Prayers

108 Names of Lord Shiva
1000 Names of Sri Lalitha
Shiva Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram
Ardha Nareeswara Ashtakam
Bilwashtakam
Chandrasekharashtakam
Chidambareswara Stotram
Daridraya Dahana Shiva Stotram
A Prayer to Kalabhairava
Lingashtakam
Shiva Nama Malyashtakam
Shiva Mangalashtakam
Margabandhu Stotram
Maha Mrityunjaya Stotram
Nathopadesa Storam
Shiva Panchakshara Stotram
Parameshwara Stotram
Pasupathyashtakam
Pradosha Mahatmyam
Shiva Raksha Stotram
Satha Rudriyam
Shiva Sadakshara Stotram
Sadasivashtakam
Shiva Sahasra Namam
Samkarashtakam
Sasakti Shiva Navakam
Shiva Mahimnah Stotram
Shivashtakam
Shiv Chalisa
Veda Sara Shiva Sthavam
Sri Viswanatha Suprabathashtakam
Shiva Thandava Stotram
Thiruvempavai
The Thousand Names of Lord Siva
Vaidyanatha Ashtakam
Vaidyanatha Namaskaram

Sects Of Saivism

Saiva Siddhanta
Vira Saivism
Kashmiri Saivism
Gorakhnatha Saivism
Pasupatha Saivism
The Ganapatya Sect

Articles on Saivism

Agamas
Aspects Of Lord Siva
Siva In Malay Tradition
Sagara Manthan
Durites Of Householder
The Birth River Ganges
The Story Of Mahadev
Maya, The Delusion
Symbolism of Nataraja
Pasa in Saivism
Pasu The Deluded Soul
Pati the Lord of Creation
Pati and Pasu
The Liberation of Souls
Shakti, the Energy of Siva
Shakti And Maya
The Worship of Sivalingas
The 36 Tattvas
Siva--Ideal of Manhood
How To Worship Lord Shiva

History Of Saivism

Evolution Of Saivism
Saivism In Southern India
Siva and Vishnu

Saiva Pantheon

Ganesha
Skanda Kumara
Shakti

Saiva Texts

Devi Gita
Siva and Saivism Sects
Shakti as Mantra
The Siva Sutras
Sacred Places of Mother Goddess
Worship Of The World Mother
Eightfold Yoga and Mantra Siddhi

Pasunam pathim papa nasam paresam,
Gajendrasya kruthimvasanam varenyam,
Jada jutamadhye sphurad Ganagavarim,
Mahadevamekam smarami smararim. 1

I meditate only on that great God,
Who is the lord of all beings,
Who is the destroyer of sins,
Who is the lord of heaven,
Who wears the hide of the king of elephants,
And who keeps river ‘Ganga’ in the middle of his hair.

Mahesam, suresam, surarathinasam,
Vibhum, Viswanaham,Vibhuthyanga bhoosham,
Virupaksha mindwarka vahnithra nethram,
Sadananda meede Prabhu pancha vakthram. 2

I pray that Lord of lords with faces five,
Who is the greatest God,
Who is the God of devas,
Who is the enemy of Asuras,
Who is scholar of philosophy,
Who is the lord of the universe,
Who anoints himself totally with ash,
And who has sun, moon and fire as eyes.

Shivaakantha Shambho, sasangardha moule,
Mahesanasulin Jatajutadharin,
Thwameka jagadvyapako Viswaroopa,
Praseeda, Praseeda Prabho poorna Roopa. 3

Be kind to me. Be kind to me, Oh, Lord,
Who has a fully complete mien,
Who is the consort of Goddess Uma,
Who keeps the moon crescent with himself,
Who is the God who carries the great spear,
Who has unkempt grown hair,
Who is the only one pervading all over,
And who has a form which encompasses the universe.

Parathmanamadhyam, Jagat bheejamekam,
Nireeham nirakaramonkara vandhyam,
Yatho jayathe palyathe yena viswam,
Thameesam bhaje leeyahe yatra viswam. 4

I worship that God,
Who is the Paramathma,
Who is the seed of the world,
Who does not have any desires,
Who does not have any shape,
Who can be known through ‘Om’,
Who creates and looks after the world,
And merges it within him.

Na bhoomir na chapo na vahnir na vayur,
Ma cha akasamasthe na thanthra na nidhra,
Na greeshmo na seetham na deso na vesho,
Na yasyahimurthitrimurthim thameede. 5

I pray and praise that God,
Who is the trimurthy*,
And who is not affected by
Earth, water, fire, wind,
Ether, thanthra, nidhra,
Heat, cold, place of stay and attire.

Ajam sasvatham karanam karananam,
Shivam kevalam Bhasakam Bhasakanam,
Thureeyam thama paramadyantha heenam,
Prapadhye param pavanam dwaitha heenam. 6

I praise that most holy God,
Who does not have any birth,
Who is permanent,
Who is the cause of all causes,
Who is peaceful,
Who is the light of all lights,
Who is thureeya, the other side of ignorance,
Who does not have either end or beginning,
And who does not have any divisions.

Namasthe namasthe, Vibho viswamurthe,
Namasthe, namasthe thapo yoga gamya,
Namasthe, namasthe chidananda murthe,
Namasthe, namasthe sruthi gnana gamya. 7

Salutations and salutations,
To the store house of knowledge and god of all worlds,
Salutations and salutations,
To him who should be known by meditation and Yoga,
Salutations and salutations,
To him who is the ever lasting bliss,
Salutations and salutations,
To him who should be attained through Vedas.

Related Links

Hymns to Siva
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Aspects of Siva
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Shaiva Devotional Songs of Kashmir (The Su Ny Series in the Shaiva Traditions of Kashmir) ~ Constantina Rhodes Bailly
Flow of Grace: Chanting the Hanuman Chalisa ~ Krishna Das
The Constant Companion 3 Ed ~ Eknath Easwaran
Divine Mother, Blessed Mother: Hindu Goddesses and the Virgin Mary ~ Francis X. Clooney
Prarthana: A Book of Hindu Psalms ~ Arun Shanbhag
Darshan: Sweet Sounds of Surrender ~ James H. Bae
Painted Prayers: Women's Art in Village India ~ Stephen P. Huyler
The Spiritual Significance of Malas and Murtis ~ Amma Sri Karunamayi Vijayeswari Devi
Vedic Mantras for Peace and Healing ~ Amma Sri Karunamayi Vijayeswari Devi
Keys to Sadhana ~ Amma Sri Karunamayi Vijayeswari Devi
Hindu Prayer and Worship ~ Rasamandala Das
Annapurna ~ Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Nama Japa: Prayer of the Name in the Hindu and Christian Traditions ~ Vandana
Supreme, teach me how to cry ~ Sri Chinmoy
10/40 Window Prayer Calendar: A Daily Guide to Praying for the Least Reached Peoples of the 10/40 Window ~ David Taylor
Sivastotravali of Utpaladeva ~ N. K. Kotru
The Beggar: Meditations and Prayers on the Supreme Lord ~ Swami Krishnapada

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