The Siva SamhitaThe Siva Samhita is a Sanskrit text on yoga enumerating its concepts and cognate principles. In the five chapters are discussed and elaborated the essentials necessary for the practice of yoga, ways of attaining siddhi, the philosophy of existence, importance of yoga, the spirit, maya or illusion, the microcosm, the functions of the body, the principles of pranayama or breathing, asanas or postures, the Kundalini and its awakening, the various forms

during the great deluge

in the later periods when the Puranas were compiled

who was the emperor of northern India at a time when the Pandavas ruled Indraprastha

He is one of the five deities considered as equivalent aspects and means to realizing Brahman in the Smarta tradition

Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati in a single form

It shows for creation both men and women are essential

the Goddess of prosperity and wealth

Even His headgear is nicely decorated

His body is heavily ornate and the method of waxing and dewaxing gives a special impact to the painting

they represent unstinted love in the truest sense of the term

This book is a landmark in the wide panorama of Gita literature

Self and world