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Shiva: The God of Destruction (Hindu Mythology/Religion Explained)
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- considered to be a member of the Holy Trinity in Hinduism Shiva is most certainly a complex character who represents both goodness and benevolence
- as well as maintaining the darker side as the god of destruction many however believe that Shiva's destructive nature is not malicious but is born out of
- necessity that in order to create something new the old must first be removed in Hinduism there is a belief that the universe exists within cycles
- and at the end of each cycle Shiva destroys everything in existence though not despite them but to allow for the creation of something new
- Shiva is also thought of as a good role model to base one's life on as he is known to abstain from all forms of indulgence and deviation and chooses
- instead the path of meditation and inner development in order to find peace he is also considered to be the protector of the Vedas a collection of hymns and
- ancient religious texts that were written in India as I mentioned Shiva is a member of what you might say is the Holy Trinity in Hinduism alongside the
- God of creation drama and the preserver god Vishnu as the tails go Brahma and Vishnu were once having a heated argument as to which one of them were
- more powerful would suddenly a great blazing pillar shot out from the ground soaring up into the sky it was said to be so tall that neither Brahma or Vishnu
- could see where it went nor could even one of them explain what it was or how it had appeared intrigued they put their argument on hold
- where Brahma transformed into a goose to fly to the top of the pillar and rich knew transformed into a war and dug into the ground to find the base of the
- pillar but no matter how high Brahma flew or how low Vishnu dug neither one of them were able to find the ends of the pillar
- they return to the surface to report to each other what they had found when suddenly the center of the pillar began to open and there emerged of how for
- being one had gripped their attention the powerful beam was of course Shiva who appeared to be so formidable to the other two gods that they immediately
- recognized his power they had no choice but to accept him as the third ruler of the universe Shiva as you might imagine has many layers and a complex nature
- while many believe he destroys out of necessity alone he's also depicted as being evil given that he is associated as haunting
- cemetery's wearing a headdress full of snakes and keeping the company of bloodthirsty demons but this evil streak actually helps to serve the balance of
- the universe given that Shiva is often called act as divine judge and serve as a form of karma he holds justice in high regard and
- shows no mercy to the wicked when judging them Shiva is perhaps a direct reflection of ourselves that can represent our own docket in tations
- the ones we say we would never give in to though continue to entertain in our heads while Shiva uses meditation to ground himself and show us that he is
- capable of resisting not only the urges of flesh but also the impulses of power he also shows us that like humans he's not always successful in one story the
- gods were threatened by demons and so turned to Shiva for assistance he agrees to help vanquish the demons but only if the gods lent him their strength they
- agreed but once Shiva destroyed the demons he gave in to the temptation of power and fuss refused to return the strength he had borrowed
- as a result he became the undisputed Coralville gods and the most powerful being in the entire universe it shows us that despite being a god
- Shiva like many of the Greek gods shares the appetites of everyday humans and that his omnipotence is not without regular human impulse
- shivers bad temper and is likeliness to our own inability to sometimes control what we are feeling is also illustrated in the tale of Nandi the sacred bull in
- this tale Surabhi the mother of cows began to give birth to a large number of the animal the milk that was produced from these cows was so
- vast that it flooded shivers home in Himalayas so annoyed that his meditation had been disturbed and that his home was now soaked in milk
- Shiva destroyed the cows with fire his anger was only sated when the other gods pulled together and brought him a magnificent bull named Nandi it was only
- this gift that peace Shiva and would become his vehicle in the days after Nandi is also known as the protector of animals and also for producing music for
- Shiva to dance to in his better moods in more pleasant and positive tales about Shiva he is portrayed as a hero and one who is not shy of sacrificing his own
- health and safety in order to protect in one myth Shiva saved all of the other gods from destruction when Durvasa a powerful sage known as a
- Rishi was able to curse the gods and render them powerless in a more popular version the gods would turn to Vishnu for advice who told them that in order
- to return to their former glory they would need to drink the nectar of immortality which could be created by churning the ocean unable to complete
- this themselves the gods made the truce with their enemies the demons in hopes that their combined efforts would see to their success in some versions the gods
- actually promised the demons a sip of the nectar for their help but would go on to betray them in the end and deny them of their reward with the demons on
- side the God summoned vasuki the king of snakes the same snake commonly known as shiva snake as he's often draped around Shiva's neck vasuki would serve as a
- churning robe while mount Mandara would serve as a churning staff rich knew himself would even take form as a tortoise and sink below mount Medora to
- support it as the gods churn the ocean the demons held vasuki by the head while the gods held the tail and together they were able to churn the ocean which gave
- birth to many great gifts including precious stones with these gifts came the poison known as halahala a poison that could wipe out all of
- creation the poison terrified both demons and the gods and even knew how best to contain it therefore the gods turned to Shiva for
- help sure is known here for his self-sacrifice and compassion as he willingly swallows the poison through no
- benefit of his own but solely to save the other gods in one version he squeezes his fruit so tightly he's able to store the poison in his throat
- preventing it from descending into his body this would cause his neck to turn blue and is also responsible for the common depiction of Shiva
- having blue skin in another version it is Shiva's wife poverty who pinches shivers throat in order to prevent the poison from descending further into his
- body this tell symbolizes the union between man and woman there seeks to remind married couples that despite the poison their cooperative efforts are
- enough to overcome any evil interesting enough some say that the reason why shiver now where's Vasuki the snake around his neck it's because the
- snake's skin is cold and therefore it is a means to keep shivers neck from burning up from the poison in another more simplified version of this tale it
- is Vasuki who rum it's the poison into the ocean another example of shivers self-sacrifice and compassion for all living things it's when he met Ganga the
- goddess personification of the river Ganges she was once one of the free wives of Vishnu along with Lakshmi the god of fortune
- and Saraswati the goddess of wisdom but because they bicker to no end Vishnu grew tired of them therefore he cost Ganga out and offered her up to
- Shiva as she fell to the earth Shiva realized to her impact would cause the river to wreak havoc on nearby civilizations therefore he called Ganga
- in his hair topknot in order to protect both the goddess and the living things that she would have inadvertently destroyed another idea has it that Shiva
- was actually more concerned with gangers destruction out doing his own or that he was concerned with Ganga stealing his funda as the one who destroys and so
- catching her when she fell was more so to protect his own reputation than anything else in regards to marriage Shiva is often remembered as being
- married to poverty a woman who's often incarnated as the goddess of violence and sexuality Carlene or the warrior goddess durga however according to the
- text poverty is actually a reincarnation of the one known as sati the daughter of the god Daksha in the beginning Daksha did not approve
- of satis marriage to Shiva and in order to spite him he went ahead and held a special sacrificial ceremony to all the gods except Shiva so offended by her
- father ceremony sati threw herself on the sacrificial fire Shiva learned of the death almost immediately he was so overcome with grief and anger that he
- spawned two demons from his hair the two demons would swarm the ceremony and ultimately decapitate duction again it's here we see a more human side to the god
- shiva who despite being an all-powerful being still succumbs to the emotional response in the same way we might despite being a god grief and the urge
- for revenge are not beyond him the other gods big Shiv it's a call of his demons and to find some peace where possible after calming down Shiva did in fact
- resurrect Daksha but gave him the head of a goat unbeknownst to Shiva sati would also be resurrected but in the new form of poverty
- poverty's father king ham offered would become very concerned about her marriage prospects given that he did not believe anyone was worthy of her it was not till
- a visit from sage Narada a wandering God who brought news and wisdom prophesized to King him avert his daughter would marry Shiva
- but King her mother didn't see how this was possible given her after satis death Shiva had confined himself to an internal meditation and had not gazed
- upon another woman since eager to have his daughter married though King her mother took Parvati to Shiva and offered her as a servant to which Shiva accepted
- while poverty began falling in love of Shiva Shiva remained loyal to his meditation and did not appear to reciprocate her feelings meanwhile indra
- the god of the heavens witnessed poverty's unrequited love and felt bad that Shiva did not appear to feel the same way perhaps he knew it would be a
- shame if Shiva did not marry poverty because of his undying love the salty when in actuality poverty was her reincarnated form
- if only Shiva could give her a chance he would no doubt achieve the same happiness and joy he once had but Shiva was stubborn and so injured took it upon
- his own hands to visit karma and rutti the god and goddess of love he tasked karma with putting a spell on Shiva so that he would fall in love with poverty
- and fuss the pair could live happily ever after kamar agreed and approached Shiva during his meditation using a bow similarly to
- Cupid karma aimed at Shiva but for some reason he was unable to loose the arrow hearing poverty approached kama hid behind the tree and what Sheriff
- proceeded to reject poverty's advances saddened by this comma be up the courage to fire the arrow which hits mark and cause sure at home entirely fallen in
- love but in the next moment Shiva overcame commerce spell and realized he'd been shot by the gods love error he turned violent outraged by the fact
- that someone had not only disturbed his peace but had tried to violate him too he glanced upon karma hiding behind the tree and we've won me a glare he burned
- karma to ashes seeing this poverty fled from Shiva and returned to her father but during this absence of her love poverty began to miss Shiva she began to
- pray to him given up all of her humanly duties and dedicate her life to worshiping him so impressed by her devotion Shiva began
- to feel something for poverty he would seek her out to marry her and the two would live thereafter in peace and happiness poverty was gone to produce
- several sons for Shiva including Ganesha Kartikeya the God of War and Carrera the God of treasures but I'll likely be covering them in a relationship with
- their father in another video in terms of worship there exists an organized religious practice known as shy vism where worshipers devote themselves
- primarily to Lord Shiva on the topic of worship some of you may know of the Linga or the Lingam a phallus often associated with Shiva as a symbol
- of fertility or divine energy it is commonly found in temples of the God as details go this came about when sati died and before her resurrection as
- poverty Shiva was in mourning and went to a forest to live with the sages to seek comfort but the wives of the sages began to feel a little too sorry for
- Shiva and soon found themselves more and more attracted to him the sages were naturally jealous and gave in to their jealousy by sending a large antelope to
- kill Shiva when Shiva overpowered it the sages sent a Giant Tiger to kill him instead after defeating the tiger and wearing its skin for a time afterward
- the sages curse surface manhood as a result his man had fell off and hit the ground this would send shockwaves through the earth as earthquakes
- wandered throughout the land so afraid of the consequences the sages begged for forgiveness a shiver part of the mercy but only on the condition that
- they worship his dismembered phallus which went on to become the symbol that is the Linga as I mentioned earlier he is often depicted with blue skin which
- was a side effect of having drunk the halahala poison other interpretations sir Shiva with only a belief wrote source - sir exactly where the poison is
- trapped he is commonly depicted naked usually with multiple arms and with his hair tied up in a topknot which as we know he used to catch Ganga during her
- fall to earth he's seen with three horizontal stripes upon his forehead which stand for his potent nature his superhuman strength and his wealth he
- also possesses a third vertical eye on his forehead it's this eye that he used to gaze upon comma after he'd been shot by his love arrow as well as the same
- eye he'd used to gaze upon the cows who had flooded his home as the tails go his fur tie is what brought forth the flames for which he used to burn both of these
- parties she also was a headdress of a crescent moon a symbol which was said to give poverty her strength when she was a servant to him that whenever she gazed
- upon it she would feel rejuvenated and fuss required no sleep Shiva is also seen wearing a skull on his headdress which is to represent the fifth head of
- Brahma the god of creation which he had decapitated as punishment for lusting after his daughter Sandhya in other depictions he holds the divine
- fire known as Agni for which he uses to destroy the universe as well as the drum damaru which is said to make the first sound of
- creation in other depictions he's seen standing with his foot placed upon a defeated dwarf named APUs Mara who represents the illusion that leads good
- men away from the truth sometimes he is depicted with his bull Nandi and other times he is depicted with an antelope or a tiger to represent
- the sages he had overcome in the forest not to be forgotten is his Trident a three-pronged weapon that represents the three functions of the Trinity gods
- funnily enough despite his destructive nature Shiva is often depicted as smiling alluding to the idea that with successful meditation and proper
- introspection even one such as he can achieve peace a last note to make about Shiva is how he's preferred to as to the lord of the dance along with his
- meditation he said to be a master of dancing and River which is used as a metaphor for the balance of the universe it's understood that as Shiva destroys
- the universe he does so in a sacred dance known as the tun de tomate not the death of the world but the beginning of a new one according to one legend Shiva
- actually began this sacred dance when he discovered that sati had killed herself in order to prevent him from completing his dance the gods first saw sees ashes
- over him which managed to pacify him until we entered his meditation Shiva is also frequently partnered with his wife poverty many believe in her he and her
- are one in the same as one they are considered to be the perfect example of marital bliss and the ideal union between man and woman
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