Guest guest Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 How many forms has Shiva? Are there also forms that show Him as an old man, and as a man of middle age, or is He always portrait as young? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2003 Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 http://siddhanta.shaivam.org/forms.htm He is generally described as youthful. When Devi did tapas to obtain Lord Shiva as husband he appeared as a yogi. To test the penance of Arjuna Lord Shiva took the form of a tribal with bow and arrow. At this time Devi appeared as Vana Durga. Books: Siva Kosha - Published in two volumes by S.K. Ramachandra Rao, Kalpatharu Research Academy, 1998 discusses forms of Lord Shiva in detail. rgds >, "Alexandra Kafka" <alexandra.kafka@a...> wrote: > How many forms has Shiva? > Are there also forms that show Him as an old man, and as a man of middle age, or is He always portrait as young? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2003 Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 There is a reason why God appears youthful ever. God exists from the time before the creation and would exist even after everything get reduced into God. So what is the age of God ? What part of the lifecycle is God undergoing ? As Satish mentioned Lord shiva appeared as an old man in front of young pArvatI devi when she was performing austerity. God came in old forms in various other occasions for devotees like sundharar, iyaRpakaiyAr ... (Details could be found at http://www.shaivam.org/naayan_f.html) There is an interesting story in thiruviLaiyADal purANam where the God comes as old man to the house of young girl devotee, suddenly becomes a youth and finally a child. (reverse of human aging !) This chapter is called "viruththa kumAra bAlarAna paDalam". namaH shivAya , "Satish Arigela" <satisharigela> wrote: > http://siddhanta.shaivam.org/forms.htm > > He is generally described as youthful. > When Devi did tapas to obtain Lord Shiva as husband he appeared as > a yogi. > To test the penance of Arjuna Lord Shiva took the form of a tribal > with bow and arrow. At this time Devi appeared as Vana Durga. > > Books: Siva Kosha - Published in two volumes by > S.K. Ramachandra Rao, Kalpatharu Research Academy, 1998 > discusses forms of Lord Shiva in detail. > > rgds > > >, "Alexandra Kafka" > <alexandra.kafka@a...> wrote: > > How many forms has Shiva? > > Are there also forms that show Him as an old man, and as a man of > middle age, or is He always portrait as young? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 One cannot limit the forms God can assume and not even specifically to our anthropomorphic conception. He has taken the form animals (such a Wild Boar, in one of the leela-s). And he can assume any form he chooses. God is beyond such conceptions. But as shankara states in the commentary on the name kalaavaatii, to enable the meditation of his devotee God assumes different aspects. As the needs and tastes differ, so does the forms he chooses. This is due to his boundless compassion. Ravi > > >, "Alexandra Kafka" > <alexandra.kafka@a...> wrote: > > How many forms has Shiva? > > Are there also forms that show Him as an old man, and as a man of > middle age, or is He always portrait as young? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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