Shiva Darshana

  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 ...

As we embark on the beginning of a new age of Sanatan Dharma, we seek answers to unanswered questions. Sanatan Dharma is neither a dogma nor...

Thou art the form of Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether, the Sacrificer, the Moon and the Sun. ( Ashtamurti ) Thou art beneficent and abidest ...

Sutra [सूत्र] means thread, derived from /siv/, to sew. When applied to scripture (shastra, शास्त्र), it means a text wherein core ideas aro...

Within Shaivite theology and philosophy, we come across these two terms - Nishkala Shiva (निष्कल शिव) and Sakala Shiva (सकल शिव). Today, we ...

Today we read from the ninth chapter of the Ishvara Gita entitled the Nishkala (aspectless) Form of Shiva. In the Kurma Purana, of which Ish...

The term Shivopanishad (Sivopanisad) is met with at least twice within the framework of Shaivism. In the first instance, it refers to a lar...