Shiva Quotes

“Fire is His head, the sun and moon His eyes, space His ears, the Vedas His speech, the wind His breath, the universe His heart. From His feet the Earth has originated. Verily, He is the inner self of all beings.”
― Anonymous, The Upanishads

“The moment I saw him running toward you that morning, I knew you were going to save him, just as he saved you.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Rose & the Dagger

“Don't turn blue all over now.”
― Amish Tripathi, The Immortals of Meluha

“I am Shakti, as well as Shiva. I am everything male and female, light and dark, flesh and spirit. Perfectly balanced in one single moment lasting an eternity...”
― Robin Rumi, Naked Morsels: short stories of spiritual erotica

“The faithful of Shiva or Dionysus seek contact with those forces which...lead to a refusal of the politics, ambitions and limitations of ordinary social life. This does not involve simply a recognition of world harmony, but also an active participation in an experience which surpasses and upsets the order of material life.”
― Alain Daniélou, Gods of Love and Ecstasy: The Traditions of Shiva and Dionysus

“Listen, O lord of the meeting rivers,
things standing shall fall,
but the moving ever shall stay.”
― Basava, The lord of the meeting rivers: Devotional poems of Basavaṇṇa

“Starting from the source of vibrant Consciousness, the first two tattvas of Shaivism are (1) Shiva tattva and (2) Shakti tattva. It is important to understand at the beginning that these two tattvas are only linguistic conventions and are not actually part of creation. According to the deep yogic experience of the sages of this philosophy, there is no difference between Shiva tattva and Shakti tattva. They are both actually one with Paramasiva. They are considered to be two tattvas only for the convenience of philosophical thinking and as a way of clarifying the two aspects of the one absolute reality, Paramasiva. These two aspects are Shiva, the transcendental unity, and Shakti, the universal diversity. The changeless, absolute and pure consciousness is Shiva, while the natural tendency of Shiva towards the outward manifestation of the five divine activities is Shakti. So, even though Shiva is Shakti, and Shakti is Shiva, and even though both are merely aspects of the same reality called Paramasiva, still, these concepts of Shiva-hood and Shakti-hood are counted as the first two tattvas. These two tattvas are at the plane of absolute purity and perfect unity.

— B. N. Pandit, Specific Principles of Kashmir Shaivism (3rd ed., 2008), p. 73.”
― Balajinnatha Pandita, Specific Principles of Kashmir Saivism [Hardcover] [Apr 01, 1998] Paṇḍita, BalajinnaÌ"tha

“When Shiva beats his DAMRU- Evil Shakes !! while the Wise Awakes!”
― Yogini TrueKrishnaPriya, End of Humanity-3rd World War- The Great Revolution- Mass Dna Upgrade- Nwo of Yogic Elite

“I screwed up guys, real big time; holy great grandmother of all screw-ups!”
― Satyen Nabar, A Bolt of Lightning

“Get high on meditation, not addictions. Try this: Sit calmly, let loose your head and feel your heartbeat. Head will feel like a ball and heartbeat will give a nudge to the ball thereby causing subtle swinging motions to it. You will get high in 5 minutes .”
― Shunya

“When Shakti
takes over, Shiva steps back”
― Sapan Saxena, The Tenth Riddle

“Detachment from the world means nearness to Shiva. Souls that are attached to both suffer immeasurable pain.”
― Shunya

“If Goddess appears before you, what will you do? Your body-mind might do something, not you. You will discover that you are nothingness. You don't do anything. You remain in the eternal state of being.”
― Shunya

“Your path can be a mixture of logic and devotion but if logic is more powerful than devotion, it becomes a dangerous cocktail. Then your logic can justify anything as devotional. People taking drugs in the name of Shiva and so on...”
― Shunya

“From his father's head, the jata, bleached red and gold by the sun and wind and cold on this highest mountain in all creation, tumbled down, like the ashen ariel roots of the tree. A thin stream of light, powdery, like fine dust, emanated from the middle of his forehead. Mother, seated beside Father, was leaning towards him, and he knew that their two bodies, at some point, would be so close together, you couldn't tell where one ended and other began.”
― Kala Krishnan, Mahasena : Part One Of The Murugan Trilogy

“The journey to meet Shiva is difficult. You may have to wash dishes in roadside eateries, spend nights at railway stations, disappoint your parents and loved ones who are in grip of Maya. 1 in a million undertakes that journey. Others just become part of fan groups and get intoxicated on songs and substances.”
― Shunya

“One Shiva's true devotee is equal to the entire universe.”
― Santosh Kumar

“Seeing God is as difficult as seeing the white cinema screen when a 3D movie is playing on it.”
― Shunya

“हर सुर असुर मानव ने पाए दो नेत्र,

देखने समझने को ये रोचक जग,

जिसमें है छुपा छलावा हर पग,

किन्तु जो देख न पाए कोई देखे उसे त्रिनेत्र।”
― Deeksha Tripathi, शिवाय

“त्रिलोकपति महादेव के ध्यान मात्र से पवित्र हो उठे अंतरमन,

सच भाग्यशाली है नाग वासुकी जो विराजमान है उनकी ग्रीवा पर,

भाग्यवान है चंद्र जो सुशोभित है उनके मस्तक पर,

परंतु इनसे भी अधिक खुशकिस्मत है गंगा जो बहती है उनके घने केशों से”
― Deeksha Tripathi, शिवाय

“शिव का अभिन्न अंग हैं नंदी,

शिव भक्त उन्हीं के कान में लगाएं अपनी अर्जी।

जहां शिव वहां नंदी

नंदी बिन शिव भक्ति अधूरी।

नंदी का ही तो दूसरा नाम है समर्पण व आस्था,

एवं शरणागत पर प्रेम व दया का नाम हैं नंदी नाथ।”
― Deeksha Tripathi, शिवाय

“अर्धनारीश्वर का रूप ले,

शिव शक्ति ने दिया संदेश,

नर नारी के प्रेम,

सुख दुख में भागीदारी का.

एक शरीर के ��ो अंग वो,

एक सत्य के दो रूप वो,

एक साथ ही उनका अस्तित्व,

है मुमकिन.

बिन एक के,

अधूरा है दूसरा.”
― Deeksha Tripathi, शिवाय

“Instead of pouring milk on a lifeless stone, pour it in a hungry stomach.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşk Mafia: Armor of The World

“Brahma is creativity, Vishnu is execution, Shiva is resilience. Imbibe these three for utmost excellence.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Smiling Brahma

“Brahma mentors, Vishnu monitors, Shiva mends.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Smiling Brahma

“Life, like the sacred Ganga, flows from the divine to the mundane. Cherish your family as the banks that guide your path, and friends as the currents that propel you forward. In the dance of existence, each step is a blessing, each beat a prayer. Embrace all with love, for we are all part of the cosmic rhythm.”
― Keshab Kumar

“Śiva is both the creator and destroyer of the universe, movement and tranquility, light and darkness, male and female, celibate and promiscuous. These paradoxes serve to symbolize the limitlessness and freedom of the divine and suggest that what we might ordinarily consider oppositions are, in fact, closer than we think. These divine dimensions are illustrated in the images of Śiva as Mahāyogi, the Lord of the Dance (Natarāja), and Half- Woman Lord. The image of Śiva as the Great Yogi accents Śiva’s tranquil, ascetic aspect, providing a model for many Śaivites who seek to practice asceticism. The Natarāja image depicts Śiva’s cosmic dance during the auspicious occasion of the Mahashivaratri, the great night of Śiva, when he dances to dispel the ignorance of the night. He holds a drum and a flame; with the drum, he sounds the world into existence, and with the flame, he destroys it in order to create another. [...] The Hindu images of divine, both anthropomorphic and aniconic, function symbolically to point beyond themselves to ultimate, infinite reality.”
― Mark W. Muesse, Great World Religions: Hinduism

“In traditional thought, a port is a safe harbor from storms… but to ship agents, the beauty of a port IS the storm!

To survive a storm though, one must live in the Now
always keeping Shiva’s third eye open”
― J.D. James, TWISTED ANCHORS... Drowning in Paradise: a living in the Now Spirituality adventure

“A good Trial Lawyer lives in the NOW always keeping Shiva’s third eye open. A great Trial Lawyer pushes the line, but never crosses it.”
― J.D. James, CROSSING THE LINE: Managing Chaos spirituality gone wrong

“So, the creative energy for the universe is the destructive energy for shiva- it is the revealing energy for the universe and the concealing energy for Lord Shiva. And the destructive energy for the universe is the creative energy for shiva i.e it is the concealing energy for the universe and the revealing energy for Lord Shiva. Para kundalini is the supreme visarga of Shiva. As you know from studying the theory of matrikachakra, visarga(:) comprises two points. The points are said to be Shiva and Shakti. In the real sense, however these points are not shiva and shakti: they are the revealing point and the concealing point”
― Swami Lakshmanjoo, Kashmir Shaivism: The Secret Supreme