6000 YEAR OLD KEDARNATH TEMPLE, THE HIGHEST AMONG THE TWELVE JYOTIRLINGA SHIVA TEMPLES – CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL

ADI SHANKARACHARYA MOKSHA STHAL  2000 BC ,   NANDI BULL ,  GAURI KUND HOT WATER SPRINGS , KEDARNATH TEMPLE  BUILT BY EMPEROR JAYAMEYJAYAN GRANDSON OF ABHIMANYU –  CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL 

Three days ago, Kedarnath temple and the Nandi Bull at its entrance was the sole survivor of landslides and flash floods.

Thousand of devotees are feared dead.

In the 2012 season 5.5 lakh pilgrims visited Kedarnath .

In 2000 BC, Adi Shankaracharya came to Kedarnath with 4 of his disciples.  However he preferred to go the final 14 kilometers alone to Kedarnath temple from Gauri Kund hot springs , which he created for his shivering disciples .

He shed his mortal coil at Kedarnath temple and attained moksha at the age of 32.  Moksha is freedom for the endless cycle of re-births.

The relatives of the pilgrims who died must seek consolation from this belief that at Kedanath you get Mokshsa , if you die ( not if you commit suicide ).   

Adi Shankaracharya who was born in Kerala at Kaladi , was kicked forward in time by the white Christian invader and their Tamilian Iyer Brahmin stooges by 2800 years .  

In return for fudging ancient Indian history, they granted the death of Adi Shankaracharya at Kanchipuram – which is a white lie.

Above: An ancient engineering marvel.

The Kanchi Mutt Chronicles , claim that Adi Sankaracharya had spent the last days of his life in Kanchipuram where he attained samadhi, and not in the Himalayas .  

They cooked upa Samadhi at the Kamakshi temple premises and named it `Shankaracharya samadhi'.  This is in addition to fudging the records for the line of Shankaracharyas in 800 AD instead of 2000 BC.

But what these Christian invader historians could NOT understand is that you can never have a samadhi inside a Devi temple.  So now this mandapam is renamed  as `Shankaracharya sannidhi', a sanctum,  not a dargah or tomb. 

Kedarnath temple Shiva lingam is pyramid shaped and hence is unique among Shiva temples.

In the Mahabharat war of 4000 BC,  the finest flower of chivalry and heroism perished in the flames of war in a matter of eighteen days.   Pandavas were guilty of over drive, of course aided by Lord Krishna. They had no honour left and were having nightmares during sleep.  It was Lord Krishna himself who advised them to seek the blessing of Lord Shiva.

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MAHABHARATA AND BHAGAWAT GITA 4000 BC VADAKAYIL 

Above:  Arjuna can be seen restraining Krishna from attacking grand sire Bheeshma against the rules of the war.  Bheeshma was killed by Arjuna by firing his arrows over the shoulders of Shikandi .  Bheeshma did NOT protect himself as he recognised Shikandi as Amba in re-birth.  Amba had jumped into the fire as Bheeshma refused to marry her ( in her previous life ),  when insisted by Parashurama..

Upon the onset of the Kali yuga and the departure of Lord Krishna, Yudhisthira and his four brothers retired, leaving the throne to their only descendant to survive the war of Kurukshetra, Arjuna's grandson Parikshit. 

Below: King Parikshit putting a poisonous snake on Shamika rishi while in deep meditation.

King Parikshit who was killed by snake bite , was father of Emperor Jayameyjayan who built Kedarnath Temple in a grand manner . 

Giving up all their belongings and ties, the Pandavas and Draupadi , accompanied by a dog, made their final journey of pilgrimage to the Himalayas in search of Lord Shiva .

Meanwhile at Kedarnath a very healthy and good looking bull joined them.  Shiva has taken the form of the bull, as he was NOT happy with the Pandavas for their deceit during the war, and hence loathe to give them darshan.  

The Pandavas sort of had the gut feeling that the bull was Shiva in disguise.  Bhima as usual jumped the gun and tried to catch the bull by its tail.  Lord Shiva just disappeared into the ground, leaving the hump above the ground as a Lingam,  and a blazing fiery column of light sprouted. This is why only the Kedarnath Shiva Lingam is a sort of a  hump.

Digression:  While climbing the peaks, Draupadi and four of the Pandavas fell to their deaths, dragged down by the weight of their guilt for their enormous sins.  Yudhisthira was the only one to reach the mountain peak, because he was unblemished by sin or untruth.

The fact remains that he did deceive to kill his Guru Dronacharya, by using a loophole . He said Ashwatthama is dead alluding to an elephant , which was also the name of Dronacharya’s son. Dronacharya got down from his chariot in grief , sat down in meditative pose and he was beheaded from behind..

On reaching the top, Indra asked him to abandon the dog before entering the Heaven, at Chorabari  Sarovar. But Yudhisthira refused to do so, citing the dog's unflinching loyalty as a reason.  Once again it turned out that the dog was his father, Dharma.

Chorabari lake, 3900 metres above sea level is also known as Gandhi sarovar, as his ashes were immersed here. You can see the Chorabari Bamak glacier in the picture above-- 3 kms from Kedarnath.

The origin of the revered temple can be found in the great epic Mahabharat.

Why was King Pariskhit , the father of Emperor Jayemeyjayan killed by snake bite?

Those who are interested in knowing this punch into Google search –

KING COBRA AND SNAKE TEMPLES OF KERALA VADAKAYIL

Outside the Kedarnath temple there is a stone statue of Nandi bull.

Who is Nandi?

Nandi, the sacred bull that Shiva rides, is another commonly recognizable symbol of Shiva worship.  Almost all Shiva temples have the Nandi humped bull reclining on a raised platform and facing the entrance door of the shrine gazing at the Lord in his symbolic Shiva Lingam form.

After Samudra Manthan the whole sea polymerized due to a deadly poison catalyzed by Snake Vasuki’s venom.  The planet was now in imminent danger .  Lord Shiva came forward as only he could salvage the grave situation.

Shiva scooped up the poison into his hand and drank it. Fearing that her husband would die, Parvati constricted his neck and the descent of the poison was in turn stopped at his throat. The poison started spilling out of his mouth and Nandi jumped forward and lapped it up.  

The devas and asuras watching were shocked and wondered aloud what would happen to Nandi.  Lord Siva calmed their fears saying, "Nandi  has surrendered into me so completely that he has all my powers and my protection".  Nandi is lso considered as  one of Shiva’s two door-keepers, the other being Mahakala.

Above : View from Kedarnath temple.

Adi  Sankaracharya  renovated the Kedarnath shrine in 2000 BC.  At the back, there is the Samadhi of Shankaracharya which is visited by all who visit the Kedarnath temple.  

Above: The Adi Shankaracharya samadhi at Kedarnath houses a spathika shivalingam. Spatika shivalingam is basically a trigonal srystal , one part silicon and two parts oxygen. It has  mysterious healing properties and removes all curses and negative karma . Nobody ever leaves Kedarnath without praying to this Shiva lingam.

He established four mutts in four directions of the country in 2000 BC – Jyotir mutt in North,  Govardhan Mutt at Puri in east,  Shringeri  Mutt in Karnataka in south and Dwarika mutt in Gujarat in west .

Above : Photograph of Kedarnath temple 130 years ago.

Kanchi Mutt which Tamil Iyers stooges of the British keep shouting from tree tops about,  did NOT exist in Adi Shankaracharya’s scheme of affairs.  Kanchi Mutt is the one who kicked Adi Shankaracharya 2800 years forward in time  Fake Kanchi mutt records were created in collusion with desh drohi Tamil Iyers.. 

Above : Photograph of Kedarnath temple in July 2013--after the floods.

The British would have recorded Adi Shankaracharya's conversations with imaginary Christians and Muslims outside Kanchi Mutt -- the same way they made Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala do,  to make him a very recent phenomenon after the birth of Christianity and Islam..

Above: Photograph of Kedarnath temple 130 years ago.

In Hinduism, Char Dham Yatra in Himalayas comprises of pilgrimage to Badrinath Temple, Kedarnath Temple, Gangotri and Yamunotri in Uttarakhand.

Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand state is nestled in the snow-clad Himalayas is only by foot, and open only for six months a year.  From Gaurikund hot water springs it is a 14 kms journey by foot or by horses. The pilgrim gets to witness wild unparalleled scenic beauty,  panoramic views of innumerable snow - clad peaks,  mind blowing rhododendron forests and enchanting alpine meadows. . 

It is very close to the indo- Chinese border, where the Mandakini River originates.

The head priest (Rawal) of the Kedarnath temple belongs to the Veerashaiva community from Karnataka, as ordained by Adi Shankaracharya. 

The Rawal moves along with the deity to Ukhimath during the winter season when the temple is totally rimed by hard ice and path is blocked by snow. Near Kedarnath is the source of the river Mandakini that joins Alakananda at Rudraprayag.

Ascending the large gray steps leading to the holy sanctum of Kedarnath you can find inscriptions in Pali.. The main shrine is known as Garbha Griha, where the devotees pay their offerings and worship Lord Shiva.  The mandap, houses the images of Pandavas , Draupadi , Lord Krishna and  Kunti (mother of Pandavas).  

There are 12 Jyothirlinga temples in India, where Lord Shiva appeared as a blazing column of light.

The Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra:-

Saurashtre Somanaatham Cha

Sree Shaile Mallikarjunam

Ujjayinyaam Mahaakaalam

Omkaare Mamaleswaram

Himalaye to Kedaram

Daakinyaam Bhimashankaram

Vaaranaasyaam cha Viswesam

Trayambakam Gowtameethate

Paralyaam Vaidyanaatham cha

Naagesam Daarukaavane

Setubandhe Ramesham

Grushnesam cha Shivaalaye

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ADVAITA VEDANTA PHILOSOPHY  ADI SHANKARACHARYA 2000 BC VADAKAYIL

In Skand Puran Sage Narada explains to a hunter that Kedarnath  is the most auspicious place. Dying here brings salvation even to the animals and the birds.  

A pilgrim who visits Badrinath without visiting Kedarnath does not get the full benefit of the pilgrimage. 

Drinking the water that has been offered at Kedarnath removes the bad Karma of many births and  frees the ancestors of their sins .

Shiva lingam stone is a black meterorite stone which hold the DNA  or seed of life on earth.

Christians, Jews and Muslims used to ridicule this stone as Shiva’s penis, till NASA broke a bombshell 2 years ago,  that DNA is inherent in this stone.

Punch into Google search NASA DNA METERORITE VADAKAYIL

You can see pilgrims just sitting in silence inside the Kedarnath temple mandap deep in meditation or just reflecting on Lord Shiva in silence. 

The time you spend alone with Lord Shiva at Kedarnath  will transform your character .. Later your integrity in an unbelieving world will make others long to go on pilgrimage to Kedarnath.

The foreign funded Indian TV under the influence of JOSHUA PROJECT 2 , are doing overdrive on prime time that the Indian government must control the number of pilgrims to Kedarnath.  

They had recently tried the same stunt with Sabarimala , saying that the pilgrims frightened the animals in the forest.  

Hey, much better— they must tell all the Hindu pilgrims to convert to Christianity and send them to Jesusalem and Vatican.

Grace and peace!

CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL
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