As per Hindu religious scriptures, Lord Shiva is considered as
eternal, infinite, unborn who neither has any beginning nor any end. He is one
God who was never born and who never died. This is the reason why Lord Shiva is
not considered to be any avatar of gods, but a God himself.
The ancient religious scriptures throw light on many instances where
Lord Shiva pleased with their devotees, be it demons or Gods has showered his
affection expressing many of his qualities and powers.
As per scriptures, Lord Shiva is believed to be
Veda or a symbol of knowledge. In Shivapuran, service of Lord Shiva is
considered as Shiva religion. Click on the next slide to know what is Shiva
Dharma.
According to Shivapuran, there are three types of
devotion –from mind, voice and body. The prayer done with all three together is
believed to be Shiva Dharma. There are also five faces of Shiva Dharma that
were followed by Gods and Demons to achieve the impossible.
Dhyan, Karma, Tap, Jap, Gyan are five different
faces of Shiva Dharma, which when used for worshipping Shiva gives the
impossible.
Lord Shiva is also worshipped in the form of Baidyanath.
Worshipping this form of Shiva keeps one healthy always. Shiva is also known as Sharva who removes all
of your problems. Shiva is believed to
get pleased very easily. Shiva is also
worshipped in the form of Trilokesh. Worshipping this form of Shiva gives
moksha.
Chandrama: A
half moon is enthroned on the head of Shiva. The brightness of the moon
illuminates the character and mood of Shiva, which is clean, selfless gullible,
prudent and holy.
Waghambar: Lord
Shiva sits on the skin of a Wagh (tiger). At some places he is also described
to be sitting on the skin of an elephant. The message is clear to overcome the
violence of a tiger and power of an elephant.
Nandi: A
symbol of dharma, artha, kaam and moksha.
Trinetra: The
third eye of Shiva is a symbol of knowledge.
