Guest guest Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Om Namah Sivaya Our adoration of the one great God Siva is directed toward diverse Images and icons. Primary among them are Sivalinga, Nataraja, Ardhanarishvara,Dakshinamurti, Hari-Hara, Bhairava and the trishula. Aum Namah Sivaya. Every form is a form of Siva. Tradition has given us several of special sacredness. The Sivalinga was the first image of Divinity. After it all other icons evolved from mystic visions. We contemplate God Siva as ParaSiva when we worship the Sivalinga. Its simple elliptical shape Speaks silently of God's unspeakable Absolute Being. We exalt Siva as ParaShakti or Satchidananda, God's living omnipresence, when we worship any form of His never-separate Shakti, especially Ardhanarishvara, whose right half is masculine and left half is feminine, and in whom all opposites are reconciled. We adore Him as Parameshvara, the Primal Soul, when we worship Nataraja, the Divine Dancer who animates the universe. Thus we worship Siva's three perfections in three forms, yet knowing that He is a one Being, fully present in each of them. He is also Dakshinamurti, the silent teacher; Hari-Hara--half-Siva, half-Vishnu--and Bhairava, the fierce wielder of trishula, the trident of love, wisdom and action. The Tirumantiram declares, "Everywhere is the Holy Form. Everywhere is Siva-Shakti. Everywhere is Chidambaram; Everywhere is Divine Dance." Aum Namah Sivaya. -----Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Sivaya Namah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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