

Goddess Parvati, the wife of Shiva, being aware of her Lord’s capabilities and strength, gave her consent. When the uncontrollable poison was forcefully spreading up and down in all directions, all the demigods approached Lord Shiva, seeking shelter in him and praying for his protection.īeing compassionate and dedicated to auspicious, benevolent work, Lord Shiva agreed to drink all the poison. While we know nature has a way of maintaining balance, Halahal the great poison of Samudra-Manthan was produced to balance Amrit generated from Manthan. Vishnu appeared as a turtle and acted as the pivot for Mount Mandara. Samudra Manthan began, using Mount Mandara as a churning stick and the serpent Vasuki as the churning rope, they carried out the order of the Lord. Shiva and Samudra Manthanĭuring the divine churning of the ocean, a ply to bring the Gods into power and overthrow the Asuras, Amrita, the great nectar of Immortality was produced. Nandi, Rishi Durvasa, Lord Hanuman, and Ashwatthama are few lesser-known Avatars of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva is believed to have 19 avatars.

Avatars of Shiva Kalantaka Avatar of Shiva Since Shiva can’t be comprehended, we worship his mark or we worship the whole Brahmman in a Shivalingam.Ĥ. Everything being round is a mark of the Lord/Shiva. Be it a tree which comes from a seed which is round, a child which comes from a cell which is round, all heavenly bodies are round, the minutes of cells are round and our very earth is round. Everything in the world arises out of a dome/a ball/ a Pindi. Hence, Shivalingam is the mark of the lord within its creation. The word Shivalingam has been derived from Sanskrit roots Shiva (Lord) + Lingam (Mark/Chinha/Symbol).

Saguna: In the Saguna state Shiva is the entire universe and his “ansh” is present in trees, insects, animals, males, females, and the whole creation.

