती है, उसे एक साल के भीतर पुत्र रत्न की प्राप्ति होती है।
लाखामंडल में बने इस शिवलिंग की एक अन्य खासियत यह है कि जब भी कोई व्यक्ति इस शिवलिंग का जलाभिषेक करता है तो उसे इसमें अपने चेहरे की आकृति स्पष्ट नजर आती है।
स्थानीय लोगों का मानना है कि यहां आने वाला कोई भी व्यक्ति खाली हाथ नहीं लौटता, भगवान महादेव अपने दर पर आने वाले भक्तों की मनोकामना अवश्य ही पूरी करते हैं। यहां पर आकर भगवान शिव की आराधना करने से समस्त पापों का नाश होता है।
शिवलिंग की महिमा के विषय में तो हम सभी जानते हैं। लेकिन कभी आपने इस बात की ओर ध्यान दिया है कि आखिर शिव के प्रतीक के रूप में शिवलिंग की पूजा करने का सिलसिला कब और कैसे शिरू हुआ?
इसका जवाब लिंग महापुराण में मिलता है। एक बार भगवान ब्रह्मा और विष्णु के बीच श्रेष्ठता को लेकर विवाद हो गया। दोनों में यह बहस छिड़ गई कि कौन सबसे श्रेष्ठ है।
इस बहस में वे एक दूसरे का अपमान तक करने लगे, जब यह विवाद बढ़ गया तब अग्नि की ज्वाला से लिपटा हुआ एक स्तंभ उन दोनों के बीच आकर स्थित हो गया।
दोनों में से कोई भी इसका रहस्य नहीं समझ पा रहे थे। वह उस अग्नि स्तंभ की शुरुआत और अंत का पता लगाने की कोशिश करने लगे जिसमें दोनों को ही हार का सामना करना पड़ा।

लिंग के स्रोत का पता लगाने के लिए ब्रह्मा जी आगे बढ़े लेकिन उन्हें कुछ हाथ नहीं लगा और उसके अंत का पता लगाने के लिए विष्णु जी ने बहुत प्रयत्न किए लेकिन कुछ हाथ नहीं लगा।
हार कर वे दोनों वापस वहीं पहुंच गए जहां सर्वप्रथम उन्होंने लिंग को देखा था। उस लिंग में से ॐ की ध्वनि आ रही थी। ब्रह्मा जी और विष्णु जी समझ गए कि यह शक्ति है और वे स्वयं ॐ की आराधना करने लगे।
उनकी आराधना से भगवान शिव बहुत प्रसन्न हुए और दोनों देवों को सद्बुद्धि का वरदान दिया। इसके बाद भगवान शिव अंतर्ध्यान हो गए। लिंग महापुराण के अनुसार यह भगवान शिव का पहला शिवलिंग था।
इस लिंग के स्थापित होने के बाद स्वयं भगवान विष्णु और ब्रह्मा जी ने शिवलिंग की पूजा की थी। यही शिवलिंग के उद्भव और उनकी पहली बार पूजा की जाने की कहानी है।
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Hinduism perceives the whole creation and its cosmic activity as the work of three fundamental forces symbolized by three gods, which constitutes the Hindu Trinity or ‘Trimurti’: Brahma - the creator, Vishnu - the sustainer, and Shiva - the destroyer.
Brahma, the Creator:
Brahma is the creator of the universe and of all beings, as depicted in the Hindu cosmology. The Vedas, the oldest and the holiest of Hindu scriptures, are attributed to Brahma, and thus Brahma is regarded as the father of dharma. He is not to be confused with Brahman which is a general term for the Supreme Being or Almighty God. Although Brahma is one of the Trinity, his popularity is no match to that of Vishnu and Shiva. Brahma is to be found to exist more in scriptures than in homes and temples. In fact it is hard to find a temple dedicated to Brahma. One such temple is located in Pushkar in Rajasthan.
The Birth of Brahma:
According to the Puranas, Brahma is the son of God, and often referred to as Prajapati.
In order to help him create the universe, Brahma gave birth to the 11 forefathers of the human race called ‘Prajapatis’ and the seven great sages or the ‘Saptarishi’. These children or mind-sons of Brahma, who were born out of his mind rather than body, are called the ‘Manasputras’.
The Shatapatha Brahman says that Brahma was born of the Supreme Being Brahman and the female energy known as Maya. Wishing to create the universe, Brahman first created the water, in which he placed his seed. This seed transformed into a golden egg, from which Brahma appeared. For this reason Brahma is also known as ‘Hiranyagarbha’. According to another legend, Brahma is self-born out of a lotus flower which grew from the navel of Vishnu.
The Symbolism of Brahma:
In the Hindu pantheon, Brahma is commonly represented as having four heads, four arms, and red skin. Unlike all the other Hindu gods, Brahma carries no weapon in his hands. He holds a water-pot, a spoon, a book of prayers or the Vedas, a rosary and sometimes a lotus. He sits on a lotus in the lotus pose and moves around on a white swan, possessing the magical ability to separate milk from a mixture of water and milk. Brahma is often depicted as having long white beard, with each of his heads reciting the four Vedas.
Brahma, Cosmos, Time & Epoch:
Brahma presides over 'Brahmaloka,' a universe that contains all the splendors of the earth and all other worlds. In Hindu cosmology the universe exists for a single day called the ‘Brahmakalpa’. This day is equivalent to four billion earth years, at the end of which the whole universe gets dissolved. This process is called ‘pralaya’, which repeats for such 100 years, a period that represents Brahma's lifespan. After Brahma's "death", it is necessary that another 100 of his years pass until he is reborn and the whole creation begins anew.
Linga Purana, which delineates the clear calculations of the different cycles, indicates that Brahma's life is divided in one thousand cycles or ‘Maha Yugas’.
Brahma in American Literature:
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) wrote a poem called "Brahma" that was published in theAtlantic in 1857, which shows many ideas from Emerson's reading of Hindu scriptures and philosophy. He interpreted Brahma as "unchanging reality" in contrast to Maya, "the changing, illusory world of appearance." Brahma is infinite, serene, invisible, imperishable, immutable, formless, one and eternal, said Arthur Christy (1899 – 1946), the American author and critic.
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Here are the 108 names of the Hindu God Shiva gleaned from the Sri Shiva Ashtotattrashata Namavali mantra. It is believed that devotees, who read, memorize or chant these 108 auspicious names of Shiva with single-minded focus, will receive the blessing of the Lord and be shorn of all sins.
  • Ahirbhudhanya: The one who possess the Kundalini
  • Aja: The one who is boundless
  • Ambikanatha: Consort of Ambika, the Mother Goddess
  • Anagha: He who is pure
  • Ananta: The one who is unending
  • Andhakasura Sudana: The Lord who killed the demon Andhaka
  • Anekatma: The God who has many forms
  • Anishvara: The one who does not have any Lord
  • Apavargaprada: Lord who gives and takes all things
  • Ashtamurti: Lord who has eight forms
  • Avayaya: The one who never subject to change
  • Avayayat: The one who is unseen
  • Avyagra: Lord who is steady and unwavering
  • Bhagnetrabhid: The Lord who damaged Bhaga's eye
  • Bhagwan: The Lord of prosperity
  • Bhaktavatsala: The Lord who is always on the side his devotees
  • Bharga: Lord who ends all sins
  • Bhasmodhulitavigrah: The one who applies ashes all over the body
  • Bhava: The God who is existence itself
  • Bheema: The one who has a fearful form
  • Bhootapati: Lord of the Panchabhoota and evil spirits
  • Bujangabhushana: Lord adorned with the golden snake
  • Charuvikrama: The guardian of wandering pilgrims
  • Dakshadhwarahara: Destroyer of Daksha's conceited sacrifice or yajna
  • Deva: Lord of the devas or demigods
  • Digambara: Shiva whose robes is the cosmos
  • Durdharsha: The One who is unconquerable
  • Gananatha: God of the ganas
  • Gangadhar: The God who holds the Ganges river in his hair
  • Giridhanva: God whose weapon is a mountain
  • Giripriya: Lord who is fond of the mountains
  • Giriraj: King of the mountains
  • Girisha: The God who sleeps on Kailash mountain
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"I am the conscience in the heart of all creatures
I am their beginning, their being, their end
I am the mind of the senses,
I am the radiant sun among lights
I am the song in sacred lore,
I am the king of deities
I am the priest of great seers…"
This is how Lord Krishna describes God in the Holy Gita. And to most Hindus he is the God himself, the Supreme Being or the Purna Purushotam.

The Most Powerful Incarnation of Vishnu

The great exponent of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna is one of the most powerful incarnations of Vishnu, the Godhead of the Hindu Trinity of deities. Of all the Vishnu avataras he is the most popular, and perhaps of all Hindu gods the one closest to the heart of the masses. Krishna was dark and extremely handsome. The word Krishna literally means 'black', and black also connotes mysteriousness.

The Importance of Being Krishna

For generations, Krishna has been an enigma to some, but God to millions, who go ecstatic even as they hear his name.

Indian as well as Western scholars have now accepted the period between 3200 and 3100 BC as the period in which Lord Krishna lived on earth. Krishna took birth at midnight on the ashtami or the 8th day of the Krishnapaksha or dark fortnight in the Hindu month of Shravan (August-September). The birthday of Krishna is called Janmashthami, a special occasion for Hindus that is celebrated around the world. The birth of Krishna is in itself a transcendental phenomenon that generates awe among the Hindus and overwhelms one and all with its supra mundane happenings.People consider Krishna their leader, hero, protector, philosopher, teacher and friend all rolled into one. Krishna has influenced the Indian thought, life and culture in myriad ways. He has influenced not only its religion and philosophy, but also into its mysticism and literature, painting and sculpture, dance and music, and all aspects of Indian folklore.

The Time of the Lord

Read the Story of the Birth of Krishna

Baby Krishna: Killer of Evils

Stories about Krishna's exploits abound. Legends have it that on the very sixth day of his birth, Krishna killed lady demon Putna by sucking on her breasts. In his childhood, he also killed many other mighty demons, such as Trunavarta, Keshi, Aristhasur, Bakasur, Pralambasur et al. During the same period he also killed Kali Nag (cobra de capello) and made the holy water of river Yamuna poison free.

Krishna's Childhood Days

Krishna made cowherdesses happy by the bliss of his cosmic dances and the soulful music of his flute. He stayed in Gokul, the legendary 'cow-village' in Northern India for 3 years and 4 months. As a child he was reputed to be very mischievous, stealing curd and butter and playing pranks with his girl friends or gopis. Having completed his Lila or exploits at Gokul, he went to Vrindavan and stayed until he was 6 years and 8 months old.

Read About the Radha-Krishna Legend

According to a famous legend, Krishn drove away the monsterous serpent Kaliya from the river to the sea. Krishna, according to another popular myth, lifted the Govardhana hill up with his little finger and held it like an umbrella to protect the people of Vrindavana from the torrential rain caused by Lord Indra, who had been annoyed by Krishna. Then he lived in Nandagram till he was 10.

Krishna's Youth and Education

Krishna then returned to Mathura, his birthplace, and killed his wicked maternal uncle King Kamsa along with all his cruel associates and liberated his parents from jail. He also reinstated Ugrasen as the King of Mathura. He completed his education and mastered the 64 sciences and arts in 64 days at Avantipura under his preceptor Sandipani. As gurudaksina or tuition fees, he restored Sandipani's dead son to him. He stayed in Mathura till he was 28.

Read About Krishna's Thoughts on Knowledge

Krishna, the King of Dwarka

Krishna then came to the rescue of a clan of Yadava chiefs, who were ousted by the king Jarasandha of Magadha. He easily triumphed over the multi-million army of Jarasandha by building an impregnable capital Dwarka, "the many-gated" city in an island in the sea. The city located on the western point of Gujarat, is now submerged in the sea according to the epic Mahabharata. Krishna shifted, as the story goes, all his sleeping relatives and natives to Dwarka by the power of his yoga. In Dwarka, he married Rukmini, then Jambavati, and Satyabhama. He also saved his kingdom from Nakasura, the demon king of Pragjyotisapura, had abducted 16,000 princesses. Krishna freed them and married them since they had nowhere else to go.

Krishna, the Hero of the Mahabharata

For many years, Krishna lived with the Pandava and Kaurava kings who ruled over Hastinapur. When a war was about to break oput between the Pandavas and Kauravas, Krishna was sent to mediate, but failed. War became inevitable, and Krishna offered his forces to the Kauravs and himself agreed to join the Panadavas as the charioteer of the master warrior Arjuna. This epic battle of Kurukshetra described in the Mahabharata, was fought in about 3000 BC. In the middle of the war, Krishna delivered his famous advice, which forms the crux of the Bhagavad Gita, in which he put forward the theory of 'Nishkam Karma' or action without attachment.

Krishna's Final Days on Earth

After the great war, Krishna returned to Dwarka. In his final days on earth, he taught spiritual wisdom to Uddhava, his friend and disciple, and ascended to his abode after casting off his body, which was shot at by a hunter named Jara. He is believed to have lived for 125 years. Whether he was a human being or a God-incarnate, there is no gainsaying the fact that he has been ruling the hearts of millions for over three millennia. In the words of Swami Harshananda, "If a person can affect such a profound impact on the Hindu race affecting its psyche and ethos and all aspects of its life for centuries, he is no less than God."
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What is behind Lord Shiva being represented as a 'Linga?' The popular belief is that the Shiva Linga or Lingam represents the phallus, the emblem of the generative power in nature. According to Swami Sivananda, this is not only a serious mistake, but also a grave blunder.

Shiva Linga: The Symbol for Shiva

In Sanskrit, Linga means a 'mark' or a symbol, which points to an inference. Thus the Shiva Linga is a symbol of Lord Shiva - a mark that reminds of the Omnipotent Lord, which is formless.
Shiva Linga speaks to the devotee in the unmistakable language of silence, and it is only the outward symbol of the formless being, Lord Shiva, who is the undying soul seated in the chambers of your heart, who is your in-dweller, your innermost self or 'Atman,' and who is identical with the supreme 'Brahman.'

The Linga as a Symbol of Creation

The ancient scripture Linga Purana says that the foremost Linga is devoid of smell, colour, taste, etc., and is spoken of as 'Prakriti' or Nature itself.

The 3 Parts of a Shiva LingaIn the post-Vedic period, the Linga became symbolical of the generative power of Lord Shiva.
The Linga is like an egg, and represents the 'Brahmanda' or the cosmic egg. Linga signifies that the creation is effected by the union of 'Prakriti' and 'Purusha,' the male and the female powers of Nature. Linga also signifies 'Satya,' 'Jnana' and 'Ananta' - Truth, knowledge and Infinity.
A Shiva Linga consists of three parts, the lowest of which is called the 'Brahma-Pitha,' the middle one, the 'Vishnu-Pitha' and the uppermost one, the 'Shiva-Pitha.'

The Holiest Shiva Lingas of India

There are 12 'Jyotir-lingas' and 5 'Pancha-bhuta Lingas' in India. The dozen Jyotir-lingas are: Kedarnath, Kashi Vishwanath, Somnath, Baijnath, Rameswar, Ghrusneswar, Bhimshankar, Mahakal, Mallikarjun, Amaleshwar, Nageshwar and Tryambakeshwar. The 5 Pancha-bhuta Lingas are: Kalahastishwar, Jambukeshwar, Arunachaleshwar, Ekambareshwar of Kanjivaram and Nataraja of Chidambaram. The temple of Lord Mahalinga at Tiruvidaimarudur known also as Madhyarjuna is regarded as the great Shiva temple of South India.

The Quartz Shiva Linga

The 'Sphatika-linga' is made up of quartz. It is prescribed for the deepest kind of worship of Lord Shiva. It has no color of its own, but takes on the color of the substance which comes in contact with it. It represents the 'Nirguna Brahman' or the attribute-less Supreme Self or the formless Shiva.

What the Linga Means to Devotees

There is a mysterious or indescribable power or 'Shakti' in the Linga, to induce concentration of the mind, and helps focus one's attention. That is why the ancient sages and seers of India prescribed Linga to be installed in the temples of Lord Shiva.
For a sincere devotee, the Linga is not merely a block of stone. It is all-radiant - talks to him, raises him above body-consciousness, and helps to communicate with the Lord. Lord Rama worshiped the Shiva Linga at Rameshwaram. Ravana, the learned scholar, worshiped the golden Linga for its mystical powers.
Based on the teachings of Swami Sivananda
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Ganesha — the elephant-deity riding a mouse — has become one of the commonest mnemonics for anything associated with Hinduism. This not only suggests the importance of Ganesha, but also shows how popular and pervasive this deity is in the minds of the masses.
The Lord of Success
The son of Shiva and Parvati, Ganesha has an elephantine countenance with a curved trunk and big ears, and a huge pot-bellied body of a human being. He is the Lord of success and destroyer of evils and obstacles. He is also worshipped as the god of education, knowledge, wisdom and wealth. In fact, Ganesha is one of the five prime Hindu deities (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and Durga being the other four) whose idolatry is glorified as the panchayatana puja.
Significance of the Ganesha Form
Ganesha's head symbolizes the Atman or the soul, which is the ultimate supreme reality of human existence, and his human body signifies Maya or the earthly existence of human beings. The elephant head denotes wisdom and its trunk represents Om, the sound symbol of cosmic reality.

How Ganesha Got His HeadIn his upper right hand Ganesha holds a goad, which helps him propel mankind forward on the eternal path and remove obstacles from the way. The noose in Ganesha's left hand is a gentle implement to capture all difficulties.
The broken tusk that Ganesha holds like a pen in his lower right hand is a symbol of sacrifice, which he broke for writing the Mahabharata. The rosary in his other hand suggests that the pursuit of knowledge should be continuous. The laddoo (sweet) he holds in his trunk indicates that one must discover the sweetness of the Atman. His fan-like ears convey that he is all ears to our petition. The snake that runs round his waist represents energy in all forms. And he is humble enough to ride the lowest of creatures, a mouse.
The story of the birth of this zoomorphic deity, as depicted in the Shiva Purana, goes like this: Once goddess Parvati, while bathing, created a boy out of the dirt of her body and assigned him the task of guarding the entrance to her bathroom. When Shiva, her husband returned, he was surprised to find a stranger denying him access, and struck off the boy's head in rage. Parvati broke down in utter grief and to soothe her, Shiva sent out his squad (gana) to fetch the head of any sleeping being who was facing the north. The company found a sleeping elephant and brought back its severed head, which was then attached to the body of the boy. Shiva restored its life and made him the leader (pati) of his troops. Hence his name 'Ganapati'. Shiva also bestowed a boon that people would worship him and invoke his name before undertaking any venture.
However, there's another less popular story of his origin, found in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana: Shiva asked Parvati to observe the punyaka vrata for a year to appease Vishnu in order to have a son. When a son was born to her, all the gods and goddesses assembled to rejoice on its birth. Lord Shani, the son of Surya (Sun-God), was also present but he refused to look at the infant. Perturbed at this behaviour, Parvati asked him the reason, and Shani replied that his looking at baby would harm the newborn. However, on Parvati's insistence when Shani eyed the baby, the child's head was severed instantly. All the gods started to bemoan, whereupon Vishnu hurried to the bank of river Pushpabhadra and brought back the head of a young elephant, and joined it to the baby's body, thus reviving it.
Ganesha, the Destroyer of Pride
Ganesha is also the destroyer of vanity, selfishness and pride. He is the personification of material universe in all its various magnificent manifestations. "All Hindus worship Ganesha regardless of their sectarian belief," says D N Singh in A Study of Hinduism. "He is both the beginning of the religion and the meeting ground for all Hindus."
Ganesh ChaturthiThe devotees of Ganesha are known as 'Ganapatyas', and the festival to celebrate and glorify him is called Ganesh Chaturthi.
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