Lord Shiva in the form of Rudras.

Atharva Veda has given a lot for the betterment of humanity. It has a lot of Thantras. Out of these Thantras, two Thantras play a vital role in giving remedy to various problems faced by the common human being. They are Shiva Rudra Thantra and Vishnu Malya Thantra.According to rolex replica watches Shiva Rudra Thantra, Lord Shiva has 108 poses. Each one is capable of healing some kind of problems. During the past issues we discussed about a few. In this issue also I wish to tell about some more shapes of Lord Shiva.

BRAHMA KAPAALA DHARA MOORTHY.
At the time of the reconstruction of this universe Brahma, the creator of this universe created this universe. On this affair he had a proud that I’m more than Lord Shiva. So, Lord Shiva got angry and cut one of the heads of Brahma. Till that time Brahma also had five heads as Lord Shiva. Only after this incident Brahma become the deity with four heads. In this pose Lord Shiva has four hands. The first right hand is adorned with “two faced trisulam” [a six headed weapon]. His second right hand is adorned with an axe to cut off the sins and evil spirits of the devotees. His second left hand is adorned with “trisulam” [a three headed weapon]. His first left hand is adorned with the skull of Brahma. This deity shows a proper judgment and punishment will be given to the persons who commit mistakes. By praying this deity one can have a very good judging capacity. This deity is to be worshipped by the Magistrates and Judges and by their prayer they can give the best judgments and earn a very good name and fame.

MAHESWARA MOORTHY. .

Easwara means the leader. Maheswara is the leader of leaders. By praying him one can be the best leader. This is the deity to be worshipped by the politicians and leaders. They can establish their position well. In this position Lord Shiva is having five faces and ten hands. He is the creator of the Vedas. From his east facing face he created Sama Veda. From the south facing face he created RigVeda. From the west facing face he created Atharvana Veda. From the top facing face he created 28 Shiva aagamas. As he is the creator of Vedas he is the symbol of knowledge. By praying him one can have the best knowledge. If a student prays he or she can be the best in their studies and they will establish their skills. Out of his 10 hands, the first right hand is the blessing hand. The second right hand is adorned with an axe to cut off the sins and the evil spirits of his devotees. The third right hand is adorned with a knife to cut off the enemies and agyanam [foolishness] of his devotees. His fourth right hand is adorned with a double headed trisulam [two three headed weapons kept in opposite directions]. His fifth right hand is adorned with a trisulam. His fifth left hand is adorned with a curved stick to pull the hearts and minds of his devotees towards him. The fourth left hand is adorned with a fire torch to remove the darkness and lack of knowledge. His third left hand is adorned with a bell to inform his arrival. His second left hand is adorned with a rope to tie the enemies of his devotees. His first left hand is adorned with a snake to bite the evil spirits of his devotees. By praying them we can become the best in our field and we will be the best leader.

EAASAANA MOORTHY. .

As seen earlier Lord Shiva is having five faces. The top face and the first face is Easaana moorthy. He is the creator of SamaVeda and music. Those who wish to establish their name in the field of music and fine arts should pray this deity. In this shape Lord Shiva is having five faces and ten hands. The first right hand is the blessing hand. The second right hand is adorned with trisulam. The third right hand is adorned with a garland made of rudraksha to denote the knowledge and meditating skills. The fourth right hand is adorned with a curved stick to pull the heart and minds of his devotees towards him. The fifth right hand is adorned with an axe to cut off the sins and evil spirits of his devotees. The fifth left hand is adorned with a small drum like musical instrument which is called as “Damarukam” in Sanskrit and in Tamil it is called as “udukkai” and a snake is used as the handle of the instrument. The fourth left hand is adorned with a rope to tie the enemies of his devotees. The third left hand is adorned with a bunch of palm leaves called as “suvadi” in Tamil to show the knowledge and wisdom. The second left hand is adorned with a skull to frighten the enemies of his devotees. The first left hand is the giving hand. As he is having a bunch of palm leaves to show the knowledge and wisdom, he is the best deity for the students to gain the best knowledge. If a student worships this deity it is sure that the student will be the best in education, knowledge and wisdom.

THATHPURUSHA MOORTHY. .

As seen earlier Lord Shiva is having five faces. Thath purusha is the east facing face. He guards us in the eastern side. In this shape he is having four hands and four faces. His color is golden yellow. His first right hand is the blessing hand. The second right hand is adorned with an axe to cut the sins and evil spirits of his devotees. His second left hand is adorned with a bunch of palm leaves which are called as “suvdi” in Tamil. The first left hand is the giving hand. As he is in charge of the knowledge and wisdom, if we pray him we will have a very good knowledge and wisdom. As he is a guard, we can have the best security and we can come across all the evil spirits from the eastern side. As he is the creator of Sama Veda, he is the best for the people who wish to earn name and fame in the field of music and SamaVeda.

AGORA MOORTHY. .

As seen earlier Lord Shiva is having five faces. Agora moorthy is the south facing face. He guards us in the southern side. In this shape he is having four faces and eight hands. In his first right hand his having a trisulam [a three faced weapon]. His second right hand is adorned with an axe to cut off the sins and evil spirits of his devotees. His third right hand is adorned with a garland made or rudraksha which is the best for meditation. His fourth right hand is adorned with a curved stick to pull the hearts of his devotees to his side. His fourth left hand is adorned with a rope to tie the evil spirits of his devotees. His third left hand is adorned with a bunch of palm leaves which are called as “suvadi” in Tamil. His second left hand is adorned with drum like musical instrument called as “damarukam” in Sanskrit and “udukkai” in Tamil. His first left hand is adorned with a skull to frighten the enemies of his devotees. As he is the creator of Atharva Veda, he is the best for atharva Veda and tantric practitioners. As he is having “suvadi” in his hand we can have a very good knowledge and wisdom.

VAAMADEVA MOORTHY. .

As seen earlier Lord Shiva is having five faces. The west facing face is called Vamadeva moorthy. He guards us in the north side. He is yellow color. In this shape he is having four faces and four hands. His first right hand is the blessing hand. His second right hand is adorned with an axe to cut off the sins and evil spirits of his devotees. His second left hand is adorned with a garland made of rudraksha which is the best for meditation. His first left hand is the giving hand. As he is the creator of Rig Veda, Vedic pundits should prey this Lord to show and establish their skills and talents. Those who wish to have the best meditation skills should pray this deity.

We will discuss about some more of Lord Shiva’s forms in the next issue.
Om Namashivaya Om Namashivaya Om Namashivaya

Posted by Siddhar Selvam
Posted Date 10.06.2015