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Lord Shiva Lord Shiva is one of the principal deities in Hinduism. He is a crucial part of the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshwara or Shiva. The first function of Lord Shiva is claimed to be that of a destroyer, i.e., the one who destroys the entire creation (additionally referred to as mahapralaya) on the finish of a cosmic cycle or Chatur yuga. Nevertheless, it is a very floor definition of the function performed by him within the creation. Really, he’s the destroyer of evil, detrimental energies, and vices. His function could possibly be in comparison with that of a gardener who uproots the weeds from a backyard, so that stunning flowers can come out and blossom without any obstruction. Equally, Lord Mahadeva eradicates the detrimental energies and evil tendencies from the thoughts of his devotees in order that their lives blossom, and radiate with peace and bliss. One different facet of his function as a destroyer is that he annihilates the just about never-ending cycle of births and deaths, and grants Moksha to his devotees. He is understood by many various names; he has been referred with over one-thousand names within the Puranas (the ancient Hindu scriptures). A number of most popular names of him are Aashutosh, Bholenath, Gangadhara, Hara, Kailashadhipati, Lokpal, Mahadeva, Mahamrityunjaya, Nataraja, Omkara, Pashupati, Pushkara, Rudraksha, Sanatana, Shankara, Trilochana, Umapati, Vishveshwara, and Vishwanath, to call just a few. He is named Mahadeva, or the best god, primarily on account of his extremely benevolent and merciful nature. He doesn’t have a look at the background and attributes of his devotee; whoever call him with an earnest heart, be it a king or beggar, sinner or saint, human or devil, Lord Siva simply will get happy with him and grants boon, therefore he is Ashutosh. The mythological story of Samudra Manthan is understood by many induals. When the devas and asuras churned the mighty ocean, certain objects appeared from the ocean similar to Kamadhenu, Airavata, Ratnas, Apsaras, Parijat, and several other others. All of the objects have been distributed among the many gods and devils as per mutual consent, although there was an important battle occurred to acquire the amrita or the nectar of immortality, which was later resolved with the help of Lord Vishnu. Nevertheless, when the haala haala or the deadly poison emerged from the ocean, everyone began to run hither and thither; no one wished to share it or discover an answer to it, whether or not they have been devas or the asuras. In such, a state of affairs, when that life-threatening poison began to unfold, everyone got here to him and prayed to save them and all the creation. At that juncture, the gracious Lord accepted their prayers and drank that poison as if it was nectar. He was recognized by the identity of Neelkanda thereafter, owing to his bluish coloured throat that occurred because of the impact of the poison (He stored the poison in his throat). That’s to say, he will go to any extent to save his devotees. The Eleven Rudras Ekadasa/eleven Rudras are 11 different forms of Lord Shiva who is the Parama purush. 1st of All Name of 11 Rudras are mentioned differently in Purana(s) and Mahabharata because Purana sometimes depicts the instances of Previous “Kalpa” and the 11 Rudras changes in every Kalpa so the Name is different in all the Puranas and Mahabharata. So we don’t need to be get Confused. In the present Kalpa the names of the eleven Rudras are: Mahadeva, 2. Shiva , 3. Maha Rudra, 4. Shankara, 5. Neelalohita, 6. Eshana Rudra, 7. Vijaya Rudra, 8. Bheema Rudra, 9. Devadeva, 10. Bhavodbhava, and 11. Adityatmaka Srirudra. Their 11 consorts of these 11 Rudras in this present Kalpa are respectively the following names:- Dhee devi, 2. Dhritti devi, 3. Ushna (Rasala) devi, 4. Uma devi, 5. Neeyut devi, 5. Sarpi devi, 7. Eela devi, 8. Ambika devi, 9. Ieravati devi, 10. Sudha devi and 11. Deeksha devi Thus even in Bhagvat Gita it is Said that “I am Sankara among the Rudras”. Incarnations of Lord Shiva Apart from all the above incarnations of the Lord Shiva, he had taken some other incarnations which are described as below: Ardhnaarishwar Avatar: Ardhnaarishwar form of the Lord Shiva includes half body of Lord Shiva and other half of the Mata Parvati. This form is very calm and peaceful, provides blessings to the devotees. Nandi Avatar: Lord Shiva had taken lots of avatars on the earth according to the requirement for their devotees. Nandi avatar is one of all the avatars. Enter any Shiva temple in the country and you will first witness a statue of the quietly formidable Nandi, Lord Shiva’s mount and the ne gatekeeper. Lord Shiva represents all beings on Earth. This avatar of Lord Shiva is an indication towards it. There are some temples which are exclusively built for Nandi. The famous Nandisvara temple in Karnataka is one such. Sharabh Avatar: Sharabha is a creature that is part lion and part bird. According to Sanskrit literature, Sharabha is an eight-legged beast, mightier than a lion and elephant and which can kill the lion. In later literature, Sharabha is described as an eight-legged deer. Shiva Puran narrates that god Shiva assumed the Avatar of Sharabha to tame Narasimha – the fierce man-lion avatar of Vishnu worshipped by Vaishnava sect – into a normal pleasant form representing harmony. This form is popularly known as Sarabeshwara (Lord Sarabha) or Sharabeshwaramurti. Grihpati Avatar: Lord Shiva took birth in the house of a Brahmin called Vishwanar as his son. Vishwanar named Him Grihapati. When Grihapati attained the age of 9, Narada informed His parents that Grihapati was going to die. So, Grihapati went to Kashi to conquer death. Grihapati was blessed by Lord Shiva and He conquered death. Neel Kand Avatar: Neel Kanth avatar is also a main form of him. Once while Devas and Asuras were churning the ocean of milk in order to get Amirtha, which gives immortality, a very dreadful poison called aalahaala vish arose from the ocean trying to destroy everything. Lord Shiva had drunk all the Vish to protect the world from the Vish. Mata Parvati stopped the poison to fall below the neck by putting her palms on his neck. Thus the poison stopped in his neck making his neck bluish in colour. Hence this form of him is known as the Neel Kand avatar meaning Blue-necked. Rishi Durvasha Avatar: He has taken this avatar on the earth to maintain the discipline of the universe. The effects of his penance were such that devastating flames of fire manifested from his head. The fire spread in all the three worlds in no time. The deities were terrified by the death and destruction caused by the fire. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva went to Atri and blessed him. Later on Atri’s wife- Anusuya gave birth to three sons, who in fact were the incarnations of Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. Lord Brahma incarnation as the Moon, Lord Vishnu as Dutt and Shiva took incarnation as Durvasa. Bhairav Avatar: Lord Shiva took this avatar at the time when Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu had a fight over superiority. When Lord Brahma lied about His superiority, Shiva took the form of Bhairava and cut off Lord Brahma’s fifth head. Severing a Brahma’s head made Lord Shiva guilty of the crime of killing a Brahmin (Brahma hatya) and hence Shiva had to carry the skull of Brahma for twelve years and roam as a Bhikshatana. In this form, Shiva is said to guard all the Shaktipeeds. Lord Shiva has taken Bhairav avatar to protect the Sati pindas. After the death of Sati into the Yagya of Daksha, Lord Shiva was wandering all over the world by taking the Sati body. Lord Vishnu had cut the body of Sati into many pieces (52) with his chakra. Those pieces fell on the earth. So to protect those Sati pindas from the devils, Lord Shiva took the Bhairav avatar. Hanuman Avatar: Hanuman avatar is considered as the supreme avatar of him. Lord Shiva has taken this avatar during the Ramayana period to help Lord Rama in the fight for Dharma and to portray a good example of the Lord and Bhakta. Vrishabh Avatar: Rishabh avatar is the very significant form. After the Samudra Manthan, once Lord Vishnu went to the Patal Lok or the underworld. There He was infatuated by the beautiful women. Lord Vishnu had many sons during His stay there. But all His sons turned out to be cruel and monstrous. They started tormenting all Gods and humans alike. It was then Lord Shiva took the form of an ox or Vrishabha and killed all the cruel sons of Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu came to fight the ox but after recognising that it was Lord Shiva’s incarnation, He returned to His abode. Piplaad Avatar: Lord Shiva helps their devotees to get free from the Shani Dosha in this form. It is considered as the name of this avatar was given by the Lord Brahma. Lord Shiva took birth in the house of sage Dadhichi as Piplaad. But the sage left his house even before Piplaad was born. When Piplaad grew up he came to know that his father left the house due to bad planetary position of Shani. So, Piplaad cursed Shani and caused the planet to fall from His celestial abode. Later he forgave Shani on a condition that the planet would never trouble anyone before 16 years of age. Hence worshipping the Piplaad form of Lord Shiva helps to get rid of Shani Dosha. Khandoba: This is another incarnation of the Lord Shiva having horse as his vehicle and loaded with the sword, bowl and trident. Yatinath Avatar: There used to live a bheel named Aahuk on the Arbudachal mountain. His wife was Aahuka and both of them were supreme devotee of lord Shiva. Once, Lord Shiva wanting to test their devotion appeared before them disguised a hermit Yatinath. Aahuk honoured his guest and treated him very well. Lord Shiva then requested him to give shelter for the whole night. Aahuk expressed his inability as he had a very small hut, in which only two people could be accommodate at a time. But his wife intervened and requested Aahuk to sleep outside the hut with his arms, as it would be inappropriate on their part to miss this chance of proving their hospitality. The hermit, who in reality was lord Shiva and Aahuk’s wife slept inside the hut, while Aahuk himself slept outside. Unfortunately Aahuk was killed by a wild animal while he was asleep. In the morning when lord Shiva found that Aahuk had died, his heart was filled with grief. But Aahuka consoled him and decided to give up her life by jumping into the burning pyre. Right then lord Shiva appeared in his real form and blessed her by saying “In his next birth your husband would take birth in a royal family. He would become Nala and you would be born as Damayanti. I would myself appear in the form of a swan and help both of you to unite.” After saying this, Lord Shiva established himself as immovable Shivalinga, which later on became famous as Achaleshwar linga. Krishna Darshan Avatar: Once there was a King Nabhag who, during his childhood, left his home for ‘gurukula’ to get education. In his absence, his brothers got the wealth of the kingdom distributed among themselves. When Nabhag returned home after the completion of his education, he demanded his share of wealth. His brothers told him that they had forgotten to fix his share as he was absent at the time of distribution. They advised him to go and meet their father. Nabhag went to his father and made the same request. His father advised him to go to sage Angiras who was trying to accomplish a yagya, but was not being able to accomplish it because of his attachment. Nabhag did the same. He went to the place where sage Angiras was performing his yagya. He preached sage Angiras on the virtues of Religiousness. As a result the sage became free from all sorts of attachments and the Yagya was successfully accomplished. Sage Angiras was very pleased by Nabhag’s knowledge of religion. He gave all the remaining wealth of the Yagya to Nabhag. Just then lord Shiva arrived there in his incarnation of Krishna Darshan and tried to prevent sage Angiras from donating the wealth to Nabhag, instead he staked his own claim. Nabhag told Lord Shiva that, since the wealth was given to him by sage Angiras himself, it naturally belonged to him. Lord Shiva then sent Nabhag to his father Shradha dev to know about his opinion. Nabhag went to Shradha deva who revealed to him that the person who was staking his claims on the wealth was none other then Lord Shiva. He also told him that whatever remained after the accomplishment of the yagya belongs to lord Shiva only. He went back to Lord Shiva and worshipped him. Lord Shiva blessed him which helped Nabhag to attain salvation Awadhuteshwar Avatar: In this form, Lord Shiva had crushed the ego of proud Indra. When Lord Shiva consumed the deadly poison during the churning of the ocean, the poison started burning his throat. The Vish purush sprang out of Lord Shiva and the Lord blessed him with a boon. Lord Shiva granted him the boon that the Vish purush would be born on Earth as the son of Drona and would kill all the oppressive Kshatriyas. Thus the Vish purush was born as Ashwatthama Bhichhuwarya Avatar: There was a king named Satyarath who ruled over Vidarbha. Once he was attacked by a neighbouring king and got killed in that battle. His wife somehow managed to save her life by hiding in a forest. The queen was pregnant at that time. At the shore of a pond she gave birth to a child. She was feeling thirsty, so she went into the pond to quench her thirst. Unfortunately she was killed by a crocodile who used to live in that pond. The hungry child started crying- A beggar woman arrived there with her one year old child. Though her heart was filled with compassion seeing the hungry child cry but still she was hesitating to take him in her lap. Right then lord Shiva appeared as a beggar and advised her to bring up the orphan child. Sureshwar Avatar: To test his devotion, Lord Shiva and goddess Parvati appeared before him disguised as Indra and Indrani respectively. Both of them told Upamanyu to stop doing penance. They said “We Indra and Indrani are extremely pleased by your devotion. Stop worshipping Shiva. We will fulfil all your desires.” Lord Shiva and goddess Parvati did not stop at this. They even cursed, Shiva. Upamanyu became very furious and got up to attack the abuser – Indra. Shiva and Parvati were satisfied by his total dedication and devotion. They revealed their real identity and blessed him. Shiva promised Upamanyu that he would be present in the vicinity of his hermitage along with Parvati forever. Upamanyu returned back to his home and narrated the whole story to his mother who was very pleased. Lord Shiva got the name ‘Sureshwar’ because he appeared in the guise of Indra. Bramhchari Avatar: Lord Shiva had taken this avatar to test Mata Parvati. Sati was reborn on the earth as Parvati to Himavan/Himalayas as his daughter. She grew and worshipped Lord Shiva for years to make him her husband again. To take Parvati’s test, he had taken this form. Yaksheshwar: After defeating the demons and drinking ‘Amrit’ the devas were very arrogant. Lord Shiva was very concerned about their arrogant nature. He went to them in the guise of a Yaksha. He asked as to what was it that had made them so arrogant. The deities replied that their arrogance stemmed from victory over the demons. Lord Shiva who was disguised as Yaksha replied- “Your pride is based on false notion, because you did not achieve victory due to somebody’s grace and blessing.” Lord Shiva then asked them to cut the grass if they considered themselves so mighty. He then kept a grass leaf in front of them. Each of the deities tried to cut that grass with their respective weapons but remained unsuccessful in their attempts. Suddenly a heavenly voice was heard which said that the Yaksha was none other than Lord Shiva himself. The deities realized their mistakes and apologized to lord Shiva. Ashwathama Avatar: According to Mahabharat, the son Dronacharya, Ashwatthama is an ansh Lord Shiva’s Kaal, krodh (anger) and Yam (death). During Samudra Manthan , Halahaal the fuming posion capable of burning universe appeared and all Dev Danav Manav Yaksha Gandharva fled. All of them along with Lord Vishnu and Lord Bramha came to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva consumed Halahaal and held it in his throat. However unable to bear its consequences it started burning him. The Vish purush sprung out of him folded his palms, Lord Shiva asked him that although Lord Vishnu and me didn’t let you kill the people yet in Dwapar Yuga but during Mahabharat war, with my blessings, you will be able to kill oppressive kshatriyas. You will be born as Bhardwaja’s grandson and be raised as Brahman but attracted towards Kshatriyahood. This Vish purush was born as Ashwatthama to Drona and Kripi. Keerat Avatar: This Avatar was taken to test Arjuna. Lord Shiva descended in the form of a hunter or Keerat while Arjuna was meditating. Duryodhana had sent a demon named Mooka to kill Arjuna. Mooka had disguised himself as a boar. Arjuna was engrossed in his meditation, when suddenly his concentration got disturbed by a loud noise. He opened his eyes and saw Mooka He and the Keerat struck the boar at the same time with arrows. A fight broke between the Keerat and Arjuna as to who struck the boar first. Arjuna challenged Lord Shiva in the form of Keerat for a duel. Lord Shiva was pleased by Arjuna’s valour and gifted him his Pashupata Veerbhadra Avatar: This avatar was taken after the sacrifice of the Sati into the Daksha’s Yagya. This form of the Lord Shiva was very furious. After Goddess Sati immolated Herself at the Daksha Yagna, Lord Shiva became extremely furious. Lord Shiva plucked a hair strand from His head and threw it on the ground. It was from the hair strand that Veerbhadra and Rudrakali were born. It is the most fierce avatar of Shiva. He is depicted as a dark God with three fiery eyes, wearing a garland of skulls and carrying terrifying weapons. This avatar of Lord Shiva severed Daksh’s head at the Yagna. Shiva Linga The origin of the lingam has been described in the Hindu scripture of Shiva Purana in its first section of Vidyeshwar Samhita. Shiva-linga has been described as beginning-less and endless cosmic pillar (means Stambha) of the fire which is originally a cause of all causes. It never has any ending and beginning. It (Lingodbhava) symbolises the superiority over all gods such as Brahma (God of origin) and Vishnu (God of wellness). According to the Linga Purana, it is symbolises as the cosmic pillar means an infinite nature of Shiva. It is the representation of a tasteless, formless and smell less Universe Bearer. It is the oval shape structure resembling the whole Universe and its bottom resembling the base of Supreme Power which hold the entire Universe. According to the Skanda Purana it is described as “The endless sky (that great void which contains the entire universe) is the Linga, the Earth is its base. At the end of time the entire universe and all the Gods finally merge in the Linga itself.” According to the yogic lore it is described as “first form to arise when creation occurs, and also the last form before the dissolution of creation”. Mahashivratri The night time of the worship of Lord Mahadeva is well known as Mahashivratri pageant by Shiva devotees worldwide. It’s celebrated on the Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi of the Phalguna month; often within the month of February. In accordance with the Hindu mythology, the wedding of Shiva and his ne consort, Parvati or Uma had occurred on the day on which Mahashivaratri is well known. It’s stated that the devotee who prays to Lord Mahadeva with a pure coronary heart and performs abhisheka on Mahashivratri is granted the best of needs by the almighty Lord Shiva. Although there are a lot of hymns, prayers, and mantras, recited to carry out Shiva puja, one mantra, referred to as the Mahamrityunjaya, gains priority over all others. The same is given with its meaning under: Shiva Panchakshari/ Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya is known as the great redeeming mantra also known as the five-syllable mantra. It means “I bow to Shiva.” Shiva is the supreme reality, the inner Self. It is the name given to consciousness that dwells in all. Shiva is the name of your true identity- your self. In this mantra, the chanter (one who repeats the mantra) bow to Shiva- his true self. Om Namah Shivaya is a very powerful mantra. It has been said that if this mantra vibrates continuously in your heart, then you have no need to perform austerities, to meditate, or to practise yoga. To repeat this mantra you need no rituals or ceremonies, nor must you repeat it at an auspicious time or in a particular place.” This mantra is free of all restrictions. It can be repeated by anyone, young or old, rich or poor and no matter what state a person is in, it will purify him. How to repeat ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ Sit in a comfortable and peaceful place and position. Start repeating the mantra in your mind or loudly with the same speed as you talk: Om Namah Shivay (Aum Num-ha Shi-why) ( To repeat any mantra as already mentioned in General Rules: one should repeat it with full awareness of its meaning. )Repeat ‘Om Namah Shivaya’, with the feeling that you are bowing to Shiva – your true inner self. Repeat this mantra with respect. The inner self is the form of God in you. So as you say ‘ Om Namah Shivaya’ i.e. “I bow to Shiva’; you are actually bowing to God – The great almighty. The repetition of the name of God is equivalent to be merged in his very being. When you repeat God’s name in your mouth, in one way, you experience the God itself. Just repeat this mantra with faith and its powerful phonetic vibrations will start doing miracles for you. Maha Mrintyunjeya mantra Om Tryambakam Yajaamahe Sugandhim Pushti-Vardhanam Urvaarukam-Iva Bandhanaan Mrtyor-Mukshiiya Maa-Amrtaat Which means Om, We Worship the Three-Eyed One, Who’s Aromatic (spiritual Essence) and Who Nourishes all beings. Could He wipe out our Bondage of Samsara (Worldly Life), like a Cucumber (detached from the bondage of its Creeper),… and thus Liberate us from the Concern of Demise, by making us notice that we’re by no means separated from our Immortal Nature. Actually, the mercy and the glory of Lord Shiva are boundless like him! Glory to the god of gods! Glory to the great Lord Mahadeva time and again! Take a Quiz on Lord Shiv Shankar Vishnu – Protector of the Universe
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शिव हिन्दू धर्मका प्रमुख देवताहरू मध्ये एक हुन्। भगवानको तीन रूपहरू मध्येको एक शिवलाई विनाशकर्ताका रूपले चिनिन्छ। हिन्दू धर्मका विभिन्न सम्प्रदायहरू मध्ये शैव सम्प्रदायका अनुयायीहरू शिवलाई आफ्नो प्रमुख देवता मान्छन् र त्यसै अनुसार उनलाई महादेव, परमेश्वर आदि नामले सम्बोधन गर्दछन्। शिवलाई प्रायःजसो शिवलिङ्गको रूपमा पूजा गर्ने गरिन्छ। शिव हिन्दू धर्मको प्रमुख देवताहरू मध्यको एक ईश्वर को रुप हो। वेदमा यिनको नाम रुद्र भनिएको छ।शिवले छोडेमा यो संसारमा देह अथवा शव मात्र रहन्छ। देहमा ब्रह्माको स्थान शिरमा छ, विष्णुको स्थान हृदय अथवा शरिरको मध्य भागमा छ र शिवको स्थान कमर भन्दा तलको भागमा छ। त्यसैले भगवान शिवलाई शिवलिंगको रुपमा पूजा गरिन्छ। भगवान शिवको उत्पत्ति भगवान शिवको जन्म भएको होइन उनि प्रकट भएका हुन् भन्ने मान्यता रहेको छ । हिन्दू धर्मग्रन्थ विष्णु पुराणका अनुसार भगवान शिव भगवान ब्रह्मा, भगवान विष्णुको नाभि कमलबाट उत्पत्ति भएका हुन् । विष्णु पुराणका अनुसार शिरको तेजबाट उत्पन्न भएका कारण शिव सधै योगमुद्रामा रहन्छन् । भागवतका अनुसार एक पटक जब भगवान विष्णु र ब्रह्मा अहंकारमा परेर आफूलाई श्रेष्ठ बताउँदै झगडा गर्न थाले तब बलिरहेको एक खम्बाबाट भगवान शिव स्वयम् प्रकट भएका हुन् । विष्णु पुराणमा यो पनि वर्णन गरिएको छ कि शिवलाई आफ्नो जन्मबारे आफैंलाई मात्र थाहा छ । एकदिन ब्रह्मालाई एक बालकको जरुरत थियो । यसका लागि उनले घोर तपस्या गरे । तब अचानक ब्रह्माको काखमा एक बालक प्रकट भए । भगवान ब्रह्माले रुँदै गरेका बालकलाई रुनुको कारणबारे सोधे तब त्यो बालकले आफ्नो नाम नभएको रोएको बताएका थिए । त्यसपछि भगवान ब्रह्माले उक्त बालकको नाम ‘रुद्र’ राखे जसको अर्थ हो ‘रुनेवाला’ । शिव त्यसपछि पनि चुप लागेनन् । यसपछि ब्रह्माले फेरि अर्को नाम राखी दिए त्यति गर्दा पनि उक्त बालक रुन छोडेनन् । आजित भएका ब्रह्माले बालकलाई चुप गराउन ८ नाम भने । रुद्र, शर्व, भाव, उग्र, भीम, पशुपति, ईशान र महादेव । शिवले ब्रह्माको पुत्रको रुपमा जन्म लिनुको पछि पनि विष्णु पुराणमा एक पौराणिक कथा रहेको छ । जसमा जब धरती, आकाश, पाताल समेत पूरा ब्रह्माण्ड जलमग्न थियो तब ब्रह्मा, विष्णु र शिव वाहेक अरु कोही पनि देव या प्राणी थिएनन् । तब केवल विष्णु मात्र जलको सतहमा आफ्नो शेषनागमा बसेका हुन्थे । तब उनको नाभीबाट कमलको डाठमा ब्रह्मा जी प्रकट भए । ब्रह्मा–विष्णु जब सृष्टिको सम्बन्धमा कुरा गरिरहेका थिए तब शिव प्रकट भए । ब्रह्माले आफ्नो गल्ती महसुस गर्दै शिवसँग क्षमा माग्न थाले र शिवसँग पुत्रको रुपमा जन्म लिने आशिर्वाद मागे । जब ब्रह्माले सृष्टिको रचना सुरु गर्न थाले तब उनलाई एक बच्चाको आवश्यक पर्यो तब उनले भगवान शिवले दिएको आशिर्वाद यात गर्न थाले । त्यसपछि ब्रह्माले तपस्याको माध्यमबाट बालक शिवलाई बच्चाको रुपमा आफ्नो काखमा पाएका थिए ।