Questions tagged [shiva]
Shiva (The auspicious one) is the "Destroyer" among the Trimurti. He is considered as supreme Brahman according to Shaivism. Use this tag to ask questions that concern about Shiva in any of his forms
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In which shastra we find lord Shiva chanting Radha Radha to make baby lord krishna happy
When lord shiva met baby lord krishna he first chanted Radha Radha to make lord krishna happy then lord stopped crying.Where can this be found in shastras
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Does Bhrigu have status to levy an extreme curse on Siva?
Bhrgu went to officiate at Daksha Yagna and couldn't do anything to Virabhadra (Siva's assistant) when he pulled out the mustache and beard of Bhrgu
https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-...
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Is the statement in Brahma-Vaivarta purana that Siva is Satvik unusual coming from a Vaishnavite Purana?
https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/mode/2up
BRAHMA-KHANDA, CHAPTER 8 (29)
This enraged, Brahma, the creator of the
universe. О Lord, on getting ...
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What are the 11 different aspects of Shiva in form of Rudhra(Destroyer)?
Shiva is often termed as a god of destruction. But Rudhra, one of the aspect of Shiva is considered as destructor, not the Shiva himself. Moreover, arguments are there about Shiva as a destroyer of ...
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Why in Srimad Bhagvatam 8.12.25, Shiva forces on a woman?
Srimad Bhagvatam 8:12:25
https://prabhupadabooks.com/sb/8/12/26?d=1
The beautiful woman was already naked, and when She saw Lord Śiva coming toward Her, She became extremely bashful. Thus She kept ...
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What one can learn from Shiv Puran?
I am not interested in myths and creation myths etc. I am looking for vedantic ideas explained through stories from shiv puran ? Can someone comment
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Is this verse present in bori critical edition mahabarata?
Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, 12:342:23.:
I (Krishna/Narayana) am the Soul, O son of Pandu (Arjuna), of all the worlds, of all the universe. Rudra, again, is my Soul. It is for this that I always adore ...
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Pooja for thanking lord Shiva
I am a devotee of lord Shiva and you know how benevolent he is. I just want to do a special Pooja for him with the intention of thanking him. I know of shasranama Pooja and rudra Abhishek. I have also ...
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Havan without initiation?
I was seeing few articles about Navarātri. Where author has given detailed steps for mantra Japa with havan details.
As per my knowledge from this community (with scripture references)
No mantra ...
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What is the story of Manikarnika Ghat of Kashi?
As far as I know, two ghats are very famous in Kashi. One is Dashaswamedha Ghat and another is Manikarnika Ghat. In Dashaswamedha Ghat, Brahma performed 10 horse sacrifices (link).
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What is the scriptural basis for the claim that Siva was a devotee of Vishnu?
ISKCON monks have said several times that Siva is the greatest devotee of Krishna (or Vishnu). For example, Amogh Lila Prabhu said it. However, I found the opposite claim in Siva Purana (Rudra Samhita,...
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What are the Upalingams of lord Siva?
We all know that there are 12 jyotirlingas. However, I heard there are Upalingams as well. What are the Upalingams? Can anybody list them with references?
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I am worried about my mother's wellbeing
I am worried about my mom, She really is a goddess but there are some downfalls. She is overprotective, lives in an arrested development, receptive to social media fake alert messages and constantly ...
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Pornography, Incest, Adultery, Infidelity, Unfaithful, doing bad acts in the title of mutual consent
Now a days, Most people receptive to pornography, social media, lust and acts they commit accept the idea of having more than one sexual relation with social media in their favor portraying multi ...
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Does Shiva promote total caste discrimination in housing and rituals?
Kamika Agama Purva Pada:
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For the brahmins, tripundra should be with a length of 6 angulas.... For the women, it should be in one angula. People of other castes (अन्यजातिस्तु-children of higher ...
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In which scriptures does Shiva support casteism?
In Mahanirvana Tantra, Shiva himself reportedly says the following:
Chapter 3:
Let the excellent Guru, ocean of kindness, next whisper the Mantra
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Where can I get an online version of the Chidambaram Mahatmya?
Where can I get an online version of the Chidambaram Mahatmya? I think it's in Tamil. Looking for an English translation.
Thank you
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What are the Śaiva explanations for "saṅkarṣaṇamūrtisvarūpo (सङ्कर्षणमूर्तिस्वरूपो)" in the chamakam of Śrī Rudram and the source of this mantra?
This is the mantra:
अस्य श्री रुद्राध्याय प्रश्न महामन्त्रस्य अघोर ऋषिः अनुष्टुप् छन्दः सङ्कर्षणमूर्तिस्वरूपो योऽसावादित्यः परमपुरुषः स एष रुद्रो देवता ।
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Is Rishabdev who is worshipped by Jains the same as the one mentioned in Shrimad Bhagvat or he is Shiva?
In Bhagavat Puran Rishabhadev is mentioned as Avatar of Vishnu Bhagwan. In Shiv Puran also an Avatar of Shiv Bhagwan is mentioned as Vrishabh.
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What is the source of this śloka starting with "viprāṇāṃ daivataṃ śambhuḥ"?
विप्राणां दैवतं शम्भुः क्षत्रियाणां च माधवः ।
वैश्यानां तु भवेद् ब्रह्मा शूद्राणां गणनायकः ॥
"Śiva is the deity of the Brāhmaṇas, Viṣṇu of the Kṣatriyas, Brahmā of the Vaiśyas, and Gaṇeśa of the ...
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Who is Muniswara deity worshipped in southern India? [duplicate]
A deity named Munishwara is worshipped in southern India. He is considered as a form or a devotee of Shiva. Not much information about him is present on the internet. Who is Lord Munishwara? Is he ...
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Need to know something about semen in tantras
https://sci-hub.scrongyao.com/10.2307/3176673 this is a research paper on a tantric text which basically says that mixing of semen and menstrual blood was used in initiation rituals in tantra or to ...
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What is the position of Lord Śiva in Śuddhadvaita sampradāyas?
I'd like to know what the Śuddhadvaita philosophy has to say about Lord Śiva.
Śri Vaiṣṇavas consider him to be a jīva.
Gaudiyas say he's got his own Śiva tattva and is not Nārāyaṇa but close.
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Who are Shankara and Kal Bhairava according to Kashmir Shaivism?
According to Shiva Purana, Shiva first manifests in the form of 5 headed Sadashiva in the beginning, after that comes Shankara which is the form in which he resides on Kailasha along with Ma parvati ...
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Is Lord Śiva's throat Really Blue?
We all are aware of the fact that Lord Rudra ( Śiva ) drank the Kālakūṭa poison which came out of the ocean during the Samudra Manthana and his throat became blue.
But did it really become blue?
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Where can i access online or pdf version of this Shiv Mahapuran in simple Hindi, refer picture attatched
Hi I am looking for this puran softcopy or online or pdf version as I am much interested to read this.
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When did the specific proper features and characteristics of Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva start appearing in the Hindu literature?
Note: This is a research question.
By specifc proper features and characteristics I mean Niravakasha Linga.
My question is when did atleast a couple of the Niravakasha Lingas listed below, of Lord ...
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did mahadev disrespect mata parvati?
So my question is ...when I was reading shiva purana edited by J.L Shastri I found this in section 2.4 rudra-samhita (kumara-khanda), does this mean shiv/Mahadev disrespected his wife? I have very ...
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Who is the Kiratarupi Maharudra Rishi mentioned in the Dattatreya Vajra Kavacham?
The seer for the Dattatreya Vajra Kavacham is identified as 'Kirātarūpī Mahārudrṛṣiḥ'. This is inferred from the lines in the kavacham, as taken from the Himavath kanda of Sri Rudrayamala:
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Where in the Ramayana is it said that all the gods worship sage Agastya while the sage himself worships Śiva alone?
Śrī Appayya Dīkṣita mentions this in his Rāmāyaṇa-tātparya-sārasaṃgraha-stotra. It is apparently from the Rāmāyaṇa verses in the Araṇyakāṇḍa.
But where exactly is it said that all the gods worship ...
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Shri Vishnu and Mata Parvati
I came across an article with a very weird title: The Tale of Lord Vishnu and his consort Parvati
It mentions stories I have never heard or read about in any sources. So I wanted to know whether there ...
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About Lord Shiva in sleeping position
In have seen Lord Shiva in Sayana position sometimes, in fact there was a temple of Lord Shiva called Palli Kondeswara Temple. It's interesting and also i wanted to ask it for some days.
So, my ...
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Why was Bhisma unable to glorify Lord Shiva as he previously glorified Sri Hari Vishnu without hesitation?
In Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva we see that when Yudhisthira asked Bhishma to say about Lord Shiva , Bhisma expressed his inability to do so but when Yudhisthira asked to glorify Vishnu ji then ...
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Why is the water of samkha (conch) forbidden from being offered to Shiva even though it can offered to all other Gods?
Devi bhagavata mentions that water of Shamkha is particularly pleasing to all the Gods except Shiva.
The water in the conch-shell is also very holy and pleasing to the Devas. What more than this, ...
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Is there a verse in the Bori Mahabharata in which Shiva says that he was born from Vishnu?
Is there a verse in the Bori (critical edition) Mahabharata in which Shiva says that he was born from Vishnu?
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Did Lord Shiva really cut off his own phallus in the Following verses of the Mahabharata?
In the Mahabharata , Sauptika parva ch 17
KMG English translation -
After the creatures had multiplied and the Grandsire had become well
pleased, the first-born rose from the water and beheld the ...
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Why Śiva is so vehemently denigrated as Sadā-aśiva etc. only in the Brahmakhanḍa of Garuḍa purāṇa and Śaivas are said to be destined for eternal hell?
In contrast, the Ācāra khaṇḍa, chapter 24 says worshippers of Sadāśiva will become free from death itself.
इच्छाज्ञानक्रियाशक्तिस्त्रिनेत्रो हि सदाशिवः ॥
एवं शिवार्च्चनध्यानी सर्वदा कालवर्जितः ॥५७৷৷
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Medha Dakhinamurthy Chakra
Namaste,
I was looking for a Medha Dakshinamurthy Chakra to supplement my Medha Dakshinamurthy Mantra Sadhana. I have a version of the chakra in Kannada but the print is not clear. It would be very ...
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Which texts narrate about Gopeśvara Mahādeva (Śiva as Gopa) and are there versions of it in non-vaishnava texts?
This website: The Gaudiya Treasures of Bengal, describes
"Once, deep in meditation on the sacred Mount Kailash, Lord Shiva was enraptured by the sweet melodies of Krishna's divine flute. ...
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chandra, bruhaspati and his wife Tara
I have read this story of chandra and Tara, wife of deva guru, bruhaspati. It is kind of hard to digest despite soma and bruhaspati considered as divine. What is this story trying to tell? Why did ...
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IS the beej mantra mentioned in this video authentic and will it work..?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqgBLCibUqQ
please guide on this matter .. if not authentic can you please tell what mantra to chant to collectively please all planets and if know please recommend ...
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How and when can god listen our pray?
The concept of time in Hindu mythology has remarked that one day of god is equal to billions years of human. for example( correct me if wrong)
One day of Brahma = 4.32 billion human years
One year of ...
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How can there be fire inside Mahakal garbhagraha and harm the priests there?
Is this some leela?
I know the rational answer is some chemical reaction but Mahakal is above all this. If he wants he could have stopped it and the injuries to devotees and priest.
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Effect of sound on nature [closed]
Are there any Studies or research on the effect of sound (MANTRA/BIJMANTRA) on human beings, or living beings? Can they be used for the treatment of diseases?
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Was any verse in bori Mahabharata in which Shiva said that he was born from Vishnu or Vishnu said that Shiva born from Vishnu
Was there is any verse in bori Mahabharata in which Shiva said that he was born from Vishnu or Vishnu said that Shiva was born from him
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How was Bhagwan Shiva born? [duplicate]
It is being said that Shiva is the father of Vishnu, Vishnu is the father of Brahma and Brahma is the father of Shiva.
I want to know how did Brahma give birth to Shiva ?
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Tungnath Lord Shiva Temple
Tungnath Temple
How old could be the Tungnath Temple?
Which century and who constructed the Tungnath Temple?
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Significance of Sharabha avatar defeating Narasimha?
What is the spiritual significance of sharabha avatar pacifying Narasimha avatar ?
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List of characters who have been able to Withstand Lord Vishnu's chakra or Shiva's Trisula?
Do the epics and Purānas mention any characters who have been able to resist and withstand the effects of Lord Vishnu's chakra or Lord Shiva's Trisula in a battle?
If possible, please provide a ...
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Any mantra/strota to increase courage and have a warrior like will?
Is there any mantra / strota which make you fearless and give warrior like courage
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