Questions tagged [shiva]
Shiva (The auspicious one) is the "Destroyer" among the Trimurti. He is considered as supreme Brahman according to Shaivism. Use this tag to ask questions that concern about Shiva in any of his forms
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Why is Shiva, Hanuman, Gayatri are shown with 5 heads, but not Vishnu or Durga?
Shiva, Hanuman, Ganesha and Gayati deities are shown with 5 heads in idols but not Vishnu or Durga? Whats the reason?
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When Shiva & Parvati had met for first time & what was their conversation?
According to Shiva purana, I have found that parvati with her father had went to meet Shiva. It was happened before the kaam dahana. Then how they met with each other and what was the situation. ...
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Do Vedas describe about Rudra riding on a black chariot driven by red horses, about wearing golden jewellery and holding pinaka bow and deadly arrows?
I have read or found that he is also mentioned as the lord of thieves and robbers (taskaranaam pati), wears golden jewellery, rides on chariot & carries deadly weapon. He was also considered as a ...
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How did the ritual of offering water and belpatra to lord Shiva start?
Does Shiv purana mention about shravan month and worshipping lord Shiva with water and belpatra during that month?
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Which flowers & leaves ought to be offered to Lord Shiva?
I know of Bilva leaves and Datura flowers. Are there any other leaves & flowers which are dear to Lord Shiva?
Scriptural references and/or pointers would be highly appreciated.
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What is the name of the person who reconciled a line from Rudram to dakshinamurthy and Adi Shankaracharya?
Consider the following lines from Rudram and their translation
Nama kapardhine cha vyupthakesaya cha
Salutations to him who has a crown of hair and to him who has a shaved head
I ...
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Is there a scripture that refers to the circumambulation (kora/parikrama) around Mt Kailash?
Hi I am researching the religious reason behind the walk around Mt Kailash and am looking for some hindu text that refers to the salvation they receive from taking part in the walk.
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Is there any relation or similarity between Rudra & Indra?
According to Tejaswee's Answer on What is the Vedic Origin of Lord Shiva?:
Similarly, Indra is also a manifestation of Lord Rudra. AtharvaVeda
calls Rudra as slayer of Vritta which is actually ...
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Does Vedas describes about Rudra wear tiger skin and crescent moon or holds trishul & damru? [duplicate]
I have read that Rudra was described as krittivaas (one who wears animals hide), but which animal's skin rudra used to wear, it's deer or tiger skin. Rudra holds pinaka bow as his weapon but does ...
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Why is Halahala Poison the one that came out of Churning of Ocean depicted in Blue in Shiva's throat?
Why is Halahala Poison the one that came out of Churning of Ocean depicted in Blue in Shiva's throat? Any scripture backing to this?
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Why third eye is vertically placed?
I am bit curious to understand why is the third eye in Shiva/Shakti depicted vertically not horizontally like the other two eyes, is there any specific reason/logic behind that or is it just ...
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Is any name of Vishnu Siva?
Vishnu has several names over scriptures such as Sahasranamam.
Is any name of Vishnu is mentioned as Siva?
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What is the story of Grihpati avatar of Lord Shiva?
What is the story of Grihpati avatar of Lord Shiva? Why was he born and who were his parents?
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Is it okay to keep a nataraja statue at Northeast corner of the house?
Some sites say not to keep nataraja statue at home, but Is it okay to keep nataraja statue at Northeast corner in home?
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How to meditate keeping shiva in breath and mind and as my beloved?
So I just don't know what happened to me all of sudden but I keep listening to Lord Shiva's stotrams and what not pertaining to Lord Shiva on youtube and to Kripalu ji maharaj too.
So Can anyone pls ...
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The third eye of lord shiva
I've known that the third eye is actually the place for 'agna' chakra in the body, and that the third eye is actually a metaphor for reaching that high level of conciousness where you start seeing ...
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Pouring of water on 'shivalingam' [closed]
While attend an lecture, i was told that the shivalingam is made up of granite that has radioactive counterparts of Uranium, radon and many other elements. So pouring the water on the shivalingam ...
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Why do we offer milk to Lord Shiv's shrine only in Shravan month?
Lord Shiv is the God who is offered the things that are normally poisonous/forbidden for living beings.
Eg: Poison from manthan, chellum,etc
The dark energies are considered to be worshipping Lord ...
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When paramatma can control souls why does he need various weapons?
When paramatma can control his own souls why does he fight with weapons ?(https://images.app.goo.gl/gBafiCGSfsaf2MPp8)
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Is this verse supported or contradicted by any other scripture?
In chapter 8 of Sri Shiva Rahsya, Lord Shiva says-
Having been put to sleep at the moment of creation, man begins his worldly life in the form of an inanimate thing made of space, air, fire, ...
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What is difference between Trinity Vishnu, Shiva and 12 Aditya Vishnu and 11Rudra Shiva?
We have 12 Adityas of whom one is Vishnu. And 11 Rudras of whom one is Shankara.
Are they Vishnu and Shiva counted in Trinity? If not, who are they? Are they related to trinity gods?
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How does one contemplate his identity with Lord Shiva?
Shiva Gita chapter 16 contains the following statement.
saMsArAnmuchyate jantuH shivatAdAtmyabhAvanAt |
tathA dAnaM tapo vedAdhyayanaM chAnyakarma vA |
sahasrAMshaM tu nArhanti sarvadA ...
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Are there any Shaiva groups?
Like ISKCON is a Vaishnava group, are there any Shaiva groups? If I ever wanted to meet Shaivas, where would I find them?
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Significance of dreaming of shivji [closed]
I had a dream of lord shiva standing he was completely white. He was standing right in the center of a wooden bark artifact that I have above my bed.
Saw it twice. Will never forget the image
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Why is Sri Krishna not worshipped as father?
Lord Krishna is generally not worshipped as 'father'.He is worshippd as 'friend', 'master', 'lover', 'child' etc. Lord Shiva on the other hand, is worshipped mainly as father.
Sri Krishna told in ...
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How is the Visvarupa of Lord Shiva different from the Visvarupa of Lord Krishna?
Lord Shiva showed Visvarupa to Lord Rama as per the Shiva-Gita. Lord Krishna showed the Visva-rupa to Arjuna as per the Bhagavad-Gita.
Are these two 'Visva-rupa' Forms identical or different? If ...
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Do our scriptures talk about life span of Tridev? [duplicate]
Brahma, Vishnu (Vishnu of the Universe, not eternal Maha Vishnu who resides in Paramapadam), Rudra (not the eternal Shiva) are the trimurthis where Brahma's life span is 100 years is defined. ...
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What is the difference between Panchanana(Shiva) and Panchananda?
In Bengal, there are many temples of 'Panchananda'. I do not know whether any temple of this deity exists outside of Bengal.
What is the difference between Panchanana(Shiva) and Panchananda?
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Where can I find a reference to all the avatars of Mahadev? [duplicate]
I came to know from a friend that the lord Mahadev had 11 Maha-avatars like Piplad, Veer-bhadra, Grihpati etc,.
Can anyone help me out that from where can I get information about all of them?
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Sri Rudram and other mantras in Pada Patha
Namaskar! Is there some place in which I can find audio files of the Sri rudram and other mantras in Pada Patha (Sometimes called Moola patha)?
Here is the Ganapati Prarthana in many different Pathas ...
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What is the scriptural source of the DHYANA SLOKA of Sri Padmanabha Swami?
What is the scriptural source of the dhyana sloka of Padmanabha Swami as shown in the enclosed image?
Why is Shiva shown in Linga Form and not in His original form while all other deities are in ...
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Shiva and Mohini [duplicate]
I am more interested in knowing why did the incident between Shiva and Mohini happen. Is it merely to accept Homosexuality in Hinduism?
He says the seed did not take fruition, but was Lord Ayyappa ...
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Why do Lord Vishnu's incarnations worship Lord Shiva?
In Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda, Lord Vishnu tells Lord Shiva-
'O powerful Rudra,in every age in My different incarnations I too shall worship you to delude the demons. Following these doctrines,...
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How did shiva get the name Trikagni kaala?
Shiva stotram has a beautiful stanza at the ending which goes:
Namaste astu bhagwan vishweshwaraya, mahadevaya, tryambakya, tripurantakaya, TRIKAGNIKALAYA, kalagni rudraya, neelkanthaya, ...
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Which scriptures describe the Dupahariya flower? [closed]
I was reading an ayurvedic book so i need to know about the flower Dupahariya .I can't tell you all the name of the book as shiva told not to tell anyone about this in that tantra.
What Hindu ...
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Shiva and Brahma's severed head
I came across this video on youtube, which mentions Shiva's dance after severing Brahma's fifth head and being explained the nature of what was created; can this story be found in any scripture? ...
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What's exact “ShukropAsita Mrityunjaya Mantra”?
Can someone tell me the exact "ShukropAsita Mrityunjaya Mantra" which is the combination of mrutyunjay mantra and gayatri mantra?
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What is the reason of this two Shivas under Kali?
In some images we see two Shivas under Goddess Kali and in some images She stand on a single Shiva.
What is the scriptural reference of the two Shivas ?
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Why Lord Shiva called as Samvatsarakara?
In Shiva Sahasranāmstrotram, one of names of Shiva is Samvatsarakara.
Why is he called so? Is/Was there a calendar associated with Lord Shiva?
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Whose Idol is this?
In the Sri Sri Taraknath temple,Tarakeswar, West Bengal (a very very famous Shiva Temple of Bengal), an idol with two hands holding a trident is seen just beside the anadi-linga of Baba Taraknath.
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Why Lord Shiva consume Kanjaa or some other drugs? [duplicate]
A person who is more than all and if he consider as supreme by all, doesn't fall love on anything by nature.But Lord Shiva loves to consume drugs.
My question is that is he consume drug for a bad ...
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Can someone explain this Mudra being done by Ramakrishna Paramhansa in Samadhi?
"Ramakrishna in bhava samadhi at the house of Keshab Chandra Sen. He
is seen supported by his nephew Hriday and surrounded by brahmo
devotees."
Can any scholar here, identify this hand Mudra done ...
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Were there any incarnations of Lord Shiva? [duplicate]
I heard that Hanumaan and Ashwathama were incarnations of lord Shiva. What were the other forms of Him?
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Who is this God in the picture?
I found the below pic in a Facebook post. I know the middle one is Kartikeya and right end one Lord Ganesha. But who is the God in the picture who is seated on the lap of Lord Shiva at the left end ?
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Tripurasur was actually Mohammad [duplicate]
According to Shiv Puran here is as it goes:
Tripura
Tarakasura had three sons named Vidyunmali, Tarakaksha and Viryavana. These three began to perform tapasya. For a hundred years they meditated ...
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Does every Lords including Lord Shiva worship each other in different scriptures? Why? [duplicate]
Does every Form of God worship Other Forms like Shakti worships Vishnu and Vishnu worships Shakti?
Is it true for Lord Shiva also?
What is the reason?
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On chastity of gods [closed]
Tilottama was born to kill the twin brothers Sunda-Upasunda and when Shiva first sees her, he's captivated by her beauty and develops many heads on each side so he can keep looking at her.
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Did anyone ever receive Lord Shiva's Trishul as a boon?
In Hindu mythology,different weapons have been received from Lord Shiva.But I was wondering if there is any mention of anyone receiving Lord Shiva's Trishul as a boon.
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Why should one not whisper in Nandi's ears?
I visited the ancient Lord Shiva temple in the lane of Mahalaxmi temple in Mumbai, As I started whispering in the ears of Nandi, the pujari there told that me that we should never whisper in his ears ...
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What is the postion of Lord Shiva as per Srimad-Bhagavatam
I read somewhere that Lord Shiva is regarded as a devotee of Sri Krishna as per Srimad-Bhagavatam.The name of Shiva or Rudra is mentioned as a name of the Para-Brahman in many parts of the Vedas.
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