We have been told since childhood that there is only one Shivshankar. Even we often take both the names together. If we tell you that Shiva and Shankar are not only different but Shankar also originated from Shiva. Shiva is the beginning and Shiva is the end. 

 The biggest and easy to understand difference between Shiva and Shankar is in the iconography of both. While the idol of Shankar is in full size, the idol of Shiva is in the form of Lingam or oval or thumb shaped.

 Mahadev Shankar 

Like Brahma and Vishnu, Shankar is also a god and has a subtle body. Like Brahma and Vishnu, Shankar also lives in the subtle world. Like Vishnu and Brahma, Shankar is also the creation of Lord Shiva. Shankar is also called Mahadev but Shankar is not called God because Shankar’s work is only destruction. It is not the duty of Shankar to nurture and create. 

Shiva 

Shiva is God, different from Shankar. Shiva has no body and no form. Shiva does not live in the subtle world like Shankar, Brahma and Vishnu. His residence is beyond the subtle world. Shiva is the creator of Brahma, Vishnu and Shankar trinity. Only Shiva creates, blesses and destroys the world, whose mediums are Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. You have seen how Shiva and Shankar are different from each other. Now it will be easier for you to know whom they worship. Taking the matter further, we will give you one more information.  

Everyone has a birthday. Have you ever thought that Shiva is the only one whose birthday is called Shivratri? 

There is also a reason for this, the meaning of night is not literal, here the meaning of night is something else. 

 Here night means sins, injustice and evils. When with the passage of time man started moving towards degradation, that time has been compared to the night and on that deep night Shiva appears i.e. takes birth. 

 After the night of Shiva’s birth, night i.e. darkness ends and humanity once again becomes advanced. This was the difference between Shiva and Shankar and the difference in calling Shiva’s birth as Shiva Ratri. 

 Lord Shankar, husband of Sati and Parvati, is also called Shiva because of Sadashiv. We will talk about this Lord Shankar who is also called Mahadev. Some such misconceptions have spread about Lord Shankar which is insulting. Those people are guilty of this, who keep insulting Lord Shiva knowingly or unknowingly.  

If you are a devotee of Lord Shankar, then you should be shocked to know and hear this, because Lord Shankar is the basic stem and backbone of Hindu religion. Lord Ram says in Ramcharit Manas that ‘I don’t like Shiva’s traitor even in my dreams.’ 

 An accomplice of a criminal or someone who ignores him is also a criminal. There are some rules for going to Shiva’s temple and worshiping and praying there. It is true that Lord Shankar is Bholenath. He is very merciful and will forgive you. But if you go to her temple and act against the rules or insult her in any way, then Mata Kalika is watching you. Lord Bhairav ​​and Shanidev are also watching. It is difficult to follow the Shaiva sect or worship Shiva. This is Agneepath. Let us tell you what kind of misconceptions have been spread in the society about Lord Shiva and that misconception is still being promoted. 

 Does Shivalinga mean Shiva’s penis?

 It is sad that over time, many people have created the shape of Shivalinga like vagina and penis and they also keep posting its pictures on Facebook and WhatsApp. They also keep giving false arguments for this. All the above mentioned people will have to answer for this after death, because one who insults Shiva cannot escape under any circumstances. All religions are from Shiva and doomsday is also from Shiva. Actually, Shivalinga means the eternal form of Lord Shiva. It is called Linga because it is a symbol of void, sky, infinity, universe and formless Supreme Being. Just as the symbol of Lord Vishnu is Shaligram, similarly the symbol of Lord Shankar is Shivalinga. The shape of this mass is like the light of our soul.