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
Once King Vishwamitra was traveling with his huge army. He stopped at the hermitage of Sage Vashishta. Sage Vashishta provided
kamdhenu (कामधेनू) is the word derived from sanskrit Kama (desire) and Dhenu (cow), she is a divine wish-fulfilling cow and
In Hinduism, the Sanat Kumaras are known as first mind-born sons of the creator Lord Brahma. They are the earliest
The concept 33 koti deva in Hinduism refers to 33 types of principal deities, not 33 crore gods. In Sanskrit
कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मि: करमध्ये सरस्वति | करमूले तु गोविन्द: प्रभाते करदर्शनम्.|| Karagre vasate Lakshmi, Karamadhye Saraswati, Karamoole tu Govinda, Prabhate
