OM- Lord Shiva
Lord Shiva Tad Pada
Lord Shiva is the unborn, non dual , overlord of all that is here.
He is both the material cause, as well as the intelligent cause.
All , or sarvam , is none other than lord siva.
The universe all , is manifest lord siva himself.
The unmanifest state he is in the form of a seed.
In manifest state, he is in the form of entire universe, like a tree born of a seed.
This is the involved understanding of the lord.
Imagining Lord Shiva as an Anugraha Murti
For bhakta, lord is available as the ista devata in linga form.
The lord is the atma linga.
Atma linga the lord, is inside the cave of the heart.
The cave is situated in a sivaloka, a loka of his own fiefdom.
This loka transcends time and space, transcends yugas, the lord is situated in this loka as the sakshi.
He manifests, sustains, controls, and runs, and finally resolves each chathuryuga, by his mere presence, all being his vibhuti or glory.
All through cycles of manifest and unmanifest, the great lord, is unchanged.
He is having all shakti in himself.
He is all vaibhavam, and all mangalam.
He is sorrounded by darkness, by ghosts and goblins, and his sphere and realm if full of snakes and other creatures of the dark.
But there is a permanent purity, freshness, a steady presence, and indestructability.
Within the dark cave, the cave itself is dimly lit by his radiant hue, which is his own self shining nature, lighting up the cave into a blue greenish hue.
Praising the lord and his blessings
One way the lord blesses the jivas and bhaktas, is by making himself available for worship.
Lord Shiva, Tvam Pada
He is the supreme sakshi the witness consciousness in every jiva.
Lord Shiva Tat Pada
He is both mother and father of every individual or jiva.
Shakti or isvari is non separate from him, and none other than him.
So goes the glories of the great lord.
Lord Shiva Nirguna
While all the glories and lokas and gunas are his attributes, lord shiva himself is nirguna or devoid of attributes.
He is pure consciousness.
He is the witness consciousness , witness of the three states of waking dreaming and sleeping.
Witness consciousness, is pure consciousness, witness is simply a status.
But if you look at it, tvam pada , atma , is pure consciousness, and devoid of any attributes.
Atma is self existent, and self evident.
This atma alone is lord shiva himself.
Cutting through complex of oneself
There is a complexes sorrounding individual ego.
It is understandable, while relating to individual ego, one cannot consider oneself as ishvara.
But that is only with reference to vyavaharika satyam, wherein, the individual is a complex ridden, limited entity, a struggling time bound individual, who finds oneself as a doer, and enjoyer.
However the reality of the individual, upon reflection, is pure consciousness.
This realityof the individual, IS the lord, who is paramesvara also.
Same consciousness , chit, atman, is from total standpoint, lord shiva, and from individual standpoint, little shivaramakrishnan.
The standpoints are different, and belong to mithya order of reality.
In paramarthikam there is only one non dual atman, the one reality alone.
Lord Shiva Tad Pada
Lord Shiva is the unborn, non dual , overlord of all that is here.
He is both the material cause, as well as the intelligent cause.
All , or sarvam , is none other than lord siva.
The universe all , is manifest lord siva himself.
The unmanifest state he is in the form of a seed.
In manifest state, he is in the form of entire universe, like a tree born of a seed.
This is the involved understanding of the lord.
Imagining Lord Shiva as an Anugraha Murti
For bhakta, lord is available as the ista devata in linga form.
The lord is the atma linga.
Atma linga the lord, is inside the cave of the heart.
The cave is situated in a sivaloka, a loka of his own fiefdom.
This loka transcends time and space, transcends yugas, the lord is situated in this loka as the sakshi.
He manifests, sustains, controls, and runs, and finally resolves each chathuryuga, by his mere presence, all being his vibhuti or glory.
All through cycles of manifest and unmanifest, the great lord, is unchanged.
He is having all shakti in himself.
He is all vaibhavam, and all mangalam.
He is sorrounded by darkness, by ghosts and goblins, and his sphere and realm if full of snakes and other creatures of the dark.
But there is a permanent purity, freshness, a steady presence, and indestructability.
Within the dark cave, the cave itself is dimly lit by his radiant hue, which is his own self shining nature, lighting up the cave into a blue greenish hue.
Praising the lord and his blessings
One way the lord blesses the jivas and bhaktas, is by making himself available for worship.
Lord Shiva, Tvam Pada
He is the supreme sakshi the witness consciousness in every jiva.
Lord Shiva Tat Pada
He is both mother and father of every individual or jiva.
Shakti or isvari is non separate from him, and none other than him.
So goes the glories of the great lord.
Lord Shiva Nirguna
While all the glories and lokas and gunas are his attributes, lord shiva himself is nirguna or devoid of attributes.
He is pure consciousness.
He is the witness consciousness , witness of the three states of waking dreaming and sleeping.
Witness consciousness, is pure consciousness, witness is simply a status.
But if you look at it, tvam pada , atma , is pure consciousness, and devoid of any attributes.
Atma is self existent, and self evident.
This atma alone is lord shiva himself.
Cutting through complex of oneself
There is a complexes sorrounding individual ego.
It is understandable, while relating to individual ego, one cannot consider oneself as ishvara.
But that is only with reference to vyavaharika satyam, wherein, the individual is a complex ridden, limited entity, a struggling time bound individual, who finds oneself as a doer, and enjoyer.
However the reality of the individual, upon reflection, is pure consciousness.
This realityof the individual, IS the lord, who is paramesvara also.
Same consciousness , chit, atman, is from total standpoint, lord shiva, and from individual standpoint, little shivaramakrishnan.
The standpoints are different, and belong to mithya order of reality.
In paramarthikam there is only one non dual atman, the one reality alone.
