She has won over her lord
Let us again know still more of Lord Shiva.Shiva as described in shiva puranas is as follows:Face on the head represents the Ganges,the holy river,signifying the flow of scriptural teachings passing wisdom from one generation to the next.
Moon on the forehead symbolises that the lord is the master of time.The large oval red dot on the forehead is the third eye of knowledge which if opened,reduces to ashes the person in its vision.It is the symbol of the destroyer of evil and ignorance.
Serpents around the neck signifies the ego which is mastered can be worn as an ornament.
Wearing a tiger skin is said to be fearless. Rudrakasha beads denotes purity.the rosary in the right hand symbolises concentration.Drum symbolises the vedas and the other scriptures from which we learn to lead a proper life.Trident represents the three powers of knowledge, desire and implementation. The whole form of shiva is that of the mind and Shiva is said to be the absolute,and let us consider this scriptural form of Lord Shiva, with scientific view and see what does God want to preach the common people. Jagdamba Parvati is the form of power. Lord Shiva always keeps her on to his left side, because, he himself remains in a state of Tapasya (meditation). People and scriptures too, assume that the left part of the males is inauspicious and trouble-causing. Where as Parvati is the form of power and thus always auspicious. Hence, in order to destroy all the inauspiciousness and obstacles, Lord Shiva keeps Parvati on his left side. Besides, Lord Shiva is himself a form of inauspiciousness as :
"AMANGALYAM SHEELAM TAVABHAVATU NAMAIVAMAKHILAM
"AMANGALYAM SHEELAM TAVABHAVATU NAMAIVAMAKHILAM
TATHAPI SMARTRINAMA VARADA PARAMAM MANGAMASI "
Meaning : It is famous in the whole world that Lord Shiva is inauspicious, but a giver of all kinds of auspiciousness. Nevertheless, He is the giver of all kinds of auspiciousness for those who remember him. This virtue is because of Parvatis presence with him.Thus acting on the principle :
"NARYASTU YATRA PUJYANTE RAMANTE TATRA DEVATAH"
That is where the womenfolk is worshipped, the gods stays there, Lord Shiva preaches the same to his devotees, that if they respect woman, all the inauspiciousness all the hurdles, would be removed automatically.
Meaning : It is famous in the whole world that Lord Shiva is inauspicious, but a giver of all kinds of auspiciousness. Nevertheless, He is the giver of all kinds of auspiciousness for those who remember him. This virtue is because of Parvatis presence with him.Thus acting on the principle :
"NARYASTU YATRA PUJYANTE RAMANTE TATRA DEVATAH"
That is where the womenfolk is worshipped, the gods stays there, Lord Shiva preaches the same to his devotees, that if they respect woman, all the inauspiciousness all the hurdles, would be removed automatically.
This goes to prove that devi has won over her lord the supreme.He himself has agreed that the sakthi is required in this world to maintain orderliness and bring prosperity to man kind.The symbolic representation of shiva leads us further into knowing ourselves and his love and acceptance gives us a motivation to go on to the path of meditation and reach her and keep her dear to our hearts.so winning of the lord is winning of mankind who is an ardent devotee and he who tries to reach her through prayer ,chanting and sacrifice reach her and she rules them heart and mind and thus the oneness of the two is revealed.
Soundarya Lahiri hails them thus:
"Vishuddhou the shuddha sphatika visadham vyoma janakam
Shivam seve devimapi siva samana vyavasitham
Yayo kaanthya sasi kirana saaroopya sarane
Vidhoo thantha dwarvantha vilamathi chakoriva jagathi"
I bow before the Shiva ,Who is of the pure crystal form,
In thine supremely pure wheelAnd who creates the principle of ether,
And to you my mother,Who has same stream of thought as Him.
I bow before you both,Whose moon like light,
Forever removes the darkness of ignorance,Forever from the mind,
And which shines like the Chakora* bird ,Playing in the full moon light.
