He is the avenger or destroyer, and in modern worship symbolizes the reproductive power of nature
("Shee-va") the Hindu destroyer god, destroyer and restorer of worlds, worshipped along with Vishnu and Brahma as one of the three principle deities of Hinduism
(Indian) The destroyer who, with Brahma and Vishnu, forms the divine trinity of the Brahmins He has five heads, and is the emblem of fire His wife is Parvati or Parbutta (Sanscrit, auspicious)