--- title: 'Why Amarnath? Is God Angry or Are We Responsible? From 57 Days to 5 Days – Why?' source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=FWWLB0u0Of8' video_id: 'FWWLB0u0Of8' date: 2026-08-06 duration_sec: 1049 --- # Why Amarnath? Is God Angry or Are We Responsible? From 57 Days to 5 Days – Why? > Source: [Why Amarnath? Is God Angry or Are We Responsible? From 57 Days to 5 Days – Why?](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FWWLB0u0Of8) ## Summary The video discusses the alarming reduction in the duration of the Amarnath Yatra, from 57 days to just 5 days, and explores the scientific and environmental reasons behind the melting of the ice Shivling. It blends faith with climate science, arguing that human-induced environmental degradation, not divine anger, is responsible. The presenter urges devotees to adopt sustainable practices to preserve the sacred site. ### Key Points - **Declining Darshan Days** [00:03] — The number of days of darshan of Baba Barfani (the ice Shivling) is decreasing every year, from 57 days to just 5 days, causing fear among devotees that it might become zero. - **Shivling Missing in 2026** [01:13] — On 7 July 2026, devotees found only wet stone where the Shivling used to be; it had melted away completely, leaving an empty cave. - **Not Questioning Faith** [02:35] — The presenter clarifies that the video does not question faith; he is a devotee of Bholenath, but aims to reveal the truth behind the melting, which requires strengthening faith, not going against it. - **How the Shivling Forms** [04:01] — Water drips from the cave ceiling and freezes due to extreme cold, building up drop by drop to form the Shivling. It is believed to wax and wane with the moon, reaching completion on the full moon. - **Historical References** [05:11] — The cave is mentioned in Rajat Rangini (2000 years ago), Neelmat Purana (6th century), and Bhangarish Samhita. Sultan Zainul Abedin visited in the 15th century, and Swami Vivekananda in 1898. - **First Failure in 2000 Years** [06:53] — For 2000 years, the Shivling never failed to appear, but now it has melted early for the first time, indicating a significant change. - **Development and Crowd Increase** [07:09] — Roads widened to 12 feet, helipads near the cave, and a ropeway/tunnel approved have increased accessibility, leading to a surge in visitors (over 6 lakh by 2011-12). - **Impact of Crowd and Garbage** [08:21] — Heat from millions of bodies, vehicle smoke, and garbage (plastic, polythene) near the glacier accelerate melting. Dirty snow absorbs sunlight instead of reflecting it. - **Statistics of Melting** [09:51] — In 2013, the Shivling melted before the yatra ended; in 2016, darshan lasted only 10 days; in 2018, 29 days; in 2022, 18 days; in 2024, one week; and in 2026, only 5 days. Height decreased from 22 feet to 12 feet. - **Climate Change as Root Cause** [11:01] — Winter snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir decreased by 65%, and it was the seventh consecutive winter with low snow, preventing the Shivling from forming properly. - **Human Heat and Temperature Rise** [12:04] — Over 20,000 devotees per day raised the temperature inside the cave, effectively taking the Himalayas out of the fridge. - **Achabal Spring Dries Up** [12:33] — The Achabal spring in Anantnag, which flowed for 400 years, dried up for the first time, symbolizing the broader impact of climate change on Kashmir's water sources. - **God is Not Angry** [13:42] — In Sanatan, nature is God. The melting Shivling indicates we have injured nature, not that God is angry. Fixing nature will bring God back. - **Solutions and Call to Action** [15:42] — Suggestions include limiting daily devotees, banning plastic, removing garbage, using shared vehicles, and choosing the first week of the yatra. During Covid, when there was no crowd, Baba appeared for 38 days. ### Conclusion The video concludes that the melting of the Shivling is a warning from nature, not divine anger. It urges devotees to adopt sustainable practices to preserve the sacred site, emphasizing that saving snow is true devotion to Shiva. ## Transcript then seven and this time only five days. This is not a countdown to any exam. These are the days of darshan of Baba Barfani which are decreasing every year. And at the speed at which it is decreasing, there is fear in the minds of Baba's devotees as to what will be the next figure? It will not be zero. By the way, do you understand the meaning of zero? Let us take you into the future. Maybe you can take you into the future. Maybe you can understand it easily. The year is 2040. There is a house, there is a room. A child looks at an old photograph and asks his grandfather, "Grandfather, and asks his grandfather, "Grandfather, how is this ice Shivalinga?" Where is how is this ice Shivalinga?" Where is this? Grandfather remains silent and then with tearful eyes says, son, there was a time when God himself appeared in the form of ice in a cave in the Himalayas. Lakhs of people used to visit. We also went. But then we became so many that there was no room left for God. Look, this scene is imaginary. This story is fictional. But at the rate the count is falling, do the rate the count is falling, do n't be surprised if this scenario becomes a reality. n't be surprised if this scenario becomes a reality. And it has already begun. On the morning of 7 July 2026, when thousands of devotees entered the cave of Baba Amarnath chanting 'Bam Bhole', their feet froze after seeing the scene inside. Because at the place where Baba Barfani used to sit, there was only wet stone and the Shivling was missing. There was no theft, no vandalism, Baba just left. Those who were inside the cave were still lucky. At least there were. The real pain is for those who are on the way. Because there are more than 3 lakh devotees. Someone registered a month ago. Someone saved up earnings over the years. An elderly mother left home considering it to be her last journey and now everyone has an empty cave to share. Because the Baba who was giving darshan for 38 days during Covid, this time left in just five days. Would you call this a coincidence or something else? Is it possible that our devotion is taking God away from us? Look, people who are forwarding WhatsApp are saying that God is angry. Kaliyuga is coming. But every thing has two sides. One that feels good to you. The second one is true and we do not talk about WhatsApp forwards because we tell the truth and the truth is more more difficult and interesting than the knowledge of WhatsApp forwards. Hello, I am Shubhankar Mishra and today I have to give this news with great pain. Before starting this news, let us make it clear that we are not questioning faith. I myself am a great devotee of Bholenath. I am a great devotee. But to know the truth, you will have to strengthen your faith, not go against it. And to understand that truth, you will have to understand four characters. We will tell you how Shivling is formed in Amarnath? Because no human being makes it. The machine does not make it. Makes it cold. Secondly, he will talk about the crowd which is increasing every year. The third figure is something that will surprise you. The fourth character will tell you about its history because this has been the story of Amarnath for 400 years or even before that. So please take out 15-20 minutes. We will tell you many interesting things about Amarnath in detail which you might not understand from other WhatsApp forwarded videos. Stay WhatsApp forwarded videos. Stay put the link in the comment section. Put it in the description. We paste all these videos there ourselves. Then you won't have to search. You won't have to wait. Whenever we post it, please check it on WhatsApp and watch the video which you like. Please do join. Now let us start with Amarnath Shivling, Now let us start with Amarnath Shivling, how is it made or who makes it? So see, this story begins in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. There Drops of water start dripping from the ceiling of the cave. Drip drip drip and here a magic happens. It is so cold inside the cave that every drop freezes as it falls. Drop upon drop. Snow on top of snow. Neither any mould nor any artisan. Only cold, water and there and month a shape rises from the bottom. Of the Shivalinga. This is our Baba Barfani. It is believed that the Shivalinga here increases and decreases with the moon. It is completed when there is a full moon. It becomes increases and decreases with the moon. It is completed when there is a full moon. It becomes because this line will become a big answer in future. This is the cave where Lord Shiva narrated the immortal story to Mother Parvati. And the story was so secretive that everything was left out along the way. He had released Nandi, released the moon from his hair, released the snakes from his neck. He even released the moon from his hair, released the snakes from his neck. He even think that what did man bring to the place for which God had left so much. But before this, listen to the story of the discovery of this cave because the story is amazing in itself. Let us tell you the history of Amarnath. Because now you cannot visit Amarnath. The Shivlinga disappeared there. But you can listen to the story. And to hear this story you will have to go back 2000 years. It is written in Kashmir's biggest history book Rajat Rangini that the king of that time, Sandhiman Aryaraj, used to spend the entire summer season worshipping the Shivalinga made of ice above the forest. That means even in the times of Jesus, Baba Barfani was there and was being worshipped. The sixth century Neelmat Purana clearly mentions Amareshwar and the entire route to the cave is written step by step in the Bhangarish Samhita. In the 15th century, Sultan Zainul Abedin of Kashmir, fondly called Badshah by Kashmiris, himself visited this cave. Just imagine that a Muslim Sultan had gone to the shrine of Baba Barfani. thing is that the matter of the Shivling waxing and waning with the moon was famous even then. Then it is said that in the meantime the cave disappeared from sight and about 250 years ago it was rediscovered by a poor Muslim shepherd, Buta Malik. It is believed that a saint gave him a bag of coal. When I reached home, the coal had turned into gold. When I returned to thank him, I found this cave instead of the sage. And then the story further brought about Baba Barfani. In the year 1898, Swami Vivekananda ji was also blessed by visiting here. Now listen to the biggest thing in this entire history. In 2000 years, kings came, queens came, sultans came, saints came, times changed, sultanates changed, thrones changed. But every time Baba was found in the cave. The cold has never betrayed us in 2000 years. The cheating started in our times. That means the 2000 year old tradition has faltered for the first time. And the question is simple: why is something that did not happen in 2000 years happening in our time? And here another character enters, who is melting Baba in Amarnath? Till 20 years ago, Amarnath Yatra was considered a penance. Unpaved roads made of mud and stones, narrow trails, bone-chilling cold. Old travelers tell that even in July, gloves had to be worn with trembling hands. At that time, maximum 1 lakh devotees could reach there every year. After this, in the name of development, we started climbing the mountain. There were three changes. The first narrow paths became 12 feet wide roads. On which jeeps and trucks run today. There is a huge which jeeps and trucks run today. There is a huge which were earlier in the lower mountains, reached very close to the cave. Near the same cave whose coolness is the life of the Shivalinga. And thirdly, now the ropeway i.e. cable car has been approved. now the ropeway i.e. cable car has been approved. And there is talk of a tunnel between Sheshnag and Panchatani. That means in the times to come, the construction will in the times to come, the construction will reach closer to the cave. And reach closer to the cave. And understand the result through the crowd. In 2011 and 12 the figure crossed 6 lakh. Now you do the math. The heat of millions of bodies, the smoke of thousands of vehicles, generators, the smoke of langar stoves. All this in an area where the Shivlinga is also dependent on the cold. Another thing that the crowds leave behind is Another thing that the crowds leave behind is garbage. Plastic bottles, packets, polythene, near the glacier. Now this is an amazing thing about science. The clear, shining snow reflects the sunlight like a mirror. But snow that gets covered in dust and dirt absorbs sunlight and begins to melt rapidly. That means the dirt spread by us is also causing harm to Baba Barfani. However, let us make it clear here that facilities are not bad. It is a good thing that elderly and sick devotees could have darshan. But the question is not of convenience but of limits. Every mountain has a bearing capacity. You saw in Kedarnath You saw in Kedarnath Nature knows how to fix things in its own way. When humans cross the limits, nature corrects things in its own way and you, and you, us and the governments will have to understand this. By the way, you have been to Amarnath. Which year did you go? The rest of your answer will tell the audience how big the change is and what it was like then? What now? Then the darshan was happening for many days when you went. Please write in the comments. Now the question is why did snow not fall in Amarnath? Look brother, some people may say that ice melts. Melting is a law of nature. In 2013, the ice melted before the journey could be completed. ice melted before the journey could be completed. understand this through statistics because statistics do not lie. In the year 2013, Baba Barfani melted before the end of the yatra. In the year 2016, Baba Barfani gave darshan only for 10 days. He appeared for 29 days in the year 2018. He appeared for 18 days in 2022. 18 days in 2022. In 204, Darshan was only for one week. And In 204, Darshan was only for one week. And this time when we are talking about 2026, Baba this time when we are talking about 2026, Baba Barfani was seen only for five days. The height is Barfani was seen only for five days. The height is rapidly decreasing from 22 feet to 12 feet every year. It is getting smaller every year. See, melting is a law of nature. But it is not the law of nature to melt earlier every year. This is the cry of nature. And this time it has crossed all limits. In the natural cycle, Baba used to be small on Amavasya. I would have returned on the full moon but this time I did not wait for the cycle to complete. When Baba went, he did not return. Now the things are required to make Shivling. Heavy snowfall and severe cold in winter. But this time both did not happen. This winter, rainfall and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir decreased by 65%. In simple words, not as much snow fell as it should have, or even half of it. The situation was such that in the first fortnight of January, Yes, this was the seventh consecutive winter when snow had turned its back on Kashmir. Seventh winter and the result is in front of you. This time the snow from which Baba is made did not come down from the sky. made did not come down from the sky. So he did not become a Baba. Seven feet were made and So he did not become a Baba. Seven feet were made and Baba left within 5 days of the start of the journey. Now think that 90% of the people are those who have not visited till now. not visited till now. That crowd is on the roads. This means that this time in the initial days, more than 20,000 devotees reached the cave every day. Breathing, lights, increased the temperature inside for these people. means it is as if we have taken the entire Himalayas out of the fridge. And this is why now the time has come to understand that the number of devotees should be kept as much as the mountain can bear. number of devotees should be kept as much as the mountain can bear. is alone? There is a garden in Anantnag, Kashmir. Achabal was a garden in Anantnag, Kashmir. Achabal was When this spring started flowing, Jahangir was ruling India. The Taj Mahal was not built yet. Begum and Fakir sat beside it. After independence, ordinary Kashmiri families went on picnics. It witnessed the era of the Mughals. Saw the rule of the British. Every war, every storm kept flowing in every era. I am losing my glasses for 400 years. Then one morning the water did not come. For the first time, the tiger's gardener saw a sight that no one had seen in the last four years. Dry stone. Our time has come. The glasses dried up for the first time in its history. snow of the mountains is the mother of rivers, springs and waterfalls. No ice, no water. Hundreds of springs in Kashmir are drying up and the mountains have already spoken. We have not forgotten Kedarnath 2013 even now. We saw the cracks of Joshi Math with our own eyes We saw the cracks of Joshi Math with our own eyes and for the first time the mountains are speaking. Or rather, the mountains are now speaking openly. Saying it again and again. Sometimes in the form of a flood, sometimes in the form of a crack, sometimes in the form of a melting Shivalinga. The question is not whether the mountains are speaking or not. The question is, when will we listen? And now the important question that you were asking is And now the important question that you were asking is is angry with the devotees? Now see, some intellectuals may say that brother, what does climate change have to do with God? But we come from the religion which we call Sanatan. In Sanatan, nature is God. Ganga is mother, Himalaya is god and snow is our Bholenath. When the snow melts, not only the weather deteriorates, our Lord also gets injured. not only the weather deteriorates, our Lord also gets injured. Both say the same thing. The language is different. Hence the question, is God angry? Please remember Lord Shiva. Snake around the neck, Ganga in the hair, ashes on the body , ride, Nandi, Shiva and nature are not separate. Shiva is nature and nature is Shiva. Our Sanatan worships trees, calls rivers mother, and considers mountains as gods. Therefore, if the Shivling is melting then God has not gone away in anger. We have injured the nature in which God resides. God is not angry, friends. resides. God is not angry, friends. You fix nature. God will return on his own. You fix nature. God will return on his own. A devotee returned from the cave. I was listening to his bite. He said, I have come for the third year. Still the complete darshan was not possible. The cave itself is Baba. Baba's call is not a form but a cave itself is Baba. Baba's call is not a form but a blessing. Our words touched my heart. The elderly mother who had left home thinking it was her last journey. He might have said the same thing. The calling is a blessing. This is the strength of Sanatan. But this very faith brings a responsibility and accountability back to the 2040 room. Remember, we told the story in the beginning. In 2040, a child asked, Grandpa, who is this snow god? Today we have to understand whether that scene will become a reality or not because the mistake is made by humans and the correction is also in the hands of humans. The rush had stopped due to Covid. Ganga ji had become clean. The sky had turned blue. The mountains had returned too [MUSIC]. All that is needed is an opportunity at the level of the government and the Shine Board, a few devotees every day, langar and permanent construction, construction, ban on plastic till the lower levels and this is not a guess but a tried and tested solution. As we said, during Covid, when there was no crowd, Baba was there for 38 days. This time there were lakhs but only for five days. Baba has explained to Ganesh. There are four things to do. remove the trash. Take back the plastic. Carry minimum luggage. Get into shared vehicles. If the purpose is to visit Shivalinga then If the purpose is to visit Shivalinga then choose the first week as the starting day of the journey. Amarnath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Vaishno Devi, this is not a picnic. It is penance. If you this is not a picnic. It is penance. If you understand this, you will have Baba's blessings. Otherwise Baba also wants to do justice in his own way. But it is better that we understand because protecting a temple is not just about protecting its walls. Protection of the temple is protection of the nature in which God appears. Shiva is anointed with water. The snow of the mountains is the mother of its water. So tie the line in a knot. Saving snow is the real devotion to Shiva. The last question for you. Should darshan be easy or should Baba be saved ? Think about this topic. And if you understood the video, if this question bothered you, then share it with every devotee of Baba. bothered you, then share it with every devotee of Baba. Hail Baba Barfani.