| Devanagari = | god of = destruction | Affiliation = Deva | Mantra = Aum Namah Sivaya | Weapon = Trident (Trishul) | Consort = Shakthi | Abode = Mount | Mount = Nandi (bull) }} Shiva (pronunciation: [ʃɪ.ʋə]; Sanskrit: शिव,, lit. "Auspicious one" )'s a major Hindu god and one aspect of Trimurti. In the Shaiva tradition of Hinduism, Shiva's seen as the supreme God. In the Smarta tradition, he's one of the five primary forms of God. Followers of Hinduism wh… (
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