Natural Siva Lingams: lingam

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What is a Siva Lingam?

Lingams are representative forms of the creative force of nature। It’s very interesting to see that the oven-birds, the bees and termites use these building forms usually। Are also well known in India, as a symbol of the force of Lord Siva.

*Armanath temple in Janmu, India*

In Vrindavan, India this famous ling is known with the name of Gopesvara Mahadeva, and is one of the four protectors of the sacred place. It is said that no one can go inside the upper reaches of the sanctuary, without the mercy of Gopesvara Mahadeva.

*Gopesvara Mahadeva temple, Vrindavan India*

Lord Siva is in charge of the mode of ignorance and also of the destruction of the material manifestation of the universe. From Lord Siva starts the mystical school called Rudra Sampradaya.

*Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States*

*Mama Cocha Sanctuary in Chancay, Perú*

In this blog, we want to show some of the natural beauties manifestations of the Siva lingam, which are sanctuaries by themselves.

*Kailash mountain in Tibet, India*

Gomukh, Gangotri - India

The Ganges River has many currents that gradually fit together. Being the most famous Gomukh, located 23 km northeast of Gangotri.

Here we see a mountain in the form of Siva Lingam of 6543 meters in height, this mountain represents the Lord Siva. Devotees of Lord Shiva especially going to this place to perform austerities.
The small stone Siva Lingams are worshiped in many temples for their devotees, but in this place the Siva Lingam is a whole mountain.

*Siva Lingam only observed from the area near Gomukh*

*Devotees of Lord Siva (Vysa Giti), at the foot of the mountain in the form of Siva Lingam*
Devotees of Lord Siva (Vysa Giti), at the foot of the mountain in the form of Siva Lingam।

Small Lingams Siva shrines at the foot of the mountain।

Mama Cocha Sanctuary - Lima, Perú

On the edge of the beach and sea Chacra an hour from the city of Lima, this sanctuary is shaped by the force of the sea.

*Eco Truly Park, in Chacra y mar beach*

In this sacred place is also known as the cave of Sri Narasimhadeva, because on one wall is a giant mural honoring the Lord of protection.

*The entrance of the cave*

When light enters through the main hole of the cave that connects it to the sea, it forms a Shiva lingam of light unique in its kind.

*The beautifull Shiva lingam of light*

*Other view of the lingam*

To know the sanctuary click here

*Pilgrims in the sanctuary*

Brahma Samhita about Siva Lingam

The Brahma Samhita is a sanskrit text made up of verses recited by Lord Brahma, the creator of the material world, who was worshipping Sri Govinda, the source of all the creation.

These texts also describe Lord Siva and his creator power.

Text 8
niyatih sa rama devi tat-priya tad-vasam tada tal-lingam bhagavan sambhur jyoti-rupah sanatanah ya yonih sapara saktih kamo bijam mahad dhareh

[The secondary process of association with Maya is described.] Ramadevi, the spiritual [cit] potency, beloved consort of the Supreme Lord, is the regulatrix of all entities. The divine plenary portion of Krsna creates the mundane world. At creation there appears a divine halo of the nature of His own subjective portion [svamsa]. This halo is divine Sambhu, the masculine symbol or manifested emblem of the Supreme Lord. This halo is the dim twilight reflection of the supreme eternal effulgence. This masculine symbol is the subjective portion of divinity who functions as progenitor of the mundane world, subject to the supreme regulatrix [niyati]. The conceiving potency in regard to mundane creation makes her appearance out of the supreme regulatrix. She is Maya, the limited, nonabsolute [apara] potency, the symbol of mundane feminine productivity. The intercourse of these two brings forth the faculty of perverted cognition, the reflection of the seed of the procreative desire of the Supreme Lord.

Text 9
linga-yony-atmika jata ima mahesvari-prajah

All offspring of the consort of the great lord [Mahesvara] of this mundane world are of the nature of the embodiment of the mundane masculine and feminine generative organs.

Text 10
saktiman purusah so 'yam linga-rupi mahesvarah tasminn avirabhul linge maha-visnur jagat-patih

The person embodying the material causal principle, viz., the great lord of this mundane world [Mahesvara] Samhhu, in the form of the male generating organ, is joined to his female consort the limited energy [Maya] as the efficient causal principle. The Lord of the world Maha-Visnu is manifest in him by His subjective portion in the form of His glance.

Text 15
vamangad asrjad visnum daksinangat prajapatim jyotir-linga-mayam sambhum kurca-desad avasrjat

The same Maha-Visnu created Visnu from His left limb, Brahma, the first
progenitor of beings, from His right limb and, from the space between His two eyebrows, Sambhu, the divine masculine manifested halo.

Grand Canyon - Arizona, United States

Grand Canyon, it’s in Arizona, United States, is a rocky outcrop formed by the undercuts of the Colorado River.

*The mountains*

It’s one of the natural wonders of the world that actually is under protection. It’s considered that this natural construction has about 2.000 years old.

*Other view of the mountains*

The Hopi people are one of the aboriginal groups inhabiting there since generations ago.

*The Hopi´s land*

In a rocky area of the park lies a natural Shiva lingam surrounded by water from the Colorado River.

*The wonderfull Shiva lingam surrounder by the water of Colorado River*

Armanath Temple – Janmu, India

The cave of Armanath is one of the most famous sanctuaries of the Hinduism, dedicated to Sri Siva. This temple it’s placed in the State of Janmu and it has more than 5.000 years old, being an important art of the culture of India.

*Pilgrims in the sacred place*

Inside of the cave is a natural figure of ice, with the form of Shiva lingam, that according of lunar phases than increases or decreases in size.
The Hindu culture explains that in this cave explains the origin of life.