Lord Shiva Significance

Nine Bakthis towards GOD

Sravanam – Listening to the Glory of the GOD

Keerthanam – Singing the Glory of the GOD

Smaranam – Remembering the Glory of the GOD

Padasevanam – Doing varieties of service to the GOD

Archanam – Doing Pushpa (Flower) archanai

Vandanam  – Doing Namaskarams

Dhasiyam – Being the dasa of the GOD following HIS commandments (Dharma)

Sakhyam – Approach of a friend towards the GOD

Atma Nivedhanam – Surrendering to the GOD

Aham Bramasmi – 5 States of ‘I am ness”

First state – I am not aware that I exists – This is the unconscious state while we experience in sleep
Second State – I am aware that I exists but can’t conceptualize it – This is semi conscious state while we dream
Third State – I am aware that I exist in relationship things, beings and objects – This is the wake state of our ordinary consciousness. This is state of duality and state of bonded soul.
Fourth State – I am aware that I exist. I am also aware that I am existence itself – In this state I van experience omnipresence. I am detached not bound by ego. This is state of Atman
Fifth State – I am I am – I don’t know any other than myself. I have no duality. This is indescribable state of Brahman

Lord Shiva’s Pancha Mukam (5 Faces)

Lord Shiva’s Five Faces meaning

Face	Direction	Color	Representing Vedam	Quality	Representing Aagamam
Sathyo Jatham	West	Yellow	Rig	Power (Sakthi)	Kamikam Yogagnanam Sindhiyam, Karanam Ajitham
Vamadevam	North	Red	Yajur	Beauty	Theeptam, Sukshamam sahasram, aumsumathbedam, suprabedam
Tutpurusham	East	Kumkum (Brown)	Sama	Life	Vimalam, Makutam, Rowravam, Mukktabimbam
Agoram	South	White	Adharvana	Jnana (Knowledge)	Vijayam, Analam, Veeram, Nichvasam
Eesaanam	Up sky	Saptikam	Pranavathi All Slokams	Arupam (Formless)	Lalitham, Sitham, Shantham, Vaathulam, Parameshwaram, Prorthketham

Why do we have a prayer room?

When GOD is all pervading, omnipotent, I don’t understand why we need to have a separate room for HIM.

The human body is made up of five Koshas (कोश) [sheaths in English] – From Spiritual perspective.

• First is Annamaya-kosha, that is, the physical body visible to us
• Second is Pranamaya-kosha – it has the five vital energies (Panchaprana) providing energy to the whole body
• Third is the Manomaya-kosha – Means Mind (Manas). This is the seat of emotions and desires. Mind along with 5 sensory organs is said to constitute the manomaya kosha. It is said more truly to approximate to person-hood.
• Fourth is Vidnyanamaya-kosha – This is the seat of the intellect
• Fifth is Anandamaya-kosha – This is the seat of the Soul (Atma)

Form of GOD !!!!

Is the form of GOD important? Can GOD have only one form? If HE has only one form, can we really call HIM infinte?

12 Jyothir Lingams in India

1. Somnath at Somnath Patan, near Veraval in Gujarat 
2. Mallikarjun – Sree Sailam – 250 km From Hyderabad, near Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
3. Mahakaleshwar – Ujjain or Avanti in Madhya Pradesh
4. Omkareshwar: 12 miles from Mortakka and close to Bhopal city in Madhya Pradesh 
5. Kedarnath – Near Badrinath, Uttaranchal
6. Bhimashankar – Village of Bhavagiri 50 km north west of Khed, near Pune in Maharashtra
7. Vishwanath temple in Benares in Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi – Benares – Kaasi 
8. Tryambakeshwar – Near Nasik in Maharashtra
9. Vaidyanath: Deogarh in the Santal Parganas area of Bihar
10. Nageshwar near Dwarka in Gujarat (Lord Krishna himself used to do Rudra Abhishekam here)
11. Ramesham: Rameswaram, in Southern Tamilnadu (Lord Rama did Pooja hereafter Killing Ravana)
12. Grishneshwar: It is located at a distance of 11 km from Daulatabad near Aurangabad, close to Near Ellora, in Maharashtra.