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What is the difference between the soul and the mind?

 

The soul is the consciousness or the knowing principle in man.

The mind belongs to the category of matter.

Siva is the soul and Parvati is the mind.

The consciousness is the Reality, the unchanging,

unmoving, all pervading soul.

Mind being matter is changeable and unreal.

 

We perceive objects through the organs of sense perception. The soul enables the organs to perceive the objects. The soul exists in all living beings as consciousness. It is the light of the soul that makes the sense-organs and the mind appear alive and luminous.

 

Siva is the unchanging consciousness – Nirguna or without form or shape. This unchanging consciousness-Siva – becomes saguna or with form, when Maya Shakti, which is Siva’s illusive power appears as mind and matter. This phenomenon is known as Ardhanarishwar. (See Page ‘Ardhanarishwar’ in the column on the left.)

 

Siva’s Maya-Shakti is known by various names such as Uma, Parvati, Kali, Durga etc. This Maya-Shakti or power inheres in Siva just as the burning power inheres in fire, sweetness in sugar, whiteness in milk and meaning in the words.

 

Siva stands for the Absolute, the unchanging, static background, of which Kali, the Shakti (power) is the dynamic expression. We call this Shakti or power Mother or Goddess. Goddess Kali combines in herself creative dynamism, destructive terror and redemptive grace.

 

God’s power that is enveloped by Tamo-guna-pradhana is Lord Siva.

 

Siva’s trishul or trident (the three pointed javelin like weapon) represents the three gunas –Sattwa,Rajas and Tamas. The Trishul is the emblem of sovereignity. Lord Siva wields the world through these three gunas, which is the composition of Maya-Shakti or mind and matter. In other words, if one were able to analyse the composition of Maya-Shakti, it will be found to be made of the combination of the three Gunas (Sattwa-Rajas-Tamas).

 

Siva is Trilochana, the three- eyed one, in the centre of whose forehead is the third eye, the eye of wisdom (gnana-chakshu). The burning power of the wisdom of the third eye destroys desires for worldly objects. Sensual desire and lust is represented by Kamadev, the god of love (Eros or Cupid). When a person reaches a state of perfect renunciation- he is said to have burnt all his desires. Siva’s third eye burnt to ashes Kamadev- the god of love. The eye of wisdom leads to transcendental vision of the Supreme Reality.

 

We recite regularly the following Maha Mrityunjay Mantra from the Sukla Yajurveda Samhita III. 60.

 

Om Trayambakam Yajaamahe

Suganghim Pushtivardhanam,

 

Urvaarukmiva Bandhanaan

Mrityor Mokshiya Mamritaat

 

[The meaning of the Mantra is as follows:]

 

I worship thee, O sweet Lord of transcendental vision (the three -eyed one or Lord Siva). O giver of prosperity to all, may I be free from the bonds of death, even as a melon (or cucumber) is severed from its bondage or attachment to the creeper.

 

The word Siva signifies the auspicious. The good Lord Siva roots out sin and terror, and is the bestower of earthly happiness, promoter of good and auspiciousness. Siva is also called Samkara which means doer of good.

 

Siva takes one beyond the three bodies (Tripura), gross, subtle and causal that envelope the Jiva or the embodied soul. He is hence the Hara or the remover of all evil and the ideal of renunciation. Therefore we hail ‘Hara hara Mahadeva.’

 

In the Rigveda (x,121,4) it is written: Yasya ime himavanto mahitva. That the snow capped Himalayas appear as if they are meditating (dhyayativa), and they are the concrete symbol of the glory of the Supreme. Hence it is no wonder that most of its attributes are transferred to Siva. Kailash (mountain) in the Himalayas is the abode of Lord Siva.

 

The snowy Himalayas are white and Siva’s body is also white – Gauranga (gauri = light complexioned). Karpura gaura = camphor hued white. Siva’s body is smeared with bhasma or ashes to indicate renunciation, whitenes and purity.

 

Amazing! Lord Siva is present in the Kailas mountain. The most sacred symbol in Hinduism AUM

imprinted with snow and ice on the face of the mountain by nature.

 

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Siva is the unchanging consciousness – Nirguna or without form or shape. This unchanging consciousness-Siva – becomes saguna or with form.........

 

 

do not be offensive.. lord siva is eternal and his form and individuality is eternal and transcendental

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CC Madhya 20.302-305

 

Because of his past pious activities mixed with devotional service, the first-class living entity is influenced by the mode of passion within his mind. Such a devotee is empowered by Garbhodakasayi Visnu. In this way, an incarnation of Krsna in the form of Brahma engineers the total creation of the universe. 'The sun manifests his brilliance in a gem, although it is stone. Similarly, the original Personality of Godhead, Govinda, manifests His special power in a pious living entity. Thus the living entity becomes Brahma and manages the affairs of the universe. Let me worship Govinda, the original Personality of Godhead. If in a kalpa a suitable living entity is not available to take charge of Brahma's post, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself personally expands and becomes Lord Brahma.

 

308: Rudra, Lord Siva, has various forms, which are transformations brought about by association with maya. Although Rudra is not on a level with the jiva-tattvas, he still cannot be considered a personal expansion of Lord Krsna.

 

310-11: 'Milk changes into yogurt when mixed with a yogurt culture, but actually it is constitutionally nothing but milk. Similarly, Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, assumes the form of Lord Siva [sambhu] for the special purpose of material transactions. I offer my obeisances at His lotus feet.' Lord Siva is an associate of the external energy; therefore he is absorbed in the material quality of darkness. Lord Visnu is transcendental to maya and the qualities of maya. Therefore He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead

 

317: The conclusion is that Lord Brahma and Lord Siva are simply devotee incarnations who carry out orders. However, Lord Visnu, the maintainer, is the personal feature of Lord Krsna

 

 

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Visvanatha Cakravarti's Madhurya Kadambini (third shower)-

 

Due to the non-similarity of caitanya, Visnu and Brahma are different. Sometimes Puranas describe the nondifference of Visnu and Brahma. This nondifference may be considered like that of the sun and the suryakanta-mani, the stone empowered by the sunlight. In some mahakalpas, like Brahma-kalpa, some jiva empowered by the Lord becomes Siva. Sastras say, "Sometimes a jiva is also empowered as Siva or Brahma." sastra also says, "One who considers Lord Narayana, the Supreme among demigods, as equal to Brahma, Rudra, and other demigods is certainly an atheist." This sastric evidence will be considered proper when Siva and Brahma are both in the category of eminent jivas.

 

Those who have not discussed these truths say, "Visnu is the only Lord, not Siva", "Siva is the only Lord, not Visnu.We are the sole devotees of Visnu and will not see Siva.We are the sole devotees of Siva and will not see Visnu." Their minds thus absorbed in arguments, they commit offense. If in time, such offenders get the association of sadhus expert in discussing all these truths and are enlightened by them, they can also realize the nondifference of Siva and the Lord. Then by doing nama-kirtana, their aparadha is nullified.

 

 

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Visvanatha Cakravarti's Bhagavatamrta Kana

 

In some kalpas, a jiva (living entity) who has amassed profuse piety takes the position of Lord Brahma and creates the universe. In this instance, due to the infusion of the Lord's potency in that jiva, he is referred to as an avesavatar. Because in that Brahma there is a connection with the mode of passion, he cannot be compared on a equal footing with Lord Visnu. In those kalpas when there is an absence of any qualified jiva to take up the position of Lord Brahma, then Lord Visnu Himself becomes Lord Brahma. Similarly, during some manvantaras, the incarnation of the Lord as Yagya has to take up the position of Lord Indra. During that manvantara when Yagya becomes Indra and during that kalpa when Visnu becomes Brahma, then it can be said that they (Brahma and Indra) attain equality with Lord Visnu.

 

...During some kalpas very pious jivas attain this position (Siva) whereas in others, Lord Visnu Himself accepts the position of Lord Siva. However, the personality of Sadasiva, is a plenary portion (vilas-vigraha: as distinct from svamsa expansions which are endowed with a smaller degree of potency from the original Godhead) of the self-same form of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krsna, and He is transcendental to the three modes of material nature. It is from Him that the gunavatar of Siva is expanded. Therefore He should be understood to be superior to Brahma, equal to Lord Visnu, and entirely separate from jivas, who are influenced by the material modes of nature

 

 

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Brahma Samhita 5.43

 

Lowest of all is located Devi-dhama, next above it is Mahesa-dhama; above Mahesa-dhama is placed Hari-dhama [abode of Hari] and above them all is located Krsna's own realm named Goloka. I adore the primeval Lord Govinda, who has allotted their respective authorities to the rulers of those graded realms

 

 

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1-19-1974, Lecture sb 1.16.23 Srila Prabhupada:

 

This material world is devi-dhama, under the... You have seen the picture of Durga. So material nature is also devi, devi-dhama. And mahesa-dhama. Above this, there is mahesa-dhama, the region of Lord Siva. Devi-mahesa-hari-dhamasu. Then the Vaikunthas.

 

 

Prabhupada: "That Sadasiva is a direct expansion of Lord Krsna's form for pastimes."

 

 

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Sadasiva is a Vilasa Vigraha like Paravyoma Narayana

 

CC Adi 1.75-78

 

If numerous forms, all equal in their features, are displayed simultaneously, such forms are called prakasa-vigrahas of the Lord. But when the numerous forms are slightly different from one another, they are called vilasa-vigrahas. When the Lord displays numerous forms with different features by His inconceivable potency, such forms are called vilasa-vigrahas. Examples of such vilasa-vigrahas are Baladeva, Narayana in Vaikuntha-dhama, and the catur-vyuha - Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.

 

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http://www.stephen-knapp.com/shiva_and_durga.htm

 

scroll down to "In the Sri Sanatkumara-samhita, from the ancient Skanda Purana, we find a conversation between the great sage Sri Narada and Lord Sadashiva"

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OM SHIVAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Auspicious One

 

 

OM MAHESHVARAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Great God Shiva

 

 

OM SHAMBHAVE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who exists for our happiness alone

 

 

 

OM PINAKINE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva, who guards the path of dharma

 

 

OM SHASHISHEKHARAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who wears the crescent moon in his hair

 

 

OM VAMADEVAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who is pleasing and auspicious in every way

 

 

OM VIRUPAKSHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God of spotless form

 

 

OM KAPARDINE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord with thickly matted hair

 

 

OM NILALOHITAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God splendid as the red sun at daybreak

 

 

OM SHANKARAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the source of all prosperity

 

 

OM SHULAPANAYE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who carries a spear

 

 

OM KHATVANGINE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who carries a knurled club

 

 

OM VISHNUVALLABHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva, who is dear to Lord Vishnu

 

 

OM SHIPIVISHTAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord whose form emits great rays of light

 

 

OM AMBIKANATHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Ambika's Lord

 

 

OM SHRIKANTAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to he whose throat is shining blue

 

 

OM BHAKTAVATSALAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who loves His devotees like new born calves

 

 

 

M BHAVAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who is existence itself

 

 

 

OM SARVAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva who is all

 

 

 

OM TRILOKESHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva who is the Lord of all the three worlds

 

 

 

OM SHITAKANTHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the primal soul whose throat is deep blue

 

 

 

OM SHIVAPRIYAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the god who is dear to Shakti

 

 

 

OM UGRAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva whose presence is awesome and overwhelming

 

 

 

OM KAPALINE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God whose begging bowl is a human skull

 

 

 

OM KAMARAYE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva who conquers all passions

 

 

 

OM ANDHAKASURA SUDANAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who killed the asura Andhaka

 

 

 

OM GANGADHARAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who holds the Ganges River in his hair

 

 

 

OM LALATAKSHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord whose sport is creation

 

 

 

OM KALAKALAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva who is the death of death

 

 

 

OM KRIPANIDHAYE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who is the treasure of compassion

 

 

 

OM BHIMAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva whose strength is awesome

 

 

 

OM PARASHU HASTAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who wields an axe in his hands

 

 

 

OM MRIGAPANAYAE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who looks after the soul in the wilderness

 

 

 

OM JATADHARAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva who bears a mass of matted hair

 

 

 

OM KAILASAVASINE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who abides on Mount Kailas

 

 

 

OM KAVACHINE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who is wrapped in armor

 

 

 

OM KATHORAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva who causes all growth

 

 

 

OM TRIPURANTAKAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who destroyed the three demonic cities

 

 

 

OM VRISHANKAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God whose emblem is a bull (Nandi)

 

 

 

OM VRISHABHARUDHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva who rides a bull

 

 

 

OM BHASMODDHULITA VIGRAHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord covered with holy ash

 

 

 

OM SAMAPRIYAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God exceedingly fond of hymns from the Sama Veda

 

 

 

OM SVARAMAYAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva who creates through sound

 

 

 

OM TRAYIMURTAYE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who is worshiped in three forms

 

 

 

OM ANISHVARAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the undisputed Lord

 

 

 

OM SARVAGYAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who knows all things

 

 

 

OM PARAMATMANE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Supreme Self

 

 

 

OM SOMASURAGNI LOCHANAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the light of the eyes of Soma, Surya and Agni

 

 

 

OM HAVISHE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva who receives oblations of ghee

 

 

 

OM YAGYAMAYAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the architect of all sacrificial rites

 

 

 

OM SOMAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Moon-glow of the mystic's vision

 

 

 

OM PANCHAVAKTRAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God of the five activities

 

 

 

OM SADASHIVAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the eternally auspicious benevolent Shiva

 

 

 

OM VISHVESHVARAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the all-pervading ruler of the cosmos

 

 

 

OM VIRABHADRAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva the foremost of heroes

 

 

 

OM GANANATHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God of the Ganas

 

 

 

OM PRAJAPATAYE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Creator

 

 

 

OM HIRANYARETASE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who emanates golden souls

 

 

 

OM DURDHARSHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the unconquerable being

 

 

 

OM GIRISHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the monarch of the holy mountain Kailas

 

 

 

OM GIRISHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord of the Himalayas

 

 

 

OM ANAGHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva who can inspire no fear

 

 

 

OM BUJANGABHUSHANAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord adorned with golden snakes

 

 

 

OM BHARGAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the foremost of rishis

 

 

 

OM GIRIDHANVANE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God whose weapon is a mountain

 

 

 

OM GIRIPRIYAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who is fond of mountains

 

 

 

OM KRITTIVASASE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who wears clothes of hide

 

 

 

OM PURARATAYE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who is thoroughly at home in the wilderness

 

 

 

OM BHAGAVATE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord of prosperity

 

 

 

OM PRAMATHADHIPAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who is served by goblins

 

 

 

OM MRITUNJAYAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the conqueror of death

 

 

 

OM SUKSHMATANAVE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the subtlest of the subtle

 

 

 

OM JAGADVYAPINE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva who fills the whole world

 

 

 

OM JAGADGURAVE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the guru of all the worlds

 

 

 

OM VYOMAKESHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God whose hair is the spreading sky above

 

 

 

OM MAHASENAJANAKAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the origin of Mahasena

 

 

 

OM CHARUVIKRAMAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva, the guardian of wandering pilgrims

 

 

 

OM RUDRAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who is fit to be praised

 

 

 

OM BHUTAPATAYE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the source of living creatures, including the Bhutas, or ghostly creatures

 

 

 

OM STHANAVE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the firm and immovable deity

 

 

 

OM AHIRBUDHNYAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who waits for the sleeping kundalini

 

 

 

OM DIGAMBARAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva whose robes is the cosmos

 

 

 

OM ASHTAMURTAYE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who has eight forms

 

 

 

OM ANEKATMANE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who is the one soul

 

 

 

OM SATVIKAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord of boundless energy

 

 

 

OM SHUDDHA VIGRAHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to him who is free of all doubt and dissension

 

 

 

OM SHASHVATAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva, endless and eternal

 

 

 

OM KHANDAPARASHAVE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who cuts through the mind's despair

 

 

 

OM AJAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the instigator of all that occurs

 

 

 

OM PAPAVIMOCHAKAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who releases all fetters

 

 

 

OM MRIDAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who shows only mercy

 

 

 

OM PASHUPATAYE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the ruler of all evolving souls, the animals

 

 

 

OM DEVAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the foremost of devas, demigods

 

 

 

OM MAHADEVAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the greatest of the gods

 

 

 

OM AVYAYAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the one never subject to change

 

 

 

OM HARAYE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva who dissolves all bondage

 

 

 

OM PASHUDANTABHIDE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the one who punished Pushan

 

 

 

OM AVYAGRAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who is steady and unwavering

 

 

 

OM DAKSHADHVARAHARAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the destroyer of Daksha's conceited sacrifice

 

 

 

OM HARAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who withdraws the cosmos

 

 

 

OM BHAGANETRABHIDE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva who taught Bhaga to see more clearly

 

 

 

OM AVYAKTAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to Shiva who is subtle and unseen

 

 

 

OM SAHASRAKSHAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord of limitless forms

 

 

 

OM SAHASRAPADE NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who is standing and walking everywhere

 

 

 

OM APAVARGAPRADAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the Lord who gives and takes all things

 

 

 

OM ANANTAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the God who is unending

 

 

 

OM TARAKAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the great liberator of mankind

 

 

 

OM PARAMESHVARAYA NAMAHA

 

Obeisances to the great God

 

 

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