08-06-2008, 07:55 PM
Myth: Amarnath was discovered by some goat herd about 150 years ago.
Fact:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The shrine is cover 5, 000 years old and forms an important part of ancient Hindu
mythology
The reference to Amarnath can be seen in the Nilamata Purana ( v. 1324) .
he pilgrimage to the holy cave has been described with full topographical details
in the Bhringish Samhita and the Amarnatha Mahatmya, both ancient texts said to
have been composed even earlier.
References to Amarnath, known have also been made in historical chronicles like
the Rajatarangini.
Several Western travellers âaccounts also leave no doubt about the fact that the
holy cave has been known to people for centuries.à´The Amarnath Fact Sheet
âThe lake of dazzling whiteness [resembling ] a sea of milk ( Sheshnag) , which he
created [for himself as residence ] on a far off mountain, is to the present day seen
by the people on the pilgrimage to Amareshwara. â( Rajatarangini, Book I v.
267. Translation: M. A. Stein) .
Rajatarangini ( Book II v. 138) : alhana says that ing Samdhimat Aryaraja ( 34 BCE-
17CE) used to spend âthe most delightful ashmir summer âin worshiping a linga
formed of snow âin the regions above the forests â.
Chronicle of ashmir, a sequel to alhana âs Rajatarangini, Jonaraja relates that
that Sultan Zainu âl- abidin ( 1420- 1470) paid a visit to the sacred tirtha of Amarnath
while constructing a canal on the left bank of the river Lidder ( vv. 1232- 1234) .
The great Sikh Guru Arjan Dev granted land in Amritsar for the ceremonial
departure of Chari, the holy mace of Lord Shiva which marks the beginning of the
Yatra to the Holy Cave
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http://thekashmir.files.wordpress.com/20...rnath2.pdf
Fact:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The shrine is cover 5, 000 years old and forms an important part of ancient Hindu
mythology
The reference to Amarnath can be seen in the Nilamata Purana ( v. 1324) .
he pilgrimage to the holy cave has been described with full topographical details
in the Bhringish Samhita and the Amarnatha Mahatmya, both ancient texts said to
have been composed even earlier.
References to Amarnath, known have also been made in historical chronicles like
the Rajatarangini.
Several Western travellers âaccounts also leave no doubt about the fact that the
holy cave has been known to people for centuries.à´The Amarnath Fact Sheet
âThe lake of dazzling whiteness [resembling ] a sea of milk ( Sheshnag) , which he
created [for himself as residence ] on a far off mountain, is to the present day seen
by the people on the pilgrimage to Amareshwara. â( Rajatarangini, Book I v.
267. Translation: M. A. Stein) .
Rajatarangini ( Book II v. 138) : alhana says that ing Samdhimat Aryaraja ( 34 BCE-
17CE) used to spend âthe most delightful ashmir summer âin worshiping a linga
formed of snow âin the regions above the forests â.
Chronicle of ashmir, a sequel to alhana âs Rajatarangini, Jonaraja relates that
that Sultan Zainu âl- abidin ( 1420- 1470) paid a visit to the sacred tirtha of Amarnath
while constructing a canal on the left bank of the river Lidder ( vv. 1232- 1234) .
The great Sikh Guru Arjan Dev granted land in Amritsar for the ceremonial
departure of Chari, the holy mace of Lord Shiva which marks the beginning of the
Yatra to the Holy Cave
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://thekashmir.files.wordpress.com/20...rnath2.pdf