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Shiva and Shakti
Śiva and Śakti are one, and their union teaches the power of saṅkalpa, especially in Kali Yuga.
Śiva had no mother, no father. From his left side Śakti emerged. Śakti means power. Both are equal, not inferior. In Kali Yuga, marriage vows are broken, children left suffering. Śakti was rejected at a gathering and entered fire. Śiva carried her lifeless body into space, grieving. Viṣṇu performed sādhanā with a saṅkalpa of a thousand lotus flowers. One flower was taken by Śiva, so Viṣṇu offered his eye to complete the vow. Śiva granted the Sudarśana Cakra and lotus eyes. To bring Śiva back, Viṣṇu sent the Sudarśana Cakra. It cut Śakti’s body, and those pieces became Śakti Pīṭhas. Worship of Śakti requires strict purity, a nine-day fast, and unbroken promises. If the promise is broken, destruction comes. Saṅkalpa is a sacred vow, like the commitment from the mother’s womb. Cherish that bond.
“Śiva and Śakti—he has power, but she also has power. And you know that both have seen in oneness.”
“If you will not do nine days, and you break your promise, then the triśūla will come to you.”
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:
- Yoga in Daily Life - The System
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2000. ISBN 978-3-85052-000-3 - The Hidden Power in Humans - Chakras and Kundalini
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2004. ISBN 978-3-85052-197-0 - Lila Amrit - The Divine Life of Sri Mahaprabhuji
Paramhans Swami Madhavananda. Int. Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram Fellowship, Vienna, 1998. ISBN 3-85052-104-4
