In the boundless ocean of Sanatan Dharma, the question “Who created Lord Shiva?” arises not out of curiosity alone—but from a seeker’s desire to understand the essence of existence. And the answer is both profound and liberating:
Lord Shiva was never created. He is the eternal, unmanifest presence from which all things emerge.
The Timeless Being Beyond Birth and Death
Shiva is not a being confined to time or form. He is described in the Shiva Purana and Linga Purana as Swayambhu—the one who is self-born, or rather, never born at all. In this sense, Shiva is not an entity who came into being—he is Being itself.
Where other deities take birth for specific cosmic roles—Brahma for creation, Vishnu for preservation—Shiva is the stillness before the beginning and the silence after the end.
In the Vedas, he appears as Rudra, a mysterious, formless force whose power precedes all manifestation. Later texts like the Upanishads and Tantras refer to him as the supreme consciousness—beyond form, beyond gender, beyond definition.
The Infinite Pillar of Light: A Symbol of Originlessness
One of the most symbolic stories from the Linga Purana tells of an infinite column of light that appeared between Brahma and Vishnu. This radiant pillar, the Shivlinga, stretched endlessly into the sky and deep into the earth. Neither Brahma nor Vishnu could find its beginning or end.
This story isn’t about competition—it’s a cosmic truth: Shiva has no origin. He simply is.
This pillar of light represents limitless awareness, the unmoving truth behind the movement of life. It is why temples across India—from Kedarnath to Rameshwaram—house the linga instead of a human-like idol. Because Shiva cannot be captured—only realized.
What It Means for You and Me
The idea that Shiva was not created has deep spiritual implications. It means that at your core, you too are not limited by time or form. Beneath your body, beyond your thoughts, lies a stillness, a presence—that is Shiva.
To walk with this awareness is to walk free.
Free from fear, from identity, from limitation.
And to wear a Shiva pendant is more than wearing silver. It is wearing silence, eternity, and liberation close to your heart. It becomes a daily reminder: “I am not this fleeting self—I am that unchanging truth.”
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Because Shiva is not the creation of the cosmos—
He is the consciousness behind it.
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