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“O Lord Shiva, Eternal dancer of the endless night, Whose steps create the stars, Whose rhythm shapes the flow of time, In Your divine motion, the cosmos is born, And in Your stillness, the universe dissolves. You are the flame that never flickers, The silence behind every sound, The breath within all living beings, The boundless sky where consciousness awakens. Your matted locks cradle the sacred river, Your crescent moon glows with timeless wisdom, Your third eye holds the fire of truth, Burning away illusion and revealing the One. O Mahadeva, In Your dance we find creation, In Your grace we find liberation, In Your presence we find peace. Let Your cosmic rhythm flow through our hearts, Let Your light rise within our minds, Let Your love guide our every step, Until we become one with Your eternal consciousness. Har Har Mahadev. Om Namah Shivaya.”

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Author:Debasish Mridha M.D.
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“भोले बाबा, सिर्फ भगवान नहीं, बल्कि जीवन का एहसास है | पता है, इनके पास मैं सब भूल कर बच्चा सा बन जाता हु | इनको निहारता हु मैं बच्चा सा, और सुरक्षित महसूस करू इनके होने से | मुझे आज भी याद है खीरगंगा के उस मंदिर के द्रश्य | वहां पहुँच कर शिव जी के लिए चन्दन घिसने में जो ख़ुशी मिली वो शायद मैं बयां भी नहीं कर सकता | सिर्फ इतना कह सकता हु की, इनके पास मैं सब भूल कर बच्चा सा बन जाता हु”

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Author:Kuldeep Gera
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“From his father's head, the jata, bleached red and gold by the sun and wind and cold on this highest mountain in all creation, tumbled down, like the ashen ariel roots of the tree. A thin stream of light, powdery, like fine dust, emanated from the middle of his forehead. Mother, seated beside Father, was leaning towards him, and he knew that their two bodies, at some point, would be so close together, you couldn't tell where one ended and other began.”

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Book:Mahasena : Part One Of The Murugan Trilogy
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“त्रिलोकपति महादेव के ध्यान मात्र से पवित्र हो उठे अंतरमन, सच भाग्यशाली है नाग वासुकी जो विराजमान है उनकी ग्रीवा पर, भाग्यवान है चंद्र जो सुशोभित है उनके मस्तक पर, परंतु इनसे भी अधिक खुशकिस्मत है गंगा जो बहती है उनके घने केशों से”

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Book:शिवाय
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“शिव का अभिन्न अंग हैं नंदी, शिव भक्त उन्हीं के कान में लगाएं अपनी अर्जी। जहां शिव वहां नंदी नंदी बिन शिव भक्ति अधूरी। नंदी का ही तो दूसरा नाम है समर्पण व आस्था, एवं शरणागत पर प्रेम व दया का नाम हैं नंदी नाथ।”

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Book:शिवाय
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“अर्धनारीश्वर का रूप ले, शिव शक्ति ने दिया संदेश, नर नारी के प्रेम, सुख दुख में भागीदारी का. एक शरीर के दो अंग वो, एक सत्य के दो रूप वो, एक साथ ही उनका अस्तित्व, है मुमकिन. बिन एक के, अधूरा है दूसरा.”

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Book:शिवाय
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“Starting from the source of vibrant Consciousness, the first two tattvas of Shaivism are (1) Shiva tattva and (2) Shakti tattva. It is important to understand at the beginning that these two tattvas are only linguistic conventions and are not actually part of creation. According to the deep yogic experience of the sages of this philosophy, there is no difference between Shiva tattva and Shakti tattva. They are both actually one with Paramasiva. They are considered to be two tattvas only for the convenience of philosophical thinking and as a way of clarifying the two aspects of the one absolute reality, Paramasiva. These two aspects are Shiva, the transcendental unity, and Shakti, the universal diversity. The changeless, absolute and pure consciousness is Shiva, while the natural tendency of Shiva towards the outward manifestation of the five divine activities is Shakti. So, even though Shiva is Shakti, and Shakti is Shiva, and even though both are merely aspects of the same reality called Paramasiva, still, these concepts of Shiva-hood and Shakti-hood are counted as the first two tattvas. These two tattvas are at the plane of absolute purity and perfect unity. — B. N. Pandit, Specific Principles of Kashmir Shaivism (3rd ed., 2008), p. 73.”

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Book:Specific Principles of Kashmir Saivism [Hardcover] [Apr 01, 1998] Paṇḍita, BalajinnaÌ"tha
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“It is important to understand that, according to Kashmir Shaivism, this analysis of all phenomena into thirty six tattvas is not an absolute truth. It has been worked out by the authors of the philosophy as a tool of understanding for the ever-active and inquiring mind and as a form for contemplative meditation. Through further analysis, the number of tattvas can be increased to any level. Similarly, through synthesis, they can be decreased down to one tattva alone. In fact this has been done in the Tantraloka, where one can find doctrines of contemplation on fifteen, thirteen, eleven, nine, seven, five, and as few as three tattvas as well. The practitioners of the Trika system use only three tattvas in the process of a quick sadhana: Shiva representing the absolute unity, Shakti representing the link between duality and unity, and Nara representing the extreme duality. [Shakti is the path through which Shiva descends to the position of Nara and the latter ascends to the position of Shiva.] Finally, a highly advanced Shiva yogin sees only the Shiva tattva in the whole of creation. However, since the contemplative practice of tattvadhvadharana used in anava upaya includes meditation on all thirty sex tattvas, that is the number commonly accepted by the Shaivas of both northern and southern India. — B. N. Pandit, Specific Principles of Kashmir Shaivism (3rd ed., 2008), p. 79.”

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Book:Specific Principles of Kashmir Saivism [Hardcover] [Apr 01, 1998] Paṇḍita, BalajinnaÌ"tha
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“The essential nature of samvit is the subtle stir of spanda. The introverted and extroverted movements of spanda cause samvit to manifest itself in both the noumenal and phenomenal aspects of creation. These two aspects of samvit are known in Shaivism as Shiva (transcendent) and Shakti (universal). Shiva and Shakti are the two names given to the monistic Absolute (Paramasiva) when it is being considered in its dual aspects of eternal and transcendent changelessness (Shiva), and the ever-changing and immanent manifestation of universal appearances (Shakti). — B. N. Pandit, Specific Principles of Kashmir Shaivism (3rd ed., 2008), p. 17–18.”

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Book:Specific Principles of Kashmir Saivism [Hardcover] [Apr 01, 1998] Paṇḍita, BalajinnaÌ"tha
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“God's creation was linguistic, & the letters of the first potent word that (S)He uttered contained all the forms of creation, each form presided over by the name of a letter of the alphabet, which is in turn composed of letters, each of which has a name, & so on to infinity... Creation, on other words, is eternal & ongoing: "the multitude of letters swells out into the infinitude," & "letters are continually generating other letters." The alphabet speaks a divine language, ... each letter calling up, but never pinning down, the enigmatic nature of reality, the word of God. (S.177)”

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Book:Sonic Theology: Hinduism and Sacred Sound
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“But on the heights of the Himalayas I have a place where I am determined nothing shall enter except pure truth. There I want to work out this idea about which I have spoken to you today. There are an Englishman and an Englishwoman in charge of the place. The purpose is to train seekers of truth and to bring up children without fear and without superstition. They shall not hear about Christs and Buddhas and Shivas and Vishnus - none of these.”

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Book:Prabuddha Bharata: Or Awakened India
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