Shiva the Greatest Scientist of his time.

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This is just another way of looking at the Hindu Gods. The one that fascinates me the most is Shiva…. I have always seen him as the Greatest Scientist of his time. This is an attempt to give reasons to my opinion on Shiva the Great Scientist.

Before I start giving reasons ..I would like my readers to think of a Airplane. Since we all have seen a airplane its quiet easy to imagine it right. Now try explaining it to a person who has never seen one, obviously it would be something like a bird with people sitting on it… that is what will be the imagination of a person who has never seen it before.

Keeping the above example in mind think of all Ramayan and Mahabharata stories. This I will cover in other articles in detail. Right now my focus is Shiva.

Shiva is considered to be the most powerful as well as the most destructive God or Deity. There are 3 different ways Shiva is portrayed.

1. As a person with snake in his neck with a Damroo and Trishul in his hands and Ganga flowing from his Head.

2. As Shiv Ling

3. Nataraja

The Story of Shiva is he is married to Parwati and has 2 sons Ganesh and Subramanium.

The part of history that attracted me to Shiva and actually got me going on this subject is about him putting a head of Elephant on his son Ganesha and a Goat head for this Father-in-Law. Ganesha story most people know but the story of Himavat is in the Amar Chitra Katha , it goes like this that Shiva was invited to a yajna to Himavat’s palace and while Shiva was seated Himavat didn’t look at him and so Shiva got angry and cut off his head and after seeing Parvati crying for her father he put a Goat head to Himavat and saved his life.

Replacing heads at 2 different occasions makes Shiva the greatest Surgeon of his times.

Thomas Edison

Shiva with his Invention

When we talk about Thomas Edison this is the kind of picture people paint for this great scientist who gave us the light Bulb.

So when someone makes an invention they are remembered not only by their face or picture but also a picture of their invention is added to their picture profile.

You might ask what I am getting at.  Here it comes….. If Shiva was the greatest Scientist of his times then his picture should also show a symbol or a picture of his inventions right. That’s how human mind portrays things.

Check Out this picture of Shiva.

Nuclear Reactor

Observing the Shiv Lingam people have tried to resemble it with different things but the closest it

Shiv Ling

comes to resemble is the Nuclear Reactor in shape and under the conditions it is kept.

Nuclear Reactors are usually Dome shaped and has a platform it rests upon similar to the lingam, Also notice that the Shiv Ling always have water dropping on it which is the same conditions a nuclear reactor is kept.

Shiva is considered as a Creator and Destructor at the same time. Nuclear energy is constructive and destructive at the same time.

Shiva Temples are always built near water bodies same conditions apply for a Nuclear Plant.

The water flowing from the lingam is not used as prasad giving the indication that the water is contaminated and should flow away.