Tandava Murti is one of the forms of Lord Shiva, which means Master of Dance. In Sanskrit, ‘Tandava’ or ‘Nritya’ means Dance. Lord Shiva is also known for his Dance, as Shiva Tandava is known to all the Universe. As the name indicates, Shiva Tandava means Dance performed by Lord Shiva. He is the origin […]
Gurumurthi is one of the forms of Lord Shiva. In the form of Gurumurthi, Lord Shiva is considered as Teacher, who teaches about the divinity and spirituality. Lord Shiva is being worshipped as Gurumurthi on Thursdays in many Shaivite temples, as Thursday is considered as the day of Gurus. It is found in several epics […]
Astamurti abode is Mount Kailāsa. Mantra is Aum Namah Shivaya. The main weapon is Arrow (Dhanus). The lord’s consorts are Parvati or Sati or Shakti or Durga and mount is Prithvi (Earth). The howler deity in the Vedas, Lord Rudra, who afterwards transformed into the benevolent Lord named Shiva. This particular lord has numerous names […]
Dhyanalinga is a Yogic temple situated in Southern part of India. It is exactly located 30 kilometers from Coimbatore. It is sanctified by Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev, who is a yogi and a mystic. It is a Yogic temple which has a space for meditation which is not assigned to any particular religion or sect. In […]
According to the Hindu Religious History, the eight Bhairava are… Sri Asithaanga Bhairava, Sri Ruru Bhairava, Sri Chanda Bhairava, Sri Krodha Bhairava, Sri Unmatha Bhairava, Sri Kapaala Bhairava, Sri Bheeshana Bhairava and Sri Samhaara Bhairava. Among these eight Lords, four belong to the main direction of South, North, East and West. These four directions have […]
Vrisharudhamurti is none other than Lord Shiva. Vrishabha, in other words Bull, is the vehicle of Lord Shiva and Lord Shiva being seated on Bull, is called Vrisharidhamurthi. Bull has got many names in association with Lord Shiva, the most popular one is Nandi. It is in the epics that Vrishabha,i.e, Nandi serves Shiva not […]
Lord Shiva is a Hindu deity, part of the great holy Trinity (Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh/Shiva – the Creator, the Preserver and the Destroyer). Shiv means welfare. Shiva is considered as the prime God in the Panchdev Pujan. In the Shiv Mahimna stotra, Pushpadant has described Shiva in a wonderful manner by mentioning him as unborn, […]
What is the meaning of Dakshinamurthy? To this question in Satsang, Art of Living’s Sri Sri Ravishankar Guruji explaining the meaning of Dakshinamurthy in his own words… Amurtha means that which has no form and cannot be expressed; that which cannot be seen. Lord Shiva, the formless manifestation of infinite space, cannot take a form. It […]
Shiva Lingam is a stone, which has got a unique shape and superior value across the entire world, as it is being treated as the form of Hindu deity Lord Shiva. According to the Experts’ opinions and definitions, it is oval shaped stone which symbolizes the Universe and the base below the oval shaped stone […]