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Paṅcākṣari means five syllables and refers to 1 2 3 4 5 न मः शि वा य na maḥ śi vā ya The term Śiva means auspicious. Śiva makes everything auspicious, always. The mantra namaḥ…

Since you are going to learn the Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, get a printed copy of the same, especially the Vidyeśvara Saṁhitā. Treat this as the body of Śiva and keep it wrapped on a silk cloth…

Method 1: Pañcākṣarī Everyone knows the famous pañcākṣarī ‘नमः शिवाय’ (namaḥ śivāya) which represents the essence of the ākāśa tattva. Some, more adept at the five tattva forms of the pañcākṣarī know that the jala…

Fasting Procedure You are required to observe a fast on the day of Mahā Śivarātri. The very detailed procedure is quite difficult to follow, for ordinary people and what is being advised is a simplified…

UDAYA LAGNA: Earth Throne Study the graha having dual natures – Chandra, Śukra, Maṅgala have strong duality in their nature while Budha, Rāhu and Ketu have multiplicity. Budha gets its vāta + kapha from Chandra…

A chart of the heavens drawn from the Moon as the ascendant is called Chandra Chakra. hrāṁ = Everywhere ह्रा hrā – a vein, artery हृ + आं = ह्रां [hṛ + āṁ = hrāṁ]…

Ahaṁkāra is a stumbling block to spiritual growth and mokṣa. When the mighty Rāvaṇa, King of Lanka, tried to dislodge Śiva from Kailāśa to carry Him off, his hand was crushed under the weight of…

Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, besides the Mahātmya, is comprised of seven Saṁhitās or books. Each is aligned to one of the seven major chakra. The vidyeśvara samhita is the first book aligned to the mūlādhāra chakra in…

Definitions पिशाच (piśāca) refers to a class of beings having a yellowish appearance. The yellowish color is derived from the sign Scorpio which has a light-yellow or grey-yellow shade. Most scholars equate them to be…

All that interests people about spirituality is anything linked to their future – nobody is bothered about the past. Only when we point out that the future is only an outcome of every decision and…