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Shiva A Person God or Reality

And the worship of Shiva is intriguing as a God.

One can find Shiva beibg worshiped as a Human being in the form of Nataraja and in other forms as a Human being, this mode of worship of Shiva in the north of Vindhyas is very limited when compared to the South.

In the South one can find the worship of  Shiva both as a Linga and as a Human being or resembling a human being.

Stotra Mantra Parayana Differnce

The difference between Mantras and the other two Types is that Mantras deliver guaranteed results, if one follows the procedures laid down.

Whereas in the case of Stotra or Parayana,the Divine intervention is left to the pleasure of the God addressed to, in the case of Mantras, the Gods are obliged to grant the requests as they represent the essence of Reality and in fact the Form of Gods themselves.

That is why even A Raskshasa can deliver a Brahmastra by invoking a Mantra.

More to follow on the scientific explanation of Mantras, their validity analysis by Spectroscopy,Cymatics