Nature is had always been given importance whether it be ancient period or today's present time. It is so because we exist today only because of this nature or Vanaspati. When Brahma created this nature or Vanspatis , he also created a man ( Manu ) simultaneously. This proved that if man is dependent on nature then nature is also incomplete without human beings aur sensible living forces. It is all an inter-woven relationship between nature and man which leads to smooth running or working of this universe or 'Brahmand'.
Therefore, to make this system running the Man and nature has to meet.
In Indian Mythology, we symbolises Man as SHIVA
and Nature or Shakti as PRAKRITI
This Shiv and Shakti Milan leads to a complete system of universe.
Therefore, to make this system running the Man and nature has to meet.
In Indian Mythology, we symbolises Man as SHIVA
and Nature or Shakti as PRAKRITI
This Shiv and Shakti Milan leads to a complete system of universe.
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| The Shiva and Shakti together makes this universe. |
SHIVA AND SHAKTI
SHIVA symbolises consciousness, the masculine principle.
SHAKTI symbolises the feminine principle, the activating power and energy.
Whenever a power becomes active, and wherever energy exists, Shakti is working. Other terms for these primal principles are PURUSHA and PRAKRITI; Purusha is consciousness and Prakriti is nature.
SHAKTI (or Prakriti) means energy, power, movement, change, nature. It is the maternal principle – the provider, abundance. In the human as well as in the animal kingdom the mother offers nourishment, warmth and security. There is no greater love than the love of a mother. The mother carries and nourishes the child in her own body. When it is born she provides it with mother’s milk and raises it at the sacrifice of her own self until it becomes self-reliant.
SHIVA (or Purusha), on the other hand, is pure consciousness – the unchanging, unlimited and unswayable observer. Purusha has no desires whatsoever; these are inherent only in Prakriti. Purusha is the empty, clear screen onto which Prakriti projects her colourful film.
Purush and Prakriti
Shiva and Shakti are manifestations of the all-in-one divine consciousness - different sides of the same coin. In many pictures these two primal powers are each depicted as being one half of the same image; one side female and one side male. The left side is the Divine Mother, Pārvatī, the “feminine” energy, and the right side represents Shiva, the “masculine” consciousness.
SHAKTI symbolises the feminine principle, the activating power and energy.
SHAKTI (or Prakriti) means energy, power, movement, change, nature. It is the maternal principle – the provider, abundance. In the human as well as in the animal kingdom the mother offers nourishment, warmth and security. There is no greater love than the love of a mother. The mother carries and nourishes the child in her own body. When it is born she provides it with mother’s milk and raises it at the sacrifice of her own self until it becomes self-reliant.
SHIVA (or Purusha), on the other hand, is pure consciousness – the unchanging, unlimited and unswayable observer. Purusha has no desires whatsoever; these are inherent only in Prakriti. Purusha is the empty, clear screen onto which Prakriti projects her colourful film.
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| Purush and Prakriti |
Shiva and Shakti are manifestations of the all-in-one divine consciousness - different sides of the same coin. In many pictures these two primal powers are each depicted as being one half of the same image; one side female and one side male. The left side is the Divine Mother, Pārvatī, the “feminine” energy, and the right side represents Shiva, the “masculine” consciousness.
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