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Har Har Mahadev
Mahadev is a lord of lords. Mahadev’ second very famous
name is Lord Shiva. Shiva is a Sanskrit word, means auspicious. In Hindu Pantheon believe in Trinity (Trimurti),
- Bramha Dev, Vishnu Dev and Mahadev. Vishnu is the preserve and Bramha is the
creator and mahadev is a responsible for distraction. He is the destructive
from of the Almighty.
Mahadev is a symbol of Power or ‘Shakti’. Mahadev
have a nature of Yogi and he believed to be at the core of the centrifugal
force in the universe because of his responsibility. He is responsible for
death and destruction, but he is provided the medium between old journey to new
journey for nature or sole.
As Mahakaal
The Mahadev is a lord of all times. He lives in all
times- past, future and present. Mahadev destroys and dissolves everything into
nothingness. For his nature to live in all time Vedas called him as a ‘Mahakaal’.
But he also reproduces that which has been destroyed
and dissolved. For his reproduce sing nature, Vedas called his ‘Shankar’.
Linga
In Hinduism, all God’s statue is used for
worship but only lord mahadev;s linga is
worshiped besides of his statue. His symbol of phallus (linga) represents his
reproductive power.
In Hinduism, In Mahadev’s temple called ‘Shivalya’,
the linga is placed in the center of underneath the spire, where it symbolizes
the naval of the earth. Linga also
regarded as a symbol of all- auspiciousness.
A
Different identity
The image of mahadev is distinct from other deities.
Mahadev’s
Form
Mahadev always sit in Ardhapadmasan on the tiger
skin. He put the ashes at his whole body. He faces south. He has a trident in
the right lower arm with a crescent moon on his head. He has three eyes and
third eye is known as ‘Trinaitra’. He has fire and damaru and mala or kind of
weapons. He wears rudraksh beads and
five serpents as ornaments. He wears a garland of skulls. He holds cobra in one
arm. Nandi is a bull that serves as mahadev’s mount. The Ganga is a holly river
and has made her abode in Mahadev’s Hair.
Tiger
Skin: Wearing a tiger skin represent fearless.
Ganga: The Holly River Ganga signifying the flow of
scriptural teachings passing wisdom from one generation to next.
Crescent
Moon:
He is a symbol of crown
Third
Eye:
It is a symbol of destroyer, with the third eye Mahadev burnt the kamdev to
ashes, and kamdev is a symbol of desire and sex.
Nandi:
he serves as menhaden’s mount.
Gana:
The Ganas are attendants of Mahadev.
Serpents:
It signify the Ego, But when Mahadev is wearing of serpents on the neck as Mala,
denotes wisdom and eternity.
Damaru:
It symbolizes sound which gave the word to nature to generate the language. The
First language Shnaskit got word by Shiva’s Damaru and world find The Vedas.
Trident:
It represents the three powers of desire, knowledge and implementation.
Ashes:
Ashes is representing everything is destroy at the end of life.
The
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is a prayer to lord Shiva
for help in overcoming “death”. Rishi
Markandey is a father of this maha mantra. Rishi Markandey save himself from
yamraj with the help of Maha Mrityunjaya mantra. Rishi Markandey gave the Maha
mantra to Sati for saving Moon Life from Yamraj. This way the Maha Mantra came
into common person.
Known
as a Sanjeevani mantra
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra also known as the Sanjeevani
mantra or “Mritay- Sanjeevani” mantra, because this mantra re-establishes the
life.
Om Tryambakam Yajamahe, Sugandhim Pusti-vardhanam/
Urvarukamiva
bandhanaan, MrtyorMuksiya Mamrtat//
Meaning:
Aum, we pray the
lord who have the three Eyes,- Sun, moon, fire and increase fragrance and
nourishment from powerful disease, bondage and death free us into immortality,
just as the ripe cucumber easily separates itself from the binding stalk.
