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The sādhya (objective) is Śiva pada and the means to achieve this, the sādhanā, is devotion and service to Lord Siva at all times. Ignoring all other rewards of various heavens (heavenly enjoyments and material…

The Vidyeśvara saṁhitā starts with the discussion on ‘sādhanā and sādhya’. Brahma has explained sādhya to mean the very objective of human birth. That source of the primordial sound (vac) which cannot be accessed by…

Besides the daily reading process summarised earlier where specific time period has been advised, the sixth chapter deals with the elaborate complete recital (pārāyana) which extends into the seventh chapter dealing with worship. The auspicious…

शोध्यमानं दर्पणं हि यथ भवति निर्मलम्। तथैतत्कथया चेतो विशुद्धिं यात्यसंशयम्॥१।३।९ विशुद्धे चेतसि शिवो नृणां तिष्ठति साम्बिकः। ततो याति विशुद्धात्मा साम्बशम्भोः परं पदम्॥ १।३।१० śodhyamānaṁ darpaṇaṁ hi yatha bhavati nirmalam| tathaitatkathayā ceto viśuddhiṁ yātyasaṁśayam||1|3|9 viśuddhe cetasi…

Cañculā who had turned to prostitution for her loathsome husband Binduga got salvation after hearing the Śiva purāṇa. On her prayer, Pārvatī ordered Tumburu, the Gandharva-raja to relieve Binduga who had taken rebirth as a…

Overview The purāṇa recommends a daily reading of two muhurta[1], but concedes that shorter durations like one muhurta or even half muhurta also gives great benefits. People who cannot be regular are advised to choose…

The direction in which we sleep plays a vital role in automatically charging the body for the next day. Sleep is the natural means to rest and rejuvenate. It heals the mind and the body….

We shall be having an introductory webinar on the Siva Mahapurana Program. Let us talk about the pañcākṣarī mantra with its variations like sthula, sūkṣma, karaṇa and others. Let us learn how this purifies the…

Little do we realise that sometimes what feels like a punishment can be a blessing in disguise. This is a study of solitary confinement. Solitary confinement in legal terms is a special form of imprisonment…

It refers to self-consciousness and is something like awakening. It causes the rise of individual identity which did not exist in the sleeping state. Ahaṁkāra is that which leads to the making of self and…