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I read on the website OmOccult that alone Shiva is on a par with Shava (dead body); hence, he must be worshipped with his wife Parvati (his power) and the entire family. The entire story of the family man Shiva is duly mentioned in the Holy Scripture Shiva Purana; however, a crux of that is shared here - after assigning the task of creation to Brahma and ...
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This is a hard question to answer factually. However thankfully there are some passages from The Puranas and The Mahabharata that can be used to answer this.
First let me answer this based on the passages from the Puranas and The Mahabharata. Then I will add my personal opinion.
In Puranas that glorify Vishnu, the implied answer to this question is simple -...
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namo babhlushaya does not mean that Rudra rides on a bull. The traditional translations take it to mean that Rudra rides on a bull. For example, the below link -
https://www.advaita-vedanta.org/series/shri_rudram/shri_rudram_top.htm
Shri Rudram 2.4
|| AUM namo bhagavate rudrAya ||
chaturthaM yajuH
namo babhlushAya vivyAdhine .annAnAM ...
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Yes there are references to it in The Mahabharata. But there is no clear reason as to "why The Linga form".
One reference occurs in The Drona Parva, and specifically in the last chapters of that parva, after the Maha-Narayanastra was invoked by Aswattama (that section is also called as Narayanastra-Moksha parva).
After being spared by The Maha ...
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Did Krishna or Rama ever worship Narayana/Vishnu?
Yes, it is mentioned in Vaalmiki Raamaayana: Ayodhyaa Kaanda: Sarga 6
शेषं च हविषस्तस्य प्राश्याशास्यात्मनः प्रियम्।
ध्यायन्नारायणं देवं स्वास्तीर्णे कुशसंस्तरे।।2.6.3।।
वाग्यत स्सह वैदेह्या भूत्वा नियतमानसः।
श्रीमत्यायतने विष्णो श्शिश्ये नरवरात्मजः।।2.6.4।।
English translation 1
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In Kali-yuga Lord Siva appeared in the 8th Century as Sankaracharya.
In the Padma Purāṇa Vedic text it is stated that the Personality of Godhead ordered His Lordship Śiva to deviate the human race from Him (the Personality of Godhead).
The Personality of Godhead was to be so covered so that people would be encouraged to generate more and more population.
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