The Real Story of Shiva Lingam- ShivaRatri Special

There are a number of mythological tales and legends surrounding Lord Shiva. Here're a few popular ones:
 
Ganga Comes Down to Earth :

A legend from the Ramayana speaks of King Bhagirath who once meditated before Lord Brahma for a thousand years for the salvation of the souls of his ancestors. Pleased with his devotion Brahma granted him a wish. He requested the Lord to send the river Ganges down to earth from heaven so that she could flow over his ancestors' ashes and wash their curse away and allow them to go to heaven.

Brahma granted his wish but asked him to pray to Shiva, for he alone could support the weight of her descent. Accordingly he prayed to Shiva and he allowed the Ganges to descend on his head, and after meandering through his thick matted locks, the holy river reached the earth. This story is re-enacted by bathing the 'linga'.

The Tiger & the Leaves:
Once a hunter while chasing a deer wandered into a dense forest and found himself on the banks of river Kolidum when he heard the growl of a tiger. To protect himself from the beast he climbed up a tree nearby. The tiger pitched itself on the ground below the tree fostering no intention to leave. The hunter stayed up in the tree all night and to keep himself from falling asleep, he gently plucked one leaf after another from the tree and threw it down.

Under the tree was a Shiva Linga and the tree blessedly turned out to be a bilva tree. Unknowingly the man had pleased the deity with bilva leaves. At sunrise, the hunter looked down to find the tiger gone, and in its place stood Lord Shiva. He prostrated before the Lord and attained salvation from the cycle of birth and death.

Why Shiva is Worshipped in His Phallic Form:
According to another legend, once Brahma and Vishnu, two other deities of the holy Trinity, had an argument as to their supremacy. Brahma being the Creator declared himself to be more revered, while Vishnu, the Preserver, pronounced that he commanded more respect.

Just then a colossal 'lingam', known as Jyotirlinga, blanketed in flames, appeared before them. Both Brahma and Vishnu were awestruck by its rapidly increasing size. They forgot their quarrel and decided to determine its size. Vishnu assuming the form of a boar went to the netherworld and Brahma as a swan flew to the skies. But both of them failed to accomplish the self-assumed tasks. Then, Shiva appeared out of the 'lingam' and stated that he was the progenitor of them both and that henceforth he should be worshiped in his phallic form, the 'lingam', and not in his anthropomorphic form.


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Importance of SRI KALAHASTEESWARA- SIVA Devotee

Srikalahasti is one of the ancient holy places of our country. It is believed that many saints attained 'mukthi' (Salvation) at this unique and important Sivakshetra. The presiding deity of this punyakshetra is Srikalahastheeswara.

The Sivalinga of Srikalahasthi is one of the five supreme lingas representing the five great fundamental elements namely Fire, Water, Air, Sky and Earth. The lord appears here in his self-manifested form. Among the Panchabhuta lingas, Srikalahastheeswara is worshipped here as Vayulingeeswara. When all the lamps in the sanctum glow steadily, one can notice two lamps flickering now and then, proving the Lord's inhalation and exhalation

Srikalahastheeswara swamy temple is 40 kms away from Tirupati, situated on the Tirupati-Nellore Highway.

It is also known as 'Dakshina Kailasa' and 'Dakshina Kasi'. Amongst the most sacred Shivite temples, the temple of Srikalahastheeswara has a unique position. According to history, the temple was built during the Pallava and Chola period. The temple architecture is rich and splendid.

The name Srikalahasthi is a compound of three names.

 SRI KALA HASTI

Sri' meaning spider, 'Kala' meaning serpent and 'Hasti' means elephant.

They worshipped Lord Siva and attained salvation. It is stated that when the lord appeared before them and asked them to express their wish, they requested him that the place be named after them.

The most important Devote was

'Bhakta Kannappa'

The another Devote was 'Bhakta Kannappa' he give his Eye’s to Lord Siva and Changed his name as 'Bhakta Kannappa' before his name was “Tennan”

Lord is stated to have all the Navagrahas on it. Once upon a time a hunter worshipped the lord. It so happened that the Lord's eyes began to bleed profusely and the 'hunter-devotee' spontaneously plucked his own eyes with an arrow and placed them on the Linga. This act of absolute surrender and devotion, earned him the name - 'Bhakta Kannappa'.

The River we call as - Swarnamukhi

The river Swarnamukhi which flows on the northern side of the temple adds to its beauty and sanctity. The presiding Goddess here is 'Sri Gnana Prasoonambika' - the flower of divine knowledge. Besides being a 'vara prasadini' (wish fulfiller) she is also 'gnana prasadini' (knowledge provider). On Fridays, the resplendent sight of the Divine Mother, when she is clad in 'Bangaru Pavada' (Golden Robe) permeates the heart of an ardent devotee and fully satisfies ones tender longings to behold the 'Lokamatha' (Mother of the world) within these mortal eyes.

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Imporatance of Karthika Somavaram-Monday

Sage explains the process of Karthika Vratham to be observed on Kartika Somvaram. He tells the story about how a dog gets the entry to Kailasam after taking part in Karthika Somvara Vratam

The Day 2 of the Kartika Puranam begins with a discussion about the importance and speciality of Kartheeka Somavaram (the 3 or 4 Mondays that occur in month of Kartheekam). 

Kartheeka Somavaram is the most favorite day of Lord Shiva. Men and Women needs to bath in a river, pray to Lord Shiva with Bilvapatram, fast during the day and feast after the moon turns up in the sky in the evening. 

They needs to stay awake all night, engage in spirtual discourses and then take a river bath on the next day. This is followed by making donations to the poor depending on ones abilities. If not possible, atleast three brahmins could be fed. In general, it is good if no food items are taken on the 

Kartheeka Somavaram day. Doing the Kartheeka Vratam on the Mondays and praying to Lord Shiva would entitle the devotee of Kailasham. Praying to Lord Vishnu will entitle the devotee to Vaikuntham.

Dog gets Kailasam entry on observing Kartheeka Somvaram

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The Power of Karthika Somavaram (Monday)

The first Monday of the month of Kartikam is considered very powerful. Read on to know more from the story of the Karkasa, a beautiful girl who turns to a dog and how she returns back to her beautiful body.

The Day 1 of the Kartika Puranam consists of two sections:

Section 1 primary tells us about how Sage Sootha (Sootha maharshi) tells the Kartika Puranam to Saunikadi Maha-rishis and Maharshi Vashistha telling about the rules of the Kartika puranam to King Janaka. The section was elaborated about what to do during the month and how to start about. The beautiful explanations by Vashistha keep readers close to their ears.

Section 2 comprises of a story as a part of the Kartika Somawara Vratham (the first Monday of Kartika Masam). The story is about Nishturi, the daughter of a Brahmin, who falls into bad habits during her teen years. Nisthuri was deep into bad habits that she is often referred as 'Karkasa' by everyone.

As time for marriage comes, Karkasa's father decides to marry her to 'Misra Sharma', a Brahmin from Saurasthra. Misra Sharma is good, humble and a well educated young Brahmin who follows religious traditions with great devotion. Karkasa marries Misra Sharma and because of the humble mentality of Misra Sharma, Karkasa continues to enjoy all she wants to do. As days pass by, she takes more advantage of the gentleness of Misra Sharma and begins to shout at and even beat Misra Sharma. Misra Sharma continues to bear with her even when she does bad things in order not to hamper the good name earned by his family in the society. Karkasa however makes use of the situation and continues to be enjoying in the presence of other men. She even began to have physical relationships with other men disregarding her husband and in-laws.

One day, one of her comforts tells her that they are meeting at odd times because of her husband and that they can enjoy even better when her husband is not there. The same night, Karkasa kills her husband by banging a large hard rock on his head. She even takes the dead body to the outskirts of the city and throws it into an old well. Her in-laws, afraid of her and unable to do anything, remain calm, and runs away from. With no husband and in-laws to stop her, Karkasa felt more freedom and enjoyed even more. She even made men to get her money grabbed from their wives.

As time passed by, her beauty and vigor began to get down. With her blood becoming lighter, she began to be easily prone to diseases. Since she had physical intimacy with many men, she was even prone to sexually transmitted diseases. Soon she lost all her money and began to it find difficult to get food, water, clothing or even a place to stay. The diseases have led her to death. No one in the society came forward to take her to the burial ground.

Upon her death, soldiers from the Yama Lokam - the land of the dead, comes and takes her to Lord Yama, the Lord of Death. Yama Dharmaraja assigns a variety of punishments to her. She is made to stick to a hot-iron pillar as punishment for ignoring her husband and spending time with other men. She is banged in her head with a hot mace for killing her husband. Hot mercury is poured into her ears for shouting at her husband and beating him. Because of her cruel acts, her family in the prior ten ages and the later ten ages were also made to suffer. After suffering in the Yama loka for some ages, she is allowed to be born on earth as a dog for fifteen ages.

In her fifteenth age, she took birth in the land of Kalinga as a dog. She used to stay at the house of a Brahmin. The Brahmin who was following the traditions during the month of Kartikam, at night, has left some food outside his house which the dog eats. As soon as the dog ate the food, she began to get to know her past and began to shout for help. The Brahmin comes out of the house and was first surprised seeing a dog speak. He then enquires what has happened to her. The dog tells him that she was born as a dog for 14 times prior to her current life and that she does not know how she was able to get to know what has happened to her in her past lives.

The Brahmin, using his power, gets to know the whole episode of the dog, and tells it about what has happened in the past. The dog, upon knowing her past, began to beg the Brahmin for Moksha. He then decides to transfer the Punya gained by him on one of his Kartika Somavaram (The Monday of Kartika Masam) to the dog. The dog upon taking the punya, leaves the avatar of the dog and turns in to a beautiful woman.

"Hence, you should follow the Kartika Somavaram", says Vashistha to King Janaka.

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Follows Rules in Karthika Masam-Vratam Details

Karthika masam starts on the day after deepavali and ends after 30 days.

Here i am giving the basic Rituals we should follow for this month. You can find the detailed vratha vidhanam in karthika puranam book.

1) One should not eat non veg food for the whole month.

2) Must take meal only once per day for the 30 days, we can eat breakfast at nights or atleast we must follow this  on auspicious days like mondays, karthika poornima, koti somavaram etc.

3) Must take shower(including hair) daily.

4) Must light deepam every evening and do pooja.

5) Read one chapter in karthika puranam book everyday. If you don’t have karthika puranam read the story given in the below link daily ...    

Note : It is even good to hear the story if someone is reading it loud

6) Prepare prasadam on mondays , karthika poornima,  koti somavaram and remaining days you can even keep some fruit as prasadam.


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Karthika Puranam Importance - Pray Lord Shiva

A brief introduction to the Kartika Puranam and a complete set of 30-stories to be recited during the Hindu holy month of Kartikam

Kartika Puranam is one of most popular puranams according to the Hindu traditions. Extracted from the even more popular puranam, the Skanda Puranam, Kartika Puranam is considered to be powerful as it is one of the very few Hindu epics that brings punya just by listening to the epic stories. It may be recalled that the Skanda Puranam itself is one of the 18 major epics of the Hinduism.


Embedded into short stories, the Kartika Puranam is divided into 30 easy-to-understand chapters, each chapter recited on each day of the Hindu holy month of Kartika Masam. The Kartika Masam generally comes in middle of October or early November and stays for 30 days. Please refer to the Panchangam for correct dates.

Day 1: The power of the Kartika Somavaram

The first Monday of the month of Kartikam is considered very powerful. Read on to know more from the story of the Karkasa, a beautiful girl who turns to a dog and how she returns back to her beautiful body.

Day 2: Dog gets Kailasam entry after observing 

Sage explains the process of Karthika Vratham to be observed on Kartika Somvaram. He tells the story about how a dog gets the entry to Kailasam after taking part in Karthika Somvara Vratam

Rules We should following in Karthika Masam

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Murugan - God of Six Faces - Son of Lord Shiva

 Murugan is more popular in South India especially among Tamil people famously referred as Thamizh Kadavul (God of Tamils) compared to other parts of India. In Karnataka he is popular as "Subrahmanya" and is often associated with snakes, famous shrine Kukke Subramanya is well known for Sarpa shanti rites. In Andhra Pradesh and Bengal too he is popular by the names "Subrahmanya" and "Kartikeya" respectively.

 Like most Hindu deities, Murugan is known by many other names, including Senthil (meaning 'smart' or 'clever'), Saravaṇa, Kārtikeya (meaning 'son of Krittika'), Arumugam, Sanmuga (from Sanskrit Ṣaṇmukha), Shadanana (meaning 'one with six faces'), Kumāra (meaning 'child or son'), Dhandapany (meaning God with a Club), Guhan or Guruhuha (meaning 'cave-dweller'), Skanda (meaning 'that which is spilled or oozed, namely seed' in Sanskrit), Subrahmaṇya, Vēlaṇ and Swaminatha.

Murugan -Lord of Six Faces

Murugan is popularly depicted as having six faces and twelve arms. The poets like to address Him as "Arumugan" - Lord of Six Faces.

The sacred functions of Murugan as having six faces are described as thus :

        One face sheds rays of Light and removes the dense darkness shrouding the world;
        One face with gracious look lovingly showers boons on his devotees who praise Him with Love and Joy;
        One face watches over the sacrifices of the Brahmans who perform them without deviating from the strict Vedic traditions;
        One face like full moon, which brightens all the quarters of the world, lights the sages' minds to enable them to search for hidden Truth;
        One face with raging heart performs battle-sacrifice-destroy His enemies and
        One face smiles lovingly on His young consort, the pretty daughter of the hunting tribe

Other Descriptions of Murugan "the Child of Kottravi" - the Goddess of Victory (Durga)

"the Child of the Ancient One"

"the Captain of the Heavenly Hosts"

"the Lord of the Mountain Region"

"the Lord who holds the Victorious Spear"

"the Heroic Lord with the Victorious banner gained in war"

Some of these descriptions suggest that Murugan was the War God of the Tamils.

 - 108 names of murugan -

Om Skandaya namaha
Hail Skanda! Vanquisher of the mighty foes!
Om Guhaya namaha
Praise be to the Invisible Lord—He who abides in the hearts of devotees true!
Om Shanmukhaya namaha
Praise be to the six-faced one!
Om Balanetrasutaya namaha
Praise be to the Son of the Three-Eyed Siva!
Om Prabhave namaha
Praise be to the Lord Supreme!
Om Pingalaya namaha
Praise be to the golden-hued one!
Om Krittikasunave namaha
Hail to the Son of the starry maids!
Om Sikhivahanaya namaha
Hail to the rider on the peacock!
Om Dvinadbhujaya namaha
Hail to the Lord with the twelve hands!
Om Dvinannetraya namaha
Hail to the Lord with the twelve eyes!
Om Saktidharaya namaha
Hail to the wielder of the Lance!
Om Pisidasaprabhajanaya namaha
Praise be to the destroyer of the Asuras!
Om Tarakasurasamharine namaha
Praise be to the slayar of Tarakasuran!
Om Raksobalavimardanaya namaha
Praise be to the Victor of the Asuric forces!
Om Mattaya namaha
Praise be to the Lord of felicity!
Om Pramattaya namaha
Praise be to the Lord of bliss!
Om Unmattaya namaha
Hail Oh passionate One!
Om Surasainyasuraksakaya namaha
(Suralangasya Rakshithre Namaha); Hail Saviour of the Devas!
Om Devasenapataye namaha
Hail Commander of the Heavenly hosts!
Om Pragnya namaha
Hail, Lord of Wisdom!
Om Kripalave namaha
Hail Compassionate One!
Om Bhaktavatsalaya namaha
Lover of devout ones, Praise be to Thee!
Om Umasutaya namaha
Son of Uma—Praise be to Thee!
Om Saktidharaya namaha
Mighty Lord—Praise be to Thee!
Om Kumaraya namaha
Eternal youth—Praise be to Thee!
Om Krauñcadharanaya namaha
He who reft asunder the Krauñca Mount—Praise be to Thee!
Om Senanye namaha
Praise be to the Army Chief!
Om Agnijanmane namaha
To the effulgence of Fire, all Hail!
Om Visakhaya namaha
To Him who shone on the astral Visakha—All Hail!
Om Shankaratmajaya namaha
Thou Son of Sankara—All Hail!
Om Sivasvamine namaha
Thou Preceptor of Siva—All Hail!
Om Ganaswamine namaha
On Lord of the Ganas—All Hail
Om Sarvasvamine namaha
On Lord, God Almighty, All Hail!
Om Sanatanaya namaha
Oh Lord eternal, Praise be to Thee!
Om Anantasaktaye namaha
Thou potent Lord, Praise be to Thee!
Om Aksobhyaya namaha
Unsullied by arrows art Thou—Praise be to Thee!
Om Parvatipriyanandanaya namaha
Thou beloved of Parvati, Praise be to Thee!
Om Gangasutaya namaha
Oh, son of Goddess Ganga—Praise be to Thee!
Om Sarodbhutaya namaha
Thou who did'st nestle in the Saravana Lake!
Om Atmabhuve namaha
Thou Unborn Lord!
Om Pavakatmajaya namaha
Thou who art born of Fire!
Om Mayadharaya namaha
Energy Art Thou—Praise be to Thee!
Om Prajrimbhaya namaha
Praise be to thee Auspicious One! (Blissful)!
Om Ujjrimbhaya namaha
Praise be to the Invincible One!
Om Kamalasanasamstutaya namaha
Praise be to the Lord extolled by Brahma!
Om Ekavarnaya namaha
The one Word art Thou—All Hail!
Om Dvivarnaya namaha
In Two Art Thou—All Hail!
Om Trivarnaya namaha
Thou Art the Three—All Hail!
Om Sumanoharaya namaha
Thou Stealer of pure hearts—All Hail!
Om Caturvarnaya namaha
In four Art Thou—All Hail!
Om Pancavarnaya namaha
In five letters Art Thou—All Hail!
Om Prajapataye namaha
Father of all Creation—All Hail!
Om Trumbaya namaha
Praise be to Thee, Oh Peerless One!
Om Agnigarbhaya namaha
Thou who dost sustain the fire!
Om Samigarbhaya namaha
Hail Thou who arose out of the Vanni flame! (Fire of the Suma tree)!
Om Visvaretase namaha
Thou glory of the Absolute Paramasivam, All Hail!
Om Surarighne namaha
Oh, Subduer of the foes of the Devas, All Hail!
Om Hiranyavarnaya namaha
Thou resplendent One, All Hail!
Om Subhakrite namaha
Thou Auspicious One—All Hail!
Om Vasumate namaha
Thou Oh Splendour of the Vasus— (a class of Gods) All Hail!
Om Vatuvesabhrite namaha
Praise be to Thee, Oh lover of celibacy!
Om Bhushane namaha
Thou Luminous Sun—All Hail!
Om Kapastaye namaha
Thou Effulgence divine, All Hail!
Om Gahanaya namaha
Thou Omniscient One—All Hail!
Om Chandravarnaya namaha
Thou Radiance of the Moon—Praise be to Thee!
Om Kaladharaya namaha
Thou who adorns the crescent—Praise be to Thee!
Om Mayadharaya namaha
Engergy art Thou—Praise be to Thee!
Om Mahamayine namaha
Great Artist of Deception too art Thou, Praise be to Thee!
Om Kaivalyaya namaha
Everlasting joy of attainment—Praise be to Thee!
Om Sahatatmakaya namaha
Art all-pervading—All Hail!
Om Visvayonaye namaha
Source of all Existence—All Hail!
Om Ameyatmane namaha
Oh, Supreme Splendour, All Hail!
Om Tejonidhaye namaha
Illumination divine—All Hail!
Om Anamayaya namaha
Savior of all ills—All Hail!
Om Parameshtine namaha
Thou art Immaculate Lord, Praise be to Thee
Om Parabrahmane namaha
Thou Transcendant One, Praise be to Thee!
Om Vedagarbhaya namaha
The Source of the Vedas art Thou, Praise be to Thee!
Om Viratsutaya namaha
Immanent Art Thou in the Universe, Praise be to Thee!
Om Pulindakanyabhartre namaha
Praise be to the Lord of Valli, the Vedda belle!
Om Mahasarasvatavradaya namaha
Praise be to the source of Gnosis
Om asrita Kiladhatre namaha
Praise be to Him who showers grace on those who seek his solace!
Om Choraghnaya namaha
Praise be to Him who annihilates those who steal!
Om Roganasanaya namaha
Praise be to the divine Healer
Om Anantamurtaye namaha
Praise be Thine whose forms are endless!
Om anandaya namaha
Praise be Thine, Oh Thou infinite Bliss!
Om Shikhandikritagedanaya namaha
Praise be Thine, Thou Lord of peacock banner!
Om Dambhaya namaha
Praise be Thine, Oh lover of gay exuberance!
Om Paramadambhaya namaha
Praise be Thine, Thou lover of supreme exuberance!
Om Mahadambhaya namaha
Praise be Thine, Oh Lord of lofty magnificence!
Om Vrishakapaye namaha
Thou who art the culmination of righteousness—All Hail (Dharma)!
Om Karanopatadehaya namaha
Thou who deigned embodiment for a cause—All Hail!
Om Karanatita Vigrahaya namaha
Form transcending causal experience
Om Anishvaraya namaha
Oh Eternal peerless plentitude, All Hail
Om Amritaya namaha
Thou Ambrosia of Life—All Hail!
Om Pranaya namaha
Thou life of life, Praise unto Thee!
Om Pranayamaparayanaya namaha
Thou support of all beings—Praise unto Thee!
Om Vritakandare namaha
Praise unto Thee who subjugates all hostile forces!
Om Viraghnaya namaha
Thou vanquisher of heroic opponents, Praise unto Thee!
Om Raktashyamagalaya namaha
Thou art Love, and of crimson beauty— Praise unto Thee!
Om Mahate namaha
Oh Consummation of glory, All Praise to Thee!
Om Subrahmanyaya namaha
We praise Thee, Oh effulgent Radiance!
Om Paravaraya namaha
Oh Supreme (Sovereign) Goodness, Praise unto Thee!
Om Brahmanyaya namaha
We praise Thee, luminous wisdom serene!
Om Brahmanapriyaya namaha
Thou who art beloved of seers—Praise unto Thee!
Om Loka Gurave Namaha
Oh universal Teacher, All Praise to Thee!
Om Guhapriyaya Namaha
We praise Thee, Indweller in the core of our hearts!
Om Aksayaphalapradaya namaha
We praise Thee, Oh bestower of indestructible results ineffable!
Om Sri Subrahmanyaya namaha
We praise Thee, most glorious effulgent Radiance!
Om Saravanabhava Om!

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Other names of Murugan
Sri Gajavahana

Sri Kumara

Sri Saktidhara

Sri Subrahmanya

Sri Subrahmanya

Sri Brahmasasta

Sri Karttikeya

Sri Krauñcabheda

Sri Kandaswami

Sri Saravanabhavar

Sri Senani


 

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Lord Shiva -Parvathi-Ganesh Murugan- RARE Wallpapers

  Those who adobe to Lord shiva will get everything in life and never face any obstacles. Shiva bhakti is the most wonderful thing and those who earn shiva bhakti with the kindness of Lord Shiva are luckiest people in this world.

 No one can define the kindness, powers, and greatness of Lord Shiva.

 I bow to that camphor-hued, white complexioned (Lord Shiva), who is Incarnation of compassion, Who is the very essence of (consciousness; the Knowing principle) of life (of the embodied soul);
Who wears snakes as garlands, whose eternal abodes in the heart of the devotee, I bow to Him (Lord Shiva) and His consort Bhavaani (Uma or Parvati).

“Twamev maata cha pitta twamev, Twamev bandhu cha sakha twamev
Twameva vidyya dravinam twamev, Twameva sarvam mum  dev  dev”

 “Karpur gauram karunaa avataaram, Sansaar saaram bhujgendra haaram
Sadaa vasantam hridayaarvinde, Bhavam Bhavaani sahitam namaami“

 You are my father and you are my mother, you are my friend and you are my brother. You are all my knowledge and power (wealth) and you are God of Gods and you are everything to me.

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Lord Shiva -Parvathi-Happiness Wallpapers

The Powerful God: Lord Shiva

Shiva is 'shakti' or power, Shiva is the destroyer, the most powerful god of the Hindu pantheon and one of the godheads in the Hindu Trinity. Known by many names - Mahadeva, Mahayogi, Pashupati, Nataraja, Bhairava, Vishwanath, Bhava, Bhole Nath - Lord Shiva is perhaps the most complex of Hindu deities. Hindus recognize this by putting his shrine in the temple separate from those of other deities.

 

Lord Shiva-Three Eyed God with Goddess Parvathi - Powerful God: DESKTOP Wallpapers

 

 

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SriSailam- JyothirLingam- Donations Address

Srisailam, one of the eleven Jyothirlinga's in India is situated on the banks of the river Krishna at a distance of 232 Km south of Hyderabad in thick forests of the Nallamallai Hills, in north eastern portion of the NandiKotKur taluk of Kurnool District. It is one of the most ancient and sacred places in South India, and this important religious shrine stands on the Rishabhagiri hill, on the southern bank of the sacred river Krishna. Srisailam is referred to as "Sri Giri", "Sriparvata", "Rudra Parvata" and "Seshachalam" in several texts and Puranas.Road

 HOW TO GO 

 Road distances from Srisailam are Atmakur (113 km), Anantapur (325 km), Bangalore (538 km), Mumbai (971 km), Calcutta (1491 km), Delhi (1685 km), Dornal (49 km), Hyderabad (232 km), kurnool (180 km), chennai (568 km), Nagarjuna sagar (180 km), Nandyal (158 km), Tirupathi (436 km), Vijayawada (248 km), Visakhapatnam (614 km)

 

Srisailam Trust are providing various facilities to the devotees and providing FREE food to the devotees. 

Just Read out their activities. .

Annadanam Scheme

The Devasthanam has launched Saswatha Annadanam Scheme aimed at providing free food to the devotees visiting Srisailam. There is a good response from philanthropists for this scheme. Most of the pilgrims are utilizing the scheme.
The minimum donation for this scheme is of Rs.1, 116/- and the Annadanam will be performed on the name and gotram of the donor once in a year permanently to his choice.

Kalyanosthavam Scheme

The Devasthanam has launched Saswatha Kalyanam Scheme. There is a good response from philanthropists for this scheme. Most of the pilgrims are utilizing the scheme.
The minimum donation for this scheme is of Rs.10000/- and the Kalyanam will be performed on the name and gotra of the donor once in a year permanently to his choice.

Cottage Donation Scheme

Independent Cottages are already in vogue on the Hill Top in tune with the Devasthanam Standers. We invite the donors to participate in the Valley view Cottages in above 25 acres abutting the Srisailam Dam Reservoir at Pathalaganga valley.
A minimum of Rs.10 Lakhs is the amount required for this Scheme.
The Devasthanam will allot site of above said place and the donor has to make his own arrangements for construction of cottage or guest house. After completion of construction they have to hand over the cottage to the devasthanam .the following facilities are being given to the donor.
The said guest house or the equivalent devasthanam cottage will be given to the donor and his family members during their visit to Srisailam on free for a period of 60 days per calendar year. The servicing charges will be collected to the persons other than the donors family.

Sri SriSaila Pushkarini Jaladhara Scheme

Every day hundreds of pilgrims give their hair (Keshadanam) and have a bath under existing Natural Water fall. Since this place is congested there is a need to modernize and expand the waterfall. The Devasthanam is planning to improve the Waterfall by launching Pushkarini Jaladhara Project. It is an artificial waterfall project consisting of a huge pond from where the water spills down the valley in the form of a waterfall. Here the head-shoven devotees shall have a bath. All along the valley there shall be landscaping and footpaths. The project is located close to the temple at the Pathalaganga valley; it is unique Project of its kind in A.P.

Jeernodharana Scheme

While the Master plan focuses on the main temple there is an attempt to renovate the Ancient Temples and Mathas Jeernodharana Scheme is a special scheme involved by this Devasthanam to renovate various ancient temples, which played a dominant role in the history and culture of Srisailam. Devasthanam is now taking up the renovation of Temple of Istakameswari,, Pancha Mathas..

The Pancha Matas

Srisailam became a powerful Shivate Center because of the presence of Mathas Centers of Educational and Spiritual learning Whose origin dates back to 7th Century A.D. Over the years these centers were neglected and not patronized. Today the Devasthanam has taken the Initiative to renovate these Matas, Which are in a dilapidated condition with help of donors. The Pancha Matas are popularly called as Ghantamatam, Vibhoothimatam ,Rudrakshamatam ,Sarangadharamatam & Nandikeswaramatam.

Haritha Project

To beautify the Temple Surroundings and Srisailam Township, Gardens with beautiful landscaping, fountains and footpaths at few places are planned, we are introducing Vedic Plantation. According to the Vedic Sciences every tree/plant is associated with the birth star of Man. We plan to fill up the parks with all the Vedic Plants that will cover all the birth stars so that all the visitors will have opportunity to worship trees associated with their Birth Star. This is a Unique Practice on which we want to create Public Awareness.

Sri Srisaila Jalanidhi Scheme

Sri Srisaila Jalanidhi Scheme is a solo water supply scheme evolved by the Devasthanam to provide adequate water to all the households and Choultries in the township.
The Devasthanam is currently spending 1 crore on annual maintenance and electrical charges for supplying 7 lakh gallons of water per day. It also spends a sizeable part of its income to improve water resources.
The aim of the scheme is to utilize the donations for providing drinking water to the pilgrims. These funds will also be utilized for the construction of water tanks and raise the available water resources. The donations will be accepted in kind also like pipes, motors, cement, etc.

Srisaila Dormitory Rooms Donation Schemes

At present there is no Free or Nominal rent accommodation to the poor pilgrims who visit this temple. To provide accommodation on nominal charges in the dormitory rooms it is proposed to construct dormitory rooms under the Master plan. The Devasthanam is planning to construct a dormitory halls by arranging clock rooms bed sheets and pillows on nominal rent i.e. at Rs. 10/- or 15/- with toilets.

Suvarna Kavacha Pathakam

The Devasthanam is proposed to take up gold coating and Copper plate to Sri Swamy Vari Gharbalayam with an estimated cost of Rs1.25 crores and to Sri Ammavari Gharbalayam with an estimate amount of Rs.1 crore.
To invite the Donor to Donate liberally to the said huge work a Donation scheme is introduce.

Gosala Samrakshana Nidhi

The devasthanam is maintaining a Gosala at present above 230 cows , calves and breeding bulls are existing about an amount of 9 to 10 lakhs is being spent for it maintenance. The devasthanam has newly introduced Gosala Samrakshana Nidhi for the maintenance of Gosala.

Hospital Welfare Fund

The Devasthanam is maintaining an Allopathic Hospital. At present about 200 patients are being given treatment per day in the Devasthanam hospital. About an amount of Rs. 4.00 lakhs is being spent for purchase of medicines per annum .In addition to that about Rs. 2.00 lakhs worth of medicines per year are being received from the donors. The Devasthanam has newly introduced Hospital Welfare Fund for the maintenance of Hospital.

SriSailam -Temples Contact Address. 

Executive Officer

Srisaila Devasthanam
Srisailam 518101,
Phone: 08524 - 288883,288885,288886,288887,288888.
E-mail: eo@srisailamtemple.com

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32 EveryDay Must Listen Devotional Prayers-Slokas

Daily most of the us searching internet for popular daily Hindu prayers. For them this is like a boon to get all these at one click. Just bookmark and comeback to listen 32 daily powerful devotional prayers.


"Mantras" derived from the Sanskrit 'man', meaning 'to think'. Mantra literally means 'instrument of thought'. Mantras are hymns, which are believed to benefit that chants them.

 32 EVERY DAY DEVOTIONAL PRAYERS TO ALL GODS AND GODDESSES 

Ganapati PRAYER

ganapati

AdityaHridayam

AdityaHridayam

GanapatiAtharvaseersha

GanapatiAtharvaseersha

AnnapurnaAshtakam

AnnapurnaAshtakam

BhooSuktam

BhooSuktam

DakshinamurtiStotram

DakshinamurtiStotram

DeviKhadgamala

DeviKhadgamala

Durga

Durga

DurgaSuktam

DurgaSuktam

kanakadhArA-stavam

kanakadhArA-stavam

KrishnaAshtakam

KrishnaAshtakam

lakshmisahasranama

lakshmisahasranama

gaNesha-pancharatnam

gaNesha-pancharatnam

lalitasahasranama

lalitasahasranama

lingAShTakam

lingAShTakam

MadhuraAshtakam

MadhuraAshtakam

mangalam

mangalam

purusha

purusha

rudram

rudram

SaiStotra

SaiStotra

saundaryalahari1

saundaryalahari1

saundaryalahari2

saundaryalahari2

shivashtakam

shivashtakam

shivastotram

shivastotram

sivasuprabhatam

sivasuprabhatam

Soundaryalahari

Soundaryalahari

subrahmaNya-aShTakam

subrahmaNya-aShTakam

vishnusahasranama

vishnusahasranama

visvanatha

visvanatha

Suryashtakam

Suryashtakam

mahanyaasam1

mahanyaasam1

mahanyaasam2.

mahanyaasam2.

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Lord Shiva Gayatri Powerful Mantra-108 times

 Lord Shiva Gayatri Powerful Mantra - Recite for 108 times a day. 

Om Tat Purushaya Vidhmahe
Mahadevaya Dheemahe
Thanno Rudra Prachodayath.

Meaning 

Om, Let me meditate on the great Purusha,
Oh, greatest God, give me higher intellect,
And let God Rudra illuminate my mind.

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Maha Mruthyunjaya Moola Mantram for IMMORTAL LIFE with Meaning

The word Shaivam refers to "associated with shiva". Also known as Shaivism. shaivam  is dedicated to worship of lord Shiva - the God. It is intended to be a tool for those who would like to understand the way to bliss and practice the way of Bliss. The spirit of this blog is to provide all powerful mantras which are forgetting these days due to so many businesses, I just want to bring some Laurels and Immortality to the divine thought visitors.

 Maha Mruthyunjaya Moola Mantram for IMMORTAL LIFE with meaning

'Om Tryambakam Yajamahe
Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanam
Urvarukamiva Bandhanan
Mrityor Mukshiya Mamritat '

English Meaning of Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra

We worship the Three-eyed One (Lord Shiva)
Who is fragrant and who nourishes well all beings,
Even as the cucumber is severed from bondage to the creeper.

Mantras Should be more powerful basing on how we pronounce.
For the best pronunciation the below video will gives you some help.

Results : For Good prosperous Immortal Life and Good Health.
             Read Daily for 9 times

Here is the video of Maha Mruthyunjaya Moola Mantram -
 
MAHAMRITYUNJAYA MANTRA : MIRACLE SHIVA MANTRA :1100 TIMES : MASTER OF ALL MANTRAS : VERY POWERFUL !
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Lord Ganesh Suprabhatam to Achieve Success

Ganesh Chaturthi, one of the most sacred Hindu festivals, celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha - the supreme God of wisdom and prosperity.

This annual occassion is observed by the whole of Hindu community with great fervor and piety. Do you know how this festival came to be practiced? If not, scroll down and read our informative article on the history and origin of Ganesh Chaturthi.

Know all about the earliest Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations and how it evolved over the time. If you like our article on the history of Ganesh Chaturthi, do not forget to click here and send this page to your friends and dear ones. Have a grand time this Ganesh Chaturthi. May the Lord bless you and all your loved ones.

LORD GANESH - SUPRABHATAM - LISTEN TO ACHIEVE GREAT SUCCESS



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Lord Shiva Suprabhatam -Mallikarjuna Suprabhatam

Shiva Suprabhatam
We are very glad to present Lord Siva Suprabhatam and Mallikarjuna Suprabhatam. We have enlisted the most common stotras on Lord Siva. Chant these Stotras and get His blessings. We experienced His divine presence while we were preparing this section.
Tags : Lord shiva Suprabhatam, siva suprabhatam, Mallikarjuna Suprabhatam,

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Popular Devotional Songs Must Listen- Watch

Ghantalsala venkateswara rao, the name itself gives us a devotional feel towards his singing..
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Annamacharya 

Songs Popular Singer

G. Balakrishna Prasad is a Special Grade Vocal Artiste at Annamacharya Project of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for over 28 years was born on 9th Nov 1948. He is a renowned in singer India and abroad of Annamacharya Sankeerthanas with over 4000 concerts to his credit and a Vaggeyakara in his own right having composed more than 400 keertanas
Technical Qualification:
Diploma in Vocal music with Honours division from Education Department of Andhra Pradesh in 1978.
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Kanakadhara Stotram - Wealth Mantra- Adi Sankaracharya..

pediketa talambrala pellikoothuru

vinaro bhagyamo vishnu katha

ksheerabdi kanyakaku

kondalalo nelakonna

Kondalalo nelakonna (Annamayya's composition)

This was set to tune in Hindolam by Sri. M.S.Balasubrahmanya Sharma. Dr.Shobha Raju selected this composition & moulded to suit the taste of the common listener and set beautiful swaras at the end of the composition and rendered it for her first exclusive album of Annamacharya Sankeertanas, "Venkateswara Geetha Malika", released by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.

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Frequently Asked questions about LORD SHIVA

Frequently Asked Questions about Lord Shiva - 

Shiva with Parvati. Shiva is depicted three-eyed, with crescent moon on his head, the Ganga flowing through his matted hair, wearing ornaments of serpents and a skull necklace, covered in ashes and Trisula and Damaru are seen in the background.

VAMANGE CHAVIBHATI BHUDHARASUTADEVAYAGAMASTAKE |
BHALE BALA VIDHURGALE CHA GARALAM YASYORASIVYALARATA||
SOAYAMAM BHUTI VIBHUSHANAH SURA
VARAMSARVADHIYAH SARVADA,
SHARVAH SAVAGATAH SHIVAM SHASHINIMAH
SHRI SHANKARH SHATUMAM ||

Meaning : That Lord Shiva who has on his left side Mother Parvati, who has Ganges and moon on his forehead, who has poison in the throat and cobras on the chest, such an omnipresent greater than the gods, Lord Shiva may protect me.

Now, let us consider this scriptural form of Lord Shiva, with scientific view and see what does God want to preach the common people.


WHY JAGDAMBA PARVATI IS PRESENT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF SHIVA

Jagdamba Parvati is the form of power. Lord Shiva always keeps her on to his left side, because, he himself remains in a state of Tapasya (meditation). People and scriptures too, assume that the left part of the males is inauspicious and trouble-causing. Where as Parvati is the form of power and thus always auspicious. Hence, in order to destroy all the inauspiciousness and obstacles, Lord Shiva keeps Parvati on his left side. Besides, Lord Shiva is himself a form of inauspiciousness as :


AMANGALYAM SHEELAM TAVABHAVATU NAMAIVAMAKHILAM |
TATHAPI SMARTRINAMA VARADA PARAMAM MANGAMASI ||

Meaning : It is famous in the whole world that Lord Shiva is inauspicious, but a giver of all kinds of auspiciousness. Nevertheless, He is the giver of all kinds of auspiciousness for those who remember him. This virtue is because of Parvatis presence with him.

Thus acting on the principle :

NARYASTU YATRA PUJYANTE RAMANTE TATRA DEVATAH

That is where the womanfolk is worshipped, the gods stays there, Lord Shiva preaches the same to his devotees, that if they respecta woman, all the inauspiciousness all the hurdles, would be removed automatically.

WHY MOTHER GANGA ON THE HEAD

The Ganges, the most sacred river in India, shows coolness, holiness and serenity. Lord Shiva holds her on his head, thus preaching the devotees that if they bear coolness, holiness and serenity in their head i.e. if they give up anger, envy and disturbance that haunts their mind they will achieve all kinds of perfections and successes.


WHY THE NEW MOON ON THE FOREHEAD

The moon is shinning but cool celestial body. Lord Shiva wears it on his forehead, thus preaching for peaceful mind and forsightedness. If decision is taken with cool peaceful mind and far sightedness, all the tasks will be completed successfully and an increment occurs in one's honour.

MEANING OF POISON IN THE THROAT

When the Gods and Demons unitedly churned the sea, it was the poison that came out first. Seeing the lethal poison, both the gods and the demons got nervous and reached to Lord Shiva and prayed him to hold it. Lord Ashutosh (Shiva) agreed to their prayers and swallowed the deadly poison. That poison, however, did not reach God's stomach, instead it stuck in the throat turning it blue.

Thus, holding the poison in the neck, Lord Shiva preaches that one should not contain poison in his belly for the other. It also means that one should not even wish ill for the others, leave apart doing. Speaking harsh words is however other thing, but one should not cultivate the feelings of envy and enemity for the others.

WHY IS THE SNAKE ON THE CHEST?

It is very strange that people are usually scared of snakes because these are poisonous creatures. In scriptures and in practical life, snake is given a name Kaala i.e. the death. But Lord Shiva bears snakes on his chest. Thus he preaches the people that if they do not engage their mind and intellect in the worship of God, death is always facing them. If you keep your mind and intellect busy in prayers and worship, even death can do no harm to you. Instead it would become a means to adorn you.
The reason of having a snake around his chest is that, VISHASYAA VISHAMAUSHDHAMA, i.e. the best antidote for poison is poison itself. Hence to cancel the effect of the poison Lord Shiva has worn poisonous snakes around his shoulders.

WHY IS THE OX THE VEHICLE OF LORD SHIVA?

Scriptures assume the ox as an incarnation of Dharmraj as is mentioned in Parikshita Kaliyugaprasanga that Kaliyuga is killing the Dharma which is in oxen form.Sage Manu also writes :

VRISHO HIBHAGAWANA DHARMASTASYAYAHKURUT ALUM |
VRISHANAM TAM VIDURDE VASTASMADDHAMA NA LOPAYETA ||

Meaning: An Ox is a different incarnation of the Dharma god, whoever kills it must be taken as a sinner. Hence, one must not cause the disappearance of Dharma. Riding the Ox, Lord Shiva preaches the people that -

DHARMO RAKSHATI RAKSHITAH

Meaning: The protected religion protects the follower. Hence, follow the religious path, no shield is better than it.


WHY LORD SHIVA HAS THREE EYES ?:
Shiva is often depicted with a third eye with which he burned Desire (Kāma) to ashes. There has been controversy regarding the original meaning of Shiva's name Tryambakam (Sanskrit: त्र्यम्बकम्), which occurs in many scriptural sources. In classical Sanskrit the word ambaka denotes "an eye", and in the Mahabharata Shiva is depicted as three-eyed, so this name is sometimes translated as "Having Three Eyes".

If Lord Shiva gets anger on Devils - He will just open his third to melt - burnt - ash them ...Thats the power of Lord shiva..
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