Summary:
The 7 Secrets Of Shiva is another one from Devdutt Pattanaik from his mythology series. The book fathoms the mysteries of one of the Supreme Godheads in Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva, the Destroyer. The book promises to take you within the philosophy underlying all the depictions in scriptures concerned with the one of the most revered Lord Shiva. The extreme of the Holy Triad, the Trident holding God with the Third Eye is the Lord of the yogis. The ascetic God whose form is all covered in ash, draped in elephant skin while sitting on tiger skin is the primary deities subjected to worship not only in Hindu households but people all over the world are drawn to the mystery and the bliss ever-emanating from him.
The book tries to uncover all the mysteries that lie buried in the stories, symbols and rituals. The book tries to grab the essence of transcendental realities hidden in the symbols. The book has elaborately written details on the various aspects of the deity who resides on Mt. Kailash, the centre of the Universe. The various mythological stories that deal with Shiva are put forth in a way so as to decipher the hidden contexts of perpetual wisdom. The author tries to dig deep into the ocean of mythology and unearth the pearls of knowledge to leave the readers enlightened.
Review:
The author who is a Doctor by profession has written extensively on Hindu mythology, he tries to transcend the misunderstood notions by throwing light on universal truths that the scriptures behold. The author tries to pass on knowledge that he had gathered contemplating on the mythological figures. The book deals with the various aspects of the truth that lie hidden in the transcendental realities that our lives possess. The author's whole attention is on to breaking the myths into a more widely acceptable and hence understood philosophy. The book is full of studies that help us grasp the subtlety in the expressions.
The book aims at finding meaning in the art; in the expression of Shiva in various depictions. The book dwells on some profound spiritual concepts of Shiva being the symbol of male aspect of Divine wherein Shakti, is the female aspect of the Divine, and that they are never separate. The Union of consciousness and matter is what makes this Universe. The book shines the grace of the Supreme beauty that embodies every existence. The divinity in our existence is not hard to experience; it lies in the heart which symbolizes the beginning and the end, the beat and the inactivity that makes us realize our eternal element. The effulgence of Shiva is nothing but the purity in consciousness that we all as human beings have access to, Devdutt Patnaik's The 7 Secrets Of Shiva is a book that unfolds the mystery of Hindu mythology through various mystical perceptions that seep in through the broadening apertures of contemplation.
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