Creation leads to sustenance, which eventually must make way for destruction, only for the cycle to begin anew. Brahma gives life to the universe. Vishnu nurtures and protects it. Shiva dismantles ...

life and death it is Shiva who will ultimately destroy the universe. This is not necessarily as bad as it might sound because it allows Brahma to start the process of creation all over again.

He has blue skin and four arms. Shiva is the destroyer of the universe. Shiva destroys the universe in order to re-create it. Shiva has blue skin, a third eye and carries a trident. Hindus believe ...

The Nataraja form embodies Shiva’s five cosmic functions: creation, protection ... or “the god of gods,” governs the beginning and end of everything in the universe. He is the source, sustenance, and ...