Shivalaya » Articles http://shivalaya.vnc.in/en The Home of Lord Shiva Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:17:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Nilkantha http://shivalaya.vnc.in/en/nilkantha.html http://shivalaya.vnc.in/en/nilkantha.html#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:53:08 +0000 Vivek http://shivalaya.vnc.in/en/nilkantha.html The story of Shiva consuming the deadly poison to save the Universe and establishing the new doctrine –

He who has a power; has a responsibility

]]> http://shivalaya.vnc.in/en/nilkantha.html/feed 0 Aum namah shivaya http://shivalaya.vnc.in/en/aum-namah-shivaya.html http://shivalaya.vnc.in/en/aum-namah-shivaya.html#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:46:04 +0000 Vivek http://shivalaya.vnc.in/?p=111 ॐ नमः शिवाय

Aum Namah Shivai (ॐ नमः शिवाय) is the foremost mantra for lord Shiva and is chanted by millions of devotees every day. In the simplest meaning Aum namah shivai simply means

I bow to Shiva or Salutation to Shiva

But then, the mantras significance goes far beyond its literal meaning. The subtle meaning, the resonance of its sound makes this mantra a maha mantra.

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Often we compare light with truth, knowledge, pious and every thing that is positive and in the analysis we treat darkness as an icon of negative elements. Can the darkness, which is without any origin or end and is omnipresent, be mere an icon of negative forces?

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