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The Ganapati Atharvashirsha also known as Ganapati Upanishad is a well know Sanskrit stotram dedicated to Lord Ganesha. This Upanishad is listed at 89th in a list of 108 Upanishads given by Lord Rama to Lord Hanuman. It asserts the Lord Ganesha is same as the underlying eternal reality i.e. the Brahman. This Upanishad also … Read more
Composed by Sri Adi Shankracharya, a champion of Adavaita doctrine of Sanatana Shiva Manas Pooja is a very famous hymn among devotees of Shiva. A Manas Pooja means a mental worship. It can be done immediately and irrespective of the fact whether a devotee has access to his/her altar-room. अथ श्री शिवमानसपूजा। रत्नैः कल्पितमासनं हिमजलैः स्नानं च दिव्याम्बरंनानारत्नविभूषितं मृगमदामोदाङ्कितं चन्दनम् ।जातीचम्पकबिल्वपत्ररचितं पुष्पं च धूपं तथादीपं देव दयानिधे पशुपते हृत्कल्पितं गृह्यताम् ॥1॥ सौवर्णे नवरत्नखण्डरचिते … Read more
Lingashtakam is a collection of eight shlokas(Ashtakam in Sanskrit means “eight”) extolling the Shiva-Lingam. Shiva-Lingam is a symbol of consciousness and has been worshipped all over the world throughout human history. Many stories of people achieving great heights just by doing Lingam-Puja is mentioned in our Shastras/Puranas. अथ श्री लिङ्गाष्टकम्। ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिङ्गं निर्मलभासितशोभितलिङ्गम् ।जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥1॥ देवमुनिप्रवरार्चितलिङ्गं कामदहं करुणाकरलिङ्गम् ।रावणदर्पविनाशनलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥2॥ सर्वसुगन्धिसुलेपितलिङ्गं बुद्धिविवर्धनकारणलिङ्गम् ।सिद्धसुरासुरवन्दितलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥3॥ कनकमहामणिभूषितलिङ्गं फणिपतिवेष्टितशोभितलिङ्गम् ।दक्षसुयज्ञविनाशनलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥4॥ कुङ्कुमचन्दनलेपितलिङ्गं पङ्कजहारसुशोभितलिङ्गम् ।सञ्चितपापविनाशनलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥5॥ … Read more
Rudrashtakam is composed by the great Sanatan Bhakta and Poet Tulsidas in the fifteenth century in current day Uttar Pradesh. The hymn is in Bhujangaprayāt chhanda and Jagati meter. The word Ashtakam is a Sanskrit word which means “eight”; that’s why a total number of eight shlokas. अथ श्री शिव रूद्राष्टकम। नमामीशमीशान निर्वाणरूपं विभुं व्यापकं … Read more
The panchakshara means “five syllables” in Sanskrit, referring to the five syllables of na, ma, śi, vā, and ya forming the mantra Om Namah Shivaya. This hymn explains the significance of these five syllables and their affiliation with the deity. According to some texts, these five syllables are regarded to represent the five elements of the human body, the chanting of which is believed to … Read more
Shiva the great God is worshipped by Ravana a learned Scholar with this poetic gem. The story is Ravana goes to the Kailash – the holy abode of Shiva and tries to lift it, to take to his kingdom. This he did out of devotion for his Ishta Devta. Shiva, uses his toe to put … Read more
अथ श्री हनुमान चालीसा। ॥ दोहा॥श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज, निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि ।बरनउँ रघुबर बिमल जसु, जो दायकु फल चारि ॥ बुद्धिहीन तनु जानिके, सुमिरौं पवन-कुमार ।बल बुधि बिद्या देहु मोहिं, हरहु कलेस बिकार ॥ ॥ चौपाई ॥जय हनुमान ज्ञान गुन सागर । जय कपीस तिहुँ लोक उजागर ॥ 1 राम दूत अतुलित बल … Read more