It corresponds to the Hindu philosophy of life and death, that death is the ultimate reality of life. The ash is not a normal one, but instead the ash from a cemetery. It represents how Shiva is in its transcendental aspect in nature and that his presence is higher than material presence. This symbol has a higher meaning than just the element itself.
Hence, it is Chandrashekhara alone who can control time. An example that I can quote here is the high tides and the low tides that arise due to the gravity of the moon. Control on time and the moon is important to control nature. Thus, the Moon symbolizes time and Lord Shiva wearing the moon on his head denotes that Shiva has complete control over time and is beyond the measure of time and is eternal. We refer to Shiva as “HE” to keep up with the conventions.
The three forms in which the world appears i.e., “HE-SHE-IT” referred arises out of him. Though all forms belong to him and he is happy in whatever way you look at him yet there is no single form in the world that describes him. Thus, it is important to understand that he is “Formless”. Since Shiva can’t be comprehended, we worship his mark or we worship the whole Brahmman in a Shivalingam. Everything being round is a mark of the Lord/Shiva. Be it a tree which comes from a seed which is round, a child which comes from a cell which is round, all heavenly bodies are round, the minutes of cells are round and our very earth is round. Everything in the world arises out of a dome/a ball/ a Pindi. Hence, Shivalingam is the mark of the lord within its creation. The word Shivalingam has been derived from Sanskrit roots Shiva (Lord) + Lingam (Mark/Chinha/Symbol). Nirgun-Sagun: In the Nirgun-Sagun state Shiva is worshipped as the Shivalingam.In this state, though all forms arise out of him yet, no form can describe him. Saguna: In the Saguna state Shiva is the entire universe and his “ansh” is present in the tree, the insect, the animal, male, female and the whole creation.Nirgun: In this state he is formless, and the whole universe and creation lie in the pervasiveness of Shiva.Scriptures call him the Nirgun Brahman and the Sagun Brahmman Here Brahmman is not mere the Universe but is the one who is the base and cause of the universe. It is humanly impossible to explain Shiva, just as it is impossible to explain the universe yet let’s make an attempt.įrom simple human intellect, he is the one from whom the Brahman emerges, in whom it stays and within whom it goes back. He is limitless, transcendent, unchanging, formless and also the one without beginning or without end. He is the Auspicious one (Shiva), The terrific one (Rudra), Lord of the Dance (Nataraja), Lord of the universe (Vishwanatha), He is the Destroyer and the Transformer. Lord Shiva, Mahadeva is perhaps the most complex of Hindu deity.
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