Lord Shiva is the most ancient and potent divinity in the universe <br />Although mystery surrounds him but our love and faith for him is great <br />Lord Shiva is the most powerful God in Hinduism and he is the root of <br />Saiva Samayam that delve deep into our ancient civilization. <br />He also known as Maheswara who representing the Trinity by himself <br />He is a creator, preserver and destroyer of the worlds that he creates. <br />He is the father of all and the source of all knowledge and mightier still <br />In the Mahabharata he was worshipped by Krishna and Arjuna for victory <br />In the Ramayana he was worshipped by demon king Ravenna for power <br />Lord Shiva's destruction is not negative but positive that ends always with bless <br />Lord Shiva is a great dancer too and he known as 'Nataraja' that is a <br />symbolic combination of the most important aspects of Hinduism. <br />He embrace his devotees who ever pray him and give them protections <br />He destroys the ill nature in man and he grows heavenly light in their heart <br />to the emergence of divine nature in man <br />Not only Lord Shiva, gives immense freedom to his devotees to choose <br />whatever path they want to follow but also shows the way to live happily <br />'Om Namasivaya' is the great spell to get bless from him. <br /> <br /> <br />(2004/Sri Lanka)<br /><br />Ravi Sathasivam<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lord-shiva-is-the-ancient-hindu-god-2/