Re: divya-katha- some comments about Shiva

Posted by leela on November 29, 1999 at 20:31:37:

In Reply to: Re: divya-katha posted by Catherien Cartwright Jones on November 27, 1999 at 22:52:41:

Siva does not appear in the Vedas, (ancient India) and there is no
clear single source for his character and worship. The first
scriptures involving Shiva are from the 1st century C.E. His consort

I disagree. Shiva is perhaps the oldest of the current Hindu
personality deities i.e. other than Indra (thunder), Varuna (water),
Surya (sun) etc... He antedates Vishnu, Brahma etc... and is believed
to be an original Dravidian or Indo-Aryan God. References to Him are
usually as "Pashupathi" rather than Shiva.

Follow-ups:

• Re: divya-katha- some comments about Shiva Catherine Cartwright Jones 22:08:46 11/29/99 (2)
  • Re: divya-katha- some comments about Shiva leela 15:47:22 11/30/99 (1)
    • Re: divya-katha- some comments about Shiva Catherine Cartwright Jones 16:11:10 11/30/99 (0)