Spatika Lingam:
Spatika lingam is six faced long, stick and glassy that are mostly found in the mountains of Himalaya, Vindhya and Sankagiri. It is made of crystal.
Cultural Beliefs:
Spatika Lingam has divine power. In Puranas Spatikam is the divine stone which represents the Trimurthi (Lords Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma) and goddess Shakti. As per Yajur Vedam Lord Shiva is also described as “Jyothi spatika Lingam”, i.e. Lord Shiva is in the form of Jyothi, Lingam and Spatika. Lord Shiva resides in atom, electron and neutron of the spatika lingam.
According to ancients 'Prana Prathista of Shiva Lingam' is not required when the lingam is made with spatikam. By touching spatika lingam in the early morning will bring positive effects for the whole day.
Spatika lingam was worshiped as Lord Chandramauleeswara in Chidabaram, Tamilnadu, Lord Sundareswara in Meenakshi Temple, Madurai Lord Ramanathaswamy in Rameshwaram, Tamilnadu.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SPHATIKA LINGAM
Solar energy shines bequtifully in the transparent
sphatika Siva Lingam. Offering milk, water, or vihbuti
to the sphatika Lingam removes all curses and negative
karma. When the Siva Panchakshari Mantra is offered
108 times, with milk or vibhuti, the darkest sins are
destroyed.
If one chants the Siva Panchakshari Mantra 108 times
with vibhuti, one obtains tremendous merit. If the
vibhui obtained from such worship is spplied to the
forehead, ones fate which is written ont he forehead
by Lord Brahma can be completely altered for the
better. If one eats a pinch of that vibhuti, all
poverty, sins and dieseases can be destroyed.
If the Mrutyumjaya Mantra is chanted 12,27 54 or 108
times while offering milk, water or vibhuti all
illness can be cured. Accidents and other mishaps will
also be prevented. Just by viewing the sphatika
Lingam, sorrows and difficulties will be relieved.
Lord Siva is very fond of abhishekham. If the Siva
Panchakshari Mantra is chanted 108 times while
offering 108 spoonfuls of milk every Mondya for twenty
weeks, ones desire will be fulfilled.
Puja performed to a sphatika Lingamwill enhance ones
confidence and power. Mantra siddhi or perfrection of
any particular mantra can be more easily obtained when
chanted before the spahtika Lingam with oferings.
Scientific Reasons:
Spatika is a gemstone made of silicon and oxygen(SiO4).
Spatika is a good conductor of heat. The wearer will attain coolness and calmness.
Spatikam is used to replace diamond and associated planet Venus.
Goddess Sarawathi always holds spatika mala in her hand. Spatika will bring electro-chemical balance in the body and absorbs excess heat.
Spatika Shiva Lingam attracts the sunlight and reflects 7-colors as the rainbow.
Pouring water on Spatika Lingam(Crystal Quartz) will ionize the water and this water is having different healing properties. Spatikam will restore the water crystalline structure and prevents pollution.
By drinking abhishekam water from spatikam lingam, These liquids carry heavy loads of oxygen to each and every cell in the blood stream and eliminates the free radicals from the body and prevent diseases. Spatika lingam will increase alkalinity levels and electrical conductivity of the liquids and decrease the surface tension of liquid. Intake of abhishekam liquids makes the human body to operate much more smoothly.
According gemologist these Crystals will need to recharge to release negative energies. There are so many prescribed methods washing Spatikam in sea water, River water, burying crystals inside earth for sometime, exposing crystals to sun or moon rays,Creating Sound vibrations by ringing bell.
Refer Dr. Masaru Emoto's Water Theory about water crystalline structure.
