Saiva Siddhanta: History, Philosophy and Concepts

A Conversation with Ghorangirasa and Pinakasena
Join Mukunda as he speaks with the men behind the Twitter handles of @Ghorangirasa and @Pinakasena.  Both Ghorangirasa and Pinakasena are scholarly practitioners of Saiva Siddhanta sampradaya and write many posts around the sampradaya.  In this episode, we discuss a host of topics including:
00:01:20  Introduction to Ghorangirasa and Pinakasena  along with brief history of Saiva Siddhanta;
00:06:30 The various schools of Saivism and demarcation of Atimarga and Mantramarga;
00:08:50 The difference between the 24 Tattva Samkhya schools and 36 Tattva of the Mantramarga schools;
00:10:00 History, Texts and Relationship between Ashtaprakarana Saiva Siddhanta and Vedas;
00:18:00  List of all Ashtaprakarana Primary Texts and their synopsis;
00:24:45 Relationship and Differences between Ashtaprakarana and Meyakandar schools;
00:30.20 What is Mala;  How does it relate to Karma?;
00:43:15 Pati, Pashu and Pasha;
00:55:40 Deep Dive into Ishvara or Paramashiva;
01:06:50  Paramashiva, Shrikanta Rudra, Ananta and the various Rudras also their relationships with other Devatas within the hierarchy of being;
01:17:10 What is the nature of Shakti and Shiva?;
01:25:00 Brief conversation on the nature of Mukti/Moksha;
01:38:45 What role does varna-jati and gender play in Saiva Siddhanta;
01:48:45 How the Itihasas are viewed by Saiva Siddhanta;
01:53:40 Final Thoughts and Conclusion;


You can find both Guests at:
Twitter: @ghorangirasa and @pinakasena

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