Shiva Darshana

श्रीमद् शिवगीता The Śiva-Gītā is a text of Vedantic Ś aivism that comes to us from the latter portion ( uttara k ā nda ) of the Padma Pur ā ...

महामृत्युञ्जय मन्त्र That Śiva is known as Mahāmṛtyuñjaya, the Great Conqueror of Death. He is known as the Conquerer of Death not only...

पञ्चब्रह्म मन्त्र Below are the Pancha-Brahma mantras that come to us from the Taittiriya Aranyaka (X.17-21) of the Krsna Yajurveda. ...

"In the beginning of the satyuga , Lord Siva appeared in the form of Svacchandanatha. As Svacchandanatha, He appeared with five heads a...

Indore, Aug 12 : As lakhs of Kanwarias, the Lord Shiva devotees, offered the holy water of River Ganges at Shiva temples in their hometowns ...

That Shiva is both one and many at the same time. There is both the one Rudra, as well as the many Rudras. The Rudra of all Rudras is Shiva-...

Per the previous post, we are aware 0f the unmistakable and essential identity between Rudra-Shiva and Agni. As we transition into the under...

Verily, Prajāpati alone was here in the beginning. He desired, “May I exist, may I reproduce myself!” He toiled, He practiced austerity. F...

शरभ देव Sharabha Deva, what beautiful form is Yours, Neither a lion, nor human, nor bird are You. How many arms have You, how many legs, Wh...

F orms of Shiva are numerous, both in theory and in tradition. No one can truly enumerate how many forms there are in tradition. In Saiva Si...

अष्टमूर्ति 2 Today’s entry is a continuation of the previous post on Ashtamurti , the eight classical forms of Shiva, which togethe...