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This week’s excerpt is from the deeply devotional Hymns to Shiva, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali (Chapter 17, verses 44–48), revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo. Here Swamiji speaks of the power of simple, heartfelt devotion: “Those devotees of Thee, they adore You with blades of grass and that ado...
Below is a beautiful excerpt of one of the songs to Shiva from the book Hymns to Shiva, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali, in which Swami Lakshmanjoo instills the importance of love and devotion on the spiritual path. Chapter 9 (06:06) गाढानुरागवशतो निरपेक्षीभूतमानसोऽस्मि कदा । पटपटिति विघटिताखि...
Here Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals how to remain devoted amidst the turmoil and ups and downs of life. This translation is taken from Utpaladeva’s devotional text: Hymns to Shiva, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali. “Let me be . . . in crisis or peaceful, or miserable or happy . . . by the intensity of Th...
These verses from the Hymns to Shiva, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali, as illuminated by Swami Lakshmanjoo, reveal a profound vision of devotion in Kashmir Śaivism—one in which worship is no longer confined to ritual acts, but permeates the entirety of lived experience. The devotee does not merely p...
In this excerpt from the Hymns to Shiva, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali Swami Lakshmanjoo shares with us how Utpaladeva desired to embrace his Master (Nātha), “just by my will”, because “by Thy embrace I have conquered everything.” Chapter 6 (15:53) भवदङ्गपरिष्वङ्गसम्भोगः स्वेच्छयैव मे ।...
In this excerpt from the Hymns to Shiva, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali, Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals when this whole differentiated world becomes one offering in the fire of consciousness. This is an excerpt from our Free Weekly Sangha, where we studied the "Utpaladeva's Hymns to Shiva" in depth...
This is a beautiful excerpt from the devotional text of the Hymns to Shiva, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali, explained by Swami Lakshmanjoo. In which Utpaladeva asks Lord Shiva: “When that festival will appear to me?” The Intensity of the Festival of Devotion by Utpaladeva is to get entry in univer...
In this excerpt from the book Hymns to Shiva, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali, Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals who Lord Shiva is meditating on. Chapter 3 (35:56) मत्परं नास्ति तत्रापि जापकोऽस्मि तदैक्यतः । तत्त्वेन जप इत्यक्षमालया दिशसि क्वचित् ॥१७॥ matparaṁ nāsti tatrāpi jāpako’smi tadaiky...
Excerpt of verse nine from the third awakening of the Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening, by Swami Lakshmanjoo. This is a transcript of the audio not the text from the book. idṛiśaścāyaṁ sarvadā svasvarūpa vimarśāviṣṭaḥ- Such a yogī is always sitting and residing in his own na...
The festival of Maha Shivaratri, the ‘Night of Shiva’, is celebrated throughout India and the world by sincere devotees of Shiva. In Oregon/Pacific Coast time we will privately celebrate Maha Shivaratri on Tuesday, February 25th, a day earlier than the Vedic calendar, according to Kashmir Shaiva...
