How Is Our Soul Different from Siva? - Nature of God shivaperuman

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always blissful and independent. 3. What are the meanings of the Tamil words

"Nithiyar" etc? "Nithiyar" = eternal "Saruvaviyaapakar"= omnipresent

"Anaathimalamuththar" = by nature without "paasa" or taint "Saruvaggnar" =

omniscient "Saruvakarththaa" = doer of everything "Niththiyaananthar" = always

blissful "Suvathanthirar" =

independent 4. What are the activities of Shivaperuman? They are five, namely,

creation, maintenance, destruction, veiling and bestowal of grace. 5. Does

Shivaperuman perform these five activities for the sake of Himself or for the

sake of others? Not for His sake; but for the sake of others who are the

souls. 6. Who is Creation? The manifesting of bodies, instruments, the

universe and objects of experience from the

material cause. 7. What is maintenance? Supporting and sustenance of the

bodies, instruments, the universe and objects of experience. 8. What is

destruction? The involution of bodies, instruments, the universe, and objects

of experience into the material cause. 9. What is veiling? Plunging of the

souls in the objects of experience which are the effects of the two kinds of

karmic actions. (The two are good actions and bad actions). 10. What is

bestowal of grace? Emancipation of the souls from the bonds (paasam), and

manifestation of Siva to them. 11. What are thanu, karanam, puvanam and poham?

Thanu = body; karanam = instruments like the mind; puvanam = the universe which

is the support of the body; poham = objects of experience. 12. How many causes

are there for an effect?

Roman"> There are three, namely, material cause, instrumental cause and

efficient cause. The (clay) earth is the material cause, the (potter's) wheel

is the instrumental cause, and the potter is the efficient cause, of the effect

which is the pot. 13. What are the material cause, instrumental cause, and

efficient cause of the effect which is the manifested universe called bodies,

instruments, the universe, and objects of experience? The material causes

are three, namely, pure maya, impure maya, and prakriti; the instrumental cause

is the Sakthi of Siva and the efficient cause is Shivaperuman 14. What is the

Sakthi of

Shiva? The Power of Shiva which is inseperable from Shiva like the heat of

fire which is inseperable from fire. 15. What are the bodies attributed to

Shiva? They are three, namely something which has no form, something which

has form and no form, and something which has form. 16. What names are given to

Shivaperuman when He has these three types of Divine Bodies? When He has no

form He is given the name Sivan, when He has a body which has form and no form

He is given the name

Sathaasivan, and when He has a body which has a form He is given the name

Mahesvaran. 17. Is the body of Shivaperuman like the body of us souls? The

body of the souls is made up of constituents like skins, bones, etc., according

to their two karmas (good karma and bad karma). But the body of Shivaperuman is

made up of divine qualities which are His Power and which for the purposes of

meditation and puja by the souls are treated as if they are parts of a body.

18. Does Shivaperumaan Himself perform the five activities? In pure maya He

Himself performs the five activities. In impure

maya He abiding in Anathesurar performs. He (Shivaperuman) abiding in Shrikanda

Rudra through that Ananthesuarar perfroms the five activities in prakriti.

Shrikanda Rudra abiding in Brahma performs Creation, abiding in Vishnu performs

maintenance, and abiding in Kaala Rudra performs destruction. ["Athiddiththal"=

abiding in and performing] 19. Of what sort more is Shrikanda Rudra? He is

the divine teacher who makes known the Saiva Agamas. He is the Lord who

bestows punishments and grace on the Devas like Brahma and Vishnu, on the

rishis and on those like the 63 saints. He is the Diety who is worshipped by

those persons who have entered the Saiva religion and obtained "Samaya Deeksha"

(Samaya Deeksha = initiation of a person into the Saiva religion by a

guru who with appropriate ceremonies communicates Shri Panchaakshara which is

the five lettered mantra of Shiva to that person.) 20. What are the names of

the Sakthis of the five called Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Mahesvaran and

Sathaasivan? The sakthi of Brahma is Sarasvathy; the sakthi of Vishnu is

Lakshmi; the sakthi of Rudra is Umai; the sakthi of Mahesvaran is Mahesvari and

the sakthi of Sathaasivan is Manonmani. 21. What is the Sathaasiva figure to

which puja and worship are performed by souls? It is the figure made up of

a raised seat ("peeda") and the symbol of Siva(Lingam). It is a

figure showing the equilibrium of Power (Sakthi) and Intelligence (Siva). 22.

What is the meaning of Lingam? Making the world by Creation, maintenance,

etc. (Lingam = making) 23. How many Mahesvara forms are there? There are

twenty-five, namely, Chandrasegarar, Umamahesar, Rishapaaroodar, Sabaapathy,

Kalyaanasuntharar, Bikshaadanar, Kaamaari, Kaalaari, Thiripuraari,

Salantharaari, Maathankaari, Veerapaththirar, Hariyarththar,

Arththanaaresvarar, Kiraathar, Kankaalar, Sandesaanukkirahar, Neelakandar,

Chakkrappirathar, Gajamuhaanukkirakar, Somaaskanthar, Ehapaathar, Suhaaseenar,

Thakshinaamoorthy, Lingotpavar. Thiruchchittampalam. for more details

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www.geocities.com/shivaperuman If God Shiva is not an entity then He should

not have any name and form. Formless will not be called by any name.anil

<bindal (AT) dcmtech (DOT) co.in> wrote: Shiva is not an entity outside of oneself to be

cajoled ..... Shiva is That which makes the ability to know - Possible .....

Shakti is the motion of Energy - which brings the play and realms ......Shiva

(Divine Consciousness )

IS..Aum Namah Shivaya anil, B K

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