Creation of Universe by the divine is a perpetual act and not a few days affair like constructing a house. All living things follow this principle. For example, Creation of a bird do not end up when it come out from the egg. Its evolution to develop body, wings, growing strong, then an old age and even death is part of creation. This is why Hindus says birth and death are two sides of same coin.
Of course, this may look like a paradox. But once you understand the concept behind Rudra or Siva then you can overcome the paradox in the statement and understand the broad sense of creation. Purana in its narrative style of storytelling have told and retold us that, Brahma is creater, Vishnu sustains and Siva annihilate or destroy. These stories while creating concrete forms for Siva are not ideal to understand the concept behind the cosmic dance of Siva or Siva-Shakti.
Among the Hindu gods, the concept of Siva is most difficult to understand. Hindus still have the prevailing concept that Siva is formless. That is why, in temples, while all other Gods were crafted with beautiful figures, Siva alone is installed in the form of a simple stone and called as Siva Linga, a symbol of Siva. The most popular mantra, “Om Nama Sivaya”, is not a praise to Lord but a high spiritual concept in which a devotee identifies himself with Siva, the infinite existence. Ardhanariswara, Siva-Sakti, Dakshinamurthi are other important concepts.
The concept of Nataraja, the rhythmic dance of Siva is the best imagination for the Harmony in Nature. This has amazed many a scientists and philosophers. Frijof Capra, Coomaraswamy, Vilayanur s Ramachandran are few among them. Dr R L Kashyap a Scientist turned Vedic Scholar takes this concept to the new heights in the following video.
Dr R L Kashyap, now in his late seventies is an old student of Indian institute of science and Harward University and professor- emeritus of Purdue University. He had a meritorious research life spanned over 35 years in United States. Some of his theories are very popular and are part of science and Engineering textbooks.
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