Tuesday, 9 April 2013

What is special about praying to Lord Shiva ?



What is special about praying to Lord Shiva ?

Shiva the name of the Lord is a mantra. It is a part of the very holy mantra of Sanatan Dharma. The Holy Five Letters. mantra means powerful word. The mantras are revealed to and through the sages in their matured spiritual state to the entire world. These mantras may or may not be associated directly to one particular language. At times they get interpreted in the languages. The name shiva and The Holy Five Letters are accepted as they are in different languages.

The word Shiva means auspicious, prosperous (maN^gaLam). The Lord who is called Pashupati, Asutosha being the Supreme that can not be measured by the thoughts, appears to the one who worships as the God graceful, blissful and nurturing. Its auspicious and graceful forms and names are invoked by the worshiper for the upliftment of oneself.

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