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Lord Shiva is usually called the god of prosperity. He easily frees his devotees from various problematic situations in life. He is Devadideva. According to Vedanta he is Maha Ishvar. In the Svetasvatara Upanishad, he is described as the Supreme Brahman. Goddess Parvati, the daughter of Himavan, practised severe penance to win Lord Shiva’s heart. After years of Tapasya she succeeded in convincing Lord Shiva to accept her as his wife. Shiv-Parvati or Shiv-Durga couple is one of the most worshipped couples in Hinduism. Lord Shiva is a householder, again a monk. As a householder, he has a large family. Today I would like to tell you about Lord Shiva family.

Everyone knows the names of Shiva’s two sons, Kartikeya and Ganesha. But many may not know that Mahadev has three more sons. Like their father, they also have great qualities. Let’s find out the brief stories about Shiva’s five sons.

Kartikeya or Kartik is the first child of Lord Shiva. Kritika, the wife of a sage, nurtured him and he was named Kartikeya. Skanda Sashti or Kumar Sashti, a popular Hindu festival is dedicated to him. His other name is Skanda. Skanda Purana, the largest of all the Puranas, is titled after him. Shiva-Parvati gave birth to this child to kill Tarakasura. In South India, this son of Shiva is worshipped as Murugan.

There are many stories in mythology about the birth of Ganesha. According to Ganesha Purana and Shiva Purana, Goddess Parvati made a beautiful idol. After making it, Parvati liked it very much. Then she gave it a life. This idol was named Ganesha. Seeing Ganesha’s intellect and qualities, the gods accepted him as Gananayaka. They decided to worship him before any puja.

After Kartikeya and Ganesha, Ayappa is considered to be the son of Shiva. It is said that Vishnu took the form of Mohini to save Mahadev from the hands of Bhasmasura. This Ayappa is the great son of Mohini and Shiva. Like Kartikeya, Ayappa is worshipped in the south India.

Many have heard the name of Andhakasura. He is believed to be the son of a demon named Hiranyaksha. In fact this Andhakasura was the son of Shiva. Once Parvati joked and closed Shiva’s eyes. As a result, creation also became dark. Meanwhile, Shiva’s body gradually became brighter. Mahadev started sweating. From one drop of Shiva’s sweat a blind son was born. He was named as Andhakasura. Later, Hiranyaksha appeased Shiva in austerities and got Andhak as his son. It is said that Andhakasura had to lose his life at the hands of Shiva because Andhakasura looked at Parvati with covetous eyes.

Shiva’s fifth son is Angarak. He is also known as Mangal. Many, however, think that Angarak is the son of Vishnu. It is heard that Parvati fell in love with an orphan boy named Sukesh. She informed Mahadev about the matter. They then adopted Sukesh as their adopted son.

What is the number of daughters in Shiva’s family? Most of the people will tell you with their eyes closed – two, Lakshmi and Saraswati. But suddenly, if someone says that there are three more daughters of Shiva, then you may be surprised. Going through the pages of ‘Shiva Purana’, one can really find three more daughters of Shiva. Their names are Ashok Sundari, Jyoti and Manasa. Let’s see the brief stories about Shiva’s five daughters.

Lakshmi is a Hindu goddess. She is the goddess of wealth, spiritual wealth, good fortune and beauty. She is the wife of Vishnu. Her other name is Mahalakshmi. Lakshmi’s vehicle is an owl. Lakshmi is the goddess of six special qualities. He is also the source of Vishnu’s energy. When Vishnu incarnated as Rama and Krishna, Lakshmi became their companion in the form of Sita and Radha. Worship of Lakshmi is performed in the homes of most Hindus. His special puja is performed on the days of Diwali and Kojagari full moon. It is known as Kojagari Lakshmi Puja. Bengali Hindus worship Lakshmi every Thursday. However, in the story of p, the biggest festival of Bengali Hindus, Lakshmi is one of the two daughters of Shiva-Parvati.

Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, intellect and learning. She is one of the trinity goddesses Saraswati-Lakshmi-Parvati. The job of these three goddesses is to help Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva to observe the creation of the world respectively. Saraswati’s skin color is white. White lotus is his seat. He has a book in one hand and a harp in the other. He is called Veenapani because he has a harp in his hand. Hindu devotees worship goddess Saraswati on the day of Basant Panchami, and chant Saraswati mantra. The first mention of Saraswati is found in the Rig Veda. She is the wife of Brahma. However, in the story of Durga Puja, the biggest festival of Bengali Hindus, Saraswati is the daughter of Shiva-Parvati.

Once Parvati felt intense loneliness on Mount Kailash. She created Ashoka Sundari as her companion. This girl was named Ashoka because she was able to make forget the grief of her mother’s loneliness. According to a legend, when Ganesha lost his head in a battle with Shiva, Ashoka Sundari hid his head in a bag of salt. From then on, salt became the main taste of life. Goddess Ashoka Sundari is still worshipped in Gujarat.

The word ‘jyoti’ means ‘light’. According to a story, she was born from the emanating light of Mahadev. According to another story, she appeared from the third eye of Parvati. In several temples in Tamil Nadu, she is worshipped as the goddess Jwalamukhi. It is mentionable that Jwalamukhi temple located in Himachal Pradesh, India, is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.

Manasa is another daughter of Shiva. She is the presiding deity of the serpent family. According to the Puranas, at the touch of Shiva, the serpent mother Kadru became pregnant and gave birth to Manasa. Manasa is a popular goddess in Bengal.

Like other members, the names of Nandi and Bhringi are also associated with the Shiva family. Nandi and Bhringi are the two closest followers of Shiva.

Shiva and Ganesha always kept them under strict discipline. If they disobeyed, they were sometimes sent into exile from Kailash to earth. Among Shiva’s followers, Nandi is Shiva’s vehicle. Nandi is also worshipped as a bull along with Shiva in the temples.

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On Maha Shivratri, tell your kids some fascinating facts about Lord Shiva, drawn from mythology and folk tales.

Shiva’s image is that of an ascetic, deep in meditation on Mount Kailasha. He is among the holy triumvirate, of which Brahma is responsible for creation, Vishnu of preservation, while Shiva is meant to destroy the universe so it can be reborn. It is believed that when Shiva opens his third eye, he can set the world ablaze. When Shiva does the tandava, the glorious and vigorous dance is said to symbolise destruction and creation. He is also considered the protector of the Vedas, the sacred text of Hinduism.

Shiva is known to have two sons — the lovable elephant-headed god Ganesha, the destroyer of obstacles and Lord Kartikeya, the god of war. However, legend has it that Lord Shiva had six sons in all, which included Lord Ayyappa, worshipped in south India and Bhauma, who was born to Bhumi Devi or Mother Earth when a drop of Shiva’s sweat fell upon her when he was deep in meditation.

Shiva’s daughter was named Ashok Sundari as she rid her mother Parvati of her sorrow (‘shok’). Folk tales also refer to the goddess of light, Jyoti, as well as Mansa, who cures snakebites, as his daughters.

Lord Shiva’s wife was Parvati, a reincarnation of Sati, whose father Daksha disapproved of her desire to marry Shiva. She also incarnated as goddesses Kali and Durga.

According to mythology, Shiva created Asavari Devi in his image to provide Parvati with a companion, since she missed her family after moving to his home Mount Kailash after marriage. However, it didn’t end well and as the story goes, Asavari is said to have hidden Parvati in her cracked heels till Shiva rescued his wife, who then asked for his sister to depart from Mount Kailash.

Vasuki, the snake that coils in three rings around Shiva’s neck, representing the past, present and future, is believed to be among his greatest devotees and represents divinity as well as death. According to mythology, he also served as the rope during the Samudra Manthan, where the ocean waters were churned to extract “amrit” or the nectar of immortality.

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The churning of the milky ocean or Samudra Manthan also yielded poison or “halahal”, which Shiva drank. However, he did not have to swallow it as goddess Parvati is said to have entered his throat as Mahavidya and blocked it. Thus, he is known as “Neelkanthan” or one with a blue-throat.

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Three of the largest Indian gods - Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu

Family Shiva and Parvati, Kartkeya

The image of the whole family together is called Shiva Parivar.
Shiva's family - from left to right - Ganesha, Shiva, Parvati, Kartikeya
bottom - vehicle: rat - Ganesh, Bull Nandi - Shiva, Peacock - Kartikeya

Shiva's wife - Goddess Shakti, her earthly incarnations - Sati and Parvati.
Sati - daughter of Daksha and wife of Shiva, described in the Puranic literature of Hinduism.
According to legend, after Daksha offended Shiva by refusing to invite him to a great sacrifice (yajna), Shiva's first wife, Sati (the first incarnation of Shakti), renounced her father, incinerating her body with a yogic flame (according to another version of the myth, she ascended sacrificial fire of Daksha's yajna). This event is covered in detail in the Indian series God of the Gods Mahadev (Shiva), Part 1

Lord Shiva became very angry when he heard the news about the sacrifice of Sati. Carrying Sati's body, Shiva performed the Rudra Tandava or dance of destruction and destroyed Daksha's kingdom. Everyone was scared because Tandava Shiva had the power to destroy the entire universe. To calm God Shiva, Vishnu, using his Sudarshana Chakra, severed Sati's body into 51 parts and threw them to the ground. It is said that wherever parts of Shakti's body fell, Shakti Peethas appeared there, including Kamarupa Kamakhya in Assam and Vindhyavasani in Uttar Pradesh.
Lord Shiva, now alone, took strict penance and retired to the Himalayas.

After some time, Sati was reborn as Parvati (the second incarnation of Shakti) in the family of the God of the Himalayas. This story begins in the second part of the Indian series God of the Gods Mahadev (Shiva), Part 2

with him on Mount Kailash, but Shiva at that time indulged in asceticism and rejected her. Then the gods, who wanted Shiva to have a son capable of defeating the demon Taraka, sent the god of love Kama to arouse love for Parvati in Shiva's heart. Enraged, Shiva burned Kama with the fire of his third eye, but later revived him. Then Parvati decided to indulge herself in asceticism for the sake of Shiva. Upon learning of this, Shiva decided to test her, and, having come to her in the form of a Brahmin, began to blaspheme and scold himself. Parvati rejected all slanders and Shiva, touched by her devotion and beauty, took her as his wife. From this marriage, the god of war Skanda (Kartikeya) and the god of wisdom Ganesha were born.

Sons of Shiva and Parvati -

god of war Skanda (Kartikeya) and

god of learning Ganesha.

The image of the whole family together is called Shiva Parivar - usually depicted with four arms, with basic attributes and vahans; the trinity of Shiva-Parvati-Ganesha can symbolize in Indian folk belief the ideal type of the divine family. There are also several mentions in the Upa Puranas of the daughter of Shiva - Manasi.
Ganga (Parvati's sister) is also sometimes called Shiva's consort.

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Hinduism is a fairly widespread religion all over the world; according to mythology, it is based on the traditions of the Aryan peoples of Ancient India. At the beginning of the first half of the first millennium of our era, two trends emerged in Hinduism - Vishnuism and Shaivism, named after the deities worshiped by the adherents of these religions - the god Vishnu and Shiva.

These two deities are among the three most revered gods of India - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva . It is believed that they are the same in their strength, but the direction of their activities is different. Brahma has a creative orientation, i.e. the creator of the world, Vishnu is considered the keeper of the world, and Shiva is called upon to destroy the old world so that it can be renewed.

Destroying human illusions in life, Shiva appears not only angry, but also all-forgiving, merciful, giving hope and patronage. He is a fighter against demonic forces, one of his feats was that he destroyed the three cities created by the asura demons .

Under pressure, Brahma agreed to build three fortress cities to the sons of the demon Thraka. They built one each, in the sky, in the air, and on the ground, strengthened by sorcery so that they could be destroyed with only a single shot of an arrow. The demons, feeling their strength and invulnerability, decided to defeat the gods and take their place. Shiva burned three cities with one shot, thereby preventing the victory of evil over good.

It is believed that when a new period arises in the life of mankind, Shiva creates it with his dance, and at the end of this period, his dance contributes to its destruction.

The first to worship Shiva were the Dravidians, who inhabited India even before the Aryan civilization. He became the supreme deity in the pantheon of gods they worshiped. According to their beliefs, it was Shiva who ruled the whole world, as he achieved complete self-improvement and self-realization.

Another of the revered goddesses in India is Lakshmi - the goddess of prosperity.

It is in her honor that the third day of the Indian holiday Diwali is held.

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1. Legends about the birth of Shiva
2. Symbols of Shiva Auhi
3. Legends about the spouses of Shiva
4. Siva symbol

Legends about the birth of Shiva

There are several legends of the shiva, how it appeared for light of shiva. and they differ in their narrative.

1. Brahma meditated for a long time at the beginning of kalpa about the appearance of a son who would be like him. Then a blue-skinned boy appeared on his lap. The kid began to run around Brahma and ask him to give him a name. Brahma called him Rudra, but the boy still screamed, and Brahma had to give him ten more names, and so he got a total of eleven names, as well as eleven incarnations of .
2. Another version of the legend says that Rudra (Shiva) appeared from the wrath of Brahma , between his eyebrows, so the most negative of the three main energies in Hinduism became his nature.
3. Another story speaks somewhat differently about the birth of Shiva. Brahma was the son born of the god Vishnu, but Brahma himself had four sons who did not want to have children of their own. Brahma became so angry with them that a blue-skinned boy was born from his eyebrows. The son wept and asked his father to give him a name and position in society. Brahma gave him the name Rudra, as well as ten more names: Mahinasa, Manu, Manyu, Mahan, Bhav, Ugraretas, Kama, Ritudhvaja, Dhrtavrata and Shiva. He also received eleven incarnations, which were assigned their locations - these are five different organs in the body, wind, water, earth, fire, life force, moon and sun. The incarnation under the name Shiva became one of the three full-fledged gods - Trimurti, along with Brahma himself and Vishnu.
4. This legend says that Brahma emerged from Vishnu's navel. Asuras, who were nearby, wanted to kill Brahma, then between the eyebrows of Vishnu Shiva appeared from his anger , holding a Trident in his hands, and protected Brahma from demons.

Symbols-attributes of Shiva

In accordance with his incarnations, Shiva is depicted with various attributes symbolizing the power of this particular image: , their physical condition, without experiencing suffering.

Shiva's tangled hair is the union of spiritual, physical and mental energy.

Ganga living in his hair is a female wife, from her mouth a stream of water flows out, which falls to the ground. This is a symbol of the fact that with the help of her Shiva eliminates ignorance, sins and gives peace, purity and knowledge.

Moon in Shiva's hair - a symbol of mind control.

Shiva is depicted as having three eyes: one eye is the sun, the second eye is the moon, and the third is the symbol of fire.

Shiva's eyes are half-open - a symbol of the endless flow of life, which has no beginning, no end - this is a cyclic process, and it is eternal. When he opens his eyes, a new round of earthly life will begin, when he closes them completely, the world is destroyed in order to be born again.

Serpents entwined around Shiva's neck symbolize time - past, present and future.

Rudraksha beads (dried fruits of an evergreen tree) - a symbol of Shiva's inflexibility in fulfilling the law and order of the universe.

The right hand of God , which gives blessing and wisdom, it also destroys evil and ignorance.

Trishula (trident) of Shiva are his energies (shahti): knowledge (jnana), action (kriya) and desire (ichchha).

Drum (damaru) - a symbol of the form of existence - physical and spiritual.

Bull Nandi accompanying Shiva is his constant vehicle.

Tiger skin is a symbol of hidden energy and victory over desires.

Shiva sitting on the scorched earth is a symbol of his control over physical death.

Legends about Shiva's spouses

Shiva had three spouses: Sati, Parvati and Ganga.

• Sati is the first incarnation of Shiva's wife. On her appearance, her parents received the blessing of the four-armed and three-eyed goddess Maha Maya. Sati, due to the circumstances, had to enter the sacrificial fire. Shiva was inconsolable for a long time, he wandered around the world with the ashes of his beloved. And, as a consolation to him, the soul of Sati was embodied in the daughter of the king of the mountains, named Parvati.
• Parvati had many names, one of them being Kali, as she was born black. Parvati won Shiva for a long time and finally won his love. Shiva married her, and they had two sons: Ganapati (Ganesha), the remover of obstacles, the god of wisdom, and Subrahmanyu (Skanda), the leader of the warrior gods.
• Goddess Ganga is represented as a river, but this is not a simple river - it flows in three worlds - Heavenly, Earthly and Underground, and has a special power to wash away all earthly sins from living beings. Ganga fell in love with Shiva and asked him to take her on his head. Ganga became the wife of Shiva, and since then lives in his hair .

The symbol of Shiva in Hinduism

The legend about the power of the symbol of Shiva lingam is set forth in the Shaivite myth and describes the following events. Lying in the middle of the oceans on a huge snake, the god Vishnu enjoyed peace and bliss. At this time, a lotus flower appeared from his navel, with the god Brahma sitting in the center of it. The gods began a dispute about which of them is more powerful, and who first created the universe. Their dispute was interrupted by a column of bright light in the form of a huge lingam - the symbol of Shiva . Surprised and interested, the gods decided to find out where the lingam begins and where it ends.

Brahma flew up like a swan, and Vishnu, turning into a boar, went down. They met only after a thousand years , never having reached their goal. They both recognized the superiority of Shiva's power over their own abilities, and to this day the cult of Shiva is one of the most popular in the religion of modern India.

Therefore, the symbol of Shiva in temples is often a lingam. It is an important, almost basic form of the image of God.

Lingam is a phallic symbol of masculinity, it is depicted together with yoni which is a symbol of female sexuality.

This symbol can be depicted as a pillar or a cone made of stone, wood or clay. The lower end of the lingam goes into the yoni, which is depicted as an oval stone or a triangular prism.

The legend about the creation of the lingam-yoni symbol tells how Shiva, walking naked through the forest, attracted the attention of the sage's wife. The angry sage turned to the goddess Parvati, the wife of Shiva, with a request to find a place for his lingam. Then Parvati hid the lingam in her yon, so they are always depicted together. These symbols have a sacred value for the Hindus, being an invariable attribute of the religious cult of Shiva.

There are three types of lingams - jayortilingam, manush and svayambhu .

The largest sculpture of Shiva in India, in Murudeshwar.

The legend of Jayortilinga tells how Shiva, in love with the beautiful Mohini, chased after her. During the chase, Shiva dropped his seed twelve times on the ground, it manifested itself as light, which became twelve lingams endowed with sacred power. In places where the seed fell, from the Himalayas to Rameshwarama, religious centers with 9 temple complexes appeared0094, where various rituals are performed. The centers are still places of pilgrimage. Each of the twelve Jayortilingas has its own name.

Lingams also include svayambhus — these are natural formations resembling the shape of a male reproductive organ — protrusions and fragments of rocks, tree shapes, etc. Many legends and fairy tales are associated with each of these images created by nature itself.

Manush lingams are man-made creations of the phallus , they sometimes have the face of a god depicted on the cardinal points.

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