Mysteries of Lord Shiva 'Part - 1'
The literal meaning of Shiva is auspicious, shubha, benevolent and kalyankari, who would always bestow benevolence and auspiciousness to anybody who worship Him. Benevolent nature can be seen in his deeds, in His devotion and in His appearance. The studies of Vedas, Puranas have made it clear, that the creator, nurturer and destroyer of this universe are Tridevas i.e. Brahma, Vishnu & Mahesh. Lord Shiva has manifested himself in many ways. Lord Shiva possesses immense strength, He has three eyes, when he opens his third eye, and total disaster is created. Do you know from where Lord Shiva possesses these powers? What is the source of his unlimited energy? What is the source of his powers? Let us find out the answers of all these questions in this article.
Lord Shiva never gets angry on his devotees. He is always kind & benevolent. Lord Shiva has been realized by his devotees. Lord Shiva is called Vaidya(master of medicine) due to his knowledge of great medicines, which help children & old people to cure diseases, and even animals. Lord Shiva is called
‘Ever Auspicious’ because He is the giver of wealth, Son and prosperity & happiness. He is called
‘Ashutosh’ because He gets appeased very easily on his devotees. Above all these, He is called ‘
Sarvabhooteshu’ means
‘God of all Gods’ and
‘Almighty’.
‘Sarvabhooteshu’ signifies ‘
Panchmahabhoot’ i.e. five elements – that is earth, water, air, fire and either. He has been called the God of these five elements because he has the powers to control these elements. It is a universal fact that every living organism and material on this earth is generated out of these elements. The creation and destruction of the living and non living depends on His desires as all these are under His domain.
Lord Shiva has been given several titles as mentioned in shastras which have been given to Him according to His works and traits.
Lord has manifested Himself as a destroyer, benefactor, wrathful, and half male and half female that is why He has been titled RUDRA. In Rigved, Yajurved, and Arthaved, Lord Shiva has been discribed as Ish, Ishwar, Ishan, Rudra, Kapardi , Nilkantha, Sarvagya, Sarva shaktiman. In 60/70 hymens of Rigveda alone you will find the describtion of Lord Shiva’s names, manifestation and His works. According to Vedas, to calm down the wrath of the Lord, He has been called – Shat Rudraka, Vajrayudh, and Vidyucha Shakti etc. Lord has been called fire in Samveda. The mighest among the Trishakti – Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh is Shiva only. Brahma & Vishnu worshipped Lord Shiva. He destroys universe occasionally in order to maintain the balance. He is the Lord of death; Yama & Shani perform their duties under the Lord’s guidance.
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