Shiva also has many benevolent and fearsome forms. At the highest level, Shiva is regarded as limitless, transcendent, unchanging and formless. He is one of the five primary forms of God in the Smarta Tradition, and 'the Transformer'. He is the Parabrahman within Shaivism, one of the three most influential denominations in contemporary Hinduism. He is Anant, one who is neither found born nor found dead. According to Hindu mythology, Shiva is in the form of Vishnu and Brahma yet one with them.
Om Namah Shivaya - Shiva meaning 'The Auspicious One', also known as Mahadeva ('Great God'), is one of the three major deities of Hinduism.
