This is the podcast of the English explanation of Advanced Shiva Puja. This part of the Shiva Puja Class goes over the Establishment of the Pot, the Kalasha Sthapana. In this pot of the various energies, all the gods, and all existence are gathered together.

This is the podcast of the English explanation of Advanced Shiva Puja. This part of the Shiva Puja Class gives the meaning of the beautiful mantras of the worship of Shiva’s Five Faces. Each of these faces represents a different eternal aspects of the one Supreme Divinity.

This is the podcast of the English explanation of Advanced Shiva Puja. This part of the Shiva Puja class is the translation of the Prana Pratishta, the Establishment of Life. In this part of the Puja life is being established in the pot, in which the energy of our deity is established.

This is the podcast of the English explanation of Advanced Shiva Puja. This part of the Shiva Puja Class is the translation of the Prana Prathistha Suktam. The Prana Prathistha Suktam is the Song of the Establishment of Life explaining all the energies and divinities gathered together in the Kalasha (the pot).

This is the podcast of the English explanation of Advanced Shiva Puja. This part of the Shiva Puja Class is the translation of the mantras used for establishing the Vishesharghya. This offering is made of a conch filled with purified water.

This is the podcast of the English explanation of Advanced Shiva Puja. This part of the Shiva Puja Class gives the mantras of Bhuta Shuddhi, the Purification of the Elements. These mantras are the seed mantras of the various chakras.

This is the podcast of the English explanation of Advanced Shiva Puja. The mantras translated in this part of the Shiva Puja Class are the mantras for the Bhutapsarana, Dispersion of Inimical Energies, which are negative energies within our own minds.

This is the podcast of the English explanation of Advanced Shiva Puja. This part of the Shiva Puja Class translates the mantras of the Aghamarshana, the Internal Cleansing. This practice involves Jal Neti and Pranayama, Cleaning of the Sinuses and Control of the Breath.

This is the podcast of the English explanation of Advanced Shiva Puja. This part of the Shiva Puja Class is the explanation and the translation of the Bahya Matrika Nyasa, the practice of establishing the letters of the Sanskrit alphabet in the external body.

This is the podcast of the English explanation of Advanced Shiva Puja. This part of the Shiva Puja Class explains and translates the Matrika Nyasa, the establishment of the letters of the Sanskrit alphabet, in the form of bija mantras, in the chakras.

This is the podcast of the English explanation of Advanced Shiva Puja. This part of the Shiva Puja Class is the translation of the mantras used for worshiping the Divine Mother’s body. This is done by touching different parts of the your own body with mudras and the recitation of these mantras.

This is the podcast of the English explanation of Advanced Shiva Puja. This part of the Shiva Puja Class is the translation of the Pitha Nyasa, the Internal Places of Worship. These are the various points of the Shree Chandi Yantra, which is the yantra used in this tradition.

This is the podcast of the English explanation of Advanced Shiva Puja. This part of the Shiva Puja Class is the English translation of the Shiva Dhyanam, the Mediation on Shiva, The Consciousness of Infinite Goodness. Shiva is extolled in his various forms, such as the eleven Rudras, the Husband of Uma, as the Supreme Guru and many others.

This is the podcast of the English explanation of Advanced Shiva Puja. This part of the Shiva Puja Class English translation of the Establishment Within. In this practice Lord Shiva is invited to come and reside with as in our heart and remain there until the Puja, or worship, is complete.

This is the podcast of the English explanation of Advanced Shiva Puja. This is the explanation of the Bija Mantras, the seeds syllables, for establishing the divine energy of Shiva within us. In this way we recognize and remember that God is within us, even though we are worshiping him outside.