Shiv Bhajan

ॐ दिगम्बरा, ॐ गंगधारा 

ॐ जटाधरा, ॐ मृत्युंजया             

शम्भो शम्भो शम्भो शम्भो महादेवा ||       

ॐ नीलकंठा, ॐ नृत्यप्रिया 

ॐ सदाशिवा, ॐ त्रिपुरांतका               

शम्भो शम्भो शम्भो शम्भो महादेवा ||       

ओंकारेश्वर, गौरीशंकर 

जय जगदीश्वर , जय जगदीश्वर        |    

गिरिजाशंकर, चंद्रशेखर 

जय सोमेश्वर , जय सोमेश्वर           ||   

ॐ नीलकंठा, ॐ नृत्यप्रिया 

ॐ सदाशिवा, ॐ त्रिपुरांतका               

शम्भो शम्भो शम्भो शम्भो महादेवा ||       

गंगाधरेश्वर त्रिभुवानेश्वर 

जय विश्वेश्वर जय विश्वेश्वर |               

उमा महेश्वर नित्य सुंदर 

जय परमेश्वर जय परमेश्वर  ||               

ॐ दिगम्बरा ॐ गंगधारा 

ॐ जटाधरा ॐ मृत्युंजया                   

शम्भो शम्भो शम्भो शम्भो महादेवा ||      

ॐ नीलकंठा ॐ नृत्यप्रिया 

ॐ सदाशिवा ॐ त्रिपुरांतका                

ॐ दिगम्बरा ॐ गंगधारा 

ॐ जटाधरा ॐ मृत्युंजया                   

शम्भो शम्भो शम्भो शम्भो महादेवा || 

शम्भो शम्भो शम्भो शम्भो महादेवा ||      

Om Digambaraa, Om Gangaadharaa

Om JataaDharaa, Om Mrityunjayaa

Shambho Shambho Shambho Shambho Mahaadeva.       

Om Neelakantaa, Om NrityaPriyaa

Om Sadaashivaa, Om Tripurantakaa

Shambho Shambho Shambho Shambho Mahadeva.

Omkaareshwara, GowriShankara 

Jaya Jagadeeshwara Jaya Jagadeeshwara,

GirijaaShankara, Chandrashekara 

Jaya Someshwara Jaya Someshwara .   

Om Neelakantaa, Om NrityaPriyaa

Om Sadaashivaa, Om Tripurantakaa

Shambho Shambho Shambho Shambho Mahadeva.      

Gangaadhareshwara Tribhuvaneshwara

Jaya Vishweshwara Jaya Vishweshwara,

Uma-Maheshwara Nitya Sundara 

Jaya Parameshwara Jaya Parameshwara.

Om Digambaraa, Om Gangaadharaa

Om Jataadharaa, Om Mrityunjayaa

Shambho Shambho Shambho Shambho Mahadeva.      

Om Neelakantaa, Om NrityaPriyaa

Om Sadaashivaa, Om Tripurantakaa

Om Digambaraa, Om Gangaadharaa

Om Jataadharaa, Om Mrityunjayaa

Shambho Shambho Shambho Shambho Mahadeva ||       

Shambho Shambho Shambho Shambho Mahadeva ||       

Amrit Manthan

Amrit Manthan - Was not a one off event in mythology? Was it just a story passed down generations? I think not

 I think it's a metaphor. A metaphor, for situations, that we can learn from. A metaphor that applies to  life. For me the key takeaways 

1. Sometimes you need your opponents support to reach your goal. Devas & Asuras had to come together for the Manthan. 

2. Opponents can put aside their differences and come together for a greater cause ( Amrit - nectar for immortality) .

3.Churning will first bring out the worst (depicted by poison). Someone has to face it (Shiva drank the poison). We should always remember & acknowledge that help. ( The name Neelkanth will always remind us of what Shiva did)

4.Churning might yield many enticing results subsequently ( depicted by kamadhenu, parijata, kaustubha, airavata etc). It might even yield a lot of wealth & prosperity ( depicted by Goddess Lakshmi). 

5. All the good yields will be taken by a few ( Indra took Airavata, Kaustubha adorns Vishnu, Kamdhenu becomes Sage Vashishta's cow, parijatha blooms in Satyabhama's garden). Don't grudge them their benefits. In the larger picture everything is in its right place. 

6.But we don't stop churning. Don't lose sight of the larger goal (the pot of nectar) as you cross milestones. 

Happy Reading.