Why is there a turtle in Shiva temple?
In few temples , we see Even a Turtle placed in front of Shiv linga. The reason may be Turtle represents Lord Vishnu’s kurma Avatar, thus indicating that Shiva and Vishnu are one and the same. The other reason may be , How a turtle closes itself into a shell , and is strong as a mountain in the outer side.
Which God is tortoise?
Kurma (Sanskrit: कूर्म; Kurma, ‘Turtle’, ‘Tortoise’), is an Avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu….
Kurma | |
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Member of Dashavatara | |
Half-Human and Half-Tortoise depiction of Vishnu | |
Devanagari | कूर्म |
Affiliation | Vishnu (Second Avatar) |
Why is Nandi sitting in front of Lord Shiva in temples?
Then he ordered Nandi to sit in front of him and blow some air on to his throat. The air blown on to his throat relieves him from the burning sensation. From then Onwards, Lord Shiva does his mediation with the help of Nandi. This is the story behind having Nandi sitting in front of Lord Shiva in all our temples.
Why Nandi and tortoise are placed in temples?
But nobody might have not seen or noticed there are many things placed in the temple, which are of symbolic significance to inspire the devotees in their spiritual practice. Among them, Nandi and Tortoise has got special predominance and symbolic significance.
What is the significance of the turtle facing Lord Shiva?
Its the way that tortoise hatches its eggs, they don’t sit over their eggs to hatch, instead they constantly look at them, and hence it is kept facing lord shiva which signifies that one should concentrate while praying the god. Apart from that, turtle also has a remote relation with lord Shiva…
Why did Lord Shiva ordered Nandi to blow air on his throat?
The poison in the throat is always a burning sensation for lord Shiva. Lord Shiva loves to spend time in meditation (Dhyanam). But this burning throat is not allowing him to do his meditation. Then he ordered Nandi to sit in front of him and blow some air on to his throat.