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LORD SIVAAND HIS WORSHIP
LORD SIVAAND
HIS WORSHIPSri Sutami {liaanands
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Dedicated toLORD SIVA
The Consort of Uffi?,Ga u ri or pa rvati,
The Bestower of Eternal Bliss,Knowledge and lmmortality
SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA
Born on the 8th September, 1887, in the illustrious family
of sage Appayya Dikshitar and several other renowned saints
and savants, sri swami sivananda had a natural flair for a life
devoted to the study and practice of vedanta. Added to this
was an inborn eagerness to serve all and an innate feelihg of
unity with all mankind.
His passion for service drew him to the medical career;
and soon he gravitated to where he thought that his service
was most needed. Malaya claimed him. He had earlier been
editing a health journal and wrote extensively on health prob-
lems. He discovered that people needed right knowledge most
of all; dissemination of that knowledge he espoused as his own
mission.
It was divine dispensation and the blessing of God upon
mankind that the doctor of body and mind renounced his career
and took to a life of renunciation to qualify for ministering to the
soul of man. He settled down at Rishikesh in 1924, practised in-
tense austerities and shone as a great Yogi, saint, sage and
Jivanmukta.
tnlg32SwamisivanandastartedtheSivanand-ashram.lnlg36wasbornTheDivineLifeSociety.lnl94StheYoga-Vedanta Forest Academy was org an ised. Dissem i n ation
of ipiritual knowledge and training of people in Yoga and
vedanta were their aim and object. ln 1950 Swam'rji undertook
a lightning tour of lndia and ceylon. ln 1953 Swam'rji convened
a ,world Parliament of Religions'. swamiji is the author of over
300 volumes and has disciples all over the world, belonging to
all nationalities, religions and creeds. To read swam'rji's works
is to drink at the Fountain of wisdom supreme. on 14th July,
1963 Swamiji entered Mahasamadhi.
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B/essed Aspirants,
Lord Siva is the God of Love. His Grace isboundless. He is the Saviour and Guru. He is theBeloved of Uma. He is Satyam, Sivam, Subham,Sundaram, Kantam. He is the Supreme Light thatshines in your heart.
Meditate on His Form. Hear His Lilas. RepeatHis Mantra 'Om Namah Sivaya'. Study SivaPurana. Do His worship daily. Behold Him in allnames and forms. He will bless you with HisVision.
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Siva Mantras.
CONTENTS
Ghapter I
SIVA MANTRAS AND STOTRAS
Siva-Panchakshara-Stotram .
S iva-Shadakshara-StotramLinga-AshtakamArd h a n ari-N atesvara-StotramSiva-KavachamSarvalinga Stava.Attributes of SivaThe Sublime VisionSong of Lord NatarajaGlory of Lord Siva
Ghapter !lSIVA TATWA
Sadasiva.ArdhanarisvaraWorld-TeacherPasupata Yoga
Siva and Tattvas.Pati-Pasu-PasaSadhana.Ashtamurti
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Chapter lllTHE SAIVA SIDDHANTA PHILOSOPHY
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Ghapter lV
PHTLOSOPHY OF SYMBOLS
Philosophy of SymbolsSnake on the BodY of SivaSignificance of Bhasma, Nandi, etc..
Philosophy of AbhishekaFruit of Abhisheka and Rudra Japa in
Siva's TemPle
Chapter VPHILOSOPHY OF SIVA TANDAVA
Lord Nataraja-The Great Dancer
Dance of Siva
Chapter VlSAKTT YOGA PHILOSOPHY
Siva and Sakti .
Siva and Parvati
The Divine MotherSakti Energises the Trimurtis
Mother GangaTripura Rahasya.Kamakshi and the Dumb Poet.
Hymn for Forgiveness to Mother
ChaPter VllVTRASAIVISM AND KASHMIR SAIVISM
VirasaivismKashmir Saivism.
Ghapter VlllLORD SIVA AND HIS LILAS
TripurariSiva JyotiNilakantha
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Ravana and SivaHariand SivaBrahma's BoonBirth of Subrahmanya . .
Lord Siva and Daksha.DakshinamurtiTripura Samhara.Lord Siva Curses and Pardons NakirarKnow Your GuruLord Siva Drinks Poison.Lord Siva Rides on the BullLord Siva Wears the Ganga on His HeadLord Siva's Lila of BeggingLord Siva Wears Trident, Deer, Etc.Lord Siva Has Uma on His LeftLord Siva Wears Elephant's SkinLord Siva the Fuel-SellerThe Twenty-five Lilas of Lord Siva.
Chapter lXSIVA YOGA SADHANA
Secret of PanchaksharaMeditation on Lord SivaWorship of SivaSiva Manasa PujaPanchakshara Mantra WritingSiva Jnanam.Worship of Siva LingaSiva Linga ls ChinmayaWay to Attain Lord SivaGreatness of the Prasad.Benefit of PilgrimageBenefits of ParikramaReal Flower and Arati
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Chapter X
THE SAIVA UPANISHADS
Rudra of the Upanishads 124
Bhasma Jabala UPanishad 128132138
Tripura-Tapini-U panlshad
Rudra Upanishad
Chapter XlTHE SAIVA ACHARYAS
Appar or Tirunavukarasar 142
Tirujnana Sambandhar 146
Sundaramurti 150
Manickavasagar 154
Tirumular 156
Basavanna 157
Ghapter XllSIVA BHAKTAS
Saints and Sages 159
Markandeya. 161
The Story of Rishabha Yogi 161
Pushpadanta 164
Sirutonda Nayanar. 168
Lord Siva's Mother. 169
The Sixty-three Nayanar Saints 171
Ghapter XlllFESTIVALS
Lighting Festival at Arunachala 176
Vijaya Dasami 178
Dassera 179
Vasanta Navaratri 181
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Gauri Puja 183
Chapter XIVSIVA YOGA MAALA
Siva and Vishnu Are One
Chidambara Rahasya
Books on Saivism
Sivaratri Mahima.
Siva Nama Kirtan
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The Twelve Jyotirlingas
Chapter XVSIVA STOTRAM
Sri Siva-ashtottara-sata Namavali .
Sri Devi-ashtottara-sata Namavali .
SivanirajanamSivadhyanavaliSivapushpanjaliBilvashtakamSivamahimnah StotramSivastutiVedasara-Sivastava
Sri Siva-manasa-pujaSri Rudram and Chamakam.Jagadisa AratiSiva Arati
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