Shiva
Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , [mɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh) or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hinduism.Shiva is known as ''The Destroyer'' within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity which also includes Brahma and Vishnu. In the Shaivite tradition, Shiva is the Supreme Lord who creates, protects and transforms the universe. In the goddess-oriented Shakta tradition, the Supreme Goddess (Devi) is regarded as the energy and creative power (Shakti) and the equal complementary partner of Shiva. Shiva is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism.
Shiva has many aspects, benevolent as well as fearsome. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient Yogi who lives an ascetic life on Kailasa as well as a householder with his wife Parvati and his two children, Ganesha and Kartikeya. In his fierce aspects, he is often depicted slaying demons. Shiva is also known as Adiyogi (the first Yogi), regarded as the patron god of yoga, meditation and the arts. The iconographical attributes of Shiva are the serpent king Vasuki around his neck, the adorning crescent moon, the holy river Ganga flowing from his matted hair, the third eye on his forehead (the eye that turns everything in front of it into ashes when opened), the trishula or trident as his weapon, and the damaru. He is usually worshiped in the aniconic form of lingam.
Shiva has pre-Vedic roots, and the figure of Shiva evolved as an amalgamation of various older non-Vedic and Vedic deities, including the Rigvedic storm god Rudra who may also have non-Vedic origins, into a single major deity. Shiva is a pan-Hindu deity, revered widely by Hindus in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia (especially in Java and Bali). Provided by Wikipedia
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Government fiscal spending and crowd-out of private investment: An empirical evidence for India by Shiv Shankar, Pushpa Trivedi
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Surgery as an option in adult onset Xanthogranuloma by Nikhil Jhunjhunwala, Shiv Shankar Saha
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Acute fatty liver of pregnancy: A clinical dilemma by Anita Yadav, Charu Sharma, Sukesh Kumar Kathpalia, Shiv Shankar Singh
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Silver–Gold Alloy Nanoparticles (AgAu NPs): Photochemical Synthesis of Novel Biocompatible, Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles and Study of Their In Vitro Peroxidase Nanozyme Activity... by Prakash G. Kshirsagar, Valeria De Matteis, Sudipto Pal, Shiv Shankar Sangaru
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The efficacy of Ksharsutra, Fistulectomy and Ligation of Intersphincteric Fistula Tract (LIFT) procedure in management of Fistula in ano a prospective observational study by Chinniahnapalaya Pandurangaiah Hariprasad, Anil Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Shiv Shankar Paswan, Gupta Rohit, Shiv Kishor, Prem Kumar
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Evaluation of Rice Varieties against Multiple Diseases Under Middle IGP of Bihar by N. Bhakta, Rahul Kumar, J.S. Mishra, Ved Prakash, K.K. Rao, Shikha Yadav, Kundan Kumar Jaiswal, Shiv Shankar Kumar, Basant Kumar Sharma, Kamal Sarma, Bikash Sarkar, B.P. Bhatt
Published 2017-03-01
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