| Arise Arjuna Hinduism And The Modern World |
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| Books By David Frawley |
| THE UNITY OF THE VEDIC AND SHAIVITE RELIGIONS |
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the original meaning of Aryan, which is pure or noble, calling Shiva unaryan merely refers
to his fierce or terrible traits like his matted hair, his garland of snakes, and his
retinue of ghosts. Shiva is not the form of God who represents ideal or noble traits, which is usually the role of Vishnu, but the form of God who represents transcendence of all dualities. Yet Indra is also to be viewed in this same light. Indra and Shiva share yet many other traits. Indra and Shiva are both called the dancer and are associated with music and song. The letter of the Sanskrit alphabet come forth from Shiva's drum. Indra in the Vedas is called the bull of the chants, and all songs go to him like rivers to the sea. Shiva is identified in Tantric though with the vowels of the alphabet.
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