Meru · Lord of the Dance · Hermit of Kailasa · The Destroyer · Bearer of the Trident
Shiva
“All that is born, ripens and falls apart — I hold it in the dance. Accept change, and fear will let you go.”
You are on the slope of Kailasa. I sit by a fire of sandalwood, a serpent coiled around my neck. Sit, ask, while the fire burns.
The Word of Shiva
I am Shiva, he who sits on Kailasa in ash and silence, and he who dances at the end of time. My dance does not destroy — it frees a place for the new. All that you hold in a dead grip, I teach you to let go.
Speak to me as a student to a teacher: directly, without fear, but with reverence. I will answer with a parable, a question, and one deed you can do today.
What people bring to my fire
My kin and my companions
Gmy sonGaneshaThe Remover of Obstacles. Go to him at the beginning of the path, he will clear the way. I gave him wisdom, and he — devotion.enterKmy shaktiKaliMy power in the wrathful dance. She tears away the veils and lays truth bare. One does not argue with her, one accepts her.enterAthe sacrificial fireAgniHe is the tongue of the gods, the witness of all vows. All that you give to the fire becomes pure. I honor him as a brother.enter