Shiva
This article is about the Hindu deity. For Jewish period of mourning, see Shiva (Judaism). For other uses, see Shiva (disambiguation). Shiva Statue of Shiva at Murudeshwar Affiliation Parabrahman (Shaivism), Trimurti, Deva, Ishvara Abode Mount Kailash [1] Mantra Om Namah Shivaya Weapon Trishula, Pashupatastra, Parashu (Axe), Rudra Astra, Pinaka (bow) [2] Symbols Lingam [2] Mount Nandi [3] Festivals Maha Shivaratri, Shravan month [4] Personal information Consort Parvati (identified with Kali/ Durga), Sati [9] Children Ganesha and Kartikeya Regional: Ayyappan (Aiyanar, Shasta), [5] [6] Ashokasundari, Manasa, [7] Vishnumaya [8] and others This article contains Indic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks or boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. Shiva ( / ˈ ʃ iː v ə , ˈ ʃ ɪ -/ ; Sanskrit: शिव, IAST: Śiva, lit. the auspicious one ) is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being within Shaivism, one of the ma...