Shiva is God visualized as an ascetic. Hair matted, body smeared with ash, he sits naked atop a snow-clad mountain, totally internalized, unmindful of the universe around. His phallus is erect but his eyes are shut, indicating that Shiva is aroused not by the delights of the world outside but by the serenity of the soul inside.
Seasons come and go. Cultures rise and fall. Values change. Standards change. Worldly truths seem conditional, relative to space, time and the opinion of people. Shiva is God who is not interested in these worldly truths. He seeks sat, truth that is permanent, absolute, unconditional. So he shuts his eyes to the world, refusing to let memories, desires, ideas and ego crumple his consciousness. Purification of the chitta leads to enlightenment. With enlightenment comes ananda, tranquil bliss. In bliss, Shiva transcends all desires. There is no urge to sense or respond. There is no need for the body or the world. There is no action, no reaction or response. No karma, hence no samsara. The world ceases to be. All that exists is the atma, the uncrumpled pure soul, in self-contained isolation. Shiva is therefore God how destroys the world.
myth = mythya
A Handbook of Hindu Mythology
Dr Devdutt Pattanaik
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