Shivas Mother and Other Stories

Her husband was away and her mother had not yet arrived. She ardently prayed to Lord Shiva to send some help.

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Just at that moment, her mother walked in. She hugged her daughter and asked her to relax. She quickly arranged some pillows to make Ratnavati comfortable. Soon, Ratnavati delivered the baby. Her mother held her hand throughout, calming her. Once the baby was born, Ratnavati was so exhausted that she slept peacefully. The last thing she saw was her mother tucking the new born baby in thick blankets.

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When she opened her eyes, she saw her mother walking inside the house. You came in at the right time. Her mother looked bewildered. The baby is already born! And you say I was beside you! How is that possible? I came just now! You held my hand the whole time.

Her mother looked at the cradle nearby. Indeed, she could see a child sleeping peacefully wrapped in blankets. I have just walked in. The river was flooded, and no boatman was ready to take me to the other shore. I waited until morning. His Nataraja avatar is a message that ignorance can only be overcome by knowledge, music, and dance. It is believed that this androgynous form shows that the masculine energy Purusha and feminine energy Prakrithi of the universe in a synthesis. As the story goes, Surabhi, the mother of all cows started giving birth to a lot of cows, and the cows started flooding Kailash with their milk.

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Furious at this, Shiva used his third eye and destroyed many of them. To calm him down, the Gods sought to offer Nandi the magnificent bull to Lord Shiva. According to Devdutt Pattanaik, in Epified , Shiva is naked and sports an erect phallus in almost all the stories. It is to save the public from discomfort that he clothes himself in an animal hide.

Like we all know , Shiva is smeared with ash. It is a symbol of destruction as well as permanence for it is created by burning things but cannot be burnt itself. It is a symbol indicating the permanence of the immortal soul, which is released when the matter is destroyed. Shiva has three lines of ash smeared on his forehead in a horizontal orientation.

The Devas and Asuras started churning the milky ocean in order to obtain Amrit. In the process, they found a fatal poison - the Halahala poison, that had to be sucked out of the ocean. Without thinking of the consequences, Shiva drank all the poison and Parvati pressed his throat in order to stop the poison from spreading to other parts of his body - which is the reason behind his blue throat.

Determined to find the ends of the pillar, Vishnu as Varaha tried to find the bottom of the Linga while Brahma tried to find its top. Vishnu came back and admitted that the pillar was endless. Brahma, however, lied about the pillar's limits and claimed that he was the true God. Just then, the pillar broke open and Shiva appeared.

Accusing Brahma of lying and denying he is a God, he appreciated Vishnu for his honesty and suggested that Vishnu was on his way to becoming a God - in the process stating that he was the one true God. We see what you did there! It is believed , this is the cave where Shiva explained the secret of life and eternity to his divine consort, Parvati. Every year, followers and devotees of Lord Shiva pay their visit to the famous Amarnath cave. The cave also houses an ice stalagmite Lingam. In the Bhagavata Purana , after Vishnu deceived the demons in his female form, Shiva wanted to see the bewildering Mohini again.

When Vishnu agreed and revealed his Mohini form, Shiva got lured by Mohini, while the abandoned wife Parvati looked on. Shiva is overcome by Kama love and desire. His 'unfailing' seed escaped and fell on the ground. From these seeds of Shiva, Ayyappa was born. Shiva calmly trapped Ganga back in his hair because of her arrogance. He let her out but in small streams.

As it goes , Bhagiratha asked Brahma to bring the river Ganges down to earth so that he could perform a ceremony for his ancestors. Ganga arrogantly flew down to earth but Shiva calmly trapped her back in his hair and let her out in small streams. It is said, the touch of Shiva further sanctified Ganga. As per Hindu mythology , Lord Shiva was on his way to Kashi along with one crore gods and goddesses.

He asked all of them to wake up before sunrise the following day, before taking a night's rest in Unakoti, Tripura. But in the morning, no one except Shiva woke up. This made him furious and he set out for Kashi on his own, cursing the others to become stone images. We'd like to show you notifications for the latest news and updates. You can manage them any time from your browser settings. Thank you for Subscribing to ScoopWhoop Notification. Life sucks, we know.

Mother Kali – Lord Shiva

Once you are 18 we promise to show you this content but not till then! Jan 30, at Here are some fun stories and interesting facts about him 1. Ravana, the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic Ramayana, was one of the greatest devotees of Lord Shiva It is said, when Ravana tried to uproot Mount Kailash, Shiva trapped him beneath Kailash.