Revered Hinduism

Shri Dakshinamurti Stotram: Mantra with Meaning Shri Dakshinamurti is an incarnation of Lord Shiva, the Supreme God of knowledge and Ultimate Awareness. This form is an aspect of Shiva as a Guru of all types of knowledge, Yoga, music, and wisdom, and giving exposition on the Shastras. Dakshinamurti (Shiva) manifests in three different forms: God, Preceptor, and the Self (Atman). The all-pervasiveness of the Atman is clearly expounded in the tenth verse of the hymn. The practice of Vedanta is to get rid of Avidya (ignorance) by exercising the will over attachment to the unreal, and by overcoming fear and anxiety by finding the bliss in the eternal. The embodiment of Dakshinamurti (as a Guru), by Whose grace alone the illumination becomes apparent, is saluted in the fourth line of each verse in the hymn. The recital of this hymn, accompanied with contemplation of the meaning, is said to enable one to reach the plentitude of realization and become one with the Brahman (actually, it ...

Shri Rajarajeshwari Ashtakam: Mantra with Meaning The Goddesses in Hinduism are depicted as the motherhood of God. She is the transforming power behind the sustaining power of the God. Goddess Rajarajeshwari, also known as Amba, or Parvati, or Durga, is the wife (consort) of Lord Shiva and exists in various divine forms. She is the most splendid form of the Cosmic Mother. She is the Royal Divine Queen of all Kings (Rajarajeshwari), the merciful protecting energy of the Cosmos. She is care, love, mercy and grace intensified. Two of Her most powerful and excellent forms are Durga (Goddess beyond reach) and Kali (Goddess of destruction). According to the Puranas, She is engrossed in the creation of the Universe through Brahma, She sustains the creation through Vishnu and She also annihilates the creation through Shiva. She is the One performing the actions through the Gods. The scriptures describe Her to be seated on a Simhasana pose, upon Lord Sadashiva (the Cosmic Consciousne...