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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