Shiva and Shakti in Indian Mythology
Edition: First
Publisher: Shubhi Publications
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Description: From times immemorial Shiva and Shakti demand reverence of Indians. The author has widely covered all temples of Shiva and Shakti travelling from the Himalayas, the abode of Shiva, in the north, to Kanyakumari in the South. Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh constitute and great triad of Hindu patheon. Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva (Mahesh) the destroyer of the Universe. Shiva holds the trident the emblem of his supreme power, representing the three gunas-satva, rajas and tamas-through which he commands the world. He alone is the God of death and resurrection of the flux of being and non-being. The word Shakti means power, valour of vital energy. According to Indian mythology, spiritually shakti is regarded as Goddess- cosnort, queen of a deity and also God's active and ynamic form. Shakti represents the fundamentals creative instinct underlying the cosmos and is the energizing force of all divinity.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Shiva Shakti Shiva-Shakti, The Divine Couple.; title: Shaivism and Shaktism.; title: Shiva-Shakti in Indian Mythology and Legends; title: Shaiv-Shakti: Philosophical Relevance; title: Ardhanarishvar Worship of Shiva-Shakti; title: Tantra and Kundalini Shakti; title: Shiva-Shakti in Indian Literature, Sculpture and Art; title: Shiva-Shakti and Modern Science; title: Conclusion; title: Bibliography; title: Glossary