Thread by @punithdg619

@PraveenMohanET First of all this is not an Avatar :) this is "Ardhanarishwara" vigraha. Ardhanarishvara, the Androgynous One, is an aspect of Lord Shiva, whose form is half man and half woman.. SHIVA HAS TO BE ARDHANARISHWARA TO DEVELOP HIS FULL POTENTIAL.

@PraveenMohanET In Tantric cosmology, the whole universe is perceived as being created, penetrated and sustained by two fundamental forces, which are permanently in a perfect, indestructible UNION. These forces or universal aspects are called Shiva (Purusha) and Shakti(Prakriti)

@PraveenMohanET The concept of Ardhanarishvara clearly brings out the fact that Prakriti (Shakti) & Purusha(Shiva) are nothing without each other & one cannot exist & function in the absence of the other.
Note: SHIVA AND HIS CONSORT SHAKTI (PARVATI/ DEVI/ KALI/ DURGA) ARE COSMIC ALLEGORIES.

@PraveenMohanET Purusha and Pragati is expressed as Shiva and Shakti in the same body 50:50 – this is NOT a she boy or a transgender(as claimed by leftists). It is a mindboggling, intelligent concept.
When the insentient Prakriti comes in contact with the sentient Purusha , the universe evolves.

@PraveenMohanET Purusha is d embodiment of pure consciousness & Prakriti is the embodiment of pure energy. Through uniting with Purusha, Pragati gave form to his spirit & created d universe (we are talking about CREATION OF THE COSMOS here- not street side @nal xxx as figured out by small minds)

@PraveenMohanET @nal The eternal & indestructible union b/w Shiva & Shakti gives birth to the whole Macrocosm, in its stable, static aspect as well as in its dynamic one. Not only is Shakti responsible for creation, it is also d agent of all change.

@PraveenMohanET @nal Shakti is manifested by Shiva only during creation and is withdrawn into himself at the end of creation..

The union of Shakti with Shiva by Kundalini rise is the liberation of seeker from the cycle of endless birth and death!