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Lord Shiva is the most significant among all in the supreme deities of the Hindu Pantheon. The supreme Lord is mentioned as the “destroyer” in several sacred Hindu texts, however, it is he who obliterates the adulterations taking shelter in the human psyche. He frees the human body of its lackings and helps them attain moksha.
It is he who is responsible for obliteration because if the 'old' doesn’t perish, the 'new' wouldn't have the option to take birth. In order to maintain the balance of nature around us, Lord Shiva had to come to earth in various avatars. Kurma Purana speaks about 28 Lord Shiva Avatars, yet in Shiva Purana, 19 Avatars of Shiva are spoken about.
Shiva is addressed in a variety of avatars: feeling pacific with his partner Parvati and child Skanda, as the cosmic dancer (Nataraja), as a naked ascetic, as a bum, as a yogi, as a Dalit joined by a dog (Bhairava), and as the androgynous association of Shiva and his consort in one body, half-male and half-female (Ardhanarishvara).
He is both the incredible ascetic and the fertility expert, and he is the expert on both poison and medication, through his control over snakes. As Lord of Cattle (Pashupata), he is the altruistic herder — or, now and again, the coldblooded slaughterer of the "monsters".
According to Vastu, the best place to place a Shiva statue is the northeast angle of a devotee's home. This is likewise seen as the ideal spot for building a puja room as the spot is known as the 'Ishan corner'. The most proper location for a Shiva Statue is on a special altar. Devotees are advised not to put the statue close to the end of a bed or under anything, similar to a clothesline.
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Q1. What does Lord Shiva look like?
Shiva is normally portrayed as having a fair complexion, from the remains of carcasses that are smeared on his body, with a blue neck, from holding poison in his throat. He wears a sickle moon and the Ganges River as enhancements in his hair and a laurel of skulls and a snake around his neck. He has three eyes and, as per various myths, either two or four hands.
Q2. Why is Lord Shiva the most powerful god?
Lord Shiva is alluded to as the most impressive and powerful in the Hindu pantheon. He, alongside Brahma and Vishnu, makes the Trinity, which deals with the course of birth, sustenance, and death. Shiva is frequently alluded to as the "destroyer", however truly, he obliterates the sins taking asylum in the human psyche.
Q3. How should a true devotee worship Lord Shiva?
A true devotee should visit a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva every Monday with a spotless psyche and body and should offer prayers. After cleaning themselves from head to toe, the devotee should offer milk and honey to Lord Shiva. It is widely believed that by doing this, the negative issues connected with job, work, or business are eliminated.
Devotees can chant Om Namah Shivay- they can begin with a day-to-day practice of reciting the mantra 108 times and increase it in multiples like 216,432 and continue onward, they can accomplish astounding advantages.
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