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Shiv Bhakta also spelt as Shiv-Bhakta (transl. Devotee of lord Shiva) is a 1955 Hindu epic film directed by H.L.N. Simha starring Shahu Modak and Padmini in lead roles. [2] [1] It was a mythological film produced by AVM productions and it was directed by H. L. N. Simha with music by Chitrgupta. The songs were penned by Gopal Singh Nepali.
Advised by his ministers, Ravana sang hymns in praise of Shiva for a thousand years. Finally, Shiva not only forgave Ravana, but also granted him an invincible sword called the Chandrahasa. Since Ravana cried, he was given the name "Ravana" – one who cried. The verses that Ravana sang were collected and became known as the Shiva Tandava ...
The five-song soundtrack album and background score of the Telugu-language crime action film Siva (1989) is composed by Ilaiyaraaja.The film, directed by Ram Gopal Varma and produced by Annapurna Studios and SS Creations, stars Nagarjuna, Amala Akkineni, Raghuvaran and J. D. Chakravarthy.
A Bhajan in Hindu traditions is an informal, loosely structured devotional song with music in a regional language. [19] They are found all over India and Nepal, but are particularly popular among the Vaishnav traditions such as those driven by devotion to avatars of Vishnu such as Krishna, Rama, Vitthal and Narayana (often with their consorts).
bhavābhyām ānanda sphurad-anubhavābhyāṁ natiriyam I make prostration to Shiva and Parvati, who form the embodiment of all arts (fine and practical), whose matted crests are adorned with the crescent moon, who are to each other the mutual rewards obtained by their respective austerities, who bestow on aspirants liberation and other fruits ...
Tyagaraja is said to have composed thousands of devotional compositions, most of them in praise of Lord Rama; some of which remain very popular even today. Of special mention are five of his compositions called the Pancharatna Kriti (English: 'five gems'), which are often sung in programmes in his honor.
He is the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called samkirtanas. His devotional samkirtanas were in the praise of Venkateswara , a form of Vishnu . Annamayya is said to have composed as many as 32,000 samkirtanas (songs) in the praise of Venkateswara of which only about 12,000 are available today.
Shaiva Siddhanta (IAST: Śaiva-siddhānta) [1] [2] is a form of Shaivism popular in a pristine form in South India and Sri Lanka and in a Tantrayana syncretised form in Indonesia (as Siwa Siddhanta [3]) propounds a devotional philosophy with the ultimate goal of experiencing union with Shiva.