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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

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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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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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