![]() ![]() Jyothirlinga shrines commemorate this time when Shiva appeared. The Jyotirlinga is the supreme indivisible reality from which Shiva appears. Shiva then appeared as a second Jyotirlinga and cursed Brahma, telling him that he would have no place in the ceremonies. Brahma, who had set off upward, lied that he had discovered the upper end of the pillar, but Vishnu, who had gone in the direction of the base of the pillar, admitted that he had not. Vishnu and Brahma parted company to determine the extent of each end of the pillar. To test them, Shiva pierced the three worlds as an immeasurable pillar of light, the Jyotirlinga. ![]() ![]() According to Shiv Mahapuraan, Brahma (The Creator) and Vishnu (The Preserver) once had a disagreement about which of them was supreme. ![]()
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