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Parameswara Parvati Prakriti Pranayama Prarabdha
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A name for Siva. In Hindu mythology the consort of Siva. Nature, Maya. Regulation or control of breath. The part of one's karma which is to be worked out in this life. An ancient Tamil work depicting the lives of 63 Saivite Saints.
Periapuranam
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Rama Ramayana Rati Rishi (Rshi) Rudraksha
: An incarnation of Vishnu. : An Indian epic depicting the life of Rama. : In Hindu Mythology the wife of Cupid. : Sage, Seer. : Lit. Siva's eyes. Beads used for Japa.
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Sadhaka : A spiritual aspirant, a seeker. Sadhana : Method of spiritual practice. Sadhu
: Ascetic. One who has renounced home. Saivite
: Worshipper of Lord Siva. Samadhi
Absorption in the Spirit or Self, with or without trance
and suspension of the human faculties. Sama Veda : One of the Vedas. Sambhu : A name of Siva, Siva as the bounteous. Sannyasa : Asceticism, the fourth stage of life. Sannyasi : An ascetic, one who has renounced home, property,
caste and all attachments in the spiritual quest. Sastra
: Any branch of knowledge or science. Sati
: Self-immolation by a wife on the funeral-pyre of her
husband. Siddha Purusha: A sage possessing supernatural powers. Siddhi
: Supernatural power, attainment. : In Hindu Mythology the wife of Rama. : Lord of the Universe, in the Hindu Trinity, the god of
destruction. Siva Bhakti Vilasam
: Collection of stories on Siva. Siva Lingam : The symbol of Siva which is an object of worship.
Sita Siva
