Friday, May 2, 2008

Attributes of Lord Shiva

Attributes Of Siva
1. Advaita, Akhanda, Akarta, Abhokta,
Asanga, Asakta, Nirguna, Nirlipta,
Chidanandarupah Sivoham Sivoham.
Non-dual, indivisible, non-doer, non-enjoyer,
Unattached, without qualities,
I am Siva (auspiciousness), I am Siva of the form of knowledge and bliss.

2. Avyakta, Ananta, Amrita, Ananda,
Achala, Amala, Akshara, Avyaya,
Chidanandarupah Sivoham Sivoham.
Unmanifested, endless, immortal, bliss,
Immovable, without impurities, imperishable, inexhaustible,
I am Siva, I am Siva of the form of knowledge and bliss.

3. Asabda, Asparsa, Arupa, Agandha,
Aprana, Amana, Atindriya, Adrisya,
Chidanandarupah Sivoham Sivoham.
Soundless, touchless, smell-less, formless,
Without Prana, without mind, without senses, unseen,
I am Siva, I am Siva of the form of knowledge and bliss.

4. Satyam, Sivam, Subham, Sundaram, Kantam,
Sat-chit-ananda, Sampurna, Sukha, Santam,
Chidanandarupah Sivoham Sivoham.
Truth, auspiciousness, good, beautiful, resplendent,
Existence-knowledge-bliss, all-full, pure happiness, peaceful.
I am Siva, I am Siva of the form of knowledge and bliss.

5. Chetana, Chaitanya, Chidghana, Chinmaya,
Chidakasa, Chinmatra, Sanmantra, Tanmaya,
Chidanandarupah Sivoham Sivoham.
Consciousness, mass of knowledge, full of knowledge,
All-pervading like ether, consciousness alone, full of That,
I am Siva, I am Siva of the form of knowledge and bliss.

6. Amala, Vimala, Nirmala, Achala,
Avangmanogochara, Akshara, Nischala,
Chidanandarupah Sivoham Sivoham.
Pure, stainless, immovable,
Beyond the reach of mind and speech, imperishable, steady,
I am Siva, I am Siva of the form of knowledge and bliss.

7. Nitya, Nirupadhika, Niratisaya Ananda,
Nirakara, Hrimkara, Omkara, Kutastha,
Chidanandarupah Sivoham Sivoham.
Eternal, without attributes, supreme bliss,
Without form, Hrim and Om (Pranava), rock-seated Self,
I am Siva, I am Siva of the form of knowledge and bliss.

8. Purna, Para Brahma, Prajnana Ananda,
Sakshi, Drashta, Turiya, Vijnana Ananda,
Chidanandarupah Sivoham Sivoham.
All-full, Paramatman, knowledge and bliss,
Witness, Seer, the fourth state, self-knowledge, bliss.
I am Siva, I am Siva of the form of knowledge and bliss.

9. Satyam, Jnanam, Anantam, Anandam,
Sat-chit-ananda, Svayam Jyoti Prakasam,
Chidanandarupah Sivoham Sivoham.
Truth, knowledge, endless, bliss,
Existence-knowledge-bliss, self-luminous,
I am Siva I am Siva of the form of knowledge and bliss.

10. Kaivalya, Kevala, Kutastha, Brahma,
Suddha, Siddha, Buddha, Sat-chit-ananda,
Chidanandarupah Sivoham Sivoham.
Immortality, alone, changeless, Self
Pure, perfect, illumined, existence-knowledge-bliss,
I am Siva, I am Siva of the form of knowledge and bliss.

11. Nirdosha, Nirmala, Vimala, Niranjana,
Nitya, Nirakara, Nirguna, Nirvikalpa,
Chidanandarupah Sivoham Sivoham.
Without defects, pure, spotless,
Eternal, formless, without qualities, superconsciousness,
I am Siva, I am Siva of the form of knowledge and bliss.

12. Atman, Brahma Svarupa, Chaitanya-Purusha,
Tejomaya, Ananda, ‘Tat-Tvam-Asi’ Lakshya,
Chidanandarupah Sivoham Sivoham.
Self, Supreme Self, consciousness,
Full of light, bliss, that which is indicated by ‘Tat-Tvam-Asi—Thou art That’.
I am Siva, I am Siva of the form of knowledge and bliss.

13. ‘Soham’, ‘Sivoham’, ‘Aham-Brahma-Asmi’ Mahavakya,
Suddha, Sat-chit-ananda, Purna Para Brahma,
Chidanandarupah Sivoham Sivoham.
‘I am He’, ‘I am Siva’, ‘I am Brahman’,
Pure, existence-knowledge-bliss, all-full Self,
I am Siva, I am Siva of the form of knowledge and bliss.

3 comments:

Rythm said...

Shiva's body is said to consist of five mantras, called the panca Brahmans. As forms of god each of these have their own names and distinct iconography.
* Sadyojāta
* Vāmadeva
* Aghora
* Tatpuruṣa
* Īsāna

These are represented as the five faces of Shiva, and are associated in various texts with the five elements, the five senses, the five organs of perception, and the five organs of action.Doctrinal differences and possibly errors in transmission have resulted in some differences between texts in details of how these five forms are linked with various attributes.But the overall meaning of these associations is summarized by Stella Kramrisch.

Rythm said...

Major deities,rishis,planets,
worshipped Shiva and established Shivalingas in various places. Somnath Jyotirlinga.

1.Pashupatinath Lord of all living
beings,located at Kathmandu,
Nepal.

2.Somnath located at Prabhas Patan
in Saurashtra in Gujarat.

3.Dwarka in Gujarat is home to the
Nageshwar Jyotirlinga temple.

4.Mahakal,Ujjain or Avanti in
Madhya Pradesh is home to the
Mahakaleshwar,Jyotirlinga temple.

5.Srisailam - Srisailam near
Kurnool enshrines Mallikarjuna
in an ancient temple
architecturally and sculpturally
rich.

6.Bhimashankar,in the Sahyadri
range of Maharashtra, contains a
Jyotirlinga shrine associated
with Shiva destroying the demon
Tripurasura.

7.Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh
is an island in the Narmada
river,home to a Jyotirlinga
shrine and the Amareshwar
temple.

8.Sukreswar Temple located on
Sukreswar hill in Guwahati on the
southern bank of Brahmaputra,
with the ghat leading down to the
river.

9.Uma Nanda Temple located on the
Peacock island in middle of
River Brahmaputra in Guwahati.

10.Kedarnath in Uttarakhand is
the northernmost of the
Jyotirlingas.

11.Varanasi (Benares) in Uttar
Pradesh is home to the
Vishwanath Jyotirling temple.

12.Trimbakeshwar, near Nashik in
Maharashtra, has a Jyotirlinga
shrine located associated with
the origin of the Godavari
river.

13.Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga
shrine, in Maharashtra, is
located near the rock-cut
temples of Ellora.

14.Deoghar, in the Santhal Parganas
region of Jharkhand,is home to
the Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga
temple.

15.Ganesha worshipped Shiva at
Pillayar Patti.
(100 km from Madurai, India)

16.The four Vedas worshipped
Shiva at Thirumaraikaadu
(i.e.Vedaaranyam near Tanjore).

17.Skanda worshipped Shiva at
Thiruchendur
(200 km from Madurai,India)

18.Rama (avatar of Vishnu)
worshiped Shiva in Rameswaram
(India).

19.Vishnu worshipped Shiva
at Kanchipuram (Kachiswarar
Temple)

20.Parasurama (avatar of Vishnu)
worshipped Shiva at Sreesailam,
Karnataka and also at Chennai
(Parasurama at Lingeshwara temple
yanavaram).

21.Goddess Lakshmi (wife of
Vishnu) worshipped Shiva at
Tirupachethi
(50 km from Madurai).

22.Surya worshipped Shiva at S
rivilliputhur.
(Vaidhyanathaar temple 100 km
from Madurai)

23.Brahma and Vishnu at
Tiruvannamalai,
(180 km from Chennai)

24.Brahma at Vrinchipuram
(155 km from Chennai,15 km from
Vellore)

25.Rahu and Ketu at Kaalahasthi
(50 km from Tirupathi, Andhra
Pradesh, India)

26.Indra at Madurai
(Soma Sundareeswar Temple)

27.The Rishi Agastya at Papanasam
(100 km from Tirunelveli, Tamil
Nadu, India)

28.Goddess Parvati at Kancheepuram
(Ekambeeswarar Temple, 70 km
from Chennai, India)

29.Shani at Thirnallar
(nearKaaraikal, Pondicherry)


30.Moongod at Thingalur
(near Tanjore)

31.Shiva and Sani at
Thirvidaimaruthoor
(near Kumbakonam)

32.Brahma at Kumbakoonam
(Kumbeeswarar, near Tanjore)

33.Ujjain Jyotirlinga shrine, in
Madhya Pradesh.

34.Lord Shiva at Trilochan, is
famous with name of Trilochan
Mhadev Temple, 30 km from
varanasi , india

35.Manjunatha - Lord of mist at
Dharmasthala this one famous
pilgrim of Dakshina
Kannada,Karnataka.

36.Nanjundeshwara - One who has
gulped nanju-pain or Halahala in
his throat or SriKanteshwara at
Nanjangud near Mysore,Karnataka

37.AtmaLinga at Gokarna ,Karnataka.

38.Panchalingeshwara - 5 Lingas,
all of which are covered with
sand but opens up at specific
dates at Talakad, Karnataka.

39.Shivagange- Believed to be
patalaGanga flowing by rishi
Agastya worship. Bangalore,
Karnataka.

40.Murudeshwara in Uttara Kannada,
Karnataka.

41.Kudalasangama in Basavakalyana,
Karnataka.

42.By Lava and Kusha (sons of Rama)
in Kurungaleeswar temple at
Koyambedu Chennai.

43.Bakreshwar and Tarakeshwar in
West Bengal.In South India, five
temples of Shiva are held to be
particularly important, as being
manifestations of him in the

Five Elemental Substances:

1.Tiruvannamalai,as fire.

2.Chidambaram,as ether.

3.Srikalahasti,as air.

4.Tiruvanaikal,as water.

5.Conjeeveram,as earth.

Rythm said...
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