You must be in a quest that why Shiva
lord sacrificed everything to reach Amarnath cave. According to mythology, when
Lord Shiva was insisted by his wife to reveal the secret of immortality, he decided to proceed towards the
cave. On his way to the cave he abandoned everything.
In order to reveal the secret of immortality, Lord Shiva left his
son, vehicle, etc in various isolated places, which is why all these places
seem like Tirthasthal.
There are
two ways for Amarnath Journey � Pahalgam and Sonmarg Baltal. And Lord Shiva
took the Pahalgam route to reach the cave.
Pahalgam
This is
a place where Lord Shiva first left his vahan, Nandi, when he took Parvati to
the cave to tell her the amar katha. It is 96 kms from Srinagar and is surrounded
by mountain peaks.
Chandanwadi
The next
place after Pahalgam is Chandanwadi. According to beliefs, Lord Shiva
renounced the moon from his head here. The moon then waited for Lord Shiva to
return here. This is how the name of this place became Chandanwadi
Pissu Top
Slightly ahead of Chandanwadi is Pissu Top. According to this, for the darshan of Amarnath, a huge fight between the Gods and Demons occurred. That time with the help of Lord Shiva, Gods defeated the Demons. With the dead bodies of demons, a mountain was formed.
Sheshnag
This is
a place where Lord Shiva had dropped the snake from this neck. There is a lake
of blue water here, which proves that this is the place of Sheshnag.
Mahagunas
Mountain
The next
place after Sheshnag is Mahagunas Mountain. It is at an altitude of 14,000
feet. According to mythology, Lord Shiva had left his beloved son Ganesha here.
Panchatrani
It is
believed that god Shiva sacrificed the five Panchabhut here i.e. space, air,
water, fire and earth. Here is the convergence of five rivers. And these five rivers
flowing here come out from the tangles of Shiva.
Amarnath
Cave
This is
the final destination of the journey. In this cave Lord Shiva told the secret
of immortality to Parvati. The path of 3 kms to the cave is covered with snow. The
cave is about 100 feet long and 150 feet wide. In this cave the ice �Shivling is
formed.and the devotees� feels blessed after having the Darshan of Shivling and
this is also a symbol of people�s faith and trust.
