KHATMANDU - THE SEAT OF YAJAMANMURTI

Uniqueness of Yajamanamurti Kshetra

The  Yajamanamurti of Siva draws our attention and merits elucidation. It is established in the scriptures, that the Pasupathinath image installed in the Khatmandu Siva temple of Nepal stands for the Yajamanamurti of Siva. It is the last aspect of His Ashtamurtis. It represents the collective innate superciliousness born of performing sacrifices and good acts - samishtisatkarma yagnahankarajnana. Here the archamurti, unlike the Siva lingas seen in all places, reveals in the form of man with four heads facing the four directions. The faces appear alike in expression to the distant view, but not so when examined at close quarters. At least in one, there is a slight variation and it is quite discernable. It represents a terrific aspect and it is facing the South. It strikes terror first and foremost. For a detailed account, let us visit the temple and avail the darsan of Siva, the Lord of destruction. It is from this shrine sacred we learn that the Rudra aspect of Siva finds justification and the Lord squarely deals with man's atrociousness at the opportune time in the fittest manner.

This temple is situated in Khatmandu, the capital of Nepal, a tiny, mighty, lone, independent Hindu kingdom, lying a little beyond Bharatakhanda, but bordering on its northern bounds in the Himalayan region. And is sharing many characteristic features of Aryan culture, although retaining a distinct quality of its own. Let us reach the temple.

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