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Author: Nilima Chitgopekar Publisher: ISBN: 9780143103417 Category : Goddesses, Hindu Languages : en Pages : 188
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Na Punyam Na Papam, Na Saukhyam Na Duhkham Na Mantro Na Tirtham, Na Vedam Na Yajna Aham Bhojanam Naiva Bhojyam Na Bhokta Chidananda Rupah Shivoham Shivo Ham Beyond Sin And Virtue, Beyond Joy And Sorrow, Beyond Scripture, Ritual And Pilgrimage, And Beyond Familiar Experience. This Is Shiva, In Essence. Once Feared As The Capricious And Terrifying Rudra, Shiva, The Most Un-Brahmanic Of Gods, Has Traditionally Been Shunned By Orthodox Vedic Religion. Although The Shiva We Recognize Today Retains Much Of His Original Contrarian Nature, He Is Firmly Ensconced In Popular Imagination As The Awe-Inspiring Mahadeva, Supreme Lord Of The Universe. In A Unique Attempt To Explore The Varied Planes Of Thought And Belief That Shiva Has Represented Over Millennia, Nilima Chitgopekar Imaginatively Recreates The Defining Moments Of The Great God S Life Through The Eyes Of His Most Intimate Mythological Companions. Vishnu, Sati, Daksha, Parvati And Ganesha Take Turns To Praise, Criticize, Explain, Complain, Sermonize And Rationalize And Through The Prism Of What They Choose To Reveal Of The Shiva They Know, There Emerges The Vision Of A God Who Assimilates In His Person The Most Extreme Contradictions. For Shiva Is As Reclusive As He Is Accessible, As Loved As He Is Feared, And As Fallible As He Is Divine. As The Author Traces The Diverse Threads Of History, Philosophy, Anthropology And Faith That Have Coalesced To Create This Intriguing Deity, She Uncovers The Deeper Truth About Shiva S Unmatched Appeal A Credo Of Simple Devotion To A Unified Godhead, One That Reflects The Eclecticism And Humanity That Form The Very Core Of Hindu Thought.
Author: Nilima Chitgopekar Publisher: ISBN: 9780143103417 Category : Goddesses, Hindu Languages : en Pages : 188
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Na Punyam Na Papam, Na Saukhyam Na Duhkham Na Mantro Na Tirtham, Na Vedam Na Yajna Aham Bhojanam Naiva Bhojyam Na Bhokta Chidananda Rupah Shivoham Shivo Ham Beyond Sin And Virtue, Beyond Joy And Sorrow, Beyond Scripture, Ritual And Pilgrimage, And Beyond Familiar Experience. This Is Shiva, In Essence. Once Feared As The Capricious And Terrifying Rudra, Shiva, The Most Un-Brahmanic Of Gods, Has Traditionally Been Shunned By Orthodox Vedic Religion. Although The Shiva We Recognize Today Retains Much Of His Original Contrarian Nature, He Is Firmly Ensconced In Popular Imagination As The Awe-Inspiring Mahadeva, Supreme Lord Of The Universe. In A Unique Attempt To Explore The Varied Planes Of Thought And Belief That Shiva Has Represented Over Millennia, Nilima Chitgopekar Imaginatively Recreates The Defining Moments Of The Great God S Life Through The Eyes Of His Most Intimate Mythological Companions. Vishnu, Sati, Daksha, Parvati And Ganesha Take Turns To Praise, Criticize, Explain, Complain, Sermonize And Rationalize And Through The Prism Of What They Choose To Reveal Of The Shiva They Know, There Emerges The Vision Of A God Who Assimilates In His Person The Most Extreme Contradictions. For Shiva Is As Reclusive As He Is Accessible, As Loved As He Is Feared, And As Fallible As He Is Divine. As The Author Traces The Diverse Threads Of History, Philosophy, Anthropology And Faith That Have Coalesced To Create This Intriguing Deity, She Uncovers The Deeper Truth About Shiva S Unmatched Appeal A Credo Of Simple Devotion To A Unified Godhead, One That Reflects The Eclecticism And Humanity That Form The Very Core Of Hindu Thought.
Author: Mahadev Chakravarti Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN: 9788120800533 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 264
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The present book throws new light on the gradual development of the concept of Rudra-Siva in his animal, phallic and human forms, since the days of the Harappa Civilization. It examines how Siva, the composite Aryan-non-Aryan Divinity, was not only admitted but was ultimately crowned with an exalted position in the Brahmanical pantheon; how the bull once identified with the deity, was regulated to the position of a vahana; how phallism was related to Saivism and also how Siva, in his different forms, was represented in early Indian Art and the Art of Further India. The wide range and depth of the author's research fills a vital gap in the subject and his treatment of the entire subject is unique. This methodical study on Siva also contains an exhaustive bibliography.
Author: Tiziana Stupia Publisher: Changemakers Books ISBN: 1780999151 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 358
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Meeting Shiva is a spiritual memoir. Tiziana, a single woman in her mid-thirties, is at the end of an adventurous overland trip through the Himalayas, which she embarked on to search for her tantric soul mate. When the soul mate hasn’t materialized after eight months of wandering through Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan and India, she decides to go home. Before her departure, she sets out on a final mountain trip. It is here that she meets Rudra, the man she has been waiting for all her life. But there is a catch: Rudra is a sannyasi, a celibate Hindu monk who lives in an austere ashram in the remote Himalayas. The two get drawn into an intense, romantic relationship that soon spirals out of control as Tiziana is drawn into a past long forgotten that ultimately leads her through pain and misery to healing and transformation. ,
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik Publisher: Indus Source ISBN: 9788188569045 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 176
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Many modern scholars say Shiva linga is a phallic symbol. Most devotees disagree. Who is right? To make sense of a mythological image one has to align the language heard stories] with the language performed rituals], and the language seen symbols]. This book also looks at the sexual metaphors.
Author: Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 8184752830 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 252
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One of the only collections of Vachana poetry in translation—a must read for all poetry lovers. Here I come, a ferryman without a body To the great flowing river. If you pay the price– Your mind That grasps and lets go, I shall take you across” Vachana poetry in Kannada literature attained its zenith in the twelfth century. Passionate, intensely personal, and ahead of their times, these free-verse poems speak eloquently of the futility of formal learning, the vanity of wealth and the evils of social divisions. The vachanas stress on the worship of Shiva, through love, labour and devotion, as the only worthwhile life-goal for the vachanakara—the vachana poet. This collection offers a selection of vachanas composed by a wide range of vachanakaras from different walks of life writing during that period. While some of these poets are well known even today, most have been forgotten. Translated fluidly and with great skill by H.S. Shivaprakash, I Keep Vigil of Rudra is not only an important addition to Vachana literature, but also a must read for lovers of poetry everywhere.
Author: Namita Gokhale Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 8184758634 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 132
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Shiva: Destroyer and Protector, Supreme Ascetic and Lord of the Universe. He is Ardhanarishwara, half-man and half-woman; he is Neelakantha, who drank poison to save the three worlds-and yet, when crazed with grief at the death of Sati, set about destroying them. Shiva holds within him the answers to some of the greatest dilemmas that have perplexed mankind. Who is Shiva? Why does he roam the world as a naked ascetic covered with ash? What was the tandava? What is the story behind the worship of the linga and what vision of the world does it signify? Namita Gokhale examines these questions and many others that lie within the myriad of stories about Shiva. Even as she unravels his complexities, she finds a philosophy and worldview that is terrifying and yet life affirming-an outlook that is to many the essence of Indian thought.
Author: Amish Tripathi Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books ISBN: 1681445034 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 400
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Today, Shiva is a god. But four thousand years ago, he was just a man - until he brought his people to Meluha, a near-perfect empire founded by the great king Lord Ram. There he discovered he was the Neelkanth, a barbarian long prophesied to be Meluha's savior. But in his hour of victory fighting the Chandravanshis - Meluha's enemy - he discovered they had their own prophecy. Now he must fight to uncover the treachery within his inner circle, and unmask those who are about to destroy all that he has fought for. Shiva is about to learn that good and evil are two sides of the same coin...
Author: Saptarshi Basu Publisher: ISBN: 9781519094124 Category : Languages : en Pages : 302
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In a compelling mythological thriller, blended by history, spiced by legend and transformed by myth, Saptarshi Basu converts his research into Vedic literature and Indian mythology into a gripping thriller.We all had loved THE DA VINCI CODE by Dan Brown. Our very own ancient mythology holds the greatest secrets and brightest discoveries.The exciting symbols of Hindu mythology contains the deepest secret.This is RUDRA TRILOGY . THE SECRET OF IMMORTAL CODE will slowly unearth those mysteries and take you to the truth about the Nagas in BOOK 2 - THE CURSE OF NAGAS . WHAT IF ' AMAR KATHA' LORD SHIVA'S DOCTRINE OF IMMORTALITY NARRATED TO GODDESS PARVATI WAS IN WRITTEN FORM ?DEPICTED THROUGH SECRET SYMBOLS? THEN....Rudrapallam , the carrier of secret, the secret of immortality, Lord Shiva's Naadi leaf was now gone!Shiva, the Destroyer, the Creator, the Protector. God of all Gods. King of the Ganas. He had to sacrifice many a life protecting the code from the demons, the Asuras. The Rudrapallam. The Immortal Code.The Valluvars - Shiva's men have been protecting the secret for centuries.And now in this twenty-first century Bala, son of the headman of the Nadi family Bhadraka- the head Nadi astrologer has come quite close to it. The code which can change the future of man's destiny by unlocking the mystery of ancient palm leaves which is a key element in Nadi Astrology.Dr.Sanjeev, the symbologist from Indian Institute of Science has the clue!!!But then, a lot others are after it too. The FBI and other intelligence agencies are after it. The world powers want to get the code to control the universe.Lord Shiva apprehended that if the power to change the future comes in the hand of humans there will be great destruction. As the forces of power, greed and corruption are too strong.Award winning computer scientist Nolan Edward who had discovered the 'Immortal Code' by decoding it from ancient palm leaves and fingerprint technology, now has only one choice in his hands. To save the human race by destroying it.Will he succeed? Will Bala get the code at last? Will Nolan be able to overcome his own demons?
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