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| Video Discription | Artwork courtesy of The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. https://www.krishna.com/ Story Of Somnath Jyotirlinga Temple - Twelve Jyotirlinga Of Shiva The Somnath Jyotirlinga is considered to be the 1st of the 12 jyotirlingas, situated in Gujarat in the Kathiawad district. Reconstructed several times in the past after repeated destruction by several Muslim invaders and rulers, it is unclear when the first version of the Somnath temple was built. The temple was destroyed and re-built sixteen times and was well-known to be one of the richest temples in the history of Hinduism. The story behind the origin of the temple goes as follows. According to Shiv Puran, Chandra or the moon was the son of Athvi and Ansuya. He was married to 27 daughters of Daksha Prajapati. While giving the hands of his 27 daughters in marriage to Chandra, Daksha asked Chandra for a promise. He asked Chandra to love and treat all his 27 daughters equally to which Chandra obliged. After some time of his marriage, Chandra grew especially fond towards one of his wives Rohini. He spent most of his time with her and ignore his other wives. On seeing the preference given to Rohini the ther 26 daughters of Daksha became unhappy. They went to their father Daksha and narrated the whole situation. On seeing the partiality and injustice done to his other 26 daughters, Daksha was infuriated. In his anger, he cursed the moon to lose his shine and luster and eventually fade away to death. The dying Chandra did not know what to do and pleaded Daksha to take his curse back, but it was too late. Chandra went to Lord Brahma to help him with the curse. Brahma advised Chandra that he can get liberated from the curse, if he pleases Lord Shiva by chanting his ‘Mahamrityunjaya mantra’. Holding on to this slim ray of hope, Chandra went to the famed holy ground Prabhas Patan, established a linga and prayed earnestly to Shiva. Pleased with Chandra’s devotion, Shiva appeared and said “though I cannot reverse Daksha’s curse, I can soften it to some extent. From this day onward, you will increase in brightness for 15 days in Shukla Paksha and then wane for 15 days in Krishna Paksha. You will fill the world with your radiance on full moon days and disappear on new moon days.” Chandra was disappointed at the thought of waxing and waning. His crescent shape would just be a constant reminder of the curse and his reduced strength. Shiva consoled him by offering to wear the crescent moon in my hair to show his devotees that they are dear to me even in their lowest moments. Thus, Shiva came to be known as Chandrasekhar, or ‘the one with Chandra mounted on his head’. From then on Lord Shiva assumed the name Somchandra and resided there eternally. Eventually, the temple came to be known by the name Somnath, meaning the God of the Moon. On getting Shiva’s blessings, the moon regained his light, and this is why this town is also referred to as Prabhas. The original Somanth temple was built by the moon in pure gold and later rejuvenated by Ravana in silver, by Krishna in sandalwood and finally by Bhimadeva in stone. Thereafter, this temple was raided multiple times by invaders in the medieval centuries. The latest temple is made with reddish yellow stones. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Please Like, Share and Subscribe our videos.*** Press the bell button to stay notified about our new videos! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: 1. All information, stories and everything shared on the videos of THE HINDU SAGA channel is based on information collected from various sources like books, newspapers and internet. THE HINDU SAGA does not create or claim authenticity of any of the information provided in this channel. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is unintentional and purely coincidental. We do not intend to hurt any religious sentiments of our viewers. Some parts from this video like music, pictures and videos are sourced from the web. The Hindu Saga does not declare any ownership and is ready to give the rights to whoever it is due. 2. Multiple sources like books, newspapers, blogs and internet have been referred to create the content and stories for the videos and we try our best to produce good content that seems authentic to our knowledge, however, we do not confirm or claim the authenticity of any content and stories shared on The Hindu Saga channel. 3. Some of the links are affiliate links, which means if you use that link to buy something, we get a small commission at no extra cost to you. #TheHinduSaga #IndianHistory #HinduHistory #Hinduism #IndianMythology #HinduMythology #HinduGods #ReligionExplained 0U7FSi1tHTU |
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