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[PARAMASHIVAN]

The origins of Bana-Lingaa

Tarakaksha, Viryana & Vidunmali, famously addressed as Tripurasuras, are siblings of the demon king Tarakasura. Tripurasuras somehow learnt that if you please the God, they grant you what you wish, so they started doing severe penance praying to Brahma. The Creator eventually appeared and granted without any hesitance all they wished but under one condition that they follow the rituals and verses in daily basis. The Boon were => 3 forts which cannot be destoryed alone and its visibilty, that is the location of either of the fort, will be known for a breif moment in only 1000 years. Tripurasuras went ahead and contructed 3 forts with - Gold (occupied Tarakaksha), silver (occupied Viryana) and iron occupied by (Vidunmali). Now that they have this invincibilty, they started to conquer everything, including the God's own land.

Panicking, the Gods went to Vishnu. Hearing the peculiar boon been granted, Vishnu analysed and zeroed the loop-hole. He did many actions, and founded a illusionary relegion that was spread by Naradha, which stated that Heaven-Earth-Hell co-exists. This science of illusion got spread over the years in the 3 forts, now famously known as Tripuri. The time mark of 1000 years was nearing and the new found religion took hold of Tripuri, crashing the existing verses and rituals, thus exiting the contract made with Brahma.

Time now to plot the destruction of the 3 forts, as penetrating them one by one is out of question because they are indestructible individually and can be destroyed only together, not even a nano-second apart. They seek the help of Shiva, who plots the war strategy of taking down Tripuri when the right moment comes, that is when it is visible for a short while once 1000 years. He assembled his loyalists and formed the deadliest team - The earth, his chariot ; Bhrama, his charioter ; Sun & Moon, the wheels ; Meru, his bow and finally Vishnu himself the arrow, Pinaka (thus Vishnu gets another name Pinakapani).

With the ultimate arsenal in his pocession, Shiva launched Pinaka at the ripe moment which shattered Tripuri into pieces. Tripurasuras & other demons meet instant death with that single shot. The shattered forts landed in 3 different palces, pieces of one over the bed of River Narmada. Thus, these peices became celestial 'special' stones, quite rare and unique and thus, got the name Narmada Lingaa or Bana-Lingaa or Svayambhu Lingaa.

Next time you visit Jabalpur in Madhaya Pradesh, take a walk in the banks of Narmada and see if you can get hold of a Bana-Lingaa. Mahatma Ghandhi's ashes were immersed in the River Narmada (at TilwaraGhat near Jabalpur), care to pay your respects to him.

Until next Lingaa story, its yours turly signing off.

If I am right, isn't there a one of Lord Shiva 's Jyothylingams there ?? and there is one famous Mahadeva temple , I think it is called Tripurareshwar Mahadeva temple?