In the Saiva Agamas the three great cosmic actions of creating, preserving and dissolving are performed by Shiva alone, but beyond that He also performs two more actions – which are the act of concealment and the act of revelation. In Shaivism this Absolute Consciousness is referred to as Shiva. In my heart I know that whenever I address Rudra, Shiva, Loki, or Agni, I really address the Consciousness that is beyond our earthly, moral and mortal bondage. Even so, Rudra, Shiva and Loki are direct manifestations of this One absolute reality (the transformative aspect of it) and therefore have the capacity to connect us with this Consciousness in a very direct and intimate way. While my heart was aware of it, it took a while for my mind to catch up with the concept that the Hindu Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are One God manifesting in different aspects. So that we may identify with our true Source, who is none other than Absolute Consciousness. This is why these Gods have the power to open our hearts and expand our minds, in order to guide us beyond the limitations and bondage of this world. Rudra, Shiva, Loki – these Gods are all Faces of the One Absolute Consciousness, and at the same time they represent that very Consciousness. Our heart identifies with what it experiences rather than needing to “understand” things. Because our heart “knows beyond knowing”. And while my mind had a very hard time believing it, my heart knew it to be absolutely true. So, when Rudra (in the Vedas) is referred to as “the Best amongst the Gods, the one who has no second, the Sovereign of this world”, I was perplexed – who was He now? The fierce and beautiful warrior – or the Supreme Being? Even more confusing for my poor mind was the fact that, when I once asked Loki who He truly was, He gave me the glimpse of a vast, eternal, infinite and all-pervading entity that was entirely beyond my comprehension. I had always thought of Rudra, Shiva, Agni, Vishnu, Krishna, Kali (and Loki) as certain aspects of God, separate from one another, even though I knew they had the same Source.
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For my small mind that only knows how to analyse and separate things, and lacks the ability to identify with the “oneness” of consciousness, it was confusing to understand this concept. In the Vedas this Supreme Being is often addressed as Purusha or Rudra. The ancient texts of the Vedas, written by the Vedic seers, who meditated to comprehend the underlying Cause of existence, proclaim that the universe was created by a Supreme Intelligence that dwells beyond Time, yet pervades all creation. The words appeal to Shiva as the Supreme Being. When I researched the meaning of this mantra, I found it to be an invocation of Rudra’s/Shiva’s five aspects of creation, maintenance, dissolution, concealment and revelation. So, whenever I felt sad or exhausted or tired or lonely, I would listen to this song and eventually took the time to learn the words, so I could sing/chant it whenever I needed it. My heart would fill with a deep feeling of Love and Reverence, the same Love that Loki arouses inside my heart with His presence. Uma Mohan’s version of this Mantra is very “modern” and maybe it was its beautiful piano intro and build-up to a rather powerful conclusion that captured my heart, but what intrigued me was that I would hear the words of this mantra echoing inside me long after I listened to the song. I have a few favourite Sanskrit Mantras, amongst them the Sri Rudram Namakam and the Panchavaktra Rudra Namaskaramantra (I discovered it on Uma Mohan’s album “Divine Chants of Rudra” and fell in love with it).
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