Why is Lord Shiva called the 'Destroyer of Cosmos”?

A very important and significant question that you asked! Gives an opportunity to clarify a bit and I'd like to edit the description as well. read more

Lord Shiva Plays The Role of Destroyer in the Supreme Trinity. Some say that Lord Shiva Doesn't Destroy the Cosmos He Destroys the Maya like Anger,Hatred,Arrogance, Desire and Lust. Yes They're Right But Shiva is the Destroyer of Cosmos. As We Know that This Cosmos Has Limited Time Period of Existence That's Why Lord Vishnu Always Saves the World. read more

Shiva is the destroyer: Shiva is often referred as destroyer, but it actually means that Shiva doesn't destroy cosmos. But He destroys our ego, lust and arrogance and thus dissolves us into Him. Since there is nothing called as End, because from every end starts a new beginning. read more

Shiva is also known by the name of Mahadeva which means lord of lords. Shiva being Destroyer of the darkness and evil is the one who is zero and he is also the one who is infinite. Shiva is one of the primary forms of God in the Sanatan Vedic Dharma, Shiva is the Destroyer or the Transformer who operates the phenomena happening in the cosmos among the primary aspects of the divine. At the highest level, Shiva is limitless, transcendent, unchanging and formless. read more