Vidura said: ‘Why exhibited Daksha enmity towards Lord S’iva, the best among the gentle ones, while he neglected his daughter Satî whom he cared so much about? How could he hate him who is the spiritual master of the entire… Continue Reading
Rishi Kashyap reclaimed land from a vast lake, known as “Satisar”, after goddess Sati, the consort of Lord Shiva. In ancient times, this land was called Kashyap Bhumi, or Kashyapamar. The ancient Greek visitors called it “Kasperia,” and the Chinese pilgrim… Continue Reading
Once upon a time, a very strong rakshasa called Andhaka performed a hard penance to please Lord Shiva. Bholenath (Lord Shiva) was pleased, and offered him a boon of his choice. Andhkarsura asked for a boon that everytime a drop… Continue Reading
A child was born to the hunter-chief Nagan ,at Uduppur in Potthappi Nadu, after a long time .He was very heavy — so, they named him Tinnanar.Tinnanar was educated according to the hunter’s customs. He became a good archer. When… Continue Reading
Sati (सती), also known as Dakshayani (दाक्षायणी) was the youngest daughter of Daksha (The skilled one, also the son of Brahma) and Prasuti. She had married Lord Shiva against the wishes of her father. Dakshayani Sati wanted to go to… Continue Reading
Bhima – the demon, was the son of Karkati and the brother of Ravana – Kumbhakarna (Burmese: Kumbikhanna. Indonesian: Kumbhakarno. Malay: Kumbakarna. Sanskrit: कुम्भकर्ण Kumbhakarṇna. Tamil: கும்பகருணன் Kumbakarunan. Telugu: కుంభకర్ణ/కుంభకర్ణుడు Kumbhakarna/kumbhakarnudu. Thai: Kumphakan). One day Bhima asked his mother Karkati about details of why they… Continue Reading
जय महाकाल, रूद्र -शिव एक वैदिक देवता एवं उनके स्वरुप…..! रूद्र का वैदिक स्वरुप वर्णन…..! रूद्र की प्रमुख वैदिक शक्ति स्वरूपों में गणना होती है, ऋग्वेद में तीन सूक्त रूद्र को उद्देशित कर पठित हैं, एवं सोम आदि देवताओं के साथ भी रूद्र… Continue Reading
April 2011 while watching Om Namah Shivay in Sahara one TV channel in Guwahati, I came to know about the story of Bhimasur. Kumbhakarna had love with Karkati, daughter of Patal Loke King. When Ravana came to invite Karkati’s father… Continue Reading
The associations of a number of creatures, non-human, divine, mythical, notional/abstract or animal with Lord Shiva is noteworthy. He is seen as Time (Kaal or Kaalkaaleshwar) in whose dimension events are played out, living creatures take birth, live their lives,… Continue Reading
Hanuman is the eleventh avatar of Shiva. सङ्कर सुवन केसरीनन्दन । तेज प्रताप महा जग बन्दन ॥ Shankar Suvan Kesri Nandan Tej pratap maha jag vandan In Hanuman Chalisa, Tulsidasji calls Hanuman the Son of Shankar, and Son of Kesari.… Continue Reading
