Ravana as we all know was a learned man. He was so obessed with his powers that he thought of lifting the Mount Kailash –the abode of his guru –Shiva. He even managed to do it, Shiva was annoyed and but He put it back in place by pressing it with his toe. Ravana realised […]
Lord Shiva forms the part of the Trimurti (Trinity), the other being Brahma, the creator and Vishnu, the preserver. Lord Shiva or Siva is considered as the destroyer (of negativity). He represents the vital goodness in the form of Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram i.e. Truth, Goodness and Beauty. Lord Shiva performs a celestial role of dissolution
Lord Shiva is the representation of the energy from which everything was born and to which everything in the universe will disintegrate into. The universe is made of 3 gunas (गुण) – satva, rajas and tamas – which are Divine Love (creation), Divine Wisdom (preservation) and Divine Power (destruction) represented by Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
