Sivayoga

By Swami Harshananda

According to the scriptures of Śaivism, Śivayoga means achieving the unity of the jīvātman with Paramātman. It includes five steps:

1. Arcana - worship of the chosen deity
2. Anusandhāna - meditating on the form of the deity
3. Bhakti - cultivation of devotion
4. Vidyā - receiving the mantra
5. Vrata - strictly following the disciplines imposed by the guru and the scriptures

References

• The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

Contributors to this article

Krishna Maheshwari, Deval Sancheti

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