SALAJEET SHILAJIT MYTHOLOGY

Shilajit has extensive mention in ancient Hindu literature. King Chandra Varma who is supposed to have ruled much of northern India had to spent most of his youthful years in governing the vast empire, waging wars and protecting it from the enemies. When there was peace and stability in his kingdom he was past 60 years of age. He wanted to enjoy the pleasures of life. He unfortunately found that he had lost all his youthfulness and could not enjoy the natural pleasures of life despite having enormous material wealth and power. He then went on penance in the mountains of Himalayas and prayed to Lord Shiva - prime most among Hindu Gods and considered as the originator of Yoga. Lord Shiva was pleased with his prayer and offered him a substance originating from his body. That restored King Chandra varma's youthfulness. That substance is Shilajit and is found mostly in Himalayan mountains. King Chandra Varma who was the first to take Shilajit is considered immortal and revered even now by local populace in India. Lord Buddha who was originally born into a royal family is considered as one of the descendants of King Chandra Varma.There is also extensive mention of Shilajit as a powerful aphrodisiac and restorer of youthfulness in The Kama Sutra - the most widely read treatise on physical relations.

The Shangri-La is a place described in the 1933 book "Lost Horizon" by British author James Hilton. In the book, "Shangri-La" is a mystical, harmonious valley enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains (Himalayan mountains bordering Tibet). Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia - a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world. In the book Lost Horizon, the people who live at the Shangri-La are almost immortal, living years beyond the normal life span. The word also evokes the imagery of exoticism of the orient. The story of Shangri-La is based on the concept of Shambhala, a mystical city in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. James Hilton mentions of an elixir found in The Shangri La as a fountain of youth and great healer. Though he has not specifically mentioned the name of Shilajit there is a possibility that it could be shilajit as it is found essentially in those areas of Himalayan mountains where the mythical Shangri La is supposed to be located. Shilajit was first discovered in modern times by British Explorer Sir Martin Edward Stanley during 1870s when India and Nepal were part of the British empire. Most of the monkeys in plains of northern India age and bald by the time they reach 10 years of age. Sir Edward Stanley on his exploration in higher altitude of Himalayas to his surprise found that there were hardly any monkeys with aged look. He subsequently observed that the monkeys ate a blackish mineral pitch oozing near the rocks and that could be the reason behind the youthfulness of the monkeys. That was an odd behavior as monkeys do not eat anything from the earth. The locals there called it "silajitu". Only some Indian Yogis there knew how to treat and purify silajitu and it was offered to very select people there. This has mention in his book.

It was also said that the Persian emperors Darius and Xerxes learnt about Shilajit from Indian yogis and took it themselves apart from giving to their elite forces. Mongol emperor Chengiz Khan too was said to have taken shilajit for himself and his elite troops. In modern times Russian army widely took Shilajit like substance found in Ural mountains.

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