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Advised by his ministers, Ravana sang hymns in praise of Shiva for a thousand years. Finally, Shiva not only forgave Ravana, but also granted him an invincible sword called the Chandrahasa. Since Ravana cried, he was given the name "Ravana" – one who cried. The verses that Ravana sang were collected and became known as the Shiva Tandava ...
Shaiva Siddhanta (IAST: Śaiva-siddhānta) [1] [2] is a form of Shaivism popular in a pristine form in South India and Sri Lanka and in a Tantrayana syncretised form in Indonesia (as Siwa Siddhanta [3]) propounds a devotional philosophy with the ultimate goal of experiencing union with Shiva.
Download QR code; Print/export ... The Shiva Sahasranama ... a sahasranama is a type of devotional hymn (Sanskrit: stotram) listing the thousand names of a deity. The ...
Mahadevan composed the film's soundtrack and score, and Kannadasan and Sankaradas Swamigal wrote the song lyrics. Thiruvilaiyadal was inspired by the Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam : a collection of sixty-four Shaivite devotional, epic stories , written in the 16th century by Paranjothi Munivar, which record the actions (and antics) of Shiva on Earth ...
The panchakshara (Sanskrit: पञ्चाक्षर) literally means "five syllables" in Sanskrit, [2] referring to the five syllables of na, ma, śi, vā, and ya forming the mantra Om Namah Shivaya. [3]
Bhajans are often simple songs in lyrical language expressing emotions of love for the Divine, whether for a single God and Goddess, or any number of divinities. [2] Many bhajans feature several names and aspects of the chosen deity, especially in the case of Hindu sahasranamas , which list a divinity's 1008 names.
Vidyabhushana is a vocalist from Karnataka.He sings devotional songs, chiefly Haridasa compositions, [1] and carnatic classical music.He has many albums to his credit, mainly devotional songs in Kannada, Tulu and has given concerts all over the world. [2]
Dakshinamurti is an aspect of Shiva as a guru of all types of knowledge, and bestower of jñāna. This aspect of Shiva is his personification as the supreme or the ultimate awareness, understanding, and knowledge. [2] This form represents Shiva in his aspect as a teacher of yoga, music, and wisdom, and giving exposition on the shastras.