The Primitive Indian

      In Hinduism there are sixteen sanskars which start from the new creation (birth)to the  old destruction (death) of a body. Among those the Naamkaran sanskara is very important. Sanskara means purification. Like one can't eat rice directly from the paddy and there is a full developed process of purification behind it. It is also same in case of humans. The Naamkaran sanskara deals with the Naam which is given to a new born. Everyone wants their name because a name is a unique way to recognise something or someone. For example when we say ornaments,may be it is made from gold/silver/diamond,it can't be recognisable. But we we say necklace or bracelet or anklet etc,we particularly mention a specific item so that it can easily identifiable. Same in the case of Name also.    Chanting of the lord's name holds a crucial place since time immemorial. In our shastras,purans and itihashas we find numerous examples of Naam jap and naam mahima. In every yuga ...

       Nataraja often regarded as the king of dance is also one of a potrait of lord shiva . Have you heard about the fact that a dancing Shiva (Nataraja) statue is there at CERN, particle physics lab, Switzerland?      Albeit the fact ,that a 2 metre statue was a gift from the Government of India to CERN as a celebration of their partnership but to understand the logical reason, the concept of Shiva's cosmic dance which often symbolises the cycle of destruction and creation is important.      Shiva is one of the most revered deities in Hinduism and is considered as the supreme god in Shaivism, one of the major branches of Hinduism. He is also referred to as "Mahadeva" which means "Great God" or "Great Deity".     Shiva is depicted in Hindu scriptures as the god of destruction and regeneration, signifying the cycle of creation and destruction in the universe. He is responsible for destroying the old and making way for the new, ...

      Shiva Tattwa is a very  complex and complicated subject to understand clearly. Many Gurus are there and they explained it in their own way . But basically if we try to understand lord Shiva then we have to be very unique and active in our thoughts and thinking process . For example to ease the understanding of the sacred Vedas, his highness lord VedaVyas wrote 18 Puranas and those can be categorised in three types on the basis of their gunas like Sattas,Rajas and Tamas , Shiva is considered as the destroyer of this universe in the end for a new beginning and hence he is often regarded as TamaGuni in nature . In general , tamas contains all those negetive attributes but Lord Shiva is the redeemer and he is the only person who conquered all his senses . His trishul symbolises this one as he is above all those three Gunas . He is Trigunatit. So how can he a TamaGuni ? It is because he performs his duty as the destroyer. It is one among many examples . So a common ...

Shiva is never really a person but is an abstract principle - Shiva Tattva - an all-pervading consciousness that is seated deep within every animate and inanimate entity of this universe. Shiva is that nothingness, from which all creation - the stars, planets, galaxies, mountains, oceans, all living beings, etc. - manifests and into which all creation disintegrates.   Shiva is that formless from which all other forms are originates and that formlessness attributes of Shiva accumulates every forms.   So a common man mind doesn't understand and capture these ideas easily. Bhaktavatsal is one of a name of lord Shiva and for the devotees Shiva forms one more figure who is known as Shankar,the human form of shiva who lives with his consort Maa Parvati in Kailash. Among 18 Mahapurans ,Shiva Mahapuran is regarding about lord Shiva and his deeds. It is said that this Megabook originally contained 100000 slokas and was written by his highness lord VedaVyas but it is now available in 24...