self written

letter to bholenath

OM NAMAH SHIVAY
Dear lord from the deep of my heart never leave your sight from this die hard devotee off yours .
though its hard to believe for the people out their in the world but you had shown me your presence so many times. no matter how bad or good they were but those were the best moments that i felt as if you were standing nearby me the whole time. though the whole world isnt with me except my family but dear lord you are there. no matter how much depressed i got you always created a way to make your this son happy. i wont nothing but your blessings  the whole life . no matter what i had to do to make you proud in any manner.
cant thank you na cause you do not need these lame things .

eknath bholenath

Lord Shiva Is The Ultimate Liberal God. Now Deal With It.

1. He is the only God worshipped in his androgynous form – Ardhanarishwar.

Depicting both male and female characteristics, He shows that genders do not matter to him.

2. He smokes pot and doesn’t mind if His bhakts smoke pot too.

3. You can offer him anything – alcohol or weed, He doesn’t mind.

The Lord Kaalbhairav in Ujjain is offered alcohol and Lord Mahakaal in the same town is worshipped with Bhasma Aarati, which is worship of the deity with the ashes from dead bodies.

4. Tantriks see Him as the God of sex. He takes no offence.

5. Both unmarried and married women can worship Him.

There are restrictions on age, gender, and marital status for women when it comes to worshipping other deities.

6. From Kings to Aghoris, everyone can worship Shiva. He has no class barrier for His bhakts.

It was Ravana who composed the Tandava Strotram in praise of Lord Shiva.

7. Devas, Manav, Asuras, Rakshashas, Danavs, Daityas, Yakshas, everyone bows before Him with respect.

(Rakshashas, Danavs and Daityas do not worship Lord Vishnu.).

8. He drank poison to save the universe. Welfare of all is his way of doing things.

9. His love for His wife – Sati (in a previous avatar) and Parvati in her current – is unconditional and unparalleled.

This is why every woman in India wants a husband like Shiva.

10. He stays in the shadows while His wife is worshipped as Shakti, Durga or Kali – all symbolising women power.

Only a true liberal respects the power of women.

11. He doesn’t demand anything from His devotees and is pleased with the simplest of offerings.

This is why no one tells you to offer gold to him.

12. He is the only God who is unperturbed by worldly pleasures even though married.

13. He doesn’t care about His attire. The cost of His garments is the lowest among all Gods.

14. Even His most devout followers can pursue all materialistic activities.

As long as they do not stray from the path of Dharma.

15. His devotees can make offerings with their left hand. He doesn’t mind.

16. He has compassion for all beings, including animals. This is why He is called Pashupatinath.

17. Of the trinity, Shiva is the destroyer but He rarely exercises His powers because He is rarely angry.

Only twice has He shown His anger. For the first time it was when Sati died and the second time it was when Lord Kaamdev tried to break His meditation.

18. Shiva respects other Gods and never sees himself as superior to them.

His respect for the avatars of Vishnu, particularly Lord Ram, testifies this. Lord Hanuman was Shiva’s avatar.

Tandav mantra

जटा टवी गलज्जल प्रवाह पावितस्थले, गलेऽवलम्ब्य लम्बितां भुजङ्ग तुङ्ग मालिकाम् |
डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनाद वड्डमर्वयं, चकार चण्डताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिवः शिवम् ||
जटा कटा हसंभ्रम भ्रमन्निलिम्प निर्झरी, विलो लवी चिवल्लरी विराजमान मूर्धनि |
धगद् धगद् धगज्ज्वलल् ललाट पट्ट पावके किशोर चन्द्र शेखरे रतिः प्रतिक्षणं मम ||
धरा धरेन्द्र नंदिनी विलास बन्धु बन्धुरस् फुरद् दिगन्त सन्तति प्रमोद मानमानसे |
कृपा कटाक्ष धोरणी निरुद्ध दुर्धरापदि क्वचिद् दिगम्बरे मनो विनोदमेतु वस्तुनि ||
लता भुजङ्ग पिङ्गलस् फुरत्फणा मणिप्रभा कदम्ब कुङ्कुमद्रवप् रलिप्तदिग्व धूमुखे |
मदान्ध सिन्धुरस् फुरत् त्वगुत्तरीयमे दुरे मनो विनोद मद्भुतं बिभर्तु भूतभर्तरि ||
सहस्र लोचनप्रभृत्य शेष लेखशेखर प्रसून धूलिधोरणी विधूस राङ्घ्रि पीठभूः |
भुजङ्ग राजमालया निबद्ध जाटजूटक श्रियै चिराय जायतां चकोर बन्धुशेखरः ||
ललाट चत्वरज्वलद् धनञ्जयस्फुलिङ्गभा निपीत पञ्चसायकं नमन्निलिम्प नायकम् |
सुधा मयूखले खया विराजमानशेखरं महाकपालिसम्पदे शिरोज टालमस्तु नः |
कराल भाल पट्टिका धगद् धगद् धगज्ज्वल द्धनञ्जयाहुती कृतप्रचण्ड पञ्चसायके |
धरा धरेन्द्र नन्दिनी कुचाग्र चित्रपत्रक प्रकल्प नैक शिल्पिनि त्रिलोचने रतिर्मम |||
नवीन मेघ मण्डली निरुद् धदुर् धरस्फुरत्- कुहू निशीथि नीतमः प्रबन्ध बद्ध कन्धरः |
निलिम्प निर्झरी धरस् तनोतु कृत्ति सिन्धुरः कला निधान बन्धुरः श्रियं जगद् धुरंधरः ||
प्रफुल्ल नीलपङ्कज प्रपञ्च कालिम प्रभा- वलम्बि कण्ठकन्दली रुचिप्रबद्ध कन्धरम् |
स्मरच्छिदं पुरच्छिदं भवच्छिदं मखच्छिदं गजच्छि दांध कच्छिदं तमंत कच्छिदं भजे ||
अखर्व सर्व मङ्गला कला कदंब मञ्जरी रस प्रवाह माधुरी विजृंभणा मधुव्रतम् |
स्मरान्तकं पुरान्तकं भवान्तकं मखान्तकं गजान्त कान्ध कान्त कं तमन्त कान्त कं भजे ||
जयत् वदभ्र विभ्रम भ्रमद् भुजङ्ग मश्वस – द्विनिर्ग मत् क्रमस्फुरत् कराल भाल हव्यवाट् |
धिमिद्धिमिद्धिमिध्वनन्मृदङ्गतुङ्गमङ्गल ध्वनिक्रमप्रवर्तित प्रचण्डताण्डवः शिवः ||
स्पृषद्विचित्रतल्पयोर्भुजङ्गमौक्तिकस्रजोर्- – गरिष्ठरत्नलोष्ठयोः सुहृद्विपक्षपक्षयोः |
तृष्णारविन्दचक्षुषोः प्रजामहीमहेन्द्रयोः समप्रवृत्तिकः ( समं प्रवर्तयन्मनः) कदा सदाशिवं भजे ||
कदा निलिम्पनिर्झरीनिकुञ्जकोटरे वसन् विमुक्तदुर्मतिः सदा शिरः स्थमञ्जलिं वहन् |
विमुक्तलोललोचनो ललामभाललग्नकः शिवेति मंत्रमुच्चरन् कदा सुखी भवाम्यहम् ||
इदम् हि नित्यमेवमुक्तमुत्तमोत्तमं स्तवं पठन्स्मरन्ब्रुवन्नरो विशुद्धिमेतिसंततम् |
हरे गुरौ सुभक्तिमाशु याति नान्यथा गतिं विमोहनं हि देहिनां सुशङ्करस्य चिंतनम् ||
पूजा वसान समये दशवक्त्र गीतं यः शंभु पूजन परं पठति प्रदोषे |
तस्य स्थिरां रथगजेन्द्र तुरङ्ग युक्तां लक्ष्मीं सदैव सुमुखिं प्रददाति शंभुः ||

Bholenath

When you are lost and when you are too much depressed and you are too much tired off hearing people mentioning you as a bad guy or they don't know your value. Cause people in today's world judge you by your money looks or total expenditure that you spend on the guys. Then just do one thing don't care how much they criticize you just ignore them and remember bholenath cause he is the ultimate doctor for all your remedies.funny incident recalled. Guys who smoke weed and hash they keep on mentioning one thing that bro it will take you to bholenath directly but they don't know that how much they smoke they can't become bholenath cause baba used to smoke dhatura ultimate drug and the neelkhanth incident. They show that they can drink as much as they want but they don't have the capacity to smoke dhatura. Bhai agar nashe se hi bholenath milte to Ravan ko Bhakti ki kya jarurat thi. So I just wanna say that be calm and peaceful  and just recall baba all time cause bholenath says that my kids no matter how much difficult situation you face just remember I am always there for you. Just keep on doing your things and don't worry about your fruits that you receive after your work. Be non greedful don't indulge yourself in bad activities indulge yourself in your work and be busy why too care for the guys who don't care about you bholenath is there always. Ultimate superior of all the lords that's why lord Vishnu and all other lords praise bholenath but bholenath doesn't praise anyone cause for him all are equal. Be like Ravana. Be unique devote yourself to bholenath rest bholenath will see and clear all your hurdles.

shiv vivah

We know that Lord Shiva married Goddess Parvati. Goddess Parvati is Lord Shiva’s Shakti, his power.

Do you know how they got married? The story of their marriage starts with the evil demon – Tarakasura.

Tarakasura was a very powerful demon and had performed severe penances. Neither the humans nor the Devas were powerful enough to defeat Tarakasura. Tarakasura terrorised the Devas and the humans. Though the Devas tried to fight back, they could not match the demon’s power or ferocity.

Unable to fight Tarakasura, all the humans and the Devas went to Lord Brahma for help. That was when Lord Brahma told them that only Lord Shiva’s child was powerful enough to destroy the demon Tarakasura.

The Devas were in a fix. Lord Shiva had married Goddess Sati. However since Sati's death, Lord Shiva had retreated to the Himalayas and was deep in penance. His meditation was so deep powerful that he could not be disturbed.

The Devas then again went to Lord Brahma for help. Brahma asked them to worship Mahadevi, the great Goddess of which Sati was an incarnation.

The Devas worshipped Mahadevi. Mahadevi appeared before them and told the Devas that she would reincarnate and marry Shiva. Their offspring would defeat Tarakasura.

Soon enough Himavat, king of Himalayan Kingdom and his Queen Menaka had a beautiful girl child. They named the child "Parvati". Parvati means "of the hills".

Parvati was a beautiful child, full of zest in her childhood. However she was fiercely devoted to Lord Shiva. Even in her childhood she preferred praying to Lord Shiva, instead of playing with her friends.

Parvati was very well educated and very beautiful. Fame of her beauty and intelligence spread throughout the country. Suitors came from different parts of the country to marry her. However Parvati rejected all of them. She wanted to marry Lord Shiva and no one else.

When she repeatedly rejected her suitors her father asked her, "Parvati, don't you wish to get married? Why do you keep rejecting all the princes who have come?"

Parvati looked defiantly at her father, "Father, have you seen the princes? She said looking scornfully, "I cannot marry them...They are not what I want..."

Queen Menaka said quietly, "Does that mean that there is someone else you want?" She asked smiling at Parvati.

Parvati blushed, "Mother!"

King Himavat looked surprised looking from mother and daughter. "Well, who is it?"

Parvati shyly stared at her feet and whispered, "Lord Shiva," her eyes shining radiantly.

King Himavat though flabbergasted at first, then slowly nodded his head. Yes Lord Shiva, the Lord of the three worlds was the good match for his daughter.

But then he remembered how Shiva had become an ascetic and was deep in penance. "Parvati, my child. Lord Shiva has retired to the Himalayas. How can you hope to marry him..."

"Narayana...Narayana..." A mischievous voice came from behind them. All the three of them turned around startled, to see Sage Narada behind them. Sage Narada was Brahma’s son and roamed all around world. He was a mischievous sage and always getting himself and others in trouble. The only reason he always escaped from being cursed was all his exploits always ended well for all the people concerned.

Sage Narada knew that Parvati was Goddess Mahadevi reincarnated and had come to marry Lord Shiva.

Parvati was the first one to salute Sage Narada. Sage Narada blessed her and said, "You are born to be the mother of the Worlds. You have to go and fulfil your destiny."

King Himavat and Queen Menaka also saluted Sage Narada. King Himavat then said, "Sir, Parvati wants to marry Lord Shiva...She has just told us..."

Sage Narada then turned to Parvati, "What you have chosen is not an easy path to follow. But you must succeed. Not just for your own sake but for the sake of many other people. It is your destiny." Parvati felt something deep stir within her. But she still could not fully realise that she was the great Goddess Mahadevi.

Sage Narada then turned to King Himavat, "Take your daughter to Lord Shiva. Ask him to accept Parvati's help to perform his daily prayers. "

King Himavat nodded. Sage Narada, his work accomplished vanished from there.

The next day, along with Parvati, King Himavat travelled to the foot of the Himalayas, where Lord Shiva was meditating. They waited patiently for Lord Shiva to open his eyes.

Lord Shiva opened his eyes after a long time not even aware that the two of them were there. He first saw Paravti but was not able to recognise that Parvati was infact his Shakti – his beloved Sati. He then turned his attention to King Himavat. "What brings you here, King?" He asked.

King Himavat bowed, "My Lord, this is my daughter Parvati. She has been your fierce devotee from her childhood. She wishes to serve you while you do your puja."

Shiva nodded and agreed to it. "If that is what she desires, then she can help me around." King Himavat then left Paravti there and left for his kingdom.

Shiva nodded to Parvati, "I am going too need some flowers for the puja. Would you please..."

Parvati nodded and left in search of the flowers...

Soon she was with Lord Shiva and helped him in everything. While he was meditating, she would wait on him gazing at him. She would have all the things ready so that he could perform the puja after his meditation.

The Devas sighed with relief when they saw Parvati waiting on Lord Shiva. They thought that soon Parvati would convince Shiva to marry her. However, as the days passed, the Devas grew worried. Parvati's charm was not working on Shiva. Shiva remained immune to her. They were not sure how long they could hold up against Tarakasura. So in order to speed things up, they went to Kamadeva – the God of Love.

Indra the Lord of the Devas explained to Kamadeva, "I think Parvati needs our help. Shiva is not affected by Parvati's charm or beauty. I think you have to break his meditation by firing your love arrow at him so that he can atleast notice Parvati's beauty."

Kamadeva thought that over, "But Parvati would win over Lord Shiva. The Great Mahadevi promised us. Why should we interfere?"

Indra sighed, "Tarakasura is becoming a menance. None of our powers combined can match his power and he has been hurting innocent people. We have speed things up..."

Finally Kamadeva agreed and decided to help them out, "Yes. I will do it."

Kamadeva went home to tell his wife about his "assignment". Rati however was not happy. "But Shiva is deep in his penance. Won"t he be angry if he learns that you have disturbed his penance?"

Kamadeva’s eyes momentarily clouded. But then as he resolutely nodded his head and smiled, "Yes. But even if it so, I have to do this. Don’t worry my dear." He said stroking Rati’s cheek and smiled, "I will be back."

Rati gave a fearful smile and realised that her husband’s mind was made up. She gave Kamadeva a forced smile and nodded her head.

Kamadeva picked up his flowery bow with the sugarcane arrows and went to the place where Shiva was meditating.

There Parvati was helping Shiva, collect the flowers. She was arranging the flowers, when Kamadeva picked up his bow and fired five arrows at Lord Shiva.

Shiva momentarily felt a sudden jerk as if being awakened. He suddenly gazed at Parvati as if realizing for the first time how beautiful she actually was. He felt captivated by Parvati's beauty and was about to talk to her, when Lord Shiva shook his head. Something is not right. I should not be thinking of this. My Sati is dead. I am performing penance. I cannot be attracted to another woman now. Lord Shiva resolutely pulled himself together. Through his power of meditation he realised that Kamadeva had been upto some mischief because of which he had lost concentration.

Lord Shiva has three eyes. His third eye is in his forehead and is always closed, for good reason. The third eye if opened would burn up anyone in its path!

Now Lord Shiva angrily blazed at Kamadeva and opened his third eye. Poor Kamadeva! He was burnt to ashes!

After burning up Kamadeva, Lord Shiva cooled down a little. He closed his third eye. But he was still angry with himself for losing his concentration. He angrily turned to Parvati, "I do not wish you to help me. Leave me alone. Your charms will not work on me. Leave and go back to your family." So saying Lord Shiva turned on his heel and stomped off to his retreat to continue with his penance, which had been disturbed by Kamadeva.

Parvati was distressed that Shiva had spoken harshly to her and had left her. Parvati was sure that no matter how much she cajoled Shiva, he would never agree to let her help him again.

Parvati realised that she could not give up now. The days she had been with Shiva, she realised that she was more in love with him than she realised.

She wondered how she was to make Shiva accept her, when she heard a familiar voice behind her. "Narayana... Narayana..."

Parvati turned and saluted Sage Narada. Looking at Sage Narada she knew that he was here to offer her help. Narada smiled and said, "You are right, my lady. Giving up is not an option. Lord Shiva cannot be won by charm and beauty, but he can be won by devotion."

Parvati looked at Narada and realised what she had to do. She would perform penance to win her love. Parvati was not afraid of the penance. In fact she welcomed it. Without saying a word, she saluted Narada and went to a grove in the Himalayas. No matter how hard it was , she would win her love.

Rati came to know of her husband’s death and came sobbing to Parvati as she was too scared to go to Lord Shiva. She cried her heart out to Parvati, who comforted her. "Rati, listen to me. I will win Shiva." She said resolutely, "And when I do, I promise Kamadeva will be reborn." Parvati spoke knowing that it would happen, perhaps not immediately. But it would.

Rati nodded her head tearfully and left the grove.

Parvati began her penance. She did not care about the hardships she had to face or about the harsh weather around her. All she cared about was that she had to win Lord Shiva.

She worshipped Lord Shiva for years, but the Lord never appeared. As Parvati meditated fiercely, she realised the truth about herself. Parvati realised that she was an incarnation of Mahadevi and that it was her destiny to become Shiva’s Shakti.

She realised that she was Sati in her previous life who had given up her life because Daksha – Sati’s father has insulted Shiva. She realised that her love for Shiva transcended everything, because she was for all purposes Shiva’s...half. Both Shiva and Parvati were incomplete without each other.

With her meditation, Parvati became very powerful. With her powers of penance, she soon gave up all food, water or even air. The other sages meditating in the Himalayas would come and visit Parvati and admire her tenacity. Parvati was so engrossed in her meditation that she never noticed any of them.

However Parvati’s penance was so powerful that the Devas could bear it no more. The whole kingdom of the Gods began to get hot as Parvati meditated. The Gods rushed to Brahma. Brahma and Vishnu together went to Shiva and told him that Parvati’s penance was to end, or the whole Kingdom would burn.

Shiva realised that Parvati was not just another mortal and that she was special. But could she be my Sati. He wondered...

The next day as Parvati was about to begin her penance, when she saw a young ascetic staring at her.

Parvati looked at him, "Is there a reason you are staring at me like that?"

"Yes" The ascetic said looking at her mystified. "My lady, I have watching you for a few days. Once you start performing your penance I have never seen anything like it. You have not eaten. People come and go, you do not seem to realise it. Your meditation is very powerful. Why would you..." He stopped.

Parvati nodded asking him to continue.

"...What would prompt such a beautiful lady like you to perform such a penance." The ascetic said shrugging his shoulder, "I mean, what would be worth that..."

Parvati smiled, "Love, young sir. Love. I do all this for love."

The young man looked at her baffled, when Parvati smiled, "Lord Shiva. I wish to marry him. I will win him over by my devotion." She said simply.

When Parvati finished, the young ascetic looked surprised and then burst out laughing. Parvati looked surprised seeing the ascetic laugh.

"You wish to marry..." he said still laughing, "...Shiva. You mean the three eyed God..." He said still unable to control himself. "I mean... why waste your beauty and intelligence on someone like that... who smears ashes on himself and wears skulls... And my Lady, did I forget to tell you he is homeless and just roams around in graveyards...Do you mean that Shiva..."

Parvati eyes started blazing when she heard the ascetic making fun of Lord Shiva, "Yes. I mean that Shiva and also the Shiva who is the master of the three worlds." She said pride shining in her voice. "That Shiva who cannot be understood by pathetic puny minds like yours..." She said scornfully, wishing she had never spoke to the ascetic.

The young ascetic opened his mouth to talk, when Parvati held up her hands fiercely, "DON’T SAY ANOTHER WORD" She said emphasising each word, angry through and through. "It is not only a sin to talk like this, it is bigger sin to listen to this rubbish..." Saying she stomped and was about to turn away, when she saw a flash. The young ascetic disappeared and standing in that place was the man whom she had dreamed her entire life. Lord Shiva...her Shiva.

Shiva looked tenderly at Goddess Parvati, thinking her words That Shiva and also the Shiva who is the master of the three worlds... She had said that with pride. When she had said that, something changed in him. He realised that she was his Shakti. She was indeed his wife reborn...

"Parvati, I am sorry. I should have realized it earlier. But..." Lord Shiva shook his head.

In their eyes they saw that they both belonged to each other. They had always been together. Just with different names. Lord Shiva was the father of the universe and Goddess Parvati the mother.

Goddess Parvati shyly turned to Lord Shiva, "My Lord, you have to come to my father and ask for my hand. It is the proper thing to do."

Lord Shiva nodded and went back to Kailasa, whereas Goddess Parvati returned to her father’s home.

Then Lord Shiva came and asked Himavat permission to marry his daughter. Himavat readily agreed and thus Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati celebrated their wedding with great pomp and show.

After their marriage, Goddess Parvati gave birth to Lord Kartikeyan, who defeated and killed the evil demon Tarakasura.

True to her promise, after her marriage with Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati requested Lord Shiva to bring back Kamadeva to life. Smiling the Lord obliged and Rati got her husband back!

Mahakal ka saar

देवों के देव कहते हैं, इन्हें महादेव, भोलेनाथ, शंकर, महेश, रुद्र, नीलकंठ के नाम से भी जाना जाता है।भारतीय धर्म के प्रमुख देवता हैं। ब्रह्मा और विष्णु के त्रिवर्ग में उनकी गणना होती है। पूजा, उपासना में शिव और उनकी शक्ति की ही प्रमुखता है। उन्हें सरलता की मूर्ति माना जाता है। द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिंगों के नाम से उनके विशालकाय तीर्थ स्वरूप देवालय भी हैं। साथ ही यह भी होता है कि खेत की मेंड़ पर किसी वृक्ष की छाया में छोटी चबूतरी बनाकर गोल पत्थर की उनकी प्रतिमा बना ली जाए। पूजा के लिए एक लोटा जल चढ़ा देना पर्याप्त है। संभव हो तो बेलपत्र भी चढ़ाए जा सकते है। फलों की अपेक्षा वे नहीं करते। न धूप दीप, नैवेद्य, चन्दन, पुष्प जैसे उपचार अलंकारों के प्रति उनका आकर्षण है।

शिव ने ही कहा था कि 'कल्पना' ज्ञान से ज्यादा महत्वपूर्ण है। हम जैसी कल्पना और विचार करते हैं, वैसे ही हो जाते हैं। शिव ने इस आधार पर ध्यान की कई विधियों का विकास किया।

इस सृष्टि के प्राणी और सभी पदार्थ तीन स्थितियों में होकर गुजरते हैं-एक उत्पादन, दूसरा अभिवर्द्धन और तीसरा परिवर्तन है। सृष्टि की उत्पादक प्रक्रिया को ब्रह्मा, अभिवर्द्धन को विष्णु और परिवर्तन को शिव कहते हैं। मरण के साथ जन्म का यहाँ अनवरत क्रम है। बीज गलता है तो नया पौधा पैदा होता है। गोबर सड़ता है तो उसका खाद पौधों की बढ़ोत्तरी में असाधारण रूप से सहायक होता है। पुराना कपड़ा छोटा पड़ने या फटने पर उसे गलाया और कागज बनाया जाता है। नए वस्त्र की तत्काल व्यवस्था होती है। इसी उपक्रम को शिव कहा जा सकता है। वह शरीरगत अगणित जीव कोशाओं के मरते-जन्मते रहने से भी देखा जाता है और सृष्टि के जरा-जीर्ण होने पर महाप्रलय के रूप में भी। स्थिरता तो जड़ता है। शिव को निष्क्रियता नहीं सुहाती। गतिशीलता ही उन्हें अभीष्ट है। गति के साथ परिवर्तन अनिवार्य है। शिवतत्त्व को सृष्टि की अनवरत परिवर्तन प्रक्रिया में झाँकते देखा जा सकता है। भारतीय तत्त्वज्ञान के अध्यवसायी कलाकार और कल्पना भाव-संवेदना के धनी भी रहे हैं। उन्होंने प्रवृत्तियों को मानुषी काया का स्वरूप दिया है। विद्या को सरस्वती, संपदा को लक्ष्मी एवं पराक्रम को दुर्गा का रूप दिया है। इसी प्रकार अनेकानेक तत्त्व और तथ्य देवी-देवताओं के नाम से किन्हीं कायकलेवरों में प्रतिष्ठित किए गए हैं। तत्त्वज्ञानियों के अनुसार देवता एक से बहुत बने हैं। समुह का जल एक होते हुए भी उसकी लहरें ऊँची-नीची भी दीखती हैं और विभिन्न आकार-प्रकार की भी। परब्रह्म एक है तो भी उसके अंग-अवयवों को तरह देववर्ग की मान्यता आवश्यक जान पड़ी। इसी आलंकारिक संरचना में शिव को की मूर्द्धन्य स्थान मिला।

वे प्रकृतिक्रम के साथ गुँथकर पतझड़ के पीले पत्तों को गिराते तथा बसंत के पल्लव और फूल खिलाते रहते हैं। उन्हें श्मशानवासी कहा जाता है। मरण भयावह नहीं है और न उसमें अशुचिता है। गंदगी जो सड़न से फैलती है। काया की विधिवत् अंत्येष्टि कर दी गई तो सड़न का प्रश्न ही नहीं रहा। हर व्यक्ति को मरण के रूप में शिवसत्ता का ज्ञान बना रहे, इसलिए उन्होंने अपना डेरा श्मशान में डाला है। वहीं बिखरी भस्म को शरीर पर मल लेते हैं, ताकि ऋतु प्रभावों का असर न पड़े। मृत्यु को जो भी जीवन के साथ गुँथा हुआ देखता है उस पर न आक्रोश के आतप का आक्रमण होता है और न भीरुता के शीत का। वह निर्विकल्प निर्भय बना रहता है। वे बाघ का चर्म धारण करते है। जीवन में ऐसे ही साहस और पौरुष की आवश्यकता है जिसमें बाघ जैसे अनर्थों और अनिष्टों की चमड़ी उधेड़ी जा सके और उसे कमर से कसकर बाँधा जा सके। शिव जब उल्लास विभोर होते हैं तो मुंडों की माला गले में धारण करते हैं। यह जीवन की अंतिम परिणति और सौगात है जिसे राजा व रंक समानता से छोड़ते हैं। न प्रबुद्ध ऊँचा रहता है और न अनपढ़ नीचा। सभी एकसूत्र में पिरो दिए जाते हैं। यही समत्व रोग है, विषमता यहाँ नहीं फटकती।

शिव की नीलकंठ भी कहते हैं। कथा है कि समुद्र मंथन में जब सर्वप्रथम अहंता की वारुणी और दर्प का विष निकला तो शिव ने उस हलाहल को अपने गले में धारण कर लिया, न उगला और न पीया। उगलते तो वातावरण में विषाक्तता फैलती, पीने पर पेट में कोलाहल मचता। मध्यवर्ती नीति यही अपनाई गई। शिक्षा यह है कि विषाक्तता को न तो आत्मसात् करें, न ही विक्षोभ उत्पन्न कर उसे उगलें। उसे कंठ तक ही प्रतिबंधित रखे।

इसका तात्पर्य योगसिद्धि से भी है। योगी पुरुष अपने सूक्ष्मशरीर पर अधिकार पा लेते हैं जिससे उनके स्थूलशरीर पर तीक्ष्ण विषों का भी प्रभाव नहीं होता। उन्हें भी वह सामान्य मानकर पचा लेता है। इसका अर्थ यह भी है कि संसार में अपमान,कटुता आदि दुःख-कष्टों का उस पर कोई प्रभाव नहीं होता।