SHIVA ,THE AUSPICIOUS
Shiva , the auspicious, Shiva the warlord, Shiva the mountain God, Shiva the dweller of the cremation grounds, Shiva the creator of the Universe, Shiva the destroyer, Shiva the ascetic, Shiva the loyal husband, Shiva the intoxicant, Shiva the meditator ;He is Shiva ,the supreme spiritual master! verily He is all , Shiva ,Lord of the dance .
One thing that stood out clearly in the descriptions was that there was much paradox about Him.The moment anyone thought they understood one aspect of Him, immediately another would come and juxtapose itself in contrast. And that was the way He was known by most people as the greatest enigma in the pantheon of the Hindu Gods.
No one was ever sure of His antiquity, or His antecedents, none knew who His parents were ,or if He was actually a sibling to the Vedic Gods.
Some said He was Brahma’s son, Others asserted He was Swayambhu, the self created ,who, after manifesting Himself , in fact, created Brahma also.
Every search on Him spiralled into a concentricity of higher realm.Even after hearing about Him endlessly, one would come back to the same mystery.
What was His story really? Where were His origins? Why was he Called Rudra the destroyer in one breath and also Pasupati, Lord of all creatures, in another?
His 1008 other epithets that had astounding ramnifications in their tributes ,left so many tracks to follow , he seemed to be all pervasive.
This omnipresence had a magical effect, it veiled Him .(from the forthcoming book ,SHIVA, by Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.)
Shiva , the auspicious, Shiva the warlord, Shiva the mountain God, Shiva the dweller of the cremation grounds, Shiva the creator of the Universe, Shiva the destroyer, Shiva the ascetic, Shiva the loyal husband, Shiva the intoxicant, Shiva the meditator ;He is Shiva ,the supreme spiritual master! verily He is all , Shiva ,Lord of the dance .
One thing that stood out clearly in the descriptions was that there was much paradox about Him.The moment anyone thought they understood one aspect of Him, immediately another would come and juxtapose itself in contrast. And that was the way He was known by most people as the greatest enigma in the pantheon of the Hindu Gods.
No one was ever sure of His antiquity, or His antecedents, none knew who His parents were ,or if He was actually a sibling to the Vedic Gods.
Some said He was Brahma’s son, Others asserted He was Swayambhu, the self created ,who, after manifesting Himself , in fact, created Brahma also.
Every search on Him spiralled into a concentricity of higher realm.Even after hearing about Him endlessly, one would come back to the same mystery.
What was His story really? Where were His origins? Why was he Called Rudra the destroyer in one breath and also Pasupati, Lord of all creatures, in another?
His 1008 other epithets that had astounding ramnifications in their tributes ,left so many tracks to follow , he seemed to be all pervasive.
This omnipresence had a magical effect, it veiled Him .(from the forthcoming book ,SHIVA, by Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.)
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