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Stories:
- ‘Shivaakshara’ Mantras, ‘Pashus’, their Self-control and Realisation of Pashupati
- Anecdotes of Kartikeya and Ganesha
- The Unfolding of Shiva Tatwa and ‘Pancha Mukha’- the Five Faced
- Rasa Lingam or Parad Lingam
- Maha Devi destroys Mahishasura and his clan (Gratitude Hymns to Devi included)
- Recyling of Further Human Life
- Solar Dynasty- Origin and Highlights
- Yamadharmaraja briefs Savitri – on Karma, Bhakti, Charity, Sins, Hells and ‘Vratas’
- Nandikeswar
- Description of Celestial Worlds
- Why did Draupadi marry all the five Pandava brothers?
- Devi Bhagavata ‘Phala Sruti’ (Benefits of Reading and Hearing)
- The five-faced form of Siva
- Shiva as Yali
- Charity and its far reaching impact
- ‘Arishta-Mrityu Suchanaas’ and precautions like Japa and Maha Kshetra Darshana
- Lord Shiva and Pralaya
- Siva’s victory over Sankhachooda
- Shri Krishna Charitra: his birth,miracles, account of his progeny and Niryana
- Significance of ‘Rudrakshas’
Temples:
- Lord Shiva Temple, Mombassa, Kenya
- Eklingji Temple Udaipur
- Motieswar Shiva Temple, Muscat, Oman
- Sidheswar Devalaya Sualkhchi Assam
- Matangeshvara Temple, Khajuraho
- The Kanwar Yatra to Deoghar-baba baidyanath dham
- Kotiling Mahadev Mandir Kamakhya Guwahati
- Tryambakeswara
- Paradeshwar Mahadev, Kankhal
- Kuttiattoor Sivakshethram, Kerala
Scriptures:
- Mukteshwar temple (मुक्तेश्वर मंदिर)
- Arulmigu Marundeeswarar Temple மருந்தீஸ்வரர் ஆலயம், Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai
- Kadavul Temple, Kauai, Hawaii, USA
- Gayatri Sahasramana (Thousand names of Devi Gayatri)
- Devi Bhagavata ‘Phala Sruti’ (Benefits of Reading and Hearing)
- King Janamejaya perfoms Devi Yagna
- Mani Dvipa the Abode of Devi Bhagavati
- Method of ‘Sandhya Vandana’ and worship of Devi Gayatri
- Significance of ‘Rudrakshas’
- Emphasis on Dharma and Right Living
- Sakti ‘Rupas’ (Images) during Manvantaras
- Worship of Devi Radha and Devi Durga
- Worship to Maha Lakshmi and Her Partial Extensions
- Yamadharmaraja briefs Savitri – on Karma, Bhakti, Charity, Sins, Hells and ‘Vratas’
- Worship to Devi Tulasi and ‘Salagramas’
- Worship to Devi Ganga
- Universal Dissolution and Revival of Bhu Devi (Earth)
- Maha Vishnu’s Directives to Sarasvati, Ganga and Tulasi
- Worship of Vidya Devi Sarasvati- ‘Puja’, ‘Kavacha’ and Hymns
- Prakriti and Purusha – Integrated Concepts
Health:
Festivals
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