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of Puttu (a kind of sweetmeat) as wages, when an anicut was erected in the Vaigai river. Look at the
unbounded mercy for His devotees! When Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu went to find out the head
and feet of Lord Siva, He assumed an infinite, expansive blaze of light (Jyotirmaya-Svarupa). They
were baffled in their attempts. How magnanimous and self-effulgent He is! He lived in the house of
Pattinattu Swami in Southern India for several years, as his adopted son and disappeared after
giving him the small note:  Even a broken needle will not follow you after your death . The reading
of this note was the starting point for attainment of Jnana for Pattinattu Swami. Why not you
attempt this very second with sincerity to realise God (Lord Siva)?
Hatha Yogins awaken the Kundalini Sakti that is lying dormant in the Muladhara Chakra by
Asana, Pranayama, Kumbhaka, Mudra and Bandha, take it above through different Chakras
(centres of spiritual energy) Svadhishthana, Manipura, Anahata, Visuddha and Ajna and join it
with Lord Siva at the Sahasrara, the thousand-petalled lotus at the crown of the head. They drink the
nectar of Immortality (Siva-Jnana-Amritam). This is termed Amritasrava. When the Sakti is united
with Siva, full illumination comes for the Yogi.
Lord Siva represents the destructive aspect of Brahman. That portion of Brahman that is
enveloped by Tamo-Guna-Pradhana-Maya is Lord Siva who is the all-pervading Isvara and who
also dwells in Mount Kailas. He is the Bhandar or storehouse of Wisdom. Siva minus Parvati, Kali
or Durga is pure Nirguna Brahman. With Maya (Parvati) He becomes the Saguna Brahman for the
purpose of pious devotion of His devotees. Devotees of Rama must worship Lord Siva also. Rama
Himself worshipped Lord Siva at the famous Ramesvaram. Lord Siva is the Lord of Ascetics and
Lord of Yogins robed in space (Digambara).
His Trisul (trident) that is held in His right hand represents the three Gunas Sattva, Rajas
and Tamas. That is the emblem of sovereignty. He rules the world through these three Gunas. The
Damaru in His left hand represents the Sabda Brahman, It represents OM from which all languages
are formed. It is He who formed the Sanskrit language out of the Damaru sound.
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The wearing of the crescent moon on His head indicates that He has controlled the mind
perfectly. The flow of the Ganga represents the nectar of immortality. Elephant represents
symbolically the Vritti, pride. Wearing the skin of the elephant denotes that He has controlled pride.
Tiger represents lust. His sitting on the tiger s skin indicates that He has conquered lust. His holding
deer on one hand indicates that He has removed the Chanchalata (tossing) of the mind. Deer jumps
from one place to another swiftly. The mind also jumps from one object to another. His wearing of
serpents around the neck denotes wisdom and eternity. Serpents live for a large number of years. He
is Trilochana, the three-eyed One, in the centre of whose forehead is the third eye, the eye of
wisdom. Nandi, the bull that sits in front of Sivalinga, represents Pranava (Omkara). The Linga
represents Advaita. It points out  I am one without a second Ekameva Advitiyam. Just as a man
raises his right hand above his head, pointing out his right index-finger only.
Kailas hills in Tibet are a huge range with a central, beautiful, naturally carved and
decorated shining peak, eternally clad with silvery snow, 22,280 feet above sea-level. Some take
the height to be 22,028 feet. This particular peak is in the form of a natural, huge Siva Linga (Virat
form). This is worshipped as the form of Lord Siva from a distance. There is neither a temple, nor a
Pujari, nor a daily Puja there. I had the fortune to have Darsana of Kailas through the grace of Lord
Siva, on July 22, 1931. I even climbed with panting breath to the foot of Kailas peak where the
Indus takes its origin. It is a very picturesque, soul-stirring scenery. You will have to ascend from
Didipha Guha, the first halting stage in Parikrama of Kailas. The Indus gushes out as a small
streamlet through blocks of ice from behind the back portion of Kailas peak. Though in the pictures
of Lord Siva it is shown that the Ganga flows from His head, it is really the Indus (Sindhu) that takes
its origin from the head of Siva (Kailas) in the physical plane. Parikrama of Kailas covers 30 miles.
It takes three days. On the way comes the famous and sacred Gauri Kund which is eternally covered
with snow. You will have to break the snow when you take a bath.
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