Shiva is Compassion

Shiva is Compassion


Basavadeva (Basavanna), the great reformer of the Vira Shaiva
branch of Shaivism, once remarked to his followers: "Shivane Daye" - Shiva is Compassion.


This is a most profound thought indeed that the great Basavadeva has given us. Shiva is not to be qualified with adjectives, but glorified with nouns. And by using nouns to glorify Shiva, we slowly condition ourselves into understanding that Shiva is not just a Person who can be qualified with attributes or features, but rather the personification of very glories with which we extol Him. Shiva is All, and All is Shiva.

Shiva is not compassionate, He is Compassion itself.
Shiva is not merciful, He is Mercy itself.
Shiva is not great, He is Greatness itself.
Shiva is not godly, He is God itself.
Shiva is not good, He is Goodness itself.
Shiva is not a creator, He is Creation itself.
Shiva is not a sustainer, He is Sustenance itself.
Shiva is not a destroyer, He is Destruction itself.
Shiva is not a concealer, He is Concealment itself.
Shiva is not a revealer, He is Revealment itself.
Shiva is not a pervader, He is Pervasion itself.
Shiva is not a supreme being, He is Supremacy itself.
Shiva is not a realized being, He is Realization itself.


Om Namah Shivay.