SHIVA in vedas

SHIVA in vedas

There is a famous Rig vedic Verse
that says "Ekam Sat " that is "There is
one Being ,the sages call Him by
many names." The God (Parmeshwar)
has three deities who carry on the
world .This is Known as Holy Trinity. Brahma- the creator, Vishnu - the
perpetuator of life and Shiva
(Mahesh ) -the purifier and
perpetuator of good and destroyer of
evil. Rig Veda refer Shiva as Rudra as
in its following verse . "We Worship Tryambaka (Rudra) , Who spread
Fragrance and Increases
Nourishment , May He release
me ,like the cucumber from its stem ,
From Mortal Life , But not From
Immorality . "(Rig Veda Mandal VII Sukta 59 and Mantra 12) The Yajurveda describes Shiva as
ascetic warrior Whose robe is of Deer
Skin and He carries Trishul .
According to the verse Satyam,
Shivam ,Sundaram ,the life is
described as having three facets Truth (Satyam), Good (Shivam) and
the Beautiful (Sundaram). Shiva is
also worshipped for internal strength
to carry on good deeds. As Guru
Gobind Singh pray "Deh Shiva Var
Mohe Ahey ,Shubh Karman Te Kabhun Na Tarun ,Na Darun Arson Jab
Jaye Laroon, Nischey Kar Apni Jeet
Karoon."( O! Shiva bless me that I
could never desist from Good deeds, I
shall never fear if I have to fight Evil ,
I Shall be victorious with certainty ." Shiva is a living God. The most Sacred
and ancient books of India, the Rig
Veda narrates His presence in the
hymns. Vedic myths, rituals and even
astronomy testifies to His existence
from the dawn of time .The Mohindaro and Harapa findings
confirm Shiva worship in the ancient
India. According to the older
scriptures, He has three places of His
residence. One is Kailash Parvat
another is Lohit Giri under which Brahamputra flows and third is
Muzwan Parvat . The four sacred Vedas, mankind's
oldest scriptures, intone, "To Rudra
[Siva], Lord of sacrifice, of hymns
and balmy medicines, we pray for joy
and health and strength. He shines in
splendor like the sun, refulgent as bright gold is He, the
good, the best among the Gods (Rig
Veda 43.45).He is God, hidden
in all beings, their inmost soul who is
in all. He watches the works of
creation, lives in all things, watches all things. He is pure consciousness,
beyond the three conditions of
nature (Yajur Veda, Svet.U.6.11)."
"There the eye goes not, nor words,
nor mind. We know not. We cannot
understand how He can be explained. He is above the known, and He is
above the unknown (Sama Veda,
Kena U. 1.3).Fire is His head, the sun
and moon His eyes, space His ears,
the Vedas His speech, the wind His
breath, the universe His heart. From His feet the Earth has originated.
Verily, He is the inner Self of all
beings. (Atharva Veda,
Mund.U. 2.1.4)."