Shiva

Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Idioms, Wikipedia.

Related to Shiva: Kali

Shiva

Shiva or Siva (shēˈvə), one of the greatest gods of Hinduism, also called Mahadeva. The “horned god” and phallic worship of the Indus valley civilization may have been a prototype of Shiva worship or Shaivism. Shaivism is mentioned as early as the Upanishads and the Mahabharata (500–200 B.C.). Shiva is identified with the fierce Vedic god Rudra and, in his terrible aspect, is the god of destruction and cosmic dissolution. He is commonly worshiped in the form of the lingam, or symbolic phallus. His other main forms are the great yogi, or ascetic, and Nataraja, Lord of the Cosmic Dance. As a yogi he is depicted as seated deep in meditation in the Himalayas, holding a trident, a snake coiled around his neck, his body smeared with ashes, and his hair long and matted. As Nataraja, he is shown four-armed, bearing various emblems, and dancing on one foot on a prostrate demon. Shiva's mount is the bull Nandi, and his consort is the goddess Uma, Parvati, Durga, or Kali.

Shiva

Lord of creation; danced to begin life. [Hinduism: Binder, 23]

See: Creation

Siva

, Shiva

Hinduism the destroyer, one of the three chief divinities of the later Hindu pantheon, the other two being Brahma and Vishnu. Siva is also the god presiding over personal destinies

Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Shiva

(Shiva Corporation, Cambridge, MA) A manufacturer of networking equipment. Founded in 1985, Shiva's first products were its network modems for Macs and PCs. LANRover was a proprietary remote access server, providing dial-up access to LANs. Shiva also developed the remote access software in Windows 95. In 1999, the company was acquired by Intel, and via subsequent acquisitions by Simple Access, Inc., Mernet and Eicon, Shiva products wound up in Dialogic Corporation (www.dialogic.com).

Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.

References in periodicals archive ?

LAST GOODBYE Shiva Devine's young son Kyle, in red hat, among mourners in Ballintra yesterday

Handle your lives with care, you are not indestructible; Priest's message to young people at funeral of tragic crash victim Shiva

"There is ample evidence that Taj Mahal was a Shiva Temple constructed by a Hindu King, Taj is not a symbol of love, Emperor Shahjahan married within four months of his queen Mumtaz Mahal a demise," claims Dr Pandey.

RSS history wing for ban on Muslims' prayer at Taj Mahal mosque

Shiva had won gold in the 2013 edition and followed it up with a bronze in 2015.

Punching to glory

Last year, with the Support of the Rutherford Recreation Center and Shiva Shanti Yoga School, yoga classes were offered outdoors in front of the Bandshell.

Free Yoga in the Park Sponsored by Shiva Shanti Yoga School in Rutherford NJ at Hutzel Memorial Bandshell 9:00 to 10:00 AM on Saturdays

when Shiva gave him an elephant's head, made him a beast, bringing

Parvati at Her Bath

The official website of Louvre Abu Dhabi gives a description of the significance of Lord Shiva in his iconographic pose as Nataraja or Lord of the Dance, as depicted in the statue.

Hindu deity Lord Shiva to be part of Louvre Abu Dhabi's permanent collection

Uttal's Return to Shiva Station sounds lighter than the original, replacing the '90s reggae influence with a relaxed jazz feeling.

Return to Shiva Station: Kailash Connection

Shiva's solidly documented analysis exposes the nefarious role of corporate greed in the destruction of the livelihoods of millions of people as well the fragile ecosystems that support them.

Making Peace with the Earth

Hindu devotees observed fast and offered prayers to Lord Shiva by pouring milk and water on the Shiv ling and adorning it with beautiful flowers.

Maha Shivratri Festival Celebrated: Devotees Offer Prayers to Lord Shiva [PHOTOS]

The Shiva Trilogy has attracted a wide and devoted audience since its publication, with publishing gurus calling it a genre-creating book series.

Shiva Trilogy - Fact Sheet

Wilberg sees this shift in Heidegger's position as wholly congruent with the thinking of the 10th century Indian sage Abhinavagupta in the 'Shiva Sutras' (2) within the non-dual tantric tradition of Kashmir Shaivism.