Anuja S, Author at Pious Living

Lord shiva as सदाशिव (Sadāśiva)? सदा (Sada) means always and शिव (Shiva) means benevolent, so meaning Sadashiva means one who […]

Lord Shiva – The ultimate reality of life : Chapter 5

Lord shiva as अर्धनारीश्वर (Ardhanarishvara)? In Sanskrit, अर्ध (Ardha) means half, नारी (Nari) means woman and ईश्वर (Ishvara) means Lord.

Shiva lingam what does it represent? Linga in Sanskrit means “Swaroop” (स्वरूप) means “type” or “symbol” in English. Shiva lingam

Why is Lord Shiva called आशुतोष (ĀśuToṣa) ? In Sanskrit, Āśu (आशु) means quick and Toṣa (तोष) means satisfaction or

Why Lord shiva is called as कर्पूरगौरं (Karpuragauram)? Shiva is portrayed as blue in colour everywhere but which is not

Welcome to the series of Understanding Lord Shiva. The name Shiv means “the auspicious one”. Many of us know Lord

What is pranayam (प्राणायाम)? In Sanskrit, pranayam (प्राणायाम) is the ancient yogic practice. Prana (प्राण) means life force and ayama

Once King Vishwamitra was traveling with his huge army. He stopped at the hermitage of Sage Vashishta. Sage Vashishta provided

Who is Kaamdhenu? kamdhenu (कामधेनू) is the word derived from sanskrit Kama (desire) and Dhenu (cow), she is a divine

In pranayam (प्राणायाम), we follow the breath cycle which is Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka. Puraka(पूरक) The Sanskrit term puraka (पूरक)