Lord Siva and His Worship

by Sivananda Saraswati

This is a most valuable qand instructive book for the aspirants,particularly for the devotees of Lord Siva.It is full of instructions on practical Sadhana for attaining Siva-Tattwa or God realization.The secrets of Siva Tandava,Sakti-Yoga,etc., are very well presented.The translation of the Saiva Upanishads is a beautiful addition.The lives of Siva Acharyas,the Bhaktas and the Nayanars are inspiring and soul-stirring.A study of their lives will make one's life sublime and holy. Up to this time there has been no such presentation on this subject.The philosophical portion is highly illuminating and helpful to the readers.The book contains the essence of all Saiva Puranas.The book is written in a very lucid and clear style.It must be studied by all religious minded persons for its excellent content.

Genres: Hinduism

286 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2004

About the author

Swami Sivananda Saraswati (September 8, 1887—July 14, 1963) was a Hindu spiritual teacher and a well known proponent of Sivananda Yoga and Vedanta. Sivananda was born Kuppuswami in Pattamadai, in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. He studied medicine and served in Malaya as a physician for several years before taking up monasticism. He lived most of the later part of his life near Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh.

He is the founder of The Divine Life Society (1936), Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy (1948) and author of over 200 books on yoga, vedanta and a variety of other subjects. He established Sivananda Ashram, the location of the headquarters of The Divine Life Society (DLS), on the bank of the Ganges at Shivanandanagar, at a distance of 3 kilometres from Rishikesh.

Sivananda Yoga, the yoga form propagated by him, are now spread in many parts of the world through Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres, but these centres are not affiliated with Swami Sivananda's original ashrams which are run by the Divine Life Society.