(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:09:57

Si"va (?), n. [Skr. Civa, properly, kind, gracious.] Hindoo Myth.

One of the triad of Hindoo gods. He is the avenger or destroyer, and in modern worship symbolizes the reproductive power of nature.

 

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