How Lord Shiva came into being ?

                  All of you have heard of the Hindu trinity – Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. The trio symbolizes the entire process of life.Lord Brahma is often referred to as the creator and Lord Vishnu is known as the protector while Lord Shiva is famous as the destroyer. But do you know how Shiva came into being?

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                  Once, Brahma and Vishnu had a debate over each other’s supremacy. That is when a beaming, radiant pillar struck and extended beyond the horizon and dug deep into the earth. Both Brahma and Vishnu were left clueless about its origin. The former turned into a goose and the latter transformed into a boar to trace the starting and ending points of the pillar. 

                 But they failed in their attempts. Soon, Shiva emerged from the pillar to reveal himself. Thus, the third leg of the trinity came into being to make both Brahma and Vishnu realize that there was another power governing the universe.

                 When we say “Shiva,” there are two fundamental aspects that we are referring to. The word “Shiva” means literally, “that which is not.” Today, modern science is proving to us that everything comes from nothing and goes back to nothing. The basis of existence and the fundamental quality of the cosmos is vast nothingness. 

                 The galaxies are just a small happening – a sprinkling. The rest is all vast empty space, which is referred to as Shiva. That is the womb from which everything is born, and that is the oblivion into which everything is sucked back. Everything comes from Shiva and goes back to Shiva.