PARAKUNNATH SREE VETTAKKORUMAKAN PAYYAN KSHETHRAM (TEMPLE), AROLI, KANNUR, KERALA: To understand the destructive nature of Lord Shiva, one most look at the context of His destruction.

Sunday 26 November 2017

To understand the destructive nature of Lord Shiva, one most look at the context of His destruction.

To understand the destructive nature of Lord Shiva, one most look at the context of His destruction. For example, when Lord Shiva does His dance of destruction as Nataraj, the Lord of Dance, He isn’t just destroying the whole universe for the fun of it. Lord Shiva destroys the Universe so that a new one may be created. And this destruction isn’t limited to the material plane either.

On the spiritual path, it is our goal to remove the layers of karma and samskaras covering the heart, covering the presence of the Divine seated within us all. To truly feel the presence of God, we must somehow get these removed. It is the nature of Shiva to destroy these layers and reveal the Eternity of the soul. Hence, Lord Shiva is also called, “Mahakala”, the Lord of All Times.