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Tarakeshwar Shiva – Information About Tarakeswar Form Of Shiva

Tarakeshwar is one among the numerous names of Hindu God Shiva.  As Tarakeshwar, Shiva gives the moksha mantra to a dying or dead person. This helps the person in crossing over to the next world. There are two popular temples dedicated to Tarakeswar – one is located at the Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi and another is located at Tarakeswar, around 58 km from Kolkata, in West Bengal. This form of Shiva is worshiped for attaining liberation or moksha. There is a wrong belief that moksha is to be attained after death. Moksha is to be attained while living on earth. Shiva helps a devotee to realize the futility of worldly life. He tries to wean away his devotee from the world of attachments, anger, frustration, and lust. When self-realization adorns in a person when he understands the true nature of the world, the person attains bliss on earth. True nature of the world is that there is only Supreme Truth. All Animate And Inanimate Rise And Finally Merge In Shiva – The Suprem

Tirth Yatra – Holy Pilgrimage in Hinduism - Teerth Yatra

In Hindu religion, a place of pilgrimage is a tirtha or tirthasthana. The act of going on a pilgrimage is tirtha yatra or teertha. The pilgrim is known as tirthayatri. Hindus believe that the sacred space or temple, which is the tirthsthan, has the presence of divine power. Going on a thirthyatra is considered highly auspicious and the aim or end result of it is moksha – liberation from the endless cycle of birth and death. Literally, a tirtha means a shallow area in a river that can be crossed easily. In fact, some of the most popular tirthas in Hindu religion are located along, including Varanasi (Kashi or Benaras) the most popular and supreme Hindu Tirtha. Symbolically crossing the river and reaching a tirtha is leaving behind the materialistic world and entering into the spiritual world. At the tirtha, a pilgrim seeks moksha and redemption from sins. In fact, many people go on a ‘thirthyatra’ when they are no longer able to carry the burden of the sins committed.

51 Shakti Peeth Temple Story - Origin - Sati - Shiva - Daksha Yagna

The story of origin of 51 Shakti Peeth temples is mentioned in numerous Puranas and is associated with Shiva and Goddess Sati. The story is associated with Sati ignoring Shiva’s advice and visiting Daksha’s yagna to find out why Her husband Shiva was not invited. Daksha Prajapati was the lord of the civilization and he had created the rules of the traditional society. Shiva never accepted the traditions of society. This infuriated an ego-inflated Daksha. To make matters worse, Sati, his youngest daughter, was an incarnation of Goddess Shakti. She was born to marry Shiva. Daksha tried all ways to keep Sati away from Shiva. But Sati (Prakriti) and Shiva (Purusha) were incomplete without each other. Daksha’s anger could not stop their union. Daksha was unhappy about this and to show his anger, he decided to conduct a major yagna. All the gods and people were invited. But Shiva and Sati were not invited. Shiva knew very well that this was a plan to insult him. But Sati wanted

Sarvajna Vachana

A collection of teachings from Sarvajna Vachana. One who realizes his Self will be free from all fears and evil. Do not beg for anything from God because God is none but yourself if you root out Gunas and Desires from your heart. When vision, taste, smell, touch and sound are conquered, one becomes God. He who has control over his senses leads a life of bliss on earth. One can attain liberation even before death if one pursues the path of true knowledge. And true knowledge is seeing God in all animate and inanimate. One who is content to eat what is available and wear what is available and one is content to live and sleep where he wants, is he not happy as a king. If unchecked your own mind, eyes and tongue can destroy you. One who avoid gluttony lives long. Truth and good conduct if cherished dispel darkness called ajnana. Those who weep excessively for the departed forget that they also will have to join them in due course of time. Real Tirtha (s