Who created lord shiva

To sustain the law and balance of nature or existence, Lord Shiva took many avatars in Adi Shankaracharya said, “Forgive me Oh, Shiva! My three great sins! I came on a pilgrimage to Kashi forgetting that, you are omnipresent. In thinking about you, I forgot that You are beyond thought. In praying to you, I forgot that You are beyond words.” Lord Shiva took birth in the house of Rishi Dadhichi as Piplaad. But the sage is said to have left the house due to the positioning of the Shani. So, Piplaad cursed Shani and caused the planet to fall from its celestial abode. Later, he forgave Shani on the condition that the planet would never trouble anyone before 16 years of age. Hence, worshipping the Piplaad form of Lord Shiva helps to get rid of Shani dosha. 2. Nandi Avatar Goddess Sati immolated herself at the Daksha yagna. Lord Shiva became extremely furious. Lord Shiva plucked a hair strand from his head and threw it on the ground. It was from the hair strand that Veerbhadra and Rudrakali were born. This fierce avatar is said to have broken the sacrificial vessels, polluted the offerings, insulted the priests, and finally cut off Daksha’s head, trampled on Indra, broke the staff of Yama, scattered the gods on every side; then he returned to 4. Sharabha Avatar Art by Molee on DeviantArt Ashwatthama is said to be the “The Vish Purush” sprung out of Shiva after he took Halahal during Samundra Manthan. He was granted a blessing that he would be able to kill oppressive Kshatriyas. H...

One of the Hindu Trinity, Lord Shiva, is known to be the destroyer other two (Brahma and Vishnu) being creator and preserver according to various Puranas. The destructive energies are released by Lord Shiva, which dismantles all of the creation to start a new one. Shiva is known to house both the calm as Bholenath and the fierce like Kala Bhairav and Shiva is also the cosmic dancer ( Rudra is truly one, for the knowers of Brahman do not admit the existence of a second; he alone rules all the worlds by His powers. He dwells as the inner Self of every living being. After having created all the worlds, He, their Protector, takes them back into Himself at the end of time. – [Svetasvatara Upanishad 3.2] He, the omniscient Rudra, the creator of the gods and the bestower of their powers, the support of the universe, He who, in the beginning, gave birth to Hiranyagarbha −may He endow us with clear intellect! [Svetasvatar Upanishad 3.4] Rudra is the one who creates, protects, and dissolves back into himself. He is the creator of time, all-powerful, all-knowing, one who gave birth to the golden egg from which the universe manifested. He is the state of “existence, consciousness, and bliss” – Satchidananda. Taittariya Aranyaka of Yajurveda in 10.23,24 also talks about Rudra being the absolute reality, Supreme Brahman. Supreme Brahman, the Absolute Reality, has become an androgynous Person in the form of Umamaheshvara, dark blue and reddish-brown in hue, absolutely chaste and possessi...