Shiva Ratri 2010

(The Compassionate One)

Hara

• Expansion of Krishna• In touch with ignorance, Rudra• Krishna like lotus

Harrah

Trinity• Brahma Vishnu

Shiva

• Shiva dissolves to recreate

• Delicate balance of good & evil

Darshan (Appearance)

• Body covered in ashes

• Three Matted locks

• Crescent Moon

• Three Eyes, Tryambaka

Ambaka & Kundala Eyes & Earings

• Half open eyes• Kundalas, earings• Alakshaya, beyond

perception Niranjan, cannot be seen

• Left female, right male, Shiva & Shakti

Vasuki Nagan

• Snake hoards nothing, carries nothing, builds nothing, lives on air alone for long periods of time

• Curled 3 Times, Time

• Right side reason & justice

Tadiyanam Equipment

• Damaru drum, AUM

• Rudraksha Mala

• Trisula, trident

• Kamandalu, water

pot

Tiger & Bull• Tiger skin,

potential creative energy

• Nandi, jiva dharma

Mudras Hand Gestures

• Speaks the truth• Do not fear• Benediction

DhyanamMeditates on Krishna

Maha YogiGreatest yogi

AsutoshaEasily pleased

• Ravana

• Vrkasura

• Attracts wealth seekers

Vaishnavanam Yatha Sambhu

Greatest Krishna devotee

PasupatinathLord of a Lethal Weapon

• Benedicted

Arjuna

• Sons of Sagar

• King Bagiratha

Brhaspati Graha

• Indra insulted • Brhaspati, cursed

Lord Brahma, along with Lord Siva, saw the

crystal-clear personal beauty of the Supreme

Personality of Godhead, whose blackish body

resembles a marakata gem, whose eyes are

reddish like the depths of a lotus, who is

dressed with garments that are yellow like

molten gold, and whose entire body is

attractively decorated. They saw His beautiful,

smiling, lotuslike face, crowned by a helmet

bedecked with valuable jewels. The Lord has

attractive eyebrows, and His cheeks are adorned

with earrings.

Lord Brahma and Lord Siva saw the belt on the

Lord's waist, the bangles on His arms, the

necklace on His chest, and the ankle bells on

His legs. The Lord is bedecked with flower

garlands, His neck is decorated with the

Kaustubha gem, and He carries with Him the

goddess of fortune and His personal weapons,

like His disc and club. When Lord Brahma, along

with Lord Siva and the other demigods, thus

saw the form of the Lord, they all immediately

fell to the ground, offering their obeisances.

• Vishnu revived demons devas & carried Mandara on Garuda

• Asked Garuda to leave so snake Vasuki could come

• Front - tail debate• Kurma to Support• Entered demons as passion, vasuki

ignorance• Manifested on top of Mountain with many

hands• Caused rain to relieve from Vasuki smoke• Personally churned

“Lord Vishnu was competent to rectify the situation, but in order to give credit to Lord

Siva, Lord Vishnu did not take action.

Generated from Ocean• Surabhi cow havirdhvani. Brahmanas• Uccaihsrava was generated. Bali Maharaja.• Airavata. Indra • Kaustubha Lord Vishnu Apsaräs, • Lakshmi, Vishnu• Varuni, the goddess of drinking, demons• Dhanvantari part of Vishnu.. Demons snatched

pot & ran, fighting among themselves the Lord Himself appeared as the incarnation Mohini, who was selected as mediator.SB 8.8.1

Virtual Woman, Flawless

Impossible in Reality, like Krishna in Brahma Moha

Neela KanthaBlue throated

NatrajLord of dance

Rudra Suppressor of ignorance

ParivareFamily

Parvati, DurgaWife of Shiva, sister of Krishna

Ganesh & KartikeyaSons of Shiva

RamesvaramRamesvaram

EkambaranathaKanchipura

KapalesvaraChennai

ChummundiMysore

Kasi VishvanathVanares

MeenaskshiMadurai

Chidambaram

KailashanathaKanchipura

Abode of Shiva Himalayas

Mount KailashTibet

Dandavats ParikramaCirculambulation

Om trayamabakam yajamahe sungandhim pushtivardhanam.

Urvaarukamiva bandanam mruthyormuksheeya maamruthaath.

“We worship the fragrant three eyed one, who confers ever increasing

prosperity to those who want it: and freedom from death like the

cucumber from its vine for those who follow his lead in worshipping

Lord Vishnu.”

Aradhanam sarvesam

Vishnu aradhanam param

Tasmad parataram devi

Tadiyanam samacaram

“The foremost worship is worship of Vishnu, but better than worship of Vishnu is worship of His devotees.”

Shiva to Parvati, Padma Purana

The End