| Definition of 'Siva' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Siva, Shiva
the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon
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| Definition of 'Siva' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Siva
one of the triad of Hindoo gods. He is the avenger or destroyer, and in modern worship symbolizes the reproductive power of nature
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| Definitions of 'Siva' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Siva
or Çiva, the Destroyer in the Hindu trinity, in which Brahma is the Creator and Vishnu the Preserver; Vishnu representing, as it were, death issuing in life, and Siva life issuing in death, the transition point, and Brahma, who, by means of them, "kills that he may make alive." He is worshipped as "Mahâdêva" or the great god, and his worshippers are called Saivas or Çaivas, as distinct from those of Vishnu, which are called Vaishnavas. The linga (q. v.) is his symbol, in emblem of the creation which follows destruction. See Psalm xc. 3.
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