Shiv is called Maheshwar or Mahadev because only he possesses 3 basic thoughts- absolute purity, absolute knowledge, absolute yog (spiritual knowledge). Thus, he is given the title of god among gods.
I won’t be going into the useless debate regarding who is superior among our deities. I believe that all male deities including Shiv, Narayan, Brahma, Bhairav, Ganesh etc are manifestation of same Purush energy. It is similar to Adyashakti manifesting into different devi forms. Shaivism, Baishnavism, Shaktism were invented to show people that there are multiple ways to attain god. But now these paths have almost made like a caste system where one path tries to become superior to other path based on petty things. On one hand, Shiv is a devotee of Vishnu and wears ashes of Vaishnavs. On the other hand, Krishna performed Shiv Puja daily. Moreover, as per Devi Puran, our trinities have been born from Adya Shakti. So, this sense of superiority and inferiority have come from nothing but ignorance. Each of these manifestations is superior god in different cosmoses.
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