The Sanskrit word Shiva (Devanagari:śiva) is an adjective meaning "auspicious, kind, gracious".As a proper name it means "The
Auspicious One", used as a name for Rudra.In simple English transliteration it is written either as Shiva or Siva. The adjective śiva,
meaning "auspicious", is used as an attributive epithet not particularly of Rudra, but of several other Vedic deities.
The Sanskrit word śaiva means "relating to the god Shiva", and this term is the Sanskrit name both for one of the principal sects of Hinduism
and for a member of that sect. It is used as an adjective to characterize certain beliefs and practices, such as Shaivism
Auspicious One", used as a name for Rudra.In simple English transliteration it is written either as Shiva or Siva. The adjective śiva,
meaning "auspicious", is used as an attributive epithet not particularly of Rudra, but of several other Vedic deities.
The Sanskrit word śaiva means "relating to the god Shiva", and this term is the Sanskrit name both for one of the principal sects of Hinduism
and for a member of that sect. It is used as an adjective to characterize certain beliefs and practices, such as Shaivism
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