At the sacred mountain of Arunachala in Tamil Nadu, where Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi stayed, Shiva is associated with the rising Sun. The Sun as the Self (Atman, Purusha) indicates our transcendent Shiva nature, the supreme light, not just the luminary of our solar system. Shiva represents the pure transcendent light or Prakasha behind all other forms of light in the universe, manifest and unmanifest, which is discussed in detail in Shaivite philosophy. He is the Pratyadhi-Devata, the third level or ultimate Devata of the Sun, afterSurya as the Devata and Agni as the Adhidevata. ![]() ![]() Shiva’s connections to the Sun are powerful and profound. His primordial light, Prakasha, is the basis of all forms of light. ![]() We will explore these from my years of research in Vedic texts and Shaivite Yoga.Shiva is the ultimate deity of the cosmic light of Consciousness. Lord Shiva has a central yet complex role in Vedic astrology, associated with a number of planetary energies, though he has specific planetary associations.
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