Lord Shiva is considered the supreme Godhead in the Hindu Pantheon.
With that, there are lots of interesting facts and stories of Lord Shiva that every seeker and devotee should know.
In this article, you are going to uncover many amazing truths of Shiva that will boggle your mind.
So let’s dive right in.
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In this article, you are going to be aware of some amazing facts about Lord Shiva’s powerful weapon Pinaka Bow (aka Shiva Dhanush: The word Dhanush means Bow).
The bow is incredibly powerful which can even cause total destruction of the earth.
This article elaborates some significant and remarkable tidbits related to the Shiva Dhanush.
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Ardhanarishvara is an iconic and stupendous figure of the Hindu God Lord Shiva that represents the union with his other half Goddess Parvati (aka Shakti, Adi Shakti, etc.).
The form is both male and female (you can colloquially call it “Half Shiva, Half Parvati).
Typically, the right half represents his male aspect and the left half represents his female aspect.
This signifies the inalienable divine union of male and female…
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It is said that Brahman (pronounced as /brəh-mən/) is supreme but Parabrahman is not the supreme.
So every time you pray to God, you communicate with the Brahman, to get something with the help of Brahman but not Parabrahman.
So who is that God, which is called Brahman that you always worship or pray to? And who is that Parabrahman that you don’t worship or pray to?
These two concepts are quite confuzzling as well as very hard to comprehend.
But in this article, I’m gonna explain these two intricate concepts of the Hindu philosophy in the simplest terms as possible with suitable metaphors & examples. [Read more…] about Brahman & Para Brahman: The Definition of the Ultimate Reality
Shiva is known as the fatherless & motherless God in the Hindu religion.
You might think:
How a person or deity come into existence without a father and a mother! It’s weird!
Whether Shiva possesses parents or not, you are going to get your answer in this article today. [Read more…] about Lord Shiva’s Father & Mother: Does He Really Have Parents?
The meaning of the Shiva Lingam or Shiva Linga lies deep within. It speaks a lot…
It signifies the creation of the universe, preservation of the universe, and even the destruction of the universe.
It is the ultimate concept or definition of God in the Hindu religion and probably all of the mysteries of the whole existence are hidden within this extraordinary symbol.
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