Spiritual Hinduism

Lord shiva as लिङ्गोद्भव (Lingodbhava) According to Shiv Purana, Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu had a dispute over who was […]

Lord shiva as दक्षिणामूर्ति (dakshinamurthy)? In sanskrit दक्षिणा (Dakshina) means south and मूर्ति (Murthy) means form, means is the one

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

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