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Re: ARTICLE : Swami Vivekanand on origins of Shiva Lingam
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : Swami Vivekanand on origins of Shiva Lingam
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From: Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <rbalasub@ecn.purdue.edu>
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Date: Mon, 09 Sep 1996 15:31:02 -0500
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Jaldhar H. Vyas wrote:
> Well it wasn't supposed to be just an infinite column but a linga of fire.
> (The katha is in the Shiva Purana amongst other places.) This is
> supposedly the prototype of the 12 Jyotirlingas, though I don't know how 1
> became 12 and what relation the story has to their current form.
The story is told in detail in the aruNaachala mahaatmyam in detail in the
skanda puraaNa. However, aruNaachala is not a jyotirli.nga, though the name of
aruNaachala is given as the place where the column of fire (GYaanaagni)
manifested, both in the shiva and skanada puraaNas. So 1 did not technically
become 12, it remains 1 :-). aruNaachala represents the agni aspect among the
five famous temples in Tamil Nadu, each one representing one element. I am not
aware of it being a member in any other classification (like the jyotirli.ngas
etc).
Ramakrishnan.
--
Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant (May faulty logic
undermine your entire philosophy) -- strong Vulcan curse
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