Shiva Sutras

Shiva Sutras is a collection of seventy seven aphorisms that is known as the basis and foundation of spiritual and mystical traditions. It has written in the ninth century by Indian sage, Vasugupta. It is said that Vasugupta lived near Mahadeva (Great goddess) Mountain in a village in the Heravan valley at the end of a area named Shalimar Bagh today, near Srinagar (Centre of Jamu and Kashmir state). It is narrative that he has received these words in his dream Meet with a spiritual teacher or a demigod. Another narrative is that Lord Shiva spoke with him in dream and ordered him to go to a special stone and he found the teachings over there. This rock called Shankaropala is still visited as the shrine by devotees. Another theory is that Lord Shiva taught to Vasugupta in dream. Whatever the truth, common subject in these stories and testimonials is Emphasis on this doctrine as a divine origin and these are very valuable teachings of Lord Shiva, Hindu Goddess.