Śiva
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #860 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 79 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- pre-Islamic Arabia
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kamrunag devta, Kuladevata, Murai Mata, Shitala, Kalwa Pawan, Lalita Masani, Shyam Baba, Matres, Yātudhānīs, Piśācas, Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, Vināyakas, Kotarī, Revatī, Pūtanā, Unmāda, Apasmāra, Sabal Singh Bawri, Kesarmal Bawri, Nathia Chowki, Pittar, Brahm Baba, Tilottama, ishta-devata, Gramadevata, Ma Dakshina Kali, Mata Mumbadevi, Sachchika, Mata Patan Devi, Sri Hattanath, Ambika, Mahalakshmi, Kal Bhairava, Padmanabhaswamy, Meenakshi, Guru Gorakhnath, Rama, Semar, Batari Durga, Yamantaka, Sekhmet, Anat, Vishnu, Tarakasura, Surapadma, Kamadeva, Rati, Simhamukha, Krittikas, Kumara, Virabahu, Krowchaka, Devayanai, Shachi, Quetzalcoatl, Abraxas, Odin-Wotan, Luci-Bel, Savitr, Bhaga, Amsha, Dhata, Himavati, Tridevi, Abhasvaras, Ātmā, Krodha, Jñātā, Jñāna, Tapas, Dama, Dānta, Mada, Moha, Śānti, Prajapati, Yama-Yami, Vishvarupa, Brahman, Bhairavas, Heramba-Ganapati, Vishrava, Shumbha-Nisumbha, Narasimhi, Mahodara, Bhalachandra, Rina-Mochana-Ganapati, Ekadanta-Ganapati, Vajrapāṇi, Pulastya, Vibhishana, Shurpanaka, Trailokyavijaya, Kandarpa, Nalakubera/Nalakubara, Mahesora, Kirata-giri, Suswani Mataji, Vishvamitra, Lakshmana, Sita, Parashurama, Bharata, Ambe, Suswani Mata, Arihant, Lakshmi, Narasimha, Adi Parashakti, Himavat, Mainavati, Ekaparna, Ekapatala, Hunda, Nahusha, Angalamman, Seven Sisters, Potu Razu, Jatukasura, Nishumbha, Durga, Prajapati Daksha, Shri-Lakshmi, Shashthi, Daityasena, Keshi, Kuhu-Sinivali, Murugan, Valli, Varnini, Prachanda Chandika, Mahashakti, devi, Nārada, Banasura, Bhagavati, Devi Kanya Kumari, Mahishasura, Budha, Pururavas, Ila, Kardama, Jayanti, Shukra, Devayani, Urjjasvati, Kavyamata, Jyeṣṭhā, Andhaka, Lalitha, Bandhasura, Dussaha, Markendeya, Parashakti, Durgamasur, Durgasur, Kateri Amman, Satis, Daksha, Vīrabhadra, Yajneshwara, Tarakeshwara, Tvaṣṭā, ishta-devata, Manjushri, Aryaman, Aditi, Shailaputri, Mahadevi, Purusha, Niranjana, Himavan, Bhagiratha, Menavati, Vadavagni, Surya Majapahit, Nirṛti, Isana, Nandikeshvara, Mahaganapati, Adishakti, Jwala Devi, Vaiśravaṇa, Raktabija, Chanda, Munda, Ekadanta, Lambodara, Kauśikī, Vairocana, Mahākāla, Rudra, Īśvara, Mahādeva, Sambhu, Sangkara, Avalokiteshvara, Gajalakshmi, Jaratkaru, Janguli, Satrughna, Behula, Chand Sadagar, Anirudha, Lakhinder, Mahādeva, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Akhilandeswari, Sarasvati, Kama, Mahavidyas, Kamadhenu, Gauri, Vishalakshi, Pecci, Yellama, Balambika, Nandi, Brahmacharini, Prakandasura, Shumbha, Devasena, Matrikas, Diti, Kaśyapa, Hiraṇyakaśipu, Hiraṇyākṣa, Mahāviṣṇu, Chandra, Surapadman, Kamakhya, Sweta Preta, Chamunda, Chandamari, Khoḍiyār, Jagdambā, Kaśyapa, Vasishtha, Shumbha, Trailokyavijaya, Śumbharāja, Maheshvara, Nishumbha, Amitabha, Lokeśvararāja, Vayu, Saraswati, Brahma, Maheśvara, Narayana, Candra, Harihara, Dharaṇī, Devi Sarasvatī, Nīlakaṇṭha, Shamash, Bhaironji, Vasoorimala, Kurumba, Darika, Ganesha, Kārtikeya, Parvati, Ribhus, Buddha, Hanuman, Gogaji, Deva, Ra, Kumbhakarna, Ravana, Astika, Adityas, Yama, Apollo, Jesus, Mary, Diana, Mitra, Varuna, Krishna, Hasan, Maharṣi Kaśyapa, Uṣas, Indra, Artemis (Diana), Adam, Olympian gods
- manifests as
- Batara Guru, Kalantaka, Nataraja, Bhairavas, Appu Lingam, Bhikshatana, Kala Bhairava, Kalagni Rudra, Kala, Chandrashekhara, Krodha Bhairava, Rudra, Ardhanarishvara, Tripurantaka
- parent of
- Ashokasundari, Batara Kala, Ganesha, Kārtikeya, Narmada, Neta, Neto, Skanda, Jyoti, Muruga, Maisamma, Kumāra
- consort of
- Mahakali, Sati Bhavani, Akilandeswari, Chandraghanta, Chandika, Durga, kali, Kalaratri, Parvati, Satis, Ganga, Cundā, Parvati, Kumari, Uma, Pārvatī, Shakti, Goddess, Kamakshi, Chandi, Sati-Parvati, Annapurna
- aspect of
- Trimūrti
- enemy of
- Andhakasura, Acala, Brahma, Daksha, Pūṣan, Maya, Gōzanze Myōō, Sūrya, Daruka, Caṇḍaroṣaṇa, Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa, Jalandhara, Aruṇa, Padmasuran
- teacher of
- Akilandeswari, Manasā
- syncretized with
- Agni, Soma, Mahādeva / Maheśvara
- cognate of
- Tukh Manuk
- served by
- Vasuki, Bhairavas, Kṣetrapālas, kali, Brahmarakshasa, Dakini, Śākinī, Bhūtas, Pramathas, Guhyakas, Kūṣmāṇḍas, Parpaṭas, Caṭakas, sadhyas, Malyavan, Pushpadanta, Vīrabhadra, Nandi, maharajikas
- has aspect
- Naka Tampiran, Periyatampiran, Vishalakshi, Kalantaka, Bhairavas, Kala, Kala Bhairava, Kalagni Rudra, Nataraja, Kshethra Balaka, Parvati, Jambukeswarar, Vibhooti Seethar, Jambukeswara, Dhumavati, Chhinnamasta, Dakshinakalika, Mahakali, Guhyakali, Smashanakalika, Ekajata, Ugratara, Taritni, Nilasarasvati, Jayadurga, Navadurgas, Vashuli, Bagalamukhi, Pratyangira, Vīrabhadra, Matangi
- manifested by
- Shiva as Tarakeshwara, Bhairavas, Rudra, Tripurantaka, Krodha Bhairava, Hara-Bhava, Vishweshwar, Nataraja, Sadisiva
- child of
- Ammavaru, Avalokiteshvara
- creator of
- Ardhanari, Mahakali, Muneeshwarar, Vīrabhadra, Bhadrakali
Mentioned by
- Hanuman
- Gogaji
- Deva
- Ra
- Kumbhakarna
- Ravana
- Astika
- Adityas
- Yama
- Apollo
- Jesus
- Mary
- Diana
- Mitra
- Varuna
- Krishna
and 88 more
Sources
- peer reviewed
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“The Hindu god Shiva shares several features with Rudra. The theonym Śiva ('kind') originated as a euphemistic epithet for Rudra, who is similarly invoked as Aghora ('not frightful') and Abhayaṅkara ('providing safety').”
#13708 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Durgā, or Pārvatī, wife of the god Śiva”
#29537 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“It is at dusk that Śiva goes about with his attendant hordes of spirits, wearing the crown of his matted hair covered with the dust carried by the whirlwinds from cremation grounds and keeping his three eyes wide open.”
#30630 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Mamadiya then went to a Śiva temple in the wilderness to fast and pray for children. On the 8th day Śiva appeared and granted Gaḍhvī seven daughters and a son.”
#31208 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Her other name is Śaivī and she is the disciple of Śiva.”
#35224 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5