Lord Shiva is the ultimate reality;

Lord Shiva is the ultimate reality; He is the supreme God given a form to be enjoyed by the devotees. He is the only one without a second; the creator, preserver as well as the destroyer of our world. Shiva is a yogi, a cosmic dancer, a family man, an ascetic. At the highest level, he is a formless and limitless primal soul of the universe. He is called by various names like Shankar, Shambho, Maheshwar, Mahadev, Bhairav, Natraja, Adiyogi, and so on. Shiva’s symbolic representation is that of a muscled man clothed in tiger skin with snakes adorning his body and ash smeared on it.

One of the attributes that sets lord Shiva apart is the presence of the third eye on his forehead. Shiva’s third eye represents the future. Therefore He is viewed as the Lord of all three times – past, present and future. Also, while the two eyes stand for sun and moon, the third eye stands for Agni or fire. He is depicted wearing a snake named Vasuki, coiled around his neck; a crescent moon adorns his hair as Holy River Ganga flows out from his head. His trident or Trishul is an important part of his identity that he uses as his weapon and the damru, his musical instrument of choice. The objects Shiva carries in his hands signify the five elements projecting the Lord as the Supreme head of creation.

Puranas and other holy scriptures have numerous tales associating snakes and Lord Shiva. It is said the serpent on Shiva’s neck represent the endless cycle of birth and regeneration. Another symbolism is that snakes on his neck represents ego which once controlled can be worn as an ornament.

Snakes are meant to be dangerous reptile and is feared by many of us. Lord Shiva shows us that he controls fear and death by wearing snake as ornament. It is also said that the snakes three rounds around Lord Shiva's neck depicts future, present and past. It states that Lord Shiva controls time.

As per one legend, once the snakes were in danger and they approached Lord Shiva for Shelter. Shiva gave them shelter by letting them stay in Kailasa. But due to cold weather, snakes used to approach Lord Shiva for warmth of his Body. Thus, as a protector of mankind and species , Shiva wore these snakes as an ornament to provide them warmth.

The snake stands for all the evil and demonical nature in the world. By wearing the snake around his neck, Lord Shiva gives us the assurance that no evil can touch us or destroy us once we surrender to him, seek his protection and worship him with deep devotion.!! 🌷🔱🐍🐚🌼👁📿🍂🕉🔔🍃🌺💀🌙🌿🏔⌛️🌻🌀📿🌸🐍🙏🏻

Hara Hara Mahadev ~ Jai Bholenath ~ Shubh Prabhat.!! 🌷🔱🐍🐚🌼👁📿🍂🕉🔔🍃🌺💀🌙🌿🏔⌛️🌻🌀📿🌸🐍🙏🏻