Guest guest Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 ---------- Forwarded message ----------badiyani_hp <badiyani_hpSun, Jun 14, 2009 at 3:44 PM [shivAUM] SHIV PUJAShivAUM SHIVA'S PAGEom namah shivayaShri Shri Shiva MahadevaThe embodied soul is supreme, whole, eternal, consisting of nothing,stainless.It is the ultimate atomic particle.It is supreme Shiva, all pervading. Shiva PujaOm I bow to Shiva and the five devatas and offer this scent and flowerOm!Om I bow to the Sun and the planets and offer this scent and flower Om!Om I bow to the Guardians of the Directions and offer this scent and flower Om!Om I bow to all Goddesses and offer this scent and flower Om!Om I bow to the guru! (Left)Om I bow to the guru's guru! (Right)Om I bow to the source of the gurus! (Centre)Om I bow to Ganesha. Om namah shivaya.Om hail to Hara. (Establish Linga in North)Om I bow to Maheshvara. (Oblate Linga)Om O One Holding the Trident, truly be here!PlacingOm Sham I bow to the thumbs Namah.Om Shim I bow the index fingers Svaha. Om Shum I bow to the middle fingers Vashat.Om Shaim I bow to the ring fingers Hum.Om Shaum I bow to the little fingers Vaushat.Om Shah I bow to the front and back of hands Phat.Om Sham to the heart Namah. Om Shim to the head Svaha.Om Shum to the peak Vashat.Om Shaim to the armor Hum.Om Shaum to the 3 eyes Vaushat.Om Shah to the missile Phat.MeditationOm.Meditate always on Mahesha, like a mountain of silver, with a beautiful crescent Moon as his crest-gem, whose body is as bright as ajewel, gracious of appearance, his hands holding axe, deer, bestowingboons and dispelling fear, seated in the lotus position, surrounded and praised on all sides by immortals, wearing a tiger-skin, seed and sproutof the Cosmos, destroying fear, with five faces and three eyes.(Place a flower on the head. Perform mental worship.Place the flower on the linga.) O Bearer of the Staff, enter herein!Indwell here!Reside here!Reside here!May happiness be here!May happiness be here!O Rudra, I perform your worship! OfferingsOm hail to Pashupati. (Bathe Linga) Om this is water.Om namah Shivaya!Om this is arghya.Om namah Shivaya!Om this is for sipping.Om namah Shivaya!Om this is for bathing.Om namah Shivaya!Om this is scent.Om namah Shivaya! Om this is flower.Om namah Shivaya!Om this is birch-leaf.Om namah Shivaya!Om this is incense.Om namah Shivaya!Om this is flame.Om namah Shivaya!Om this is food.Om namah Shivaya!Om this is for sipping again. Om namah Shivaya!Om this is betel nut.Om namah Shivaya!Om I offer this scent and flower to Sharva, the Earth form (East)Om I offer this scent and flower to Bhava, the Water form (NE)Om I offer this scent and flower to Rudra, the Fire form (N) Om I offer this scent and flower to Ugra, the Air form (NW)Om I offer this scent and flower to Bhima. the Aether form (W)Om I offer this scent and flower to Pashupati, the Magician form (SW)Om I offer this scent and flower to Ishana, the Sun form (S) Om I offer this scent and flower to Mahadeva, the Moon form (SE)Om hail to Nandi.Om hail to Bhringini.Om hail to Kshetrapala.Om hail to Vamadeva.Mantra RecitationHara Maheshvara Shulapani Pinakadhrik Pashupati Shiva Mahadeva! You are the secret at the core of every secret!Take this recitation!O Maheshvara, of Your grace, bestow siddhi on me!All hail to You, O one with closed eyes!Hail to You, with divine vision!Hail to You who holds the staff! Hail to You who holds the Vajra!Hail to You who holds the trident, scepter, noose and sword in Yourhands!Hail to You, Natha of the Three Worlds, the Lord of all Beings!Om namah Shivaya.Hail to You the Peaceful One! Cause of the 3 Causes!I offer myself to You, O Parameshvara, You who are my goal and refuge!Nam Nam Nam!I know not how to invoke, nor how to worship, nor how to bid youfarewell!Forgive my mistakes, O Parameshvara. (Place flower on head. Close.) Associated with Shiva:The lingamNandi the bull, his vehicle or vahanaThe damaru, an hour-glass shape drumHis trishula, the trident, symbol of the three worldsA crescent moon bound into his hair from which streams the river Ganga Rudraksha beads sacred to himHis right hand shows the mudra dispelling fearHe sits on a tiger skina water potash, the remains of the dissolution of the universesometimes pictured on a horsehe is identified with the star Sirius He is the supreme hunter.His great bow is called PinakaShiva can be interpreted as meaning " One who purifies everyone by theutterance of His name " or the Pure One, that is, one who is not affected by the three gunas characteristics matter.Shiva is the third form of God as the Destroyer, while Brahma and Vishnuare creator and preserver, respectively. However, even though Herepresents destruction, He is viewed as a positive force (The Destroyer of Evil), since creation follows destruction. Shiva is the only UltimateReality.The water flowing from his locks is a depiction of the River Ganga. InHindu mythology, when Ganga descended from the heavens, the Earth could not bear her flow so Lord Shiva agreed to bear it. Lord Shiva's skinturned bluish as he drank the Poison that came out of the churning ofthe oceans.Names of ShivaMaheshvara - the great LordMahesha MaheshvarParameshvaraMahadeva - the great GodShambhuHaraPinakiPinakadhrik - bearer of the axeMrityunjaya - conqueror of deathMahakala - Conqueror of TimeBhairava - the terribleRudra Lord of Yogalord of all beings of the underworldNatha of the Three WorldsMahabaleshwar - Great God of Strength Tryambakam - Three-Eyed One,All-Knowing Nilkant - The one with a Blue ThroatNataraja - Lord of the Dance Aashutosh - pleased by small offeringsBapardin - spirally braided hairBhavaSarvaPasupati - guardian of cattleParupatiAgniFive-Fold Manifestation:IshanaTatpurushaAghoraVamadeva SadjyojataArdhanarishvara, the meditation image showing the devi as red coloredand voluptuous, as one half of the body, the deva as the other halfhaving a terrifying and fierce aspect.Shiva is not limited to the personal characteristics he is given in many images and can transcend all attributes. Shiva is without beginning andwithout end . His abode is called Kailash. His holy mount is Nandi, theBull. His attendant is named Bhadra. Shiva is usually represented by the Shiva lingam. Shiva and Parvati are the parents of Karttikeya andGanesha.As Nataraja, Shiva is the Lord of the Dance, and also symbolizes thedance of the Universe/Nature, with all its delicately balanced heavenly bodies and natural laws. At times, he is also symbolized as doing hisgreat dance of destruction, called Taandav, the dissolution of theuniverse.Sources: ShivaShakti.com <http://www.shivashakti.com/SHIVA.HTM> Wikipedia.org <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva> C<http://www.crystallotus.com/shiva/> rystal Lotus <http://www.crystallotus.com/shiva/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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