Symbolism ine basa guru muchiHindu. Muchokwadi, izvi zviratidzo zvinoratidza Infinity, izvo zvingave zvisinganzwisisiki kune vanhuwo zvavo. Fungidzira kuita masvomhu usingashandisi mabhodhi enhamba. Fungidzira kuoma uku sezvo nhamba inokura ichikura. Kana munhu angapedzisira awana zvakaoma kuita masvomhu nenhamba dzinogumira, munhu anganzwisisa sei Mwari asingaverengeki pasina rubatsiro rwezviratidzo?

MuHinduism, zviratidzo zvinounzawo kuswedera kwa Mwari Mukuru kuMutungamiriri wevanhu saMwari chaiye.

Inoremekedzwa nezvitendero zvese zvechiHindu. Iyi ndiyo yekutanga inzwi reOM. Ruzha rwusinganzwisisike urwu rwakakosha zvekuti kune zvitendero pasina. Arhanas inoitwa mumatemberi echiHindu inosanganisira iyi kune yega mantra inodzokororwa. Uku ndikowo kutanga kweVedas tsvene. Iyi mantra ndeimwe yeanonyanyozivikanwa mantras ekufungisisa. Ruzha urwu runomiririra mwari mukuru.

Mucherechedzo mukuru wekunamata unomiririra Mwari (izwi rokuti "shiva lingam" rinoshandurwa sechiratidzo chaMwari akakwana) kuvaShaivite. (Chaizvoizvo, zita racho pacharo rinoreva chiratidzo). Inowanikwa zvakanyanya mu. Pakati uye taper kumusoro Ichi ndicho chimiro chemurazvo. Muuzivi hweShaivite, Mwari haana chimiro. Kutenda kunyasha mumweya nekunzwisisa kuri nyore kwehuMwari uye kusunungurwa, Mwari vakaonekwa muchimiro chemurazvo. Murazvo uyu unonamatwa sedombo lingam nemamwe marudzi anorerutsa kunamata. Pakati pevaShaivhi, izvi zvinoonekwa sezvitsvene kupfuura nzira dzekunamata. 

Mitsetse mitatu yaigona kuonekwa pahuma dzavamwari navamwarikadzi. Aya matatu mabhanhire emusoro anopfekedzwa nemaShaivite uye vamiririri vezvimwe zvitendero mumhuri iyi (Shakta, Kaumara, GANApatya). Ichi chiratidzo chinodaidzwa kuti tripundra (mitsetse mitatu). Sezvo Mwari akaonekwa semurazvo wepamusoro (kwete kuti avhiringidzwe ne agni. Agni anova chimwe chezvinhu zvaMwari, asi kwete Dare Repamusorosoro pacharo), muchitendero cheSaiva (ona Lingam kumusoro), zvakasikwa, Ash inova chiratidzo. izvo zvinoratidza kubatana neiyi param (supreme flame) jyoti. 

rudra + axa inoturikira kuti ziso ra rudra. Iri parera rakagadzirwa nematanda. Zvinotendwa kuti izvi zvakabva paziso raShiva paakapisa Tripura asuras. Icho chimwe chezviratidzo zvinoera zvinopfekwa nevaShaivite pamwe neAsh Tsvene. Inopfekwa se bead kana bhiza garland.

Iyi ndiyo poindi panosangana tsiye dzevaHindu vazhinji. Inogona kuva red sandalwood kumkum kana musanganiswa wezvose. Kubatana uku ndeimwe yeakakosha chakras anonzi mune zvemweya mazwi iyo AGYA chakra. Iyi ipfungwa inonetsa. Saka tilaka inochengetwa panguva iyi.

Mitsetse mitatu yakatwasuka (kana dzimwe nguva mutsetse mutsvuku) inopfekwa naVaishnavas inonzi Sri Churna. Mitsetse miviri yekunze ichava chena uye wepakati achava mutsvuku. Mutsara mutsvuku unowanzomhanya kubva kumkum kana jecha dzvuku pazasi peTulsi plant. Iyi tsika yakatangwa gare gare muRamanuja sechiratidzo cheVaishnava. vaiAhNavas vasiri veRamanuja Sampradaya (eg mAdhvas) havatevedze tsika iyi.

Iyi Holy Bull ndiyo mota uye mureza waIshe Shiva. Saka ichi ndicho chiratidzo chevaShaivhi. Ichi chiratidzo hachina kuwanikwa pamadziro etemberi dzeShaiva, pamireza, mumusoro memeseji uye pane zvimwe zvinhu zvakawanda. Kwakabva chiratidzo ichi kunoratidzwa nekuti chiratidzo ichi chakawanikwa panguva yekuchera matongo kweHarappa Mahanjadaro (idzo dzinonzi nzvimbo dzebudiriro muIndus Valley). Maererano nemagwaro eSaiva, nzombe inomiririra dharma (kururama).

Pfumo rine mativi matatu (trident) ndechimwe chezvombo zvakakurumbira zvaIshe Shiva. Nekudaro, ndiyo yechipiri yakakosha chiratidzo cheShaivite mushure meNandi. Sezvo mwarikadzi Shakti akabatawo iyi katatu, chiratidzo chakasimudzirwa nevanozvipira veShakti.

Panchajanya conch uye Sudarshan disc mumaoko aIshe Vishnu zviratidzo zvikuru zveVaisnavas. Zvinhu zviviri izvi zvakadhindwa sezviratidzo muzvinhu zvine chekuita neVaishnava.

Pfumo ndiro chombo chembiri chaShe Skandha. Saka ichi chiratidzo chinoremekedzwa zvikuru chevanozvipira Ishe Subramanya.