Should Read These Theories Of Lord Shiva.

             

              He is all and everything. He is the universe.  



    

Theories on being Neel Kanth his throat became blue after he consumed poison during the churning of the ocean. that poison was capable of destroying the universe. Indra once struck shiva with his vajra in an attempt to snatch his prosperity. the weapon made shiva's throat blue. In a fight between Shiva and Vishnu, Vishnu once grabbed the neck of shiva due to which the throat. turned blue.

Avatars of shiva lord shiva are believed to have 19 avatars. Nandi, Rishi Durvasa, Lord Hanuman and Ashwatthama are few lesser-known avatars of lord shiva.

 



Ashok Sundari - daughter of shiva according to Padma Purana, once shiva took Parvati to Nandanvana, a beautiful garden where Parvati found Kalpavriksha which could fulfill any wish. she asked for the daughter and her wish was granted. Ashok Sundari was born as a daughter of Parvati and shiva.

Shiva - the first yogi many, like Sadhguru, believe shiva was the Adi yogi. Yoga is the science and technology to know the essential nature of how this life is created and how it can be taken to its ultimate possibility. Sadguru says “ this first transmission of yogic sciences happened on the banks of Kanti Sarovar, a glacial lake a few miles beyond Kedarnath in the Himalayas, where Adi yogi began a systematic exposition of this inner technology to his first seven disciples, celebrated today.as.the Saptarishi.

Half-open eyes of shiva the half-open nature of the eyes conveys that the cycle of the universe is still in process. when shiva opens his eyes completely, then a new cycle of creation begins, and when he closes them, then the universe is destroyed until the next phase of creation. the half - eyes show that creation is an eternal cyclic process that has no.end or beginning.

The snake around the neck the snake coils three rounds on the neck of Shiva, and that represents time in its most accurate form: the past, the present, and the future, and the coiling signifies the cyclic nature of it. And him wearing the snake shows that shiva is immune to the wrath of time and death. They also represent dormant energy known as kundalini shakti that resides within him.

Shiva tandava and Nataraja shiva are believed to assume two states - the samadhi ( superconscious ) state and the Tandav dance state. the samadhi state is his Nirguna ( non - materialized) and Tandav dance state is his Saguna (materialized) state. Nataraj is the manifest form of all activity of god. Nataraja's dance is considered to represent the five actions of god, namely creation, sustenance, dissolution, the covering of the great illusion and initiation.

            

The dance presents the following features 

1. Different earrings in each ear signifying Ardhanarishwar avatar. 

2. Damaru in the rear right hand- indicating the creation of nada and Shabda brahman.

3. Fire in the rear left hand indicates the purification of animate and inanimate creation.

 4. Front right hand offering protection to devotees.

5. Front left - hand points to the foot raised for the liberation of Jivas Apasmara or Muyalaka crushed under the right foot - destruction of avidya ( ignorance ) or Adnyan ( lack of knowledge ) 

6. Surrounding circle - the cycle of Maya.

7. Hand and foot touching the chakra-purifying Maya.

8. Five radiant fireballs arising spontaneously from the flames of the chakra - the Panchatattvas.