Siva is considered to be the creator of yoga. Yoga and dance are inseparable. They both aim towards the attainment of Moksha (being united with the supreme power). Siva is called Nataraja, or the king of dance, and is the founder of yoga.
He is also known as the destroyer, and brings change in the form of death and destruction, but in the positive sense of breaking bad habits and destroying the vices. He could be thought of as the underlying power for us to become better beings, striving for enlightenment.
Siva is the supreme power- that does not have any creator, and does not take birth. He is unaided and unaccompanied. He is responsible for life in all animals and other creatures, and thus called Pashupati (God of living beings). All creatures are pashus (animate beings), be they purush (men), asuras (demons), or devs (deities).
Lord Siva
He is the lord of creatures and hence, not partial towards one form. He will bless anyone who worships him, irrespective of the worshipper’s race, religion, caste, creed, qualities, status or power.
Lord Siva is worshipped by everyone- by other deities like Brahma, Vishnu, and Indra , by asuras like Surapadma, Tripura, Ravana, and Bana, by humans, and by other creatures like vali (monkey), and jatayu (vulture).
He is known as bholenath (innocent), and blesses anyone who worships him. Siva has no form, and resides in the form of prana vayu (life-breath or energy). He is the energy that drives the life force. The basis of yoga lies in this prana vayu.
According to Hinduism, Siva takes the form of energy or divine power, which is also given in Christianity. The Bible says that God is spirit (John 4:24), and is not flesh and blood (Matt. 16:17).
Siva is thought of possessing a human form- that of an aghori (aghori is a sect of saints), and in Christianity, it is believed that man is in the image of God (Gen. 1:26f; 5:1; 9:6; James 3:9; 1 Cor. 11:7)
Siva is known to carry a trident, which symbolizes dharma, or justice. The supreme power is almighty, and is not partial towards one life form. He is unbiased and provides justice to everyone. He created the universe and is responsible for the well being of every life form.
You can worship him by practicing yoga, as he resides in the prana vayu, which is the basis of all yoga meditation.
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