SHIVA- THE NON JUDGEMENTAL JUDGE

 

SHIVA- THE NON JUDGEMENTAL JUDGE

In this whole world, where everyone has only their own self interest in mind,even up till the Devatas themselves, who are reported to constantly engage in fights and scheming for their own seats and thrones as if they were not celestial beings, but just people wanting Grand posts ; In a world where hardly any one cares about the welfare of another, where there is very little to discriminate between the actions of the said Devatas and the Danavas, because all are in pursuit of their own betterment, their self gain and self promotion,Shiva is the only one who cares for, and listens to all. Shiva is the only God who is worshiped by even Danavas, because He is the only one who accepts them. He is a great Judge, because he is not judgmental! He does not make up His mind based on “ What ‘others say ‘, And instead, He listens to each one without qualifying what is attributed as Good or bad to that person, He understands the circumstance and wants to concentrate on the Bhava- the intention of the person.

This is what makes Him an endearingly loving and ‘Humane’ God.

Connect with Shiva, today and everyday.

Aum Namah Shivaye.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

KAAL AGNI RUDRA

 

KAAL AGNI RUDRA

Dear Shiv bhakts ,

Aum Namah Shivaye!

Shiva is sometimes called Kaal Agni Rudra.

While there are many ritual as well as spiritual understandings of this, i would like to say that to me , Shiva in this roopam means: He, who can change the Kaal itself.

Shiva is timeless, he is the creator of Time itself. Now, time has been divided into Yugas by the wise sages, and each Yuga has its own traits, like Satyug was full of virtue and kalyug is full of greed.

I wonder, can God change the very Yuga itself? can God put the remnant of an age of destruction into destruction itself?

Can Shiva shorten the length of the time of evil and sorrow?

Can He, the Kaal agni Rudra take us all into a much more beautiful time and age? If so what is the role of the Shiv Bhakts, how should they fall in line with their Lord for this?

what do you think?

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

Shiva Moon

 

At last it happened
you
who elicit a thousand sighs
...across timeless sands, resounding seas
silent mountains and whispering trees
thousands pouring out a longing heart
just knowing a beloved echoes the same
this enigma of a pleasure mingled in pain
just
looking at you
is reminiscent of being ONE,
so the question is:
who were you mooning over,moon
is the beloved so near
it must be true
you bend
to give a forehead kiss.

( Written on the day of the supermoon 2 days ago.
Shiva, the mountain God ,wears a moon as adornment on his forehead or matty locks.The waxing and waning of the moon, which in itself is always full, is just a veil. just as our Self is always luminous and prisitine, and full. While the moon enchantingly locks itself in shiva's matty hair ,so too the Self projects crescents of ascent and descent involution and evolution.Shiva wearing the moon as adornment is an esoteric symbol of one who knows the self timelessly.)

`Shail Gulhati is the author of
SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller. The Yogi and the snake Shiva Poetry NAAM ROOP- A Tribute to the Divine
And Life Said.

GANAS WELCOME MA PARVATI

 

GANAS WELCOME MA PARVATI

The welcome to Parvati in Kailash was stupendous.

Ganas and ganikas had lined up on both sides of the mountain path leading up to Shiva’s cave.

Their hands were full of forest flowers and some wild berries which they showered upon the divine couple. They cheered loudly, “Welcome Parvati, welcome Mistress of the jungle, Ruler of the world, Goddess of our hearts! Welcome to Kailash, Mother Annapurna, nourisher of our bodies! Welcome Bhagwati, nourisher of our souls! Welcome, welcome, welcome home!”

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.

YOUR NAME, AND HIS BEING.

 

YOUR NAME, AND HIS BEING.

Life is a walk you are having with God.

your feet and His Travel.

your eyes and His seeing.

your name, and His being.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

She revealed herself as Goddess, always by his side.

 

"One lifetime is not enough,

three dimensions are not enough"

He sighed,

and met her eyes.

it was then she revealed herself as Goddess, always by his side.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

KALI AND SHIVA

 

 KALI AND SHIVA

This fabulous picture of Ma Kali atop Shiva has many meanings at many levels.
The famous story is that Kali was very angry about the injustice and wrong doings on earth. She wanted to finish the world, and began her Tandava.
All creatures went helter skelter, looking for shelter, as the world began to crack up with earthquakes and demolitions .No one could stop her, she was unstoppable in her rampage.
It was true that evil had exceeded and needed to be stopped, but also true that not all people were evil, not all needed to be taken to task. Shakti can be glorious as Durga, and she can be fear invoking, as Kali, it depends on the Bhava we set for Her. If we trouble Mother Nature too much, she is bound to get into a Kali Mood. So, then Shiva, her husband lay down on her path, knowing that this will stop her, that she wont "over step" him. But she stepped even on Him.
A minute later she realised that this was her dearest beloved, and She calmed down...the wife in her emerged, and she lolled her tongue in a gesture of "sorry"
The Maha Pralaya was thus averted.
This is the katha( story) for which we pray to Ma Kali.

But God and Shakti are multidimensional, so there can be many understandings of the symbolism. The esoteric meaning can also be:
The power of Maya (bhadrakali) is so great that it can make even God Himself forget his own self and slip into an unconscious state.
It is only when the force of His own Maya is lifted that he may slowly rise. This is somewhat on the lines of the Kashmir Shaiv Darsana : Kashmir Shaivism Which states that this forgetfulness and remembrance of His own Nature is the eternal play of God and His own Maya. Because, she, as Shakti, is the equal Half of the Supreme! It is said Shiva without shakti is inert like a shava, till he doesnt recognize that the shakti is His own, that in the highest reality, they are never separate! So also, Shiva is called Shaktimaan, the wielder of His own Maya.
Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism. #shiva #kali

काली और शिव

मा काली की इस शानदार तस्वीर के कई स्तरों पर शिव के कई अर्थ हैं।
प्रसिद्ध कहानी यह है कि मा काली धरती पर अन्याय और गलत कामों को लेकर बहुत क्रोधित थीं। वह दुनिया खत्म करना चाहती थी, और अपना तांडव शुरू किया।
सभी प्राणी हेल्टर स्केटर (हफडा दफ्डी )में चले गए, आश्रय की तलाश में, क्योंकि दुनिया भूकंप और विध्वंस के साथ टूटना शुरू हो गई थी। कोई भी उसे रोक नहीं सकता था, वह अपने क्रोध में अजेय थी ।
यह सच था कि बुराई बहुत अधिक हो गई थी और उसे रोकने की जरूरत थी, लेकिन यह भी सच है कि सभी लोग बुरे नहीं थे, सभी को काम में लेने की जरूरत नहीं थी। शक्ति दुर्गा के रूप में गौरवशाली हो सकती हैं, और उन्हें भय का सामना करना पड़ सकता है, मा काली के रूप में, यह उनके लिए निर्धारित भव पर निर्भर करता है। यदि हम माँ प्रकृति को बहुत अधिक परेशान करते हैं, तो वह कलि मूड में आ जाती है। तो, शिव, उनके पति मा काली के रास्ते पर लेट गए, यह जानते हुए कि यह उन्हें रोक देगा, कि वह उसे "कदम से अधिक" नहीं करेगा। लेकिन उन्होंने भगवान शिव पर भी कदम रखा।
एक मिनट बाद उन्होंने महसूस किया कि यह उनकी सबसे प्यारी प्रेमिका थी, और वह शांत हो गई ... पत्नी उनकी उभरी हुई थी, और उन्होंने "सॉरी" के इशारे में अपनी जीभ को बाहिर लटका दिया ।
इस प्रकार महाप्रलय टल गया।
यह वह कथा (कहानी) है जिसके लिए हम माँ काली से प्रार्थना करते हैं।

लेकिन भगवान और शक्ति बहुआयामी हैं, इसलिए प्रतीकवाद की कई समझ हो सकती है। गूढ़ अर्थ भी हो सकता है:
माया (भद्रकाली) की शक्ति इतनी महान है कि स्वयं शिव अपनेआप को भी भूल सकतेहैं और स्वयं को भूलकर एक अचेत अवस्था में गिर सकतेहैं ।
यह तभी होता है जब उनकी अपनी माया का बल उठा लिया जाता है कि वह धीरे-धीरे उठ सकते है। यह कुछ हद तक कश्मीर शैव दर्शन: कश्मीर शैववाद की तर्ज पर है जिसमें कहा गया है कि यह अपनी ही प्रकृति का विस्मरण और स्मरण ईश्वर और उनकी अपनी माया का शाश्वत नाटक है। क्योंकि, वह, शक्ति के रूप में, सुप्रीम के बराबर आधे है! यह कहा जाता है कि शक्ति के बिना शिव एक शव की तरह निष्क्रिय हैं, जब तक वह यह नहीं पहचानते कि शक्ति उनकी अपनी है, उच्चतम वास्तविकता में, वे कभी अलग नहीं होते हैं! तो, शिव को शक्तिमान भी कहा जाता है, जो अपनी माया के क्षेत्रक हैं।
hindi translation by Yash N R