The qualification to get the position of Brahma and Shiva. Number of qualities of a jiva, Shiva, Vishnu, Rama and Krishna. A funny story about how a foreigner in India mistook the fireflies for mosquitoes that were looking for him with torches to drink his blood. Shiva is called Shankara because his tattva is mixed (not fully jiva-tattva and not fully vishnu-tattva). Lila of a small boy standing on shiva-lingam and getting the position of Kuvera by Shiva. Shiva is easily pleased and easily gets...
Shiva-chaturdashi (Shiva-ratri) 2025
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26 Feb 2025 midday – Shiva-ratri (English) | London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Shiva means auspiciousness. Shiva is the original name of Krishna. Krishna and Radha gave Their names to demigods. Sometimes people get confused about shiva-tattva. Lila: Bhrigu Rishi is investigating who is the best devata: Brahma, Shiva or Vishnu. Song: Tumi Sarveshvareshvara. Bhagavan is the only one Absolute Truth. Don’t chant Shiva aham (I am Shiva), otherwise a big problem will come. 12 mahajanas. Verse: svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ… (SB 6.3.20). Why the devotees of Shiva are rich...