Parad Lingam

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Hi Ladaji,

 

Would like to humbly mention that even after a human attains

MahaSamadhi, the parad is still around, that is the parad "outlives"

the human. Also haven't heard of parad dissolving. This person

mentioned that roadside stalls in India are selling them all over

the place outside temples and playing mantras from tape-deck or CD-

player as they sell them.

 

Would think there are two different types of parad: One is the

sacred item that is meticulously made by persons with siddhis who

come from long lineages of making parad where they also perform 16

Samskaras. The second type is made by craftsmen who have skills in

copying parad holy items but without siddhi to bless them, hence

the "dissolving".

 

Shri Gitananda Giri of Pondicherry, South India, founder of the

Ananda Ashram had parad beads and parad ShivLing. He has since

attained MahaSamadhi but the sacred items are still around and

certainly haven't dissolved as they were made by certain Siddhas.

 

Om Namah Shivaya

Sy

 

, "Baines, Lada

AVED:EX" <Lada.Baines@g...> wrote:

> FYI........................should we have any concern re: this

> information........

>

> ThankQ

> Lada

>

>

>

> In my opinion, it is better for you to continue with your family

> tradition

> and customs. Parad lingam and Parad Shree Chakrams are not for

> householders. It is widely used by "mantriks" and "tantriks". The

> disadvantage/danger of idols/symbols made of "paarad" (mercury) is

> that it will be absorbing all the malefic affects of planets and

> effects

> of "mantra prayoga" on you by your enemies/opponents, and each

time

> it protects you, it shrinks in size. The day it fully

> shrinks/dissolves, the

> owner of the idol will also drown in life, usually causing death.

>

> By and large, parad and rasa lingas are one and the same. Rasa

sidhas

> solidify mercury on an auspicious day when there is a powerful

> combination of planets and stars, just with the power of mantras.

>

>

> This is kaliyuga and anything can happen. Nowadays we see the

Shree

> Chakram being sold along side the roads, sacred mantras are loudly

> played through music systems in open etc. All that is prohibited by

> our

> scriptures are being done without any fear or regard. So, it is

wise

> to

> adhere to the norms and customs of our Hindu Dharma.

>

> regards.

>

> --- =============>

> >

> > I have been performing Shivabhishek in my house on a small

> > Narmadeshwar Lingam. I have seen sphatik lingams and parad

> lingams

> > too, but have continued with my little narmadeshwar, because i

have

> > felt that a Lingam is a `chinha', an indication, a symbol of

Shiv,

> > and therefore it does not matter whether it is made from

riversand,

> > stone, silver, crystal (sphatik), or Parad.

> >

> > Recently I had a visitor from a visitor from Slovenia who was

> > visiting India in search of Rasa Siddhas. We got to talk about

> Paarad

> > Lingam and the discussion has made me more curious than ever

> about

> > this subject.

> >

> > I have searched the Internet for information on parad lingam, but

> it

> > only has the usual commercial information. Therefore I decided

to

> > turn to this reverand group of sadhaks with my following

queries:

> >

> > 1. What are the benefits of worshipping/performing an abhishek

on

> > Parad Lingam? Have these benefits been experienced by other

> sadhaks?

> >

> > 2. Is Parad Lingam the same as Rasa Lingam? If not, what are the

> > differences?

> >

> > 3. People are now selling Sri Yantra made of Mercury. Parad is

> Shiv's

> > veerya and it does not make sense to me to have a Parad Shri

> Yantra.

> > Is it ok to have a parad shryantra?

> >

> > 4. Where can one get a genuine parad/rasa lingam for puja and

> > abhishek?

> >

> > I do not seek this information for any commercial purpose.

> >

> >