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Can Lord Shiva give positions of all Gods including the position of Vishnu and Brahma?
Yes, Lord Shiva can grant the position of any Gods be it Brahma, Vishnu or Indra to his devotees if he is pleased.
🍁 From Mahabharata :
ब्रह्मत्वं केशवत्वं वा शक्रत्वं वा सुरैः सह ॥ त्रैलोक्यम्याधि...
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"वैष्णवानां सहस्रेभ्यः शिवभक्तो विशिष्यते" from where this verse is taken from?
Well this verse is present in both Śrī Liṅga Mahāpurāṅam and Śrī Saura Purāṅam.
🌼 From Shri Linga Mahapurana :
अन्यभक्तसहस्रेभ्यो विष्णुभक्तो विशिष्यते ॥ विष्णुभक्तसहखेभ्यो रुद्रभक्तो विशिष्यते। ...
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Is Padma Purana a bad Purana?
Actually, Srimad Bhagwatam is that which states the absolute truth. It is considered as Nirgun meaning it is for the people who are free from 3 modes(gunas) of the nature. Any other purana which is ...
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Can anyone share the source of famous sloka gange cha yamune chaiva?
It is from Brahmavaivarta purana
गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति ।।
नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरि जलेऽस्मिन्सन्निधिं कुरु ।। ६६ ।।
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Can Lord Shiva give positions of all Gods including the position of Vishnu and Brahma?
Mahābhārat — Anūśāsan Parva- Chapter —18 , Verse-64.:
Vasudeva said., "...If Rudra be gratified with a person, he can confer upon him the states of eIther Brahma or of Kesava or of Sakra with ...
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Why did Vyasa write Bhagavatha and not any Shiva scripitures?
Lord Shiva was mentioned in vedas which was written by Vyasa sage, but he did not write Shiva purana.
Is there a reason for him to wtite Bhagavatha only and nothing about Lord Shiva?
Vyasa didn't ...
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Which is the Shiva beej mantra?
Beej mantra for Shiva is 'haum'. The Varadātantra text explains it as follows:
Verse:
Meaning / translation: The letter (kāraḥ) "ha" (ha) (is) certainly (tu) expressive (vācī) of Śiva (śiva)...
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Is Śiva a Vaiṣṇava? Does Shastras speak of Viṣṇu being the greatest devotee of Lord Śiva?
Often the question posted by you arises in the mind of most devoted persons, persons of Brahmin origin & Persons who feel in heart why there are Shaivaite & Vaishnavaite cults though both live ...
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What are the instances in Hindu mythology where Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva are said to have met?
Krishna and Shiva encountered each other several times.
Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva fought with each other during the Banasura war -
“He nullified Brahmastra with a Brahmāstra, Vayavyastra (missile
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Can anyone share the source of famous sloka gange cha yamune chaiva?
The shlok
गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति।
नर्मदे सिन्धुकावेरि जलेऽस्मिन्सन्निधिं कुरु
maybe found in the Naradiy Puran also.
gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvari sarasvati /
narmade siṃdhukāveri jale ...
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Is Śiva a Vaiṣṇava? Does Shastras speak of Viṣṇu being the greatest devotee of Lord Śiva?
Yes, Lord Vishnu is said Not only a devotee of Bhagawan Shiva but the best among the leaders of Bhagawan Shiva's devotees.
Sri Skanda Purana 1.3b.4.:
54b-56.: There is no greater holy place other ...
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Is there any fight between Vṛshava Avatara of Śiva and Viṣṇu?
Yes, this story is mentioned in this and this chapter of Shiva Purana.
Summary.:
While chasing Asuras to Patala after Samudra Manthan, Stuck by the arrows of Kama, Lord Vishnu started staying with the ...
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About combined Elephant and Bull
The only combination kind of thing i can think of is the story of the Sage Upamanyu and the Lord Sureshwara form of Bhagawan Mahadeva.
MBH. 13.14.:
Desirous of ascertaining whether I was solely ...
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