Siva Stotranjali

1. Siva Sahasranama (from Rudra Yaamala Tantra) 2. Siva Panchaksharam 3. Dvadasa Jyothirlingaani 4. Suvarnamaala Stuti 5. Siva Ashtakam 6. Linga Ashtakam 7. Visvanatha Ashtakam 8. Bilva Ashtakam 9. Vaidyanatha Ashtakam 10. Chandrasekhar a Ashtakam 11. Kaalabhairava Ashtakam 12. Siva Taandava Stotra 13. Maargabandhu Stotra These are the days men undergo mental stresses, physical strains and suffer for want of mental peace! Where no medicines could give relief the spiritual path is resorted to and it is effective. Pray your best and leave the rest to god. Sanskrit is called a divine language to reach the ethereal region, as she is phonetically sharp and powerful. The compact disc contains special Sanskrit prayers to Lord Siva (the auspicious) a powerful deity noted for bestowing boons and satisfying the aspirations of the devotees. Siva is the God of Gods. He is the embodiment of love. Kindness, wisdom and knowledge. He is the form of Linga. Symbolical of the eternal union of the paternal and maternal principles from which all phenomenal variations have originated. Shiva is also called Nataraja (the King of Dancers) in his 'Taandava' (cosmic dance), danced for the welfare of the universe by destroying the evil forces and restoring the universe with the creative forces! He is Dakshinamurthi as he gave wisdom to the rishis, Mruthynnjaya as he saves his devotees from the fear of death! (e.g.Markandeya). The Maha Sivaraatri the Padosha, the 13th day of the dark and bright fornight (Krishna and Sukla Pakshas) and the month Maragasisha are the important periods of workship of Siva. Hence, in order to propitiate the all-powerful Almighty the important recitations of Ashcakes viz, Siva Chandrasekhar, Kalabhairava, Viswanatha, Vidhyanatha and Margabndhu stotra. Dwadasa jyotirlinga stotra panchashara stotra. Suvarnamala stuti, Tandava stotra and a rare piece of Sivasahasranama form the Rudrayamala Tantra are presented here. Sri.K.Malokannan, Sri.K.Shivarajan, Sri P.Jagadeesha Bhat and a host of others have recited these in the traditional manner with the academic touch and guidance of their Guru.Dr.R.Thiagarajan.