Shiva Darshana

The Sages said: Obeisance to the Lord, who is clad in the directions, Who bears the trident, who dissolves the universe, Who is handsome, wh...

That unchanging Consciousness existing the core of all, That eternal stillness, that timeless being, that supremely exalted state, Tha...

Within the very Seed of all seeds, that supreme Shiva I reside, Resonating as the primal sound, that deeply mystical Omkara, As Shakti,...

The Legend And so it came to pass that once upon a time that both the Gods and their archrivals, the demons, desired amrita , the nectar of ...

Drink the poison, O Nilakantha! Drink it up. Drink the poison of the trifold bonds. The bonds whi...

śivo guruḥ śivo vedaḥ śiva devaḥ śivaḥ prabhuḥ | śivo'smyahaṁ śivaḥ sarvaṁ śivadanyanna kiṁcana || Shiva alone is Guru; Shiva alon...

I wish all the readers of this blog a very happy and blessed Shivaratri. May God Shiva's blessings and grace be you all now and forever!...

There are many ancient sages connected with the Tradition of Shiva. Of those, one is Sage Tandi. Almost nothing is known about the histori...

Once upon a time, there lived a sage called Mrikandu with his wife Marudvati. Both were devotees of Shiva. The couple was childless, and so ...

We know Him who is the Supreme Lord of Lords, The Supreme Deity of Deities, the Ruler of rulers; Who is higher than the imperishable Prakr...

The term shastra ( śāstra ) is used in all Hindu traditions to signify any holy book or scripture. The term is derived from the root śās wh...

O Gajanana! O Inspirer of mankind, Clear all those paths, O Lord, Paths which lead to Your Father's divine Realm. Of bhakti, of karma, o...

माताच पार्वति देवी पिता देवो महेश्वरः । बान्धवा शिवभक्ताश्च स्वदेशो भुवनत्रयम्॥ mātāca pārvati devī pitā devo maheśvara h | bāndhavā śivabh...

He who is known implicitly in the mantras of the Vedas, He who is known explicitly in the sutras of the Āgamas, He who is extolled in the ve...

śrī śivāṣṭakam Hymn of Eight Stanzas on Shiva prabhuṁ prāṇanāthaṁ vibhuṁ viśvanāthaṁ jagannāthanāthaṁ sadānandabhājām | bhavadbhavyabhūteś...

Why are we limited as to what we can do and where we can be? Why is it that if the only reality is that of Shiva and All is Shiva that we mu...

The non-dualistic traditions of both Vedanta and Tantra tell us that without even knowing or realizing it, we are silently chanting a mant...

The present post is a continuation of the previous post entitled Theology of the Shiva Purana examining how the Shiva Purana deals with t...