Bücher von Koushik K

In this book I will explain the meaning of 108 names of Shiva which is given in shiva-rahasya-khanda of Skanda pur¿na.This particular hymn is considered one of the most important hymns of Shiva. We can find authentic commentaries on this hymn by many great scholars of Pur¿na, and mantra sh¿stra.Shiva Tatva Rahasya of Neelakantha Deekshita - a profound Shaivate scholar, a great Vaidika and a great Agama and mantra sh¿stras scholar which is an elaborate commentary of the hymn and the other work is Shivan¿makalpalata of Bhaskara Raaya - A profound Sh¿kta and a great scholar of, puranas, Agamas and mantrash¿stras.The work Shivan¿makalpalata is in the form of a poetic hymn rather than a commentary. The hymn shows us the meaning of each name of Shiva ashtottara shatan¿ma stotra through each Shloka.We can also find explanations of the names of Lord Shiva in various texts, like in Mahabharata, in commentaries of Shree Rudra Prashna and commentaries of Vedas, in ¿gamas and pur¿nas.

ardhanarishvara means the half feminine form of ishvara (Shiva) this form is a combined form of Shiva and Shakti. It is the union of Shiva and shakti and expresses their oneness.This is one of the most important forms of Shiva described in the shaivagamas, puranas, and mantra shastrasacharya Adishankara bhagavadpada composes this hymn to praise this particular form of Shiva. Worshiping this form is equivalent to worshiping Shiva and Shakti together.Acharya attaches 2 mantras in the ending verse of each shloka. the Shiva panchakshari (namah shivaya) and shakti panchakshari (namah shivayai) The hymn is an octet comprised of 8 shlokas.In ardhanarishvara form, a half is feminine & another is masculine, hence he uses words denoting feminine for the it, and the words denoting masculine while referring the masculine half of the form.He uses same words meaning differently in different contexts and similar words in this hymn n to praise the Shiva portion and the Shakti portion of this form.

Margabandhu stotra is a hymn on lord Shiva sung by the great shaivate scholar - Appayya deekshita who was an expert in Vedas, smrutis, Agamas, puranas, kavya shastra, vyakharan shastra.Margabandhu Shiva also known as margasahayeshwara was the family deity (kula devata) of Appayya Deekshita.The name Margabandhu is so special and got a very deep meaning.Marga means journey, way, path,Bandhu means he who is our relative, friend, connection, association, kin, etcMargabandhu is the one who is our true relative and support in our journey. This form of shiva is generally prayed bore starting a journey and while travelling and after reaching the destination to seek his blessings for a safe and happy journey.There is a form of Shiva named pathishad-rudra described in the mantra shastras.He is worshiped for protection during travel, his consort is Annapurna (she who bestows us with food)Food and safety are the two many needs when you travel to an unknown place.