SHIVJI IS EVERYWHERE

“What was His story, really? Where were His origins? Why was He called Rudra the terrible, in one breath and also Pasupati, Lord of all creatures, in another?” Rishi Suta looked at Shaunaka piercingly.

“You must understand that Shiva is everywhere! His one thousand and eight other epithets that had astounding ramifications in their tributes, left so many tracks to follow.
He is all-pervasive.And this  Omnipresence has a magical effect; it veils Him.”

That is so amazing!” exclaimed Shaunaka. “Omnipresence is the very magic that veils God. If we are in the midst of a thing too much, we don’t register it. Like air!”
~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.
  A modern rendition of Great God Shiva's story   by Shail Gulhati
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SHIVA, THE ULTIMATE YOGI

“There is Shiva tattva and there is Shiva, the Yogi.” Said Rishi Suta

“You mean there are two?” asked Shaunaka. “Now I am really confused, Gurudeva. Please clarify.”

“There is just The One, there has always been One, and there shall always be The One only. Two is only a derivative of One.  A derivative does not change the origin! The One is Shiva tattva, the universal stuff from where all things are made. From where all beings originate, including us.”

“So who is Shiva the yogi?”

 “Ah!” said Suta with visible happiness as he took a deep puff of his forest pipe. “Shiva the yogi, is the highest embodiment of Shiva tattva.”

“So, you mean…”

“Yes. After the whole universe is directed by Shiva tattva, there is the entry of the director into His own play, as one of many actors in the act.”

“Oh my God, Gurudeva!” said Shaunaka. “That’s amazing! The director taking on a role as actor; that’s quite a plot on its own!”
“Isn’t it simple?” said Suta. “Why else would the director create a play like that of all life, if there wasn’t a role for Him?” As his smile widened, he added, “And that, my child, is Shiva the yogi. Not two. Still the One.”

“Amazing!” repeated Shaunaka.

“So, too, the whole world was ready to be created; a stage, waiting for Shiva’s own arrival. But there was still one problem.”

“A problem? What problem could God have?” asked Shaunaka.

“Hmm…the problem is, if you already know you are God, you already know that you can do anything , then in a subtle way, it actually lessens the potential to learn about yourself. To be predictable, lessens the play,” answered Suta.

“Ah! I wouldn’t have thought of that, Gurudeva” said Shaunaka in bewilderment. “To be predictable lessens the play, therefore it must follow, that to be less predictable enhances the learning?”

“Yes” Suta smiled, “You are beginning to understand the play of the Divine”. ~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller. A modern story telling of Great God Shiva.available on Amazon as an E book
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Bharat Bhagya Vidhata

Jana-gaṇa-mana adhināyaka jaya hē
Bhārata-bhāgya-vidhātā.
Paṁjāba-Sindhu-Gujarāta-Marāṭhā,
Drāviṛa-Utkala Baṁga
Viṁdhya Himācala Yamunā Gaṁgā,
ucchala jaladhi taraṁga
Taba Śubha nāmē jāgē,
taba śubha āśiṣa māṁgē
gāhē taba jaya gāthā.
Jana gaṇa maṁgala-dāyaka jaya hē,
Bhārata bhāgya vidhātā.
Jaya hē, Jaya hē, Jaya hē,
jaya jaya jaya jaya hē.~

The beautiful Indian  National Anthem has a particular line twice.
"Bhārata-bhāgya-vidhātā."
Have you ever wondered why so?

The first time it means, it is in India's destiny to have God. He is present in its Hills and valleys, rivers and shores, in east and west, north and south.That is why its geography is described in detail.

And the second time, it means God , who is the benefactor of all beings , who takes care of all the world, but in the case of India, He has written its destiny personally.

Shail Gulhati is the Author of the books :

SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.
The Yogi and the snake
Shiva Poetry
NAAM ROOP- A Tribute to the Divine
And Life Said.

The centre of Shiva's world.

One day, Shiva told Sati , “It is said of me that I do not incarnate. And yet I can vouchsafe of your love that you are one who can make even Shiva manifest. That makes you an enchanting sorceress! The original Bhaktin  indeed!”
“Me, a sorceress! And what are you?” She asked “You, who have hypnotized the whole Universe, especially me.”
“I am Shiva, the yogi, ever immersed in Shiva, the tattva. And yet… and yet, so much in love with Tattva as Sati!” He smiled.

“Why do they call you a Brahmchari then?” Sati asked.

Shiva understood that this was not actually a casual question. He had come to realise Sati’s innate wisdoms, which were often expressed in Her innocent questions; the answers to which could benefit all spiritual-seekers.

“I told you, asana is only a seat for yoga, not yoga itself, so too the physical restraint of Brahmcharya, is only a seat for Brahm acharya, being established in Godhead.” He replied.

“Aha, I see, but then why do I feel so deeply in love with you, even deeper than my admiration of your spiritual Nature?” Sati persisted.

“In the beginning was the One.
And he thought, may I be two, may I be many.
To love and to be loved.
And so the universe came into being.”

“Ah, lovely,” said Sati.

“Yes. And an electrifying attraction happens in love.
A spiritual preceptor can also bedazzle you with one look.”

“Yes, for sure,” said Sati.
“Only later, you realise that love and spirituality run on the same current,” Shiva replied with mystic precision that was His paradoxical hallmark. “Life is still the One, playing with itself, discovering itself.”
“With many, many layers to its own gifts...” Sati thought dreamily.

Even His smile was profound. Everything about Him was the embodiment of wisdom. Sati noticed that there were traces of this wisdom even when He joked.

“Tell me you love me,” She said one day. “Prove it with your poems and poetic words.”

“Oh, but I do love you,” He said.“And it’s when you specifically ask me to say that I love you, I find myself speechless; such are your charms and magic,” Shiva laughed.

“Really?” Sati was pleased. “So go on, tell me more.”

“Before I met you, I had no wants. I was okay with everything that already was, but now…”
“Now?”
“Now it’s all changed, it’s all different”
“How?”
“Now you have become the centre of my Universe"

“Oh, really? But you are aloof for days on end…and I thought it’s me for whom you don’t have any time…”

“That’s only when some very technical thought comes to me. Then I can’t let go until I see it to its logical culmination,” He looked at Her.
“Yes, I know. I know, and I understand, Chintan,” She said.

“But then, when I see you, and I see us together in this world, it all takes on a whole new meaning! The world is such a great place to be, with you by my side. I never thought I would want anything so much as your company.”

~ From the book
  SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller. Part 2. (Humesha)
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