Param Shiva

PARAM SHIVA

Param Shiva is the ultimate reality who is the nature of Bliss itself and is all complete in Himself.

He is beyond description, beyond all manifestation, beyond limitation of form, time and space. He is eternal, infinite, all pervading, all knowing and all powerful. In fact, this reality is ineffable and beyond all descriptions.From Param Shiva let us come to universal manifestation; let us have a look at this creation of Lord.

Kashmir Shaivism postulates 36 categories or “tattvas” to explain the process of cosmic evolution. Let us keenly focus our attention to this process of universal evolution or universal experience, i.e., from God hood to Maya Shakti which is the veiling or obscuring force of nature leading to various psycho – physical elements and finally the Panch Mahabhutas – five great elements : Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether. Let us look further into this great descent or the process of in-evolution, i.e. from God-hood to Man-hood.