LORD SHIVA - GOD OF ALL BEINGS

ॐ SHIV(MAHADEVA -SUPREME GOD)ॐ 

 

ॐ(OM)  Lord shiva is the Supreme, Which does not have any parents Which never takes birth Which is all alone without association with any of the creatures or creations enjoying in the Self. God is the only one Who is dependable for anybody / anything to surrender to as It is the only perennial Being. Hence God is the Lord of all creatures (lives/souls). For this reason the Lord is hailed as pashupati (Lord of living beings).

                                                        

ॐ  Whether it is devas or asuras or humans or other creatures all are pashus. That being the case how could the Lord be partial to one section of pashus and withdrawing the Grace for the other ? So anybody who worships the Lord sincerely could get blessed with Its Grace irrespective of the caste, creed, race, power, status and qualities.

It is in fact to be noted that Lord shiva is worshipped by the devas like viShNu, braHma, indra, by asuras like bANa, rAvaNa, tripura, sUrapadma, by humans like sha~Nkara bhagavatpAda, samban^dhar, appar, by other creatures like jaTAyu, sampAdi (eagles), vAli (monkey) and the list goes on and on. One finds in the purANas the variety of people of different backgrounds and qualities worship the Lord shiva. There are many histories of temples which talk of the cranes, bees, elephants, spiders, snakes worshipping the Lord and getting blessed.

                                                 
 ॐ Shiva is the god of the yogis, self-controlled and celibate, while at the same time a lover of his spouse (shakti). Lord Shiva is the destroyer of the world, following Brahma the creator and Vishnu the preserver, after which Brahma again creates the world and so on. Shiva is responsible for change both in the form of death and destruction and in the positive sense of destroying the ego, the false identification with the form. This also includes the shedding of old habits and attachments.

                                                  

ॐ All that has a beginning by necessity must have an end. In destruction, truly nothing is destroyed but the illusion of individuality. Thus the power of destruction associated with Lord Shiva has great purifying power, both on a more personal level when problems make us see reality more clearly, as on a more universal level. Destruction opens the path for a new creation of the universe, a new opportunity for the beauty and drama of universal illusion to unfold. As Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram or Truth, Goodness and Beauty, Shiva represents the most essential goodness.

ॐ While of course many hindu deities are associated with different paths of yoga and meditation, in Shiva the art of meditation takes its most absolute form. In meditation, not only mind is stopped, everything is dropped. In deep meditation or samadhi, even the object of the meditation (like a mantra) is transformed into its formless essence, which is the essence of everything and everyone. Thus Shiva stands for letting go of everything in the world of forms. The path of Lord Shiva is the path of the ascetic yogi

 ॐ      So the Lord as the Supreme blesses anyone who worships in sincere devotion. There is no discrimination on who the seeker is. The Lord is so merciful that He showers the boons one look for when there is a determination to seek Him. It is evident from the history of asura bANa who attained a great fame of his valor and got the place in the abode of Lord shiva all due to his determined worship of the Lord.                                    

 
But..., if the receiver of the boons does not use them in proper way and misuses to disturb others, in the Lord defined system of this universe they get punished for the misdeeds. A closer analysis would show that the devas are the divine elements of nature that are essential for all of us to survive (like air, sun, fire etc). Very often asuras are the one who disturb the nature as evident from purANas. So when the asuras misuse the boons got to disturb the other lives they get punished as evident from the histories of hiraNya, rAvaNa and others. When the misuse goes beyond a point by the powerful forces so as to question the existence of the whole system, the Lord the One Who is essential for all the essentials, Who has devised this whole Universe, takes the action to restore normalcy for example like tripura dahana. 

                                              

 ॐ Lord shiva is the God of all. Like the mother He showers the grace for all the children, but the misusing children get punished. This Supreme Lord better than a mother does not withhold the grace, He is our beloved pashupati. 

                                          

ॐ HERE IS THE LIST OF 108 NAMES OF LORD SHIVA IN HINDU MYTHOLOGY  WITH THEIR MEANINGS :-

S.No.     God shiva Name               Meaning
 

1          Aashutosh                 who fulfills wishes instantly
2           Aja                                 Unborn
3           Akshayaguna             God with limitless attributes
4          Anagha                              Without any fault
5          Anantadrishti                    Of infinite vision
6            Augadh                     One who revels all the time
7            Avyayaprabhu             Imperishable Lord
8           Bhairav                             Lord of terror
9             Bhalanetra               One who has an eye in the forehead
10        Bholenath                           Kind hearted Lord
11         Bhooteshwara              Lord of ghosts and evil beings
12          Bhudeva                             Lord of the earth
13        Bhutapala                           Protector of the ghosts
14        Chandrapal                          Master of the moon
15        Chandraprakash                   One who has moon as a crest
16          Dayalu                                  Compassionate
17       Devadeva                               Lord of the Lords
18       Dhanadeepa                           Lord of Wealth
19           Dhyanadeep                    Icon of meditation and concentration
20        Dhyutidhara                                Lord of Brilliance
21       Digambara                          One who has the skies as his clothes
22       Durjaneeya                             Difficult to be known
23       Durjaya                                         Unvanquished
24     Gangadhara                        Lord of River Ganga
25     Girijapati                                     Consort of Girija
26     Gunagrahin                        Acceptor of Gunas
27     Gurudeva                              Master of All
28     Hara                                     Remover of Sins
29     Jagadisha                           Master of the Universe
30     Jaradhishamana                 Redeemer from Afflictions
31     Jatin                                   One who has matted hair
32     Kailas                                  One Who Bestows Peace
33     Kailashadhipati                Lord of Mount Kailash
34     Kailashnath                         Master of Mount Kailash
35     Kamalakshana                 Lotus-eyed Lord
36     Kantha                                 Ever-Radiant
37     Kapalin                                  One who wears a necklace of skulls
38     One who has the missile khatvangin                                                    in his hand
39     Kundalin                            One who wears earrings
40     Lalataksha                       One who has an eye in the forehead
41     Lingadhyaksha                        Lord of the Lingas
42     Lingaraja                           Lord of the Lingas
43     Lokankara                           Creator of the Three Worlds
44     Lokapal                               One who takes care of the world
45     Mahabuddhi                 Extremely intelligent
46     Mahadeva                     Greatest God
47     Mahakala               Lord of All Times
48     Mahamaya               Of great illusions
49     Mahamrityunjaya                Great victor of death
50     Mahanidhi                    Great storehouse
51     Mahashaktimaya                  One who has boundless energies
52     Mahayogi                       Greatest of all Gods
53     Mahesha                             Supreme Lord
54     Maheshwara                     Lord of Gods
55     Nagabhushana                   One who has serpents as ornaments
56     Nataraja                           King of the art of dancing
57     Nilakantha                        The one with a blue throat
58     Nityasundara                        Ever beautiful
59     Nrityapriya                             Lover of Dance
60     Omkara                            Creator of OM
61     Palanhaar                       One who protects everyone
62     Parameshwara             First among all gods
63     Paramjyoti                      Greatest splendor
64     Pashupati                         Lord of all living beings
65     Pinakin                            One who has a bow in his hand
66     Pranava                       Originator of the syllable of OM
67     Priyabhakta                  Favorite of the devotees
68     Priyadarshana               Of loving vision
69     Pushkara                        One who gives nourishment
70     Pushpalochana               One who has eyes like flowers
71     Ravilochana                            Having sun as the eye
72     Rudra                                              The terrible
73     Rudraksha                         One who has eyes like Rudra
74     Sadashiva                              Eternal God
75     Sanatana                                   Eternal Lord
76     Sarvacharya                               Preceptor of All
77     Sarvashiva                                 Always Pure
78     Sarvatapana                         Scorcher of All
79     Sarvayoni                            Source of Everything
80     Sarveshwara                                 Lord of All Gods
81     Shambhu                                      Abode of Joy
82     Shankara                                       Giver of Joy
83     Shiva                                               Always Pure
84     Shoolin                                        One who has a trident
85     Shrikantha                           Of glorious neck
86     Shrutiprakasha                       Illuminator of the Vedas
87     Shuddhavigraha                 One who has a pure body
88     Skandaguru                          Preceptor of Skanda
89     Someshwara                      Lord of All Gods
90     Sukhada                               Bestower of happiness
91     Suprita                                   Well pleased
92     Suragana                          Having Gods as attendants
93     Sureshwara                    Lord of All Gods
94     Swayambhu                        Self-Manifested
95     Tejaswani                      One who spreads illumination
96     Trilochana                          Three-Eyed Lord
97     Trilokpati                          Master of all the Three Worlds
98     Tripurari                          Enemy of Tripura
99     Trishoolin                     One who has a trident in his hands
100    Umapati                       Consort of Uma
101     Vachaspati                  Lord of Speech
102    Vajrahasta                         One who has a thunderbolt in his hands
103     Varada                                 Granter of Boons
104     Vedakarta                        Originator of the Vedas
105     Veerabhadra                    Supreme Lord of the Nether World
106     Vishalaksha                        Wide-eyed Lord
107     Vishveshwara                            Lord of the Universe
108      Vrishavahana                                One who has bull as his vehicle

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