Shiva, the family man

 

There are so many things we love about Shiva, because there are so many interesting and amazing things about Him to love! But one most endearing quality is that He is a family man. Totally devoted to His wife and children.That is why we see as many pictures of Him with Parvati, Kartikeya , and Ganesh ( Time for family) as we see Him in Dhyana ( Time for Himself ). And this is one quality we must ourselves imbibe from the Great God.

By Himself, Shiva loves wilderness, whether it is in the snowy ranges of the Himalayas, were no one reaches physically, or then ,the cremation grounds of river ghats,where no one likes to go mentally.Both the places afford Shiva 'Ekant- all aloneness'. Shiva loves His aloneness because it affords Him the time and the opportunity to dwell into Dhyana, a deep meditation .We must note that to be alone is not to be lonely. You can be in the company of dozens and yet be lonely, or then you can be by yourself and not lonely, knowing well that you too, are a part of this great Universe.

But the amazing thing is that while He loves His aloneness for Dhyana, Shiva makes time to play with His Younger son Ganesh, and He takes time to teach the elder son Kartikeya.
Shiva is also a great chieftain to His tribes, the ganas of Kailash. He is always there to counsel them as their Kulapati, the father of the tribe.

And then, there is Devi Parvati. Their love stories are legendary. Shiva does not do anything without her consent, or then without explaining His motives to her.
We are indeed lucky that the Great Mahadev has someone to whom He always listens.
And thus His role as a Grihasthi is of paramount importance.
Aum Namah Shivaye.
Shail Gulhati is the author of the books :
SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.
The Yogi and the snake
Shiva Poetry
NAAM ROOP- A Tribute to the Divine
And Life Said.

THEIR STORIES SING THE MOUNTAINS!

 

THEIR STORIES SING THE MOUNTAINS!

Their stories sing the mountains till eternity...

on every stone the commandment of loving bliss.......

somewhere ,

in the deepest prayer a seer did see

Siva Sailendra,

The Mountain King,

And He, in Majestic magnificence did decree

the vision of love,

" From love shall all be!'

Then She, who abounds in parvats , beloved Parvati,

manifested the Divine wish,

somewhere in the mountains, a Rishi did see,

the eternal bliss:

She manifested! Ah!

and by the side of her Mountain King

forever joined,

their stories the mountains did sing!

echoes of love resounding eternally

earth to sky ,

Namah Shivaye, Aum Namah Shivaye!

~ From the book ' Shiva poetry Vol2' by Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

TO LOVE SHIVA GO BEYOND JUST LISTENING, TO LIVING IN HIS EXAMPLE.

 

TO LOVE SHIVA GO BEYOND JUST LISTENING, TO LIVING IN HIS EXAMPLE. 

“I have heard mention of the so hum mantra by the great ones”, said the snake. “The seed of Ajapa is resting in your very breath, said the Yogi, “lest you forget. This is a great mantra. Literally, it means ‘I am He’. Here, ‘He’ stands for God. But chanting a mantra without understanding it, is like blowing on a flute without understanding its contraption, only a wasteful wind will come out the other end. Have you heard of the man from the land of the fan? There was once a man who voluntarily got into a time machine and went back a few years to a land, where electricity existed but there were no fans. The man tried his best to explain the concept of the fan to the natives, but try as he did, his own knowledge was limited to being an end user, so, he could not go beyond drawing sketches. This knowledge was very frustrating for him, he couldn’t do anything except wait for an engineer to land from his time or someone else to be able to follow his words to a re-invention. Such is the state of wisdom today. We draw yantras, chant mantras, and speak in parables about fantastic achievements; these are truths from ancient memory, not just wild imaginations, what we need is engineers, not just users; deep love of Divinity, not just terminological interest”. 

~ From The Yogi and the snake ( Conversations with Shiva ) by Shail Gulhati 

शिव को प्यार करना सिर्फ उनको सुनने से नहीं होताअपितु उनके उदाहरण में जीने से होता है । सांप ने कहा, "मैंने महान लोगों द्वारा इस मंत्र का उल्लेख सुना है।" "अजाप मंत्र का बीज आपकी सांस में आराम कर रहा है,” योगी ने कहा," ऐसा न हो कि तुम भूल जाओ। यह एक महान मंत्र है। शाब्दिक रूप से, इसका मतलब है 'मैं वह हूँ'। यहाँ, 'वह' भगवान के लिए है। लेकिन बिना समझे किसी मंत्र का जाप करना, उसकी प्रबलता को समझे बिना बांसुरी पर उ फूक भरने जैसा है, केवल एक बेकार हवा दूसरे और से निकलेगी। क्या आपने पंखे के देश से आये आदमी की कहानी के बारे में सुना है? एक बार एक आदमी था जो स्वेच्छा से एक टाइम मशीन में घुस गया और कुछ वर्षों के लिए एक प्राचीन समय की भूमि पर वापस चला गया, जहां बिजली का अस्तित्व था, लेकिन कोई पंखे नहीं थे । उस शख्स ने मूल निवासियों को पंखे की अवधारणा समझाने की पूरी कोशिश की, लेकिन, उसका खुद का ज्ञान एक अंतिम उपयोगकर्ता होने तक ही सीमित था, इसलिए, वह रेखाचित्रों से आगे नहीं बढ़ सका। यह ज्ञान उसके लिए बहुत निराशाजनक था, वह अपने समय से एक इंजीनियर के इंतजार के अलावा कुछ भी नहीं कर सकता था, या किसी और को फिर से आविष्कार करने के लिए अपने शब्दों का पालन करने में सक्षम होने के लिए। ऐसी आज ज्ञान की स्थिति है। हम मंत्रों को आकर्षित करते हैं, मंत्रों का जाप करते हैं, और शानदार उपलब्धियों के बारे में दृष्टांतों में बोलते हैं; ये प्राचीन स्मृति से सत्य हैं, न कि केवल जंगली कल्पनाओं से, जो हमें चाहिए वे इंजीनियर हैं, न कि केवल उपयोगकर्ता; देवत्व का गहरा प्रेम, न कि केवल पारिभाषिक हित 

”। Hindi translation by Yash N R

IT IS NO WONDER

 

IT IS NO WONDER

Godhood is a Cosmic Parenting. You know, like father and mother. Whenever we see a great scenery, it is no wonder that our love for God reflects visibly as love for Mother Nature .

~ From the book ' And life said '

SHAMSHAN NATH AGHORA

 

SHAMSHAN NATH AGHORA

Aghoras were the earliest and foremost Shamans to whom absolutely nothing mattered, other than proximity to their Lord Shiva, at all times.

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.

THE PRIMAL FIGHT

 

THE PRIMAL FIGHT

“Right in the very early beginnings of the world, Brahma and Vishnu, the two Gods were arguing over which one of them was older in age and therefore, perhaps superior. Both were citing various examples of their own prowess; while Brahma boasted about all His creations, Vishnu talked of His divine manifestations and how He had, from time to time, saved the world.”

“Suddenly, a huge column of fire appeared, which had virtually no beginning and no end, startling both Brahma and Vishnu; they had never seen anything like this.

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.

MONEY AND POWER

 

MONEY AND POWER

“So, is it all about money and power?”

“What about money and power?” said Shiva. “These have always been in focus.”

“Well, what of them?” asked Parvati.

“Enjoy money,” said Shiva. “Only, don’t let it deprive you of whatever comes for free; don’t let it deprive you of friendship with the transpersonal doers.”

“Can a moneyed man be spiritual?” asked Parvati.

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.