“Shiva Manasa Puja” is a stotra, or hymn of praise, dedicated to Lord Shiva and composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya. A manasa puja, more generally, is a mental form of worship and devotion, or Bhakti yoga. It is considered particularly powerful because it is possible to begin manasa puja… View Full Term
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