LORD SHIVA

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> Shiva as Shankara is the one who gives Joy to everyone, As

Shambunatha he is the One in whom Joy resides. As Maheswara he is the

one from whom all Knowledge emenates. His Great Vahana Nandeswara

represents the Lord of all Animals and also Represent Dharma. This is

what Shivalinga Means, It is the Purest Form in the Universe which

sustains everything.

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I have a photograph of Lord Shiva as Dakshina Murthy...Anyone who

can tell where this temple is located or the website where this

photograph was taken from and give insights into the contact details

of this temple so that everybody can experience and understand the

pre-eminence of Lord Shiva who created three aspects to make the

journey of sharing and enjoying the bliss of being a microscopial

iota of this gigantic Creation Drama which is eternal infinite and is

resplendent and brilliant unparalleled anything we can conjure or

picture encased as we are in taking a journey in a 'body'....

 

I have sent it to brother Kumar Mahadevan's email, am unable to give

you an url since my expertise just leaves absolutely dumbfounded..i

just am not able to get it done..please write and I will email it as

an attachment...thank you

 

yours-n-saifraternity

nayanika

 

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LORD SHIVA

The terms Siva or Sankara mean Auspicious. Sam means Chitaananda

(Blissful Awareness). Kara means

the one who causes it. Sankara means the One who causes blissful awareness.

Sankara is the One who confers Chitaananda

on those who take refuge in Him or adore Him.

The secret of Creation is evident from the

description of the form of Siva. The crescent moon on Sivas

head symbolizes the consciousness in human beings, the Ganga symbolizes the

Life Force and the snakes on Sivas

body represent the myriad of living beings. He resides on a silver mountain.

His dearest friend is Kubera, the Lord of Wealth. Despite being endowed with

all these, why was He obliged to carry the begging bowl? To demonstrate to the

world that every kind of wealth is a hindrance to spiritual advancement, Siva

renounced everything. It is through renunciation Siva became the eternal

embodiment of supreme bliss.

Iswara is also symbolized in the Linga Form, Lings is derived from the Sanskrit root, Li, means Leeyathe,

'merges'; it is the form in which all forms merge. Siva is the goal who blesses

beings with the most desirable gift of meaning in the universe. That is the

end, the death, which one should strive for, the end which Siva can vouch-safe.

 

Siva means, graciousness; auspiciousness; Mangalam. He is all graciousness, ever

auspicious, Sarva Mangalam. That

is the reason why the epithet, Sri,

which indicates these qualities, is not added to the name Siva, Sankara, lsvara

etc. It is added to the number of Avatars,

for they have taken on perishable bodies for a specific purpose. They have to

be distinguished from other humans, by the epithet, Siva is eternally gracious,

auspicious, mangala and so the

epithet is superfluous. Siva is adored as the teacher of teachers,

Dakshinamurti. The form of Siva is itself a great lesson in tolerance and

forbearance.

The Lord has another name. It is only when the

love principle underlying this name is rightly understood, the real form of the

Cosmos can be recognized. That name is Saambasiva. Saa means divinity. Amba

refers to the cosmos. Siva means the Supreme person (Purusha).

Easwara has yet

another name: Yogasikha. The sky

is His blue form. The directions (Dik)

are His garment. Hence He is known as Digambara.

He is also known as Panchaanana -

the Five-headed One. The five are: Earth, water, fire and aakaasa (space). His five heads represent

the five basic elements (panchabhuthas).

Siva is also described as Bhuthanaatha

- the Lord of all created beings. Bhutha

refers to creation. Easwara is

the Lord of every creature in the universe. Hence, the entire cosmos is reflected

as an image in the Lord. Siva is known as Subhankara-

the one who is ever good (Subham).

 

The three eyes of Siva represent the three

worlds (lokas). Siva's trident is

symbolic of the Past, the Present, and the Future, the three aspects of Time.

The three gunas (Satwa, Rajas, Thamas)

are images of the Trinity - Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva. The three worlds, the

triune aspect of Time, the three gunas (qualities) are the manifestations of

the Easwara Principle.

It is for the well-being of the world that Siva

swallowed the Halahala poison.

Again, it is for the sake of the worlds good that Siva contained the Ganga in His matted locks. Siva bears the moon on His

head to confer peace of mind on mankind. When man moulds himself on the pattern

of Easwara, he will get rid of

all his evil tendencies and offer to the world what is good in him. That is the

meaning of the worship of Siva. It is only when man gives up utterly his bad

thoughts, evil desires and wicked deeds, he will be able to transform himself

into divinity.

Bhagavan

Baba