WEB2 days ago · Shiva (/ ˈ ʃ ɪ v ə /; Sanskrit: श व, lit. 'The Auspicious One', IAST: Śiva), also known as Mahadeva (/ m ə ˈ h ɑː ˈ d eɪ v ə /; Sanskrit: मह द व:, lit. 'The Great God', IAST: Mahādevaḥ, [mɐɦaːd eːʋɐh) or Hara, is one of the of Hinduism