Shaivism – a religion

Shaivism revolves around Lord Shiva.

Tantric philosophy gave birth to it.

Kashmir Shaivam is with monastic faith

 While Shaiva Siddandam is dualistic.

Bhairava, Rudhra and Shiva have been

Three forms akin in ferociousness 

To the Wild Bull, the Bull and the Ox.

He and his subjects profess humbleness.

As Shiva, He is potential energy;

As Sakti, He is creative energy.

Conjugation of male and female

Is symbolized by Linga, the idol.

Shiva reminds you of your destination.

Ash is what one would become after death.

He wears ash to remind us of the end

And to live observing austerity.

Followers of Shiva is in firm belief

That they’d get painless death, the Moksha.

Glorious rich life with horrible death

Is a tragedy they want to escape from.

27.02.2015

( I am a Shaivait. My father had insisted on me to devote to Shiva for a death without being bed ridden, and he left his little cash for the village Shiva Temple and died peacefully at my lap at his 93in 2007)