Shiva Darshana

O nce, it is said, Shiva summoned His two Sons, Ganesha and Kartikeya-Murugan, and declared to them that whoever should complete three ...

The term Prana refers to the all-pervasive life force ("vital air") that sustains and enlivens all things in creation. Although Pr...

Pancha Ganapati is a modern Hindu festival that goes every year from December 21-25, as proposed by Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. It has since be...

In the Shaiva Agamas, we find a theology that is sublime, yet formidable and decidedly Shaivite. In the Puranas that lean toward Shiva, howe...

Atma Sakshatkara means “witnessing of the Atman” (i.e. self-realization), and is the name of a chapter within the jnana-pada (knowledge se...

The worship of Shiva-Shakti is exceedingly ancient, and is traced back to a time before recorded history. The written history of organized ...

Shiva’s Hymn of Protection caritaṁ devadevasya mahādevasya pāvanam | apāraṁ paramodāraṁ caturvargasya sādhanam ||1|| The exploit...

Panchakshara Stotra means the Hymn of the Penta-Syllabic, and glorifies Shiva through the Yajurvedic penta-syllabic mantra – Namah Shivaya. ...

Among the theistic philosophies of Hinduism, three topics are of prime importance: the nature of the Divine Being, the nature of the individ...

Lord Kartikeya-Murugan is a great Mahadeva, a Son of Shiva, who commands large armies of Devas in the subtle plane. He rules over what is kn...