{"id":238,"date":"2026-05-01T13:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/?p=238"},"modified":"2026-01-15T10:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:40:34","slug":"lesson-20-dancing-with-siva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/lesson-20-dancing-with-siva\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 20 \u2013 Dancing with \u015aiva"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DwS-Lesson-020.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Recording: Gurudeva&#8217;s cloned voice<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Are God \u015aiva\u2019s Traditional Forms?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u015aLOKA 20<br>Our adoration of the one great God \u015aiva is directed toward diverse images and icons. Primary among them are \u015aivali\u1e45ga, Na\u1e6dar\u0101ja, Ardhan\u0101r\u012b\u015bvara, Dakshi\u1e47\u0101m\u016brti, Hari-Hara, Bhairava and the tri\u015b\u016bla. Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BH\u0100SHYA<br>Every form is a form of \u015aiva. Tradition has given us several of special sacredness. The \u015aivali\u1e45ga was the first image of Di\u00advin\u00adity. After it all other icons evolved from mystic vis\u00adions. We con\u00ad\u00adtemplate God \u015aiva as Para\u015biva when we worship the \u015aiva\u00adli\u1e45g\u00ada. Its simple elliptical shape speaks si\u00adlently of God\u2019s un\u00ad\u00adspeakable Absolute Be\u00ading. We exalt \u015aiva as Par\u0101\u015bakti or Sat\u00adchid\u00ad\u00ad\u0101nanda, God\u2019s living omni\u00adpresence, when we wor\u00ad\u00adship any form of His never-separate \u015aakti, especially Ardhan\u0101r\u012b\u015bvara, whose right half is mas\u00adcu\u00adline and left half is feminine, and in whom all opposites are reconciled. We adore Him as Par\u00adam\u00ade\u015b\u00advara, the Primal Soul, when we worship Na\u1e6da\u00adr\u0101\u00adja, the Divine Danc\u00ader who animates the universe. Thus we worship \u015aiva\u2019s three perfections in three forms, yet knowing that He is a one Being, fully present in each of them. He is also Dak\u00adshi\u00ad\u1e47\u0101\u00ad\u00adm\u016br\u00adti, the silent teacher; Hari-Hara\u2014half-\u015aiva, half-Vish\u00ad\u1e47u\u2014and Bhai\u00ad\u00adrava, the fierce wield\u00ad\u00ader of tri\u00ad\u015b\u016bla, the trident of love, wis\u00addom and ac\u00adtion. The Tirumantiram declares, \u201cEverywhere is the Holy Form. Everywhere is \u015aiva-\u015aakti. Everywhere is Chid\u00ad\u00adam\u00adba\u00adr\u00adam. Everywhere is Divine Dance.\u201d Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Are God \u015aiva\u2019s Traditional Forms? \u015aLOKA 20Our adoration of the one great God \u015aiva is directed toward diverse images and icons. Primary among them are \u015aivali\u1e45ga, Na\u1e6dar\u0101ja, Ardhan\u0101r\u012b\u015bvara, Dakshi\u1e47\u0101m\u016brti, Hari-Hara, Bhairava and the tri\u015b\u016bla. Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya. BH\u0100SHYAEvery form is a form of \u015aiva. Tradition has given us several of special sacredness. 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