Salutations to Shiva, the tranquil one, the cause of all, the ocean of compassion, the Lord of the universe, the conqueror of death, and the beneficent Shankara. Shiva is often called the Adiyogi, the ...

Lord Shiva is the ultimate destroyer in the cosmic cycle of creation, preservation, and destruction. Many devotees wonder why the universe seems to take away what they desperately want to hold onto.