Sathya Sai Connection to Somnath Jyotirlinga | The Complete Story

Apart from delving into the hoary history of the Somnath temple and the Jyotirlinga there, this video focuses on one singular event which shows the intimate connection between Sathya Sai and Somnath!
On the 17th May, 1970, streams of cars and buses flowed to the great Somnath Temple on the coast of Saurashtra, for, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba was to open the Digvijayadwar of the magnificently renovated temple of the ancient Someswar shrine. This temple is situated on a spot sung as most holy even in the Vedas; it is praised in the Mahabharata epic; it is said the place is called Somnath on account of the Sparsha Linga of Somanath in the temple which was worshipped by Soma (the Moon God), who is the presiding Deity of the Mind. It is associated with the penance of the Pandavas, and the Divine Lives of Krishna and Balarama. It was for centuries the centre of a long line of Sivayogis, who had specialised in Somavidya. It was the celebrated centre of the Pasupatha Cult of Siva worship founded by Lakulisa 1700 years ago.
History reveals that the temple was built and rebuilt, on the same sacred spot, whenever it became dilapidated with age or whenever it suffered from depredation. The third of this series was the one that was destroyed by the ruler of Ghazni in 1026 A. D. It is said that the Fifth Temple too met with the same fate, at the hands of the rulers of Delhi. On Diwali day, 1947, when the Indian Army entered the Nawabdom of Junagadh, where Somanath is situated, Sardar Vallabhai Patel announced, "We have decided that Somnath should be reconstructed; this is a holy task in which all should partcipate.”
The new Temple called Mahameru Prasad has been completed and the Entrance Gopuram, named after the late Jamsaheb of Nawanagar, the President of the Somnath Trust (who laid the Foundation Stone for the Temple in 1950) was now ready for inauguration by Bhagavan. The Late Jam Saheb had prayed to Baba that He should inaugurate the Gopuram, and the Rajamata of Nawanagar was happy that Baba had agreed to do so and come to Saurashtra to fulfil the prayer of the Royal family.
It was a great and significant event, in the history of Somnath, that deserves to be written in letters of Gold. For, Bhagawan Baba had declared that He will reveal that day, the real Somnath, No wonder there was an immense gathering of eager Darshan seekers not only at Somanath, but, all along the 180 miles-route from Jamnagar to that shrine, at Rajkot, Junagadh and a host of other towns and villages.
Swami opened the lock on the artistically carved and embossed door of the imposing Digvijayadwar with a silver key; then, He proceeded along the red carpet, through the festooned passage to the main Temple. Entering the Holy shrine, He created 108 golden bilva leaves, and 108 golden flowers, by a mere wave of His Divine Hand. The leaves and flowers were reverentially touched by the devotees of His entourage. He then poured them with His Hand on the Siva Idol installed in the shrine while a group of Pundits was reciting the Vedic Mantras.
A few minutes later, Baba waved His Hand again; lo and be, hold! The Sparsha Linga of Somnath, (which according to the Skanda Purana is a Swayambhulinga of great prowess, as bright as the Sun, of the size of the egg of a hen, situated underground) was present in His palm. That was the authentic Someswara He had promised to reveal, nestling for untold centuries, underground, under the main upper Linga, away from the hands of depredators and invades. Bhagawan gave It to the Chief Priest, so that It may be worshipped hence-forward without intermission to the full delight of devotees. Then, with the Trustees, the Collector and the local Officers, Baba went round the temple, and unfurled the flag on the 150 feet high tower over the Shrine. Thousands acclaimed Baba, as He gave, Darshan to them at the temple.

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[@saistudent]

Going to the place and researching about Swami is also bliss!! With Him, everything is bliss. 😊🙏 Sairam

[@vasantharadhakrishnan156]

Sairam. Thank u Dear Bro.for taking time to reply with your busy schedule. May Baba Bless you u to do the Divine work. ❤❤❤❤

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Your devotion says to everybody Bhagwan is always with us…sometimes it seems swami wants to give messages to us through you…❤❤❤❤❤ Jai Jai Sathya Saieshwara Jai Jai Somanatheshwara

[@ThrishnaNaidoo]

Aum Sri Sai Ram to our beloved Bhagawan Baba and to everyone. What a wonderful and beautiful story of the Somanth Temple. We are blessed to see Swami in front of the 3 feet Somanth Lingum and that he brought out the Golden Egg shaped Lingum from deep underground. Thanks Brother Aravind for relating this story

[@sanjoshi729]

Such a beautiful story, with history unknown commonly. You narrated in beautiful way, dipped in sentiments, emotion and devotion. You help us to love Bhagwan more and more everyday,every moment. Thanks, Arvind. GOD BLESS.. YOU..

[@addalasurya8002]

Sir - tears of happiness 🙏, cannot thank you enough for this seva. May Lord Sainath/Somnath continue to shower their grace upon all of us 🙏 - Sairam.

[@sakuntalaramaswamy7915]

Most Inspiring and Blissful Narration. Arvind's Enthralling and Delightful way of Narration , makes it such a Heart warming Story. Our Dearest Swamy's Miracle Performed at the Alter is indeed a Great Act and Making every body assembled there Spell Bound. Enjoyed so very Much Listening to this anecdote. Awaiting eagerly for the Next Satsang By Arvind.

[@ranidharanraja3172]

Omsrisairam kodipranams to the Lotus feet of our Beloved Baba ♥️ ❤️ 💕 thankyou Bala Baba blessyou and your children ❤️ 😊

[@dilippunekar6022]

HEARTIEST THANKS ARVIND SIR...THE LIVING VOICE OF SWAMI....

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MY DEAR SAIBROTHER ARAVID YOUR BIRTH IS BLESSED BY OUR DIVINE MOTHER SAYE WONDERFUL EXPLANATION FELT THAT WE'RE THERE WITH YOU ON PILGRIMS MY HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS THANK YOU SO MUCH DEAR FONDLY SAIRAM DEAR ❤❤❤

[@sadagopanramachandran2954]

Sairam. Very interesting and informative satsang. Tomorrow being poornima we r blessed to have the darshan of Somnath linga and sundara Sai. Thanks a lot. Nice videos also. 🙏🙏

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Sai Ram Brother. Secret unveiled. Just Divine Brother. As always great knowledge shared selflessly. Baba bless.

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Om Sai We are lucky to be one with Swami and knowing his treasure which he shared to all his Devotees Thanks to Aravind for giving us a beautiful spiritual Knowledge

[@gautamasubramaniam3171]

Arvindji Sairam Immense thanks to you for this wonderful Video on Somnath Jyothirlinga and about Bhagavan Baba's visit there. God bless you abundantly! Sairam

[@saistudent]

Thank you 🙏 Sairam

[@vimalasivagnanam9134]

Beautiful talk giving me goosebumps ! Thank you brother

[@alpanaupadhyay4886]

Sai Ram 🙏 brother, you have divine soul . I completely mesmerize to hear you. Swami bless you..

[@drmeenu7942]

Sai ram brother for this beautiful satsang 🙏🌹❤️

[@umaamin4603]

Wow! What a Sight! No words to say. Heart touching Vidio, and Arvind’s lovingly expressed Talk. Beautiful. God Bless You

[@leelachamp9136]

Thank you so much for researching into the history of this divine temple where our brloved Bhagawan was so much part off. Now I am even nore inspired to visit this temple because our Swami had treaded this spot . Just like when we went to Badrinath I was blown away to know that Swami once had been there. Thank you sooo much bro Arvind.

[@prashanthseetharaman6827]

Beautiful narration .Loved it.With Swami's video it makes it very special.

[@KapilSingh410]

Sai Ram Aravind!

[@narasimhankasturi3026]

AUM JAI SRI SAI RAM. I have been to SOMNATH. I did not know about this story which you related about SWAMI. Thanks to you . Col. K. Narasimhan Iyengar. ( Retd. )

[@meerasewjagath]

Thank u brother Arvind for this beautiful story really energizing❤

[@ramanbhaskar888]

Om Namashivaya Sambho Hara Hara Mahadev bless us

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Thank you so much brother always Swami blessing with and your family Sai Ram..

[@raghavanmk3784]

HAR HAR MAHADEV. OM SAIRAM. I am fortunate to have had darshan of Somnath Mahadev on several occasions. But this narration of Sri Sainath's has made the Darshan of Mahadev even more special.

[@saistudent]

Jai Sai Ram 🙏

[@dakshayiniknd2142]

Omsairam.thankyou.shring.divine.drashanalso.

[@girig8976]

Fantastic facts presented to the entire world !

[@radhaguru8376]

Koti Koti Pranaams to our Swami. Thanks a ton Arvind for this Mesmerizing Satsang. Yearning to have Darshan of Shri Someshwara and our dear Swami. Jai Sairam

[@ridhimainfo5535]

Overwhelmed Sir,Jai Sai Ram ❤

[@GundappaSrinivas]

Really each u presentation Spiritual Marvel Abundance, thank you very much, please don't stop do this more and more and enriching our devotion and transforming us

[@nagasaritha4716]

Sairam🙏

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Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu ❤️❤️..Pranaam bhaiya.Sai Ram ❤️

[@mariedekeyser6388]

And when I follow His Word written in Light, darkness will remain behind...

[@The2010arian]

Sai Ram 🙏😊! Such an informative video Aravind 😊😊👏

[@jaishreemenon5783]

Thank you for the wonderful story and Darshan of our Swami in Somnath temple.

[@saistudent]

My pleasure in sharing it.

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Sai mere puja sai mere govinda sai mere hanuman sai mere ram ram ram ram

[@srinathan1]

Omsrisairam omsrisairam omsrisairam omsrisairam omsrisairam

[@gauravkherakhera9753]

Sairam Anna... Wonderful❤

[@hemalatharamasamy7760]

Sai Ram,Aravind Ji!Thank you so much,Aravind Ji! When you said Somnath,I remember listening to a story yesterday about how Swami held the moon in his hand. There is KZbin channel called rainbow colors which posts beautiful photos of Swami,you may have already come across that channel. I listened to the story in that video!Aum Namah Shivaya!Jai Sai Ram.

[@saistudent]

Sairam 🙏

[@sharmatteerambaran3014]

Sai Ram. Beautiful and informative satsangh ❤

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🙏JaiMa🙏JaiSaiRam🙏AumNamahShivay🙏JaiHind🙏

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Om sai ram 🙏 sir❤love watching u

[@saistudent]

Thank you 🙏 I’m glad

[@prafullachandrashetty0830]

Very interesting! May the world know the truth and magnaminity of Indian ruler!

[@saistudent]

Jai Sai Ram 🙏

[@varalakshmibalivada3363]

Very peaceful ❤sai somnath. Swami narayana Andukondi sahasra koti pranamalu mee divya pada padmalaku bangaru thandri swami 🌹🌹🌹

[@manjulaadivappa9407]

Sairam brother you make my day with wonderful stories and real touch of. Swamy presence listening to you Tears just flow for great opportunity to know about all wonders of beloved swamy

[@saistudent]

Am humbled and happy to read that. Sairam and thank you 🙏

[@dilludillsYT]

You are blessed! Beautiful Curiosity rousing story telling....Thank you, enjoyed every moment as i moved with your rendition. SaiRam SaiRam 🙏🏻

[@saistudent]

Thank you. Sairam

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Sairam brother Aravind 🙏

[@sunithak8019]

Ohm Sai Ram

[@adrienne3334]

Thank you so much for this video of the 'Somnath' temple...

[@giri7231]

Thank you Sai Ram. Completely spellbound listening….

[@csvas]

❤❤❤ No words # except Blessings❤❤❤

[@vaishalipise2167]

Very very nice story brother, heart touching, thank u swami

[@abhijitkulkarni1977]

SaiRam! Thank you Arvindji for sharing this magnificent story of Jamsahib of Nawanagar and of Bhagwan Sri Satya Sai Baba's visit to the Somnath temple. Om Sri Sai Ram!

[@sasmitamishra2969]

Sairam n thanku Bhai for presenting the golden history of of Our Beloved Swamy... He has done a lot for us.. We only bows before Him to help us to obey His words.. Koti naman Pravu.. N again deep obligation Bhai to you. 🙏🏻❤🙏🏻

[@saistudent]

My pleasure and privilege. Glad that you enjoyed. Sairam 🙏

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🌹🙏Om Namah Shivay.🙏🌹

[@latatamang3530]

Jai Sairam 🙌

[@sria8163]

Ashamed that we were not taught in our school days this beautiful history on Jaam Saheb rather moghul era glorified falsely

[@saistudent]

True 😢

[@shubharamakrishna6922]

Fortunate to know this....Om Sai Ram

[@sitashav.sharma]

❤ sai ram indeed you are working very hard and spreading love of swami

[@shylajachandru4979]

Unbelievable,never heard this in my whole life,great great koti koti pranam to the Lotus feet of Swami,,nLord appointed u dear brother to tell us the stories of unknown n really very glad about it n surely the Lord is with us always,Jai Sai Baba 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@jyotit6632]

Om sai ram...om namah shivaay...❤

[@dilippunekar6022]

KUDOS...I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU WERE A SPIRITUAL TALKER...YOU ARE VOICE OF SWAMI FOR THE UNIVERSE...

[@suchitramittal9625]

Thanks , for revealing such beautiful history of jagratam of lingum of this most holy temple . thanks a lot .

[@Radhakrishna26734]

@20.37.....a ball of light, A small Sun...true...yes indeed, the Jyotirlinga must be symbolising the Sun, as the name suggests..."Somanath"...Soma is moon and his Nath(Master, Patron) is Sun.Somanath correlates to Sun also.😊

[@saistudent]

Wonderful! That is a lovely perspective! Thank you for sharing it. Sairam

[@manjulabalachandran]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏Aum sri sairam.. Thanks a lot sairam brother for sharing this wonderful session which makes the great pleasure &treasure of our beloved Bagawan's Mahima.we're very fortunate to have the BLISSFUL. ❤🙏🙏🙏🙏jai ari sairam.

[@saistudent]

All Swami’s love and blessings

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सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च, श्री शैले मल्लिकार्जुन! जय सोमनाथ ✨🔱✨🙏🙏🏽

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Thank you sai ram🙏

[@ranjan5749]

Sairam brother.

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AUM Sri Sairam.🙏🙏🙏

[@molecule188]

Sairam brother

[@mohans565]

Lovely!!! Jai Sairam!

[@mrrajeshdabbara]

You explained very well . Thank you so much for sharing with us.

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Welcome brother .....jai sai ram....har har Mahadev

[@goutham_0709]

God bless you and your endeavours. It is Swami's way of telling HIS own stories to the wide world, using you as an instrument. ❤

[@saistudent]

Awww… those are touching words! ❤️

[@promilaray7782]

THANK U FOR SHAIRIING WONDERFUL EVENT❤❤❤

[@kodurusaimanjari5714]

Amazing brother! Thank you so much for sharing this heartwarming story 😊😊

[@bhaghiappaiya9822]

Thanks so much om sai

[@ashadamodar7418]

Superb!thanks for posting

[@baljeetmangat2723]

Sai Ram Brother Arvind 🙏 thanks very much for sharing with us it's lovely Satsang ❤️🙏🙏

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JAI SAI RAM

[@drurmiltuteja1304]

🌹🙏🏻🌹🕉️Jai Sri Sairam🌹🙏🏻🌹🚩 What a great Literature has been imbibed and narrated for us in the form of a Satsang. Dear Arvind you are a great blessed soul of Bhagwan ji a real messenger of Bhagwan ji. Thanks a lot for a wonderful historic description of Sai Somnath temple of Gujrat🙏🌹🙏

[@saistudent]

Thank you 🙏. It is all sheerly Swami’s grace sairam

[@saistudent]

Thank you 🙏. It is all sheerly Swami’s grace. sairam

[@mistrysaiom2051]

Thank you for this beautiful story. SO emotional that such destructions had been targeted towards this great temple. SO grateful to Swamiji that He has declared that NO more destruction will happen. Love to all. This story should be given in the local Gujarat TV and newspapers. I pray to Swamiji that it may happen. Om Sri Sai Ram

[@saistudent]

Thank you for your noble sentiments… sairam 🙏

[@deepamanoj3058]

Sairam🙏🙏🙏

[@subbakrishnan2636]

JAI SAIRAM

[@sudhatumuluri3345]

Sairam brother,wonderful story about Bhagawan sainath & sri somnath ji🙏Dhanyavad

[@mariedekeyser6388]

Oooooh! Your enlightening story, the absolute beauty of your video, but most of all your empowered zeal by the Darshan of the Jyotirlinga... As if Swami has taken me by the hand to revisit 17 may 1970 with Him! Joy,Joy,Joy to you!❤

[@saistudent]

Thank you so much. Swami made it all possible 🙏🙏

[@mariedekeyser6388]

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[@shobaneshwari]

Wonderful that the Somnath Temple is as much the abode of Swami as is Prashanthi Nilayam and the hearts of devotees!

[@deepahinduja261]

Om Sairam. We are blessed.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@anuradhakrishnamurthi9852]

Amazing thambi. Blessed beyond description neither in words nor in any other way.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@saistudent]

Thank you akka

[@snehagarwal7885]

ओम साईं राम!

[@shagaliaadityapradhan9701]

Speechless ❤ Jai Sai Ram

[@sudhagopal380]

Beautiful dear. Sairam❤

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🙏 Sai Ram Babu

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Om Sai Ram ❤❤

[@rajisamudrala2949]

Jai Sai Ram Aravind bhai...yes I had been there but now I understand how fortunate I m again Swami.....known this from you..thanks

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❤ Sairam

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🙏🙏🙏SAI RAM BROTHER🙏🙏🙏

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Om Sri Sai Ram

[@bhaskarrajagopal443]

Wonderful video sir❤

[@vasantharadhakrishnan156]

Sairam thank you Dear Bro. So Blessed to see the LIngam.❤❤❤

[@saistudent]

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[@kamanythaver4341]

Om Sai Ram, Aravind. What an amazing discourse. Excellent research. Thank you for sharing. Kass and I have visited a few Jyotir Lingam temples enroute on our visits to Prashanti. We have not been to visit Somnath Joytirlinga temple yet. This will be an extra special visit if Swami permits. Jai Sai Ram🙏🌟💖🙏

[@saistudent]

Thank you. Happy to have kindled the desire. 🙏❤️