Śiva Mahā Purāṇa

There are a number of holy places to visit and offer prayers at Somanath during the SMP classes. Here is a list to help you plan your visit. 1. Somanāth Jyotirliṅga Darshan – 6:00 AM…

Śrī Sūta continues that this great purāṇa was originally narrated by Lord Śiva himself. Thereafter Vyāsa narrated this to Sanatkumāra for the benefit of the people under Kali [Yuga]. The word कलि (kali) is generally…

In reply to the auspicious question of Śrī Śaunaka which was framed in exactly five śloka, emulating the energy of the glorious Śiva pañcākṣarī, Śrī Sūta agreed to narrate the divine Śiva Purāṇa. The word…

Process of Purāṇa Initiation The method of listening to the Śiva purāṇa has been taught in chapter-6 titled “Śravaṇa vidhi varṇanaṁ” of the Mahātmya and the method of worship and adoration has been taught in…

In order to represent points in space, we first choose a fixed point ओ or ‘O’ (like the origin, ॐ OM). Interesting that this sound ओ (O) is in Sagittarius the natural 9th house indicating…

Unable to tolerate this untruthful conduct, Śiva appeared and Viṣṇu bowed to Him. As Īśvara, Śiva blessed, “O Viṣṇu, you have spoken the truth being desirous of achieving the form (oneness) with Īśvara, therefore you…

Confirming this as the teaching of the Vedas1, Nandikeśvara says, “In the first sveta-varāha-kalpa at the beginning of creation, there ensued a big battle between Brahma and Viṣṇu when Brahma wanted Viṣṇu to salute him…

All the devatā are worshipped in the form of images (icons) whereas Śiva is worshipped both in an image as well as the liṅga, the cosmic symbol (also considered the phallic symbol in the tantras)….

Śrī Suta wanted to remove the notion of best sādhana to attain śivapada and to show that all the means and methods (sādhana) adopted to achieve the end (sādhya) are equally important and mutually supportive….

There are three types of sadhana based on the three guṇa. This is not a reflection of the guṇa of the native but a reflection on the spiritual effort he makes in this journey. Not…