A river flows for centuries before meeting the ocean. In that moment, its identity dissolves into something vast and still. Shiva, in the grand rhythm of the cosmos, is both, the rushing river of ...

In the Rig Veda—the oldest of the Vedas—Rudra is invoked not just as a destroyer, but as a healer, a protector, and a remover of pain. He is fierce, yes, but not cruel. He carries arrows, but also ...