During the churning of the Milky Ocean by the Devas and Asuras, the serpent Vasuki began to emit large amounts of the dreded Kalakuta( poison), which was suffocating both. Listening to their mercy please, Lord Shiva drank the entire poison, due to which his throat had turned blue from which he got one of his names Neelakantha( One with a Blue Throat) . In a sense, Shiva's drinking of poison to save the Devas and Asuras is seen as God, bearing the sins of his devotees while protecting them from harm.
Shiva's Trishul or Trident symbolizes the unity of 3 worlds of a human being-his inside world, the immediate world around him and the broader world, a harmony between the 3. The crescent moon on his forehead that gives him the name of Chandrashekar, dates back from the Vedic age when Rudra and Soma, the Moon God, were worshipped together. The Trishul in his hand also represents the 3 Gunas-Sattva,Rajas and Tama, while the Damaru or the drum represents the sacred sound OM from which all languages are formed.
Bhagiratha prayed to Lord Shiva for getting the Ganga to earth, which would flow over his ancestor's ashes and grant them salvation.However when Ganga was....
Navagraha Shanti Mantras
शुभ अशुभ कर्मों के अनुसार ग्रहों का भी मनुष् य के जीवन पर प्रभाव पड़ता है. अशुभ ग्रहों का प्रभाव दूर कर शुभ ग्रहों को अनुकूल बनाने के लिए....
Vedic Astrology
Vedic Astrology is the astrology of India. It is said to have been intuitively perceived thousands of years ago by the same ancient mystics who....
Worship
Worship Puja – usually refers to ritual worship of the murti Bhajan – adoration; indicates worship with love. Often refers to....
Basant Panchami
Basant Panchami, also known as Shri Panchami, is a Hindu festival dedicated to goddess Saraswati. This popular festival is observed on the....
Ram Navmi
At that time Ravan, king of Lanka, was terrorizing the people, and all were longing for liberation from his menace. Ravan had acquired great....
The Four Types of Mukti or Liberation
1. Ordinary mukti (Ordinary moksha) 2. Videh mukti 3. Jivanmukti 4. Param mukti &nb sp; 1 Ordinary mukti is achieved....
Dussehra
Dussehra is a popular festival celebrated by Hindus all over India, albeit with different names. It is also known as Vijayadashmi ('Vijay' meaning....
Karwa Chauth
Karwa Chauth is celebrated mostly by the married women in North India. On this day, they observe a fast, praying for the long life, well....
Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti is a major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of India. According to the lunar calendar, when the sun moves from the....
Ganesha Chaturthi
Ganesha Chaturthi, the great Ganesha festival, also known as 'Vinayak Chaturthi' or 'Vinayaka Chavithi' is celebrated by Hindus around the world....
Krishna Janmashtami
The birthday of Hinduism's favorite Lord Krishna is a special occasion for Hindus, who consider him their leader, hero, protector, philosopher,....
Why Celebrate Holi?
Holi or 'Phagwah' is the most colourful festival celebrated by followers of the Vedic Religion. It is celebrated as harvest festival as well as....
Sanatan Dharma
Conversion The Hindus, like the Jews, do not convert others Toleration? Toleration means that, I think that you are wrong and I am just....
Gayatri mantra and the three Vedas
This letter AUM (OM), indeed, is the (inferior) Brahman (Hiranyagarbha); and this letter is, indeed, the Supreme Brahman. Anybody, who, while....
Supreme Lord Vishnu
In Hinduism, there is a long standing tradition of honoring 3 major gods: Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu. Each of them have their loyal group of....
What is Puja?
Puja (alternative spelling pooja; Sanskrit: "reverence" or "worship") is a religious ritual which most Hindus perform every morning after bathing....
In Hindu thought, kundalini refers to the psychic or cosmic energy that lies dormant in most people. It is sometimes identified with Shakti, the Great Goddess who is equated with divine energy. When dormant, the kundalini is said to lie coiled like a snake (kunda means coiled) at the base of....
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Vishnu, whose name means "All-Pervading," is the protector of the world and the restorer of moral order (dharma). He is peaceful, merciful, and compassionate. To Vaisnavites, Vishnu is the Supreme Lord. Shiv means vishnu and vishnu means shiv . there are one , Harihar Vishnu is....
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Devi, the Divine Female, revered by all, as is revered a mother, is better and universally known as the Mother Goddess. Reverence for 'mother' is inherent in any one born, a beast or a man, and is the first pious impulse in a child, which shapes the flesh to a human face. The first man, it....
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Goddess Durga, the invincible, is an important figure in Hindu mythology. She embodies feminine energy or Shakti and believed to hold all the powers of the Universe and created by the combined energy of the Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva). Maa Durga is invoked....
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Devi Durga in Hinduism is worshiped in different forms and considered a form of Shakti. There are different reincarnations of Durga include Shakti, Kali, Gauri, Uma, Parvati, Chandi, Ambika, Lalita, Bhavani, Bhagvati, Java, Rajeshwari and other forms. The name “Durga” means the....
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