{"id":3356,"date":"2023-09-10T11:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T06:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vama.app\/blog\/?p=3356"},"modified":"2024-04-23T11:27:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T05:57:02","slug":"why-lord-shiva-is-the-supreme-lord-in-hinduism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vama.app\/blog\/why-lord-shiva-is-the-supreme-lord-in-hinduism\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Lord Shiva Is The Supreme Lord In Hinduism?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lord Shiva is one of the most revered gods in Hinduism. He is considered to be The Supreme Lord, the Destroyer and Purifier of Evil, and The One Who Brings Joy. This article will cover Shiva&#8217;s story, how he came to be considered a god, the different forms he takes, his mythology and more!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Shiva?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shiva is the Supreme Lord in Hinduism and is considered to be the destroyer of evil. He is often depicted as a blue-skinned god with four arms, holding a trident and a drum. Shiva is also known as the &#8220;lord of yoga&#8221; and is revered by yogis and Hindus alike.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How did Shiva become a supreme deity in Hinduism?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story of how Shiva became the supreme deity in Hinduism is a long and complicated one. It began with the Vedic period, when Shiva was just one of many gods worshipped by the people. Slowly but surely, Shiva began to gain popularity, until he eventually became the most important god in Hinduism. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many reasons why Shiva is considered the supreme lord in Hinduism, but some of the most important ones include his role as the destroyer of the world, his status as a guardian of yoga and meditation, and his association with death and rebirth.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why people love him so much?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People love Lord Shiva because he is the Supreme Lord in Hinduism. He is the god of destruction, but he is also a god of compassion and regeneration. He is a complex god, and his many facets make him all the more intriguing to Hindus.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Lord Shiva Is The Supreme Lord In Hinduism?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":3357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[74,76,71,75],"class_list":["post-3356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-god","tag-lord-shiva","tag-mahadev","tag-puja","tag-shiva"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vama.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vama.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vama.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vama.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vama.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3356"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vama.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13406,"href":"https:\/\/vama.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3356\/revisions\/13406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vama.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vama.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vama.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vama.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}