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Forms Of Lord Shiva
Considered as the Supreme God, he is to bless all other lords of the Universe. Parvati is his wife and his children are Ganesha and Karthik. Lord Shiva has an eye on all the happenings in the world. According to popular Hindu beliefs there are many forms of Shiva. But here we will discuss only the most popular ones.
Mahadeva-
The
most
popular
form
of
Lord
Shiva
that
comes
to
our
mind
at
the
very
name
of
one
of
this
most
popular
Hindu
Gods
is
a
form
in
which
he
is
worshipping
with
the
moon
in
his
hair.
He
also
has
a
trident
and
a
drum
in
his
hand.
Lord
Shiva
is
a
yogi
who
meditates
on
Mount
Kailash.
This
image
of
Shiva
is
seen
as
his
canonical
image
or
Mahadeva.
Nataraja- Shiva is also depicted as the Lord of dance in the popular form known as Nataraja. Here he dances on a demon dwarf named Apasmara who represents ignorance. Shiva is seen doing the eternal dance of creation and destruction here in this form. Apart from the Nataraja he is also seen in many more dance forms in various parts of India. The most famous of them being the Tandava and Lasya. The Tandava is the dance of destruction while the Lasya is the feminine form of it.
Ardhanarishvara- It is one of the forms of Lord Shiva where He is in composite form. It is a combination of Him and Shakti in one. This form is half male and half female, that merge into each other in the middle. It is a popular iconographic form found in many Shiva temples across India. It is depicted as half male and half female. This image of Shiva represents the synthesis of the masculine and feminine energies in one. This is considered to be the very principle behind creation.
Harihara- It is a composite form of Vishnu and Shiva. Worshipping Shiva in this form means worshipping both Vishnu and Shiva in one. This form depicts that God is one. All followers of Shiva should not look down upon Lord Shiva and vice versa. But the oneness of these two Hindu Gods is an object of debate among many philosophical schools.
Shankara- Lord Shiva has been manifested as both as an ascetic and and a householder in one. Though he is a yogi his Shankara form depicts him as a family man with his wife Parvati and his two sons Ganesh and Karthik. The most popular temple holding this form is in Kashi, Uttar Pradesh.
All these forms of Shiva are found to be worshipped across the globe. But no matter how many forms of Shiva you worship, all are the supreme power is manifested in one.
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