Divine Chants of Siva - Vishweshwararaya Mahadevaya - Devon ki Dev Mahadev

Mahadeva, a title of Lord Shiva meaning "great god"

Shiva is known by many names such as Viswanatha (lord of the universe), Mahadeva, Mahandeo, Mahasu, Mahesha, Maheshvara, Shankara, Shambhu, Rudra, Hara, Trilochana, Devendra (chief of the gods), Neelakanta, Subhankara, Trilokinatha (lord of the three realms), and Ghrneshwar (lord of compassion). The highest reverence for Shiva in Shaivism is reflected in his epithets Mahādeva ("Great god"; mahā "Great" and deva "god"), Maheśvara ("Great Lord"; mahā "great" and īśvara "lord"), and Parameśvara ("Supreme Lord").

The worship of the lingam originated from the famous hymn in the Atharva-Veda Samhitâ sung in praise of the Yupa-Stambha, the sacrificial post. In that hymn, a description is found of the beginningless and endless Stambha or Skambha, and it is shown that the said Skambha is put in place of the eternal Brahman. Just as the Yajna (sacrificial) fire, its smoke, ashes, and flames, the Soma plant, and the ox that used to carry on its back the wood for the Vedic sacrifice gave place to the conceptions of the brightness of Shiva's body, his tawny matted hair, his blue throat, and the riding on the bull of the Shiva, the Yupa-Skambha gave place in time to the Shiva-Linga. In the text Linga Purana, the same hymn is expanded in the shape of stories, meant to establish the glory of the great Stambha and the superiority of Shiva as Mahadeva.

In Shaivism of Indonesia, the popular name for Shiva has been Batara Guru, which is derived from Sanskrit Bhattaraka which means “noble lord". He is conceptualized as a kind spiritual teacher, the first of all Gurus in Indonesian Hindu texts, mirroring the Dakshinamurti aspect of Shiva in the Indian subcontinent. However, the Batara Guru has more aspects than the Indian Shiva, as the Indonesian Hindus blended their spirits and heroes with him. Batara Guru's wife in southeast Asia is the same Hindu deity Durga, who has been popular since ancient times, and she too has a complex character with benevolent and fierce manifestations, each visualized with different names such as Uma, Sri, Kali and others. Shiva has been called Sadasiva, Paramasiva, Mahadeva in benevolent forms, and Kala, Bhairava, Mahakala in his fierce forms. The Indonesian Hindu texts present the same philosophical diversity of Shaivism traditions found on the subcontinent. However, among the texts that have survived into the contemporary era, the more common are of those of Shaiva Siddhanta (locally also called Siwa Siddhanta, Sridanta).

Lyrics

Vishweshwaraya mahadevaya
Trayambkaay shiva shivay
Tripurantakaya trikalagni kalaya
Kalagnirudraya shiva shivay

Neelakanthaya mrutyunjayaya
Sarveshvaraya sadashivaya
Mardam vande sada shivay
Matat priyaay shiva shivaay

Shiv amit agmaya
Agochar antayami hai
Shiv kaal samay aur bhagya
Shrishthi ke swaami hai
Shiv rachit hai jag ye saara
Vish ko bhi kanth utara
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Aur vardaani hai

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Vishweshwaraya mahadevaya
Trayambkaay shiva shivay
Tripurantakaya trikalagni kalaya
Kalagnirudraya shiva shivay

Neelakanthaya mrutyunjayaya
Sarveshvaraya sadashivaya
Mardam vande sada shivay
Matat priyaay shiva shivaay

Yatra tatra sarvatra
Hai shiv avinaashi hai
Shiv kan kan mein base
Ghat ghat vaasi hai

Shiv jhata mein ganga dhaare
Bhakto ke hare dukh saare
Shiv bhakto ke hai bhakt
Sakt anugaami hai

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Babam bam bum bum bhole
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