Because he is of the form or colour of smoke, therefore he is called Dhurjjali. Because by all his deeds he performs sacrifices for all and seeks the wellbeing of every creature, therefore he is called Shiva or the auspicious one. Living in the sky, he burns the lives of all creatures and is, besides, fixed in a particular path from which he does not deviate.
धूम्ररूपं च यत्तस्य धूर्जटीत्यत उच्यते। समेधयति यन्नित्यं सर्वान् वै सर्वकर्मभिः॥ मनुष्याशिवमन्विच्छंस्तस्मादेष शिवः स्मृतः। दहत्यूज़ स्थितो यच्च प्राणान् नृणां स्थिरश्च यत्।।१०