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The story begins from the quest of Goddess Parvati when she asks her husband Lord Shiva to tell her why he wore beads of heads (Mund Maala). Lord Shiva replies that every time she is born, he adds one more head to the maala.

Parvati says, “How is it that you are Immortal. Please narrate to me the secret of your Immortality.”Shiva replies that he is immortal due to Amar Katha.Who ever knows that Katha becomes Immortal. When Goddess Parvati became insistence to know the story then Lord Shiva explained her that this story is secret and no one knows this except the Tridev.Even the Gods does not know about this story so when their virtues become over they have to leave their position and has to take rebirth to gain virtues but still when Parvati did not agreed, Lord Shiva assured her of telling the story.

On Parvati’s persistent demand to know the secret of Immortality, Lord Shiva selected a lonely place where no living being could listen to the secret. He selected the sacred Amarnath Cave for this purpose.

Lord Shiva left Nandi The Bull at Pahalgam (Bail Gaon). At Chandanwari, he released the Moon from his hair (Jataon). On the banks of Lake Sheshnag, he released his snakes. At Mahagunas Parvat (Mahaganesh Mountain), he left his son Lord Ganesha. At Panjtarni, Lord Shiva left behind the five elements- Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Sky. As a symbol of sacrificing the earthly world, Lord Shiva performed the Tandava Dance. Then, finally, Lord Shiva entered the Holy Amarnath Cave along with Parvati. Lord Shiva took his Samadhi on the Deer Skin.

Lord Shiva started telling the story to Mata Parvati but she slept in between. But two white pigeons were listening the story and were making cooing sound which made Shiva feel that Mata Parvati is still listening to the story and he continued telling it. In this way, both the Pigeons heard the story of being immortal.

After ending the story, when Lord Shiva saw that Parvati was sleeping, He wondered who was making the cooing sounds when he was narrating the story. He then discovered the two pigeons and became angry and tried to kill them but the pigeons said that if you will kill us then the legend of this story shall exist no more. Then Lord Shiva left them alive and blessed them that they will reside at this place as a symbol of Lord Shiv and Goddess Parvati. It is said that even today the devotees often see a pair of pigeons here.

It is said that only those reach Amarnath Dham who are blessed by Baba Bhole Nath. Even reaching here is a great virtue. Person sighting and worshipping Baba Himani get heaven after death.