Mahadeva is a Sanskrit term meaning greatest God and most supreme God. Lord Shiva is called Mahadeva because he is worshipped by the demigods and demons. He is propitiated by everyone from devatas to the asuras. Trident is a Mahadeva symbol. Mahadeva or Shiva is the absolute. The unchanging, limitless, transcendent god whose wisdom and knowledge is unsurpassable. Mahadeva also refers to a group of deities summoned by the Yamantaka - mantra and mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Manjusrimulakalpa.
Mahadeva also known as lord is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is one of the supreme beings with Shaivism one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. Shiva is known by many names such as Viswanatha, Mahadeva, Mahadeo, Mahasu, Mahesh, Mahesvara, Shankara, Shambu, Rudra, Hara, Trilochana, Devendra, Neelakanta, Subankara, Trilokinatha, Ghrneswar. Lord Shiva has three eyes and blue throat and hence He is the Vedic Rudra. Rudra is the Vedic name of Lord Shiva.
If lord Shiva is angry, the guru saves you, but if the guru is angry, even lord Shiva cannot save you. Therefore, with every effort take refuge in the guru. Lord Shiva in this shloka describes what sort of actions and attitude of a disciple leads to guru nindhana or anti-guru principle. Lord Shiva is believed to be very angry and perceived as destructor. Lord Shiva is portrayed as a Lord who always roans in crematorium and smears ashes of dead body on his body. Lord Shiva is always portrayed as smoking weeds. Most people say, if lord opens his third eye everything in universe will turn into ashes.
Article written by Nandana Anand
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