YouTube video narration (Feb 25, 2025) telling the story of the Somnath Jyotirlinga: its ancient status as the first Jyotirlinga, destruction during Mehmood Ghazni’s 1026 AD invasion, secret preservation of shattered Shivling fragments by Agnihotri priests for nearly a millennium, scientific tests reporting unusual magnetic properties, and the January 2025 handover of the fragments to Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for a public reveal on Mahashivratri.
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1026 AD.
2% iron.
1924.
January 2025.
During Mahashivratri (the video announces a reveal on Mahashivratri).
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This is the story of the most mysterious stone in the world. A thousand year old Levitating Jyotirlinga that disappeared after a horrific invasion. Lost, Forgotten. Until now. After centuries of secrecy, we're about to reveal what no one believed was possible. How was it found? Why is it so unique? And how, after a thousand years, did it reach Gurudev? According to ancient Hindu scriptures, the Somnath temple wasn't just any temple. It was the first Jyotirlinga, the holiest of the 12 sacred shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva, said to be built in the Satyuga by the moon God Soma himself. And Lord Krishna had done penance here. The Shivling housed within the temple was unlike any anything ever seen. It defied gravity, hovering in midair, held by a powerful magnetic force. It was a source of faith and devotion for millions. But its power, its significance, made it a target. In 1026 AD, Mehmood Ghazni led a brutal invasion. Wave after wave, his forces stormed the Somnath temple, massacring thousands, looting its sacred treasures and shattering the sacred Shivling. Leaving behind devastation and heartbreak that echoed for centuries. The Jyotharlinga was thought to be lost forever. After the Somna temple was destroyed, the Agnihotri priests secretly collected the shattered pieces of the sacred Shivling, shaping them into smaller Shivlings and made it their life's mission to to protect them at all costs. For nearly thousand years, they kept it hidden and passed it down through generations. No one outside the family even knew. They performed rituals daily, waiting for the day when they could reinstate the Jyotirlinga in its rightful place. The priests worshiping the Shivling fragments noticed something amazing. The stones were magnetic. Maybe this held a clue to how the original Jyotirlinga levitated. Scientists ran some tests on the stones and the results were mind blowing.
I have not seen any white straw having a magnetic property.
Firstly, it's super magnetic, but its magnetic field isn't at the poles like a normal magnet. It's centered right in the middle. Scientists were shocked because they've never seen any anything like it. And it gets even more interesting. This stone has almost no iron, which is crucial for magnetic properties. Scientists were baffled as no substance on earth exists with this composition that displays magnetic properties.
The iron content is 2%, but I am unable to explain why it is so. But there is definitely magnetic. There is no doubt about it because I just now checked up with the magnet. It is magnetic.
Ancient Indian scriptures have described such a material that actually came from outer space. In 1924, the Kanchi Shankaracharya instructed the priests to keep the Shivlinga hidden for a hundred years. The Shankaracharya asked the priests to give the Shivlinga to Gurudev Shri Sri Rabi Shankar in Bangalore. That moment finally arrived in January 2025. Sitaram Shastri, the last custodian of this sacred legacy, made the journey to meet Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and he handed over the Shivling fragments to him. This Mahashivratri, the original Jyotirlinga will be revealed to the world for the first, first time in a millennium at the art of living Bangalore Ashram in the presence of Gurudev. After a thousand year wait, devotees will finally have the opportunity to witness the power and divinity of the Jyotirlinga and seek its blessing. Come be part of history.