The Glory of Lord Shiva

Aum! Nama Shivaaya!  I bow down to the glorious supreme controller of the universe, Maha-Deva (The Great Deva). He who is the lord of all beings Sarveshwara, and he who is the lord of all gurus (Jagad Guru). I bow down to the entity who is the destroyer of Tripurantaka. He who is the consort of Gauri, the most compassionate. The being of complete benevolence and care, he who is easily pleased. He who is the complete composition of light Jyothirmaya, he who is the lord of all yogins Yogeeshwara, who is the store house of all knowledge gnyaaneshwara. He who is known by many names, Nilalohita, Neelagriva, Neelakanta, Shambhu, Sadashiva, Rudra, Hara, Bhairava, Bholenath (the innocent) Tryambhaka (three eyed) Trilochana (three Eyed) Vishvanatha (Lord of all) Chandrashekara (controller of the moon) Maheswara (greatest of the Eshwaras) Digambara, Dakshinaamoorthi.


 
He is the ocean of mercy, he comes running to his devotees. He is pure renunciation, he is the complete form of dispassion. He has no love of anything but his bhakthas. He only cares for those who come to him. He burns the sins of those who utter his holy name. The great Mahadeva, is the regenerator. It is a mistake to call him the destroyer, when your body is old and full of ailments, he quickly bestows upon you a fresh body with rigorous health he wants to take all his devotees to his lotus feet quickly, and save them from continual, mundane rebirth. 

When Brahma and Vishnu wanted to find out who is mightier
 he assumed the jyothirmaya roopam!

He is far more easier to please than Hari. The embodiment of mercy, love and compassion comes running to all who worship him. A little love and a few chants of his holy name, and that is enough to infuse delight in him. Such is potency, such is magnitude for mercy. He is the quickest bestower of boons. His heart is full of compassion, he quickly gave the most powerful weapon (the pashupatastra) to Arjuna for his meagre tapas. How large is his heart? He appeared to bhageeratha, when all the gods were not able to help him. He withstood the full force of the ganga (which had the potency to annihilate the entire planet) on his head just to please his devotee. How kind is he? He made Raavana the demon king of Lanka invincible because he pleased him with his Saama Veda chanting. He flew with tremendous speed to save Markendeya from the clutches of death for his small penance. Oh Shankara! (the sweet)! How easily he is pleased. He gave his darshanam to the hunter, Kannapa. He harvested a field the size of 25 football stadiums for the pariah (untouchable) Nandanar his and took him directly to his abode. In madurai, he took the form of sundareshwara and carried the Earth on his forehead for the sake of a devoted lady. Look at his unbounded love for his devotees! When the four sanat kumaras were lost, looking for a guru, he quickly descended to initiate them. When vishwamitra wanted to prove his might, he quickly gave him the brahmastra, to show him that tapas is more mighty than strength. When Brahma and Vishnu quarrelled over who is greater, he assumed his mighty infinite form, the Jyothirmaya roopam to show them the pointless nature of their argument. When the devas were terrified of the Hala Hala (poison) which came from the churning of the ocean, he gladly drank the poison to save the Devas! So Kind! Ready to injure himself than to hurt his Bhakthas! When mahavishnu pleased Siva with his worship, he quickly bestowed upon him the sudarshana chakra. He lived in the house of Pattinattu Swami for many years as his adopted son, and dissappeared after giving him this note "not even a broken needle will follow you after death" upon reading this note, Pattinattu swami attained gnyaana. What are you waiting for? Why are not attempting to reach Siva right NOW?

Just as fire burns wood, the name of the Kind Compassionate Shiva burns sin. Chant his name incessantly, with love and see how he takes care of you. The glory of Shiva is indescribable. Its omnipotent, omnicient, invincible! Shiva is the kindest of the gods. He is the greatest of the gods. Many births are required to even think of him, let alone worship him! So why are you waiting? Start now! Chant his holy name and see his capability! All the rishis of Satya yuga worshiped mahadeva from Agastya, Vashishta, Vishvamitra, Aghora Rshi, Atri, Brighu and so on. So many Rshis have worshipped this kind compassionate god, so what are you waiting for? What more sanction do you need? Love Mahadeva and see how he carries you from this yuga of Kali!