Wholesale Double-Sided Shiva / Ganesha Medallion Jewelry
Available in Solid 14k Gold or Solid Sterling
Silver.
Please see Siva / Ganesh Information
below for symbolism, etc.
Item # 1753 - Measurements: 30 x 20 x 4
mm
Shiva (Siva) - God of Change / God of Destruction
In Hinduism, Shiva is the destroyer of the world. Shiva
is responsible for change both in the form of death and destruction and
in the positive sense of the shedding of old habits. Shiva is the third
form of God as the Destroyer, one of the trimurti (popularly called the
"Hindu trinity"). In the trimurti, Shiva is the destroyer, while
Brahma and Vishnu are creator and preserver, respectively. In Satyam,
Shivam, Sundaram or Truth, Goodness and Beauty, Shiva also represents
the most essential goodness. Shiva is the god of the yogis, self-controlled
and celibate, while at the same time a lover of his spouse (shakti). Shiva's
first wife was Sati and his second wife was Parvati, also known as Uma,
Gauri, Durga, Kali and Shakti. His sons are Ganesha and Kartikeya. Shiva
lives on Mount Kailasa in the Himalayas.
As Nataraja, Shiva is the Lord of the Dance, and
also symbolises the dance of the Universe/Nature, with all its delicately
balanced heavenly bodies and natural laws which complement and balance
each other. At times, he is also symbolized as doing his great dance
of destruction, called Taandav -- dissolution of the universe.
Although he is defined as a destroyer (or rather
recreator), Shiva, along with Vishnu, is considered the most benevolent
God. One of his names is Aashutosh, he who is pleased by small offerings,
or, he who gives a lot in return for a little. Siva, originally, no
doubt, a solar deity, is frequently invoked, as the lord of nourishment,
to bestow food, wealth and other blessings.
Ganesha (Ganesa / Ganesh) - Lord of the Hosts
All Tantric and spiritual worship in the Hindu tradition
begins with the invocation of Ganesha (or Ganesh / Ganesa), the elephant-headed
god. Ganesha acquired his head through varying methods in different
stories. Ganesha is also known as Aumkara, because his body mirrors
the shape of the Aum
/ Ohm / Om, the elephant god is thus seen as the embodiment of the
cosmos. His elephantine head symbolizes the intelligence and beatitude
of the elephant, powerful, yet gentle. Acceptance of the somewhat funny
looking elephant man, Ganesha, as the divine force, stills the rational
mind and it's doubts, forcing one to look beyond outer appearances.
He is the god of luck and fortune, of doorways, of the household, and
of writing. He is the remover of obstacles, and as such it is normal
to invoke him before the undertaking of any task with such incantations
as "Aum Shri Ganeshaya Namah," or similar.
He is the lord of wisdom, intelligence, education,
prudence, luck and fortune, gates, doors, doorways, household and writing.
He is the remover of obstacles, and as such it is normal to invoke him
before the undertaking of any task.
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