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	Shiva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shiva is one of the Trimurti (i.e "trinity").
		Shiva is usually represented by the Shiva linga (or lingam), usually depicted as a clay mound with three horizontal stripes on it, or visualised as a flaming pillar.
		Shiva and Parvati are the parents of Karthikeya and Ganesha.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shiva (4650 words)

	Lord Shiva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Lord Shiva represents the aspect of the Supreme Being (Brahman of the Upanishads) that continuously dissolves to recreate in the cyclic process of creation, preservation, dissolution and recreation of the universe.
		Lord Shiva's use of the bull as a vehicle conveys the idea that He removes ignorance and bestows power of wisdom on His devotees.
		Lord Shiva, sitting on or wearing a tiger skin, illustrates the idea that He is the source of the creative energy that remains in potential form during the dissolution state of the universe.
	www.kakar.tripod.com /id23.html (1761 words)

	Lord Shiva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Shiva and Mohini combined their energies and produced Hari-hara putra (Vishnu-Shiva's son), later identified with Sasta or Aiyappa, a celibate tribal deity in Kerala, whose cult is now enormous in India.
		Shiva is the creator of dance and of the first 16 rhythmic syllables ever uttered, from which the Sanskrit language was born.
		Shiva promised to do so in the hearts of his devotees and in a sacred grove in Tamil Nadu, where the great temple of Chidambaram was built, the only one in all India dedicated to Shiva as Nataraja, the lord of dance.
	www.geocities.com /Amir6646/shiva.html (1103 words)

	Shiva, Shiv
		Shiva's hair is matted and coiled on his head, adorned with a snake and a crescent moon.
		According to the Shiva Purana, Shiva is said to have five faces, corresponding to his five tasks, the panchakriya: creation, establishment, destruction, oblivion, and grace.
		Shiva the universe, for this is the time when all the gods are believed to have assembled on Kailash to lose them in the ecstasy of Nataraja's dance.
	www.gurjari.net /ico/Mystica/html/shiva.htm (1118 words)

	Hindu God Shiva : Shiva (Shiv) - the destroyer
		Shiva is responsible for change both in the form of death and destruction and in the positive sense of the shedding of old habits.
		Shiva's main attributes are the trident that represents the three gunas and the snakes that show he is beyond the power of death and poison and also stand for the Kundalini energy.
		Shiva Nataraj's dance represents both the destruction and the creation of the universe and reveals the cycles of death, birth and rebirth.
	www.sanatansociety.org /hindu_gods_and_goddesses/shiva.htm (962 words)

	Hindu Deities: Lord Shiva
		Lord Shiva is the Lord of mercy and compassion.
		The three matted locks on the head of the Lord convey the idea that integration of the physical, mental and spiritual energies is the ideal of yoga.
		Ganga, symbolically represented on the head of the Lord by a female (Mother Ganga) with a jet of water emanating from her mouth and falling on the ground, signifies that the Lord destroys sin, removes ignorance, and bestows knowledge, purity and peace on the devotees.
	www.koausa.org /Gods/God9.html (1430 words)

	VNN Editorial - Thought Of The Week: Lord Shiva
		Even though Lord Shiva appears to be in the association of ghosts and demons, his actual transcendental position is that he is very kind to individuals who are in the darkness of the mode of ignorance.
		Even though Lord Shiva knew that such a benediction was not good, he considered the devotee's good quality and that he had worshipped him, and granted him the benediction.
		Lord Shiva is considered to be a 'guna avatar' (qualitative incarnation) of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
	www.vnn.org /editorials/ET0203/ET13-7215.html (734 words)

	Maha Mrityunjaya Lord Shiva - The God of Transformation
		Shiva is one of the Hindu trinity that comprises the creator Brahma, the protector Mahavishnu, and the godhead Shiva whose primary responsibility is maintaining the life cycle.
		Shiva is an ascetic and several religious stories and dramas portray that all attempts to distract Him from that principal pursuit through temptations always ended up with disaster for those initiating such an effort.
		Shiva’s image appears to provoke the fundamental question: "What is this life all about?" and forces us to demand an answer such as sacrifice, worship and service as the potential elements towards salvation.
	www.rudraksha-ratna.com /lordshiva.htm (280 words)

	Spirituality, Hinduism, Shiva, God of Destruction
		Shiva's many-formed wife is the graceful Uma, Parvati, the fierce Durga or the blood-thirsty Kali.
		Shiva's dance of anger is called the Roudra Tandava and his dance of joy, the Ananda Tandava.
		Shiva's devotees consider this night to be the holiest night of the whole year.
	1stholistic.com /Prayer/Hindu/hol_Hindu-Shiva.htm (1007 words)

	Lord Shiva
		Shiva Is The Destroyer God, his destructive leads ultimately to good for he removes impurity for the sake of protection
		As is seen in other places in Hindu religion, Shiva shows the union of opposite principles which make him a representation of the totality of life.
		Lord Shiva has matted hair that holds the flowing Ganga river and a crescent Moon ; a cobra snake coiled round his neck, a Trishul(trident) and Tiger skin cloth and ashes all over his body.
	www.csuohio.edu /hindu/Shiva.htm (572 words)

	Stories of Lord Shiva
		Shiva chastised the Lord of Death saying that he would be entitled to take the life of Maarkandeya if he had been alone, but not when he had become one with Him.
		The saadhaka for the first time believed that the Shiva idol was alive, conscious, chaitanya-full (full of life) and it was that belief which forced him to tie the bandage to the nose.
		Shiva said, "Son, life is to be dedicated for the service of others and not devoted to the exclusive interests of oneself.
	sai_maa108.tripod.com /shiva/shiva-story.htm (1356 words)

	The Simplistic Image of Lord Shiva
		Shiva is depicted as a five-facad form to represent these five elements that support life on earth.
		Shiva, the God of gods, is incorporeah whereas Shankara - the destroyer, who comprises the Hindu trinity along with Brahma, the creator, and Vishnu, the sustainer - does have a divine physical form of subtle body like other deities.
		The crescent and the Ganga indicate that Shiva is as clear as the Ganga and as cool as the crescent.
	www.koausa.org /KoshSam/Simplistic.html (1720 words)

	Shiva, Hindu God Shiva, Lord Shiva, Shiva Hindu God, Shiva Hinduism, Shiva God, Shiva Destroyer
		Shiva (Sanskrit: Auspicious One), or Siva, is one of the main Deities of Hinduism, worshipped as the paramount lord by the Saivite sects of India.
		As the destroyer Shiva is dark and terrible, encircled with serpents and a crown of skulls.
		Shiva is often pictured in a pacific mood with his consort Parvati, as the cosmic dancer Nataraja, as a naked ascetic, as a mendicant beggar, as a yogi Dhakshinamurthy, and as the androgynous union of Shiva and Parvati in one body (Ardhanarisvara).
	www.lotussculpture.com /shiva1.htm (989 words)

	Parvati and lord siva, dancing of siva.
		He, Shiva, is the one who has conquered death and historically his resurgence from the Pre-Aryan period to the present day obsession is one way of looking at it.
		Shiva the auspicious one, is also known as Ashtamurti and here is yet another myth that tells you of his manifestation thus.
		Shiva married twice, once the granddaughter of Brahma, named Sati and then Sati again when she was reborn as Parvati, the daughter of the King of the Himalayas, Daksha.
	www.indiaprofile.com /religion-culture/shiva.htm (1529 words)

	Lord Shiva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The meaning of Shiva is All auspicious and it stands for the Lord's aspect that is All Knowledge both subjective and objective.
		Lord Shiva is known as Hara, Shankar, Shambhu and Neelkantha also.
		Anyone who has devotion to Shiva, even having animalistic instincts, the Lord removes these instincts and uses the person as His vehicle to bless the world and this is indicated by Nandi facing Shiva.
	www.shivavishnutemple.org /templhal/shiva.htm (153 words)

	Nataraja, Shiva Nataraja, Lord Dance Nararaja, Shiva Dancing, Hindu God Nataraja, Dancing Nataraja
		The significance of the Nataraja (Nataraj) sculpture is said to be that Shiva is shown as the source of all movement within the cosmos, represented by the arch of flames.
		The gestures of the dance represent Shiva's five activities, creation (symbolized by the drum), protection (by the "fear not" hand gesture), destruction (by the fire), embodiment (by the foot planted on the ground), and release (by the foot held aloft).
		Shiva as Nataraja agreed to break the violent power of the sacred Ganga's fall by catching her in his tangled hair, breaking the fall with his hair on its way to the Himalayas and Northern India.
	www.lotussculpture.com /nataraja1.htm (1017 words)

	Lord Shiva - God Of All
		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.
		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.
		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.
	www.shaivam.org /shpgodal.htm (520 words)

	LORD GANESH By SWAMI SIVANANDA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Lord Shiva made His son worthy of worship at the beginning of all undertakings, marriages, expeditions, studies, etc. He ordained that the annual worship of Ganesha should take place on the 4th day of the bright half of Bhadrapada.
		He is the Lord of Ganas or groups, for instance groups of elements, groups of senses, etc. He is the head of the followers of Shiva or the celestial servants of Lord Shiva.
		Shiva decided that whoever would make a tour of the whole world and come back first to the starting point had the right to be the elder.
	www.gita-society.com /section4/4_ganeshji.htm (4299 words)

	Shiva
		Shiva (Siva) is worshipped in the Shiva Parvati Mandir, the only temple in Muktinath which is purely Hindu.
		The Shiva lingam, a stylized phallic symbol represents Shiva in the Shiva Parvati Mandir.
		Shiva's female consort is known under various manifestations as Parvati, Durga, and Kali.
	www.muktinath.org /hinduism/shiva.htm (210 words)

	HINDU TRINITY - Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
		Lord Brahma is the first member of the Brahmanical triad, Vishnu being the second and Shiva, the third.
		Lord Shiva sits in a meditative pose against the white background of the snow-capped Himalayas in Mount Kailas.
		Shiva is said to have a third eye known as gyana chakshu.
	www.rudraksha-ratna.com /hindu_trinity.php (2416 words)

	Lord Shiva
		Lord Shiva appears in a meditating but ever-happy posture.
		Shiva-Linga, a sign of the Lord, is adored instead of him.
		Shiva temples have Shiva-Linga as the main deity.
	www.hindunet.org /god/Gods/shiva/index.htm (138 words)

	Dedication To Shiva
		Lord Shiva is known by many different names: Pashupati, the Lord of the animals, Bhairava, or Kapaleshwar the Lord of the Skull, He is: Yogiraja King Of Yoga, for it was Lord Shiva who brought yoga to mankind so that men and women could pratice yoga, the true road or path to heaven.
		Shiva is the Three-eyed lord, he is known as: Mahakala, the Great TimeKeeper.
		Shiva has so many manifestations and so many names and personalites that it would just be impossible too list them all here.
	members.tripod.com /~komrad714/index.html (544 words)

	Shiva, Lord Shiva Hindu god of Transformation
		Shiva is often referred to as the Destroyer, but it might be better to think of him as the God of Transformation, since he is often associated with creation that comes out of destruction.
		Sometimes the creative force of Shiva is depicted, and in particular Shiva is represented by a phallus, known as the linga.
		Shiva is often depicted carrying a trident, and the three tips of this weapon represent the creation, protection (or sustaining), and destruction of the universe.
	www.siamese-dream.com /reference/shiva.html (455 words)

	SLOKAS ON LORD SHIVA
		Meaning: Oh, Lord Shiva, who is seated on Mount Kailas, whose forhead is decorated with the moon and the king of serpents as a crown, who is the Ocean of Mercy and the remover of delusion, You alone can protect me. I surrender to thee.
		Meaning: We worship the three eyed One (Lord Shiva) who is fragrant and who nourishes all beings; may He liberate me from death, for the sake of immortality, even as cucumber is severed from its bondage of the vine.
		I bow down to the Lord whose three eyes are the sun, moon and fire and to whom Lord Vishu is near.
	www.eaisai.com /baba/docs/slshiva.html (718 words)

	LORD SHIVA PAGE
		Glory to Lord Ganesh, the Divine Son of Goddess Girija, the cause of all auspiciousness and intelligence.
		Lord, when the ocean was churned and the deadly poison emerged, out of Your deep compassion for all, You drank the poison and saved the world from destruction.
		O Lord Sankar, You are the destroyer of all miseries.
	urhit.tripod.com /jayshreenathji/id3.html (741 words)

	NOVICA - Brass mask, 'Lord Shiva Brings Peace'
		A fearless Lord Shiva closes his eyes in meditation, his serene expression framed by an elaborate crown.
		Lord Shiva is the third member of the Hindu trinity which includes Vishnu and Brahma.
		Shiva represents the victory over demonic activity and the calmness of human nature.
	www.novica.com /itemdetail/index.cfm?pID=64639 (248 words)

	"Thandava" Dance of Lord Shiva
		Shiva, the personification and deification of energy, appropriates within a certain context, the functions of his two cohats.
		Through his ceaseless dancing, Shiva ensures that a vital rhythm that holds the heavens together is maintained and perpetuated.
		Shiva, as Lord of the Dance, is known as Natraja
	www.yogakalaupasana.org /Wk_02.htm (496 words)

	Indian Mythology - Hindu Mythology Articles, Facts @ Indian Divinity.com >> THE DESTROYER
		Shiva is MAHAYOGI the patron saint of all yogis.
		His two sons are Kartikeya, the brave warrior, the lord of war and Ganesha the remover of all obstacles.
		Shiva is said to be THE DESTROYER for it his power of destruction that regenerates.
	webonautics.com /mythology/destroyer.html (278 words)

	Lord Shiva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Lord Shiva is affectionately called 'Bhola Bhandari' which means that He is 'easy to please'.
		The Crescent Moon that adorns His head indicate that He is the Lord of time, as people of yore would read the time by the movement of the Sun and Moon.
		He is considered the Lord of meditation and the Ascetic One.
	www.dalsabzi.com /Message/shiva1.htm (317 words)

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