Shiva Darshana

Today we read from the second chapter of the Svacchandabhairava Tantra, also known as Svacchanda Tantra, a hallowed and primary Shaivite tex...

  オーム アオキハダ　ホノオノナカニ　シズマリテダイサンガン　シンリヲミツム　ハスノウエ サクラマウ　コノヨノヌシワ　ダイジザイマケイシュラ　ウチュウノヤミヲ　テラスカミ Om Of blue-hued skin, amidst the roaring flames, He d...

As we close yet another Gregorian year, we offer an original hymn in Spanish beseeching the grace of Lord Shiva.  May His presence be with u...

Today, we read from the second chapter of Śrī  Devīkālottarāgama.  The  Devīkālottara   stands as a key text in the Śākta and Śaiva traditio...

This unique Axomiya  hymn, echoing the deep philosophical and devotional style similar to that of the historical tradition of the region, be...

Today, we find inspiration from two synthetic verses about the Gy ā nv ā p ī  Temple in  Kāśī . These verses are stylized and inspired by th...

The following Sanskrit verse is not drawn from any scripture but is a synthetic composition , written in the idiom of the classical Śaiva Āg...

ॐ वन्दे देव उमापतिं सुरगुरुं वन्दे जगत्कारणम् । वन्दे पन्नगभूषणं मृगधरं वन्दे पशूनां पतिम् ॥ वन्दे सूर्य शशांक वह्नि नयनं वन्दे मुकुन्दप्रिय...

This hymn attributed to Maharishi Atri Bhauma belongs to the early Vedic stratum that venerates Rudra as both terrifying and beneficent—the...

Previously, we have examined the term Śivopaniṣad  and all its connotations. While it may connote multiple ancient esoteric texts, there is ...