Second Edition§
Copyright © 2004
Himalayan Academy§
Living with Śiva, Hinduism’s Contemporary Culture was first published by Himalayan Academy in 1991. All rights are reserved. This book may be used to share the Hindu Dharma with others on the spiritual path, but reproduced only with the prior written consent of the publisher. Designed, typeset and illustrated by the sannyāsin swāmīs of the Saiva Siddhanta Yoga Order and published by Himalayan Academy, 107 Kaholalele Road, Kapaa, Hawaii 96746-9304 USA. www.Gurudeva.org§
PRINTED IN MALAYSIA BY SAMPOORNA PRINTERS SDN BHD
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH UMA PUBLICATIONS§
Library of Congress Control Number 2001-131929§
ISBN-13: 978-0-945497-98-1 (HARDCOVER) 978-0-945497-93-6 (SOFTCOVER)
ISBN-10: 0-945497-98-9 0-945497-93-8§
ISBN-13: 978-0-945497-19-6 (SOFTCOVER 3 VOLUME SET)
ISBN-10: 0-945497-19-9§
Art Descriptions§
Cover Art: Artist S. Rajam depicts life in a South Indian riverside village. Under Lord Śiva’s blessed gaze, children play near a tulsi tree shrine, a cowherd brings his animals from the forest, women draw water at the well, and families carry on their household duties.§
Gaṇeśa Dancing: Famed Indian artist Indra Sharma paints a gleefully dancing and somewhat portly Lord Gaṇeśa to bless the book’s opening, mimicking in earthy tones the stone carving style of images found on temple walls throughout India. §
Half Title Page: S. Rajam takes us inside a shrine room where husband and wife are worshiping a crystal Śivaliṅga. He passes the flame and will soon set the Liṅga on a metal base, as she prepares to bathe Śiva with fresh water. Both have Śiva alive in their hearts.§