भगवान शिव
Shiva
The Destroyer & Transformer
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
Shiva is the supreme deity of transformation, yoga, and liberation. As Mahadev — the great god — he destroys ego to reveal the eternal self. Lord of meditation, he embodies the stillness at the heart of all creation.
VahanaNandi
AbodeMount Kailash
Sacred DayMonday
Also known as
Mahadev
Nataraja
Ardhanarishvara
Bhairava
Rudra
Pashupati
🕉 Mantras
Mantra
Om Namo Bhagavate Dakshinamurtaye
ॐ नमो भगवते दक्षिणामूर्तये
A Shiva mantra for wisdom, knowledge and guru energy.
Mantra
Om Kalabhairavaya Namah
ॐ कालभैरवाय नमः
A powerful Shiva mantra for protection and fear removal.
Mantra
Om Neelkanthaya Namah
ॐ नीलकंठाय नमः
A Shiva mantra for healing and purification.
Mantra
Om Ardhanarishwaraya Namah
ॐ अर्धनारीश्वराय नमः
A mantra representing balance of masculine and feminine energy.
Mantra
Om Tryambakam Yajamahe
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे
A shortened form of Mahamrityunjaya mantra focusing on core invocation.
Mantra
Om Shivaaya Namah
ॐ शिवाय नमः
A simple variation of Shiva mantra focusing on direct invocation.
🪔 Aarti & Chalisa
Aarti
Shiva Chalisa
शिव चालीसा
The complete 40-verse prayer to Lord Shiva praising his cosmic form, grace and role as the destroyer.
Aarti
Om Jai Shiv Omkara
ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा
The principal aarti of Lord Shiva, sung at the conclusion of Shiva worship.
Aarti
Jai Gurudeva
जय गुरुदेव
The aarti of the Guru, sung in the guru-shishya tradition and at ashrams.
Aarti
Jai Narmade Hara
जय नर्मदे हर
The aarti of River Narmada, the sacred river of central India, sung on its banks.
🛕 Sacred Temples
Temple
Eklingji Temple Udaipur
Shri Eklingji Mandir
The presiding deity of the Mewar dynasty, a magnificent complex of 108 temples dedicated to Lord Shiva as...
Temple
Deoghar Baidyanath Jyotirlinga
Baidyanath Dham Deoghar
One of the 12 Jyotirlingas in Deoghar, Jharkhand, where Ravana offered his ten heads as sacrifice to Shiva,...
Temple
Batuk Bhairav Temple Varanasi
Batuk Bhairav Mandir Varanasi
An important Bhairav temple in Varanasi where the eternal flame (akhand jyoti) has been burning continuously for centuries,...
Temple
Amarkantak Narmada Udgam Temple
Narmada Udgam Tirth Amarkantak
The sacred origin of the holy Narmada river in the Maikal hills of Madhya Pradesh, one of the...