In the 2nd century it was searched as Rudra is three-headed Shiva. Seal was discovered in the Mohenjodaro which shows that a seated figure is surrounded by animals, possibly Shiva, the Pashupati. The Lord Shiva is known as “Devon Ke Dev Mahadev” means Great God or Great Lord. The Supreme God of Hindu Shiva is considered as he has no Aadi or Anta that he has no birth or death. According to Swami Chinmayananda, the meaning of Lord Shiva is the One who is eternally pure or the One who can not ever be contaminated of the imperfection of Rajas and Tamas. It is known as the thousand names of Vishnu interprets God Shiva having multiple meanings such as “The Pure One”, or the One who might never affected by three Gunas of Nature (Rajas, Sattva and Tamas) or the One who purifies living beings by the utterance of His name. It also means “The Auspicious One”, a name for Rudra. The Shiva is a Sanskrit word having an adjective meaning “pure”. He has benevolent as well as fearsome forms and often depicted as immersed in deep meditation, slaying demons in fierce aspects or as the Cosmic Dancer. It is believed that he is living on Mount Kailash as an omniscient yogi with his wife Parvati and sons Ganesha and Kartikeya. In Hinduism, the God Shiva is worshiped in the form of lingam. The followers of Lord Shiva are called Shaivites or Shaivas. According to the tradition of Hinduism, Lord Shiva is the Supreme God of Hindu as he is the creator, preserver, destroyer, concealer, and revealer of human beings. The Lord Shiva is regarded as the most powerful god in Hinduism. It is believed that the God Shiva is the Destroyer or Transformer of living beings among the Trimurti. The meaning of Shiva is the “auspicious one” known as the major Hindu deity. Varanasi is famous as a Shiva Nagari and it has become the biggest pilgrimage destination. The great Jain Tirthankar Suparshv Nath Ji and Tirthankar Parshva Nath Ji was born at Benares. It is located along the western bank of the river Ganges. The Varanasi city was named as the center of a variety of religious and artistic activities by a celebrated Chinese traveler Xuanzang. Varanasi was the capital of Kingdom of Kashi at the time of Gautama Buddha. Varanasi is the center of industries and famous for a variety of work such as muslin, silk fabrics, perfumes, ivory works as well as sculpture. According to the Legends, Varanasi is about 3000 years old and known as the oldest city in the world. The city has been described in many Hindu scriptures such as Rigveda, Skanda Purana, Ramayana, and Mahabharata. Varanasi is the holy city of Lord Shiva and has become one of the seven sacred cities of Hindus. Kashi Vishwanath Temple and New Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi gets more crowds from today than other days from early morning 4 AM to night 10 PM.
Indian youths (especially girls) keep fast for all the Monday occurs in the month of Sawan and worship Lord Shiva to get the same life partner as Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati. Sawan Somvar Vrat has very special significance for all the people living in India especially for unmarried youths (boys and girls). Thus Lord Shiva has been entitled the name Jalandharavatamurti.14th of July 2014 was the first day of starting of Sawan Somvar according to the Hindi month of Sawan. Lord Shiva, who is in the form of old man, said to Jalandhara that if he lifts up the disc, only then he would be eligible to fight with Shiva.Īs the demon tried lifting the disc, the disc has cut the demon’s head into several pieces. He then placed a disc of fire and made Jalandhara stand in the middle of that, asking him to lift the disc. Knowing the fact that Jalandhara is coming to fight with him, Shiva wisely came up to Jalanadhara in disguise and objected him at the entrance of his abode Mount Kailash. Out of his stupidity, he decided to win over Shiva. Those two places were conquered by him, as there was no force which can confront. He also decided to capture the Satyaloka and Vykuntha. He created an unending chaos and cared no one in the world. His main objective is to capture all the corners of universe at all the times. Jalandhara, the demon who had obtained a lot many boons from Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma, misuses all of them to win over the Gods, Sages and other divines.