Om! Namah Shivaya!!
Om!Namah Shivaya!! SHIVA SADAKSHARA STOTRAM "Omkaram, Bindu Samyuktham,Nithyam, dyayanthi yogina,Kamadam, mokshadam chaiva,Omkaraya Namo nama" Meaning: 1. Salutations and salutations to letter "om", Which is meditated as a letter Om with a dot, Daily by great sages, And leads them to fulfillment of desires, And attainment of salvation. *** "Namanthi Rishayo deva,Namanthyapsarasa gana,Nara namanthi, devesam,Nakaraya namo nama" Meaning: 2. Salutations
Read MoreOm!Namah Shivaya!! SADASHIVASHTAKAM This Stotra is from Halasya Puranam, (i.e. the story of the city of Maduraiin Tamil Nadu) and is a prayer to Sundareswarar (the pretty god) of Madurai. This is written by Sage Pathanjali. This sage was one of those for whom Lord Shiva danced in Chidambaram. Since his feet
Read MoreOm!Namah Shivaya!! SHIVA SAHASRA NAMAM There are two versions of Shiva sahasranama-one in lInga Purana (Being taught by Lord Krishna to sage Markandeya) and the other which occurs in Anushasanika Parva of Mahabaratha.In the Mahabaratha version (which I am giving here) Yudishtra after hearing the Vishnu Sahasranama from Bheeshma requests him also
Read MoreOm!Namah Shivaya!! SASAKTI SHIVA NAVAKAM "Veda shastras purane ithihasa kavya kaladishu,Vijnanam dehi mey, Iym Nama Kleem shivaya sou" Meaning: 1. Give me clear understanding, Of Vedas, Science, Puranas, History, literature and arts, Oh Shiva, Iym salutations, Kleem. *** "Chathurdasasu vidhyasu, chathu shashti kalau cha,Chathuram diyamadehi, Iym Nama Kleem shivaya sou" Meaning: 2. In the fourteen types of education,
Read MoreOm!Namah Shivaya!! SHIVASHTAKAM The author of this great prayer is possibly one of the greatest exponents of Bhakthi Marga (Path of devotion) Getting God intoxicated is his method for salvation. His chosen path is devotion to Lord Krishna. The fact that he has written this great stotra on Lord Shiva indicates the
Read MoreOm!Namah Shivaya!! SRI VISHWANATHA SUPRABATHASHTAKAM "Sri Neelakanda girijesa suresa shambo,Sri Parvatheesa karunamaya deena bandho,Kailasa nadha bhuvanesa Jagan nivasa,Sri Viswanadha thava Bhasura Suprabatham" Meaning: 1. Oh God with blue neck, Oh Lord of Parvathi, Oh Lord of Devas, Oh consort of Parvathi, Oh storehouse of mercy, Oh friend of the oppressed, Oh Lord of the
Read MoreOm!Namah Shivaya!! SHIVA THANDAVA STOTRAM It is believed that Lord Shiva is the king of all dancers. He was an expert in the thandava style of dancing. This is a vigorous manly style of dancing. This stotra is about him while in the act of dancing. Alliteration and onomatopoeia create roiling waves
Read MoreOm!Namah Shivaya!! VEDA SARA SHIVA STHAVAM [Sage Markandeya was saved by Lord Shiva of certain death at the age of 16 by killing the God of death. This stotra is supposed to have been sung by the sage after that]. "Pasunam pathim papa nasam paresam,Gajendrasya kruthimvasanam varenyam,Jada jutamadhye sphurad Ganagavarim,Mahadevamekam smarami smararim" Meaning: 1. I
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Brihadeshwara is Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. Periya Kovil, also known as Rajarajeshwara Temple and also knows as Rajarajeswaram. Brihadeshwara is one of the largest temples in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India and is an example of Dravidian architecture during the Chola period. Built by
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