Shiva is also regarded as the patron god of Yoga and arts." ~ wikipedia And in fierce aspects, he is often depicted slaying demons. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient Yogi who lives an ascetic life on Mount Kailash, as well as a householder with wife Parvati and his two children, Ganesha and Kartikeya.
At the highest level Shiva is limitless, transcendent, unchanging and formless. "Shiva has many benevolent and fearsome forms. Girijā: A name for Parvati, Shiva's consort, as the Mountain ("giri") dweller.Īruṇāchala: A mountain in India called the "southern Kailash" (Kailash mountain being Shiva's northern Himalayan abode), also made famous by the saint Ramana Maharshi. Shivāya: "to Shiva," as in "Om, all glory to Shiva." Shiva is "The Auspicious One," the Supreme God, the Destroyer and Transformer, the Lord of the cosmic dance of all creation and destruction. Namah/namaha: (Same as "namo") To honor or solute.
One interpretation is Destroyer ("hara") of Doubt ("shaṅka"), while another is the Doer ("kara") of Good ("sam"). Shambho: A name for Shiva as Shambhu, the simple one, the ascetic.
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