Om! Namah Shivaya!!
Om!Namah Shivaya!! KALABHAIRAVA Bhairava is the fierce form of Lord Shiva in His aspect as the destroyer of the things that manifest in creation. Of His 18 forms, Kalabhairava is one. Kalabhairava means destroyer of time. In Hinduism time is equated with death, because death puts an end to the life and
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Om!Namah Shivaya!! LINGAASHTAKAM "Brahma Muraari Suraarchita LingamNirmala Bhashita Shobhita LingamJanmaja Dukha Vinaashaka LingamTat Pranamaami Sadaa Shiva Lingam" Meaning: 1. I bow before that Sada Shiva Linga, which is adored by Brahma, Vishnu and other Gods, which is praised by pure and holy speeches and which destroys the cycle of births and deaths. *** "Devamuni Pravaraarchita LingamKaamadaham
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Om!Namah Shivaya!! SHIVA MAHIMAH STOTRAM Pushpa Dantha was a Gandharwa - a minstrel of Gods in the court of Indra. He was a devotee of Lord Shiva as well as a lover of flowers. He used to steal pretty flowers from the garden of the King Chithra Ratha and offer them to
Read MoreOm!Namah Shivaya!! SHIVA MANGALASHTAKAM Mangala stotras are normally recited at the end of reciting several stotras or the end of singing several songs or at the end of an auspicious function. The devotee wishes auspiciousness to the Lord. Mangalam may also mean good wishes or wishes for a happy ending. "Bhavvaya Chandra choodaya,Nirgunaya
Read MoreOm!Namah Shivaya!! MARGABANDHU STOTRAM This great Stotra Rathna was written by Appayya Deekshitha (1520-1593). He was the greatest interpreter of Advaita Siddhanta after Adi Sankara. This stotra is written in praise of the Lord Margabandhu of Virinchipuram, near Vellore of South Arcot district of Tamil Nadu. People who undertake any journey should
Read MoreOm!Namah Shivaya!! MRITYUNJAYA MANTRA "Aum Trayambakam Yajaamahey Sugandhim Pusti Vardhanam Urvaarukamiva Bandhanaath Mrutyor Muksheeya Maamritaat" Meaning: 1. We worship the three eyed One (Lord Shiva) who is fragrant and who nourishes all beings; may He liberate me from death, for the sake of immortality, even as cucumber is severed from its bondage of the
Read MoreOm!Namah Shivaya!! SHIVA NAMA MALYASHTAKAM The following is a prayer to Lord Shiva by the worshipper praying for liberation from the deep sorrows and suffering of the world, while he extols his excellent qualities. "Hey Chandrachooda, madanaththaka soola pane,Sthano gireesa, girijeesa, mahesa shambho,Bhoothesa, bheethi bhaya soodhana mamanadham,Samsara dukha gahana jagadeesha raksha" Meaning: 1. Please save
Read MoreOm!Namah Shivaya!! SHIVA PANCHAAKSHARA STOTRA "Nagendra Haaraaya ThrilochanaayaBhasmaanga Raagaaya MaheshvaraayaNityaaya Suddhaaya DigambaraayaTasmai Nakaaraaya Namah Shivaaya" Meaning: 1. I offer my humble salutations to Lord Mahesvara - who has a garland of serpents around the neck; who has three eyes; whose body is covered with ash (vibhuti); who is eternal; who is pure; who has
Read MoreOm!Namah Shivaya!! PARAMESHWARA STOTRAM Here is a prayer to the God ultimate. In some stanza it addresses Lord Shiva and in another Lord Vishnu but what it aims is to address God who is beyond such limited descriptions. It is extremely musical and taken from Stotra Rathnavali published by Gita press, Gorakhpur. "Jagadeesa
Read MoreOm!Namah Shivaya!! PASUPATHYASHTAKAM This is a prayer addressed to Pasupathi, the Lord of the Beings, which is an epithet of Lord Siva. In the context of Saivism, the word "pasu" means not only animals but all jivas or living beings who are caught in the bonds (pasas) of life and the cycle
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