Puranam In English - Siva

The Siva Puranam (also spelled Shiva Puranam ) is not the entire Shiva Purana (one of the 18 Mahapuranas), but a specific, powerful collection of 51 verses found within the Rudra Samhita of the Shiva Purana. It is a devotional hymn (stotra) that beautifully encapsulates the glory, forms, attributes, and legends of Lord Shiva.

(This is the first of the five Panchabrahma mantras – Sadyojata, Vamadeva, Aghora, Tatpurusha, Ishana.) "Ksheerodarnava Vasine, Kapardine Sulochanaya, Nila Griva Dvijah Prokta, Sivaya Siva Rupine." Meaning: Salutations to Him who resides in the Milky Ocean, who has matted hair, beautiful eyes, and a blue throat (Neelakantha), the twice-born (Brahmins and devotees) call Him Shiva, the embodiment of auspiciousness. Verse 4 – The Three-Eyed Lord "Trayambakam Yajamahe, Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanam, Urvarukamiva Bandhanan, Mrityor Mukshiya Mamritat." Meaning: We worship the three-eyed Lord (Tryambaka), who is fragrant (with divine grace) and nourishes all beings. May He liberate me from the bondage of death, like a cucumber is separated from its vine, and lead me to immortality. siva puranam in english

For Shaivites (devotees of Shiva), reciting the Siva Puranam daily is considered highly meritorious—equivalent to reading the entire Shiva Purana. It is often chanted during , Maha Shivaratri , and morning prayers. The Siva Puranam (also spelled Shiva Puranam )