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Saturday, October 31, 2020

sangu as vishnu - chakra lingam as shiva

https://www.google.com/search?q=sangu+chakra

https://www.google.com/search?q=sangu+lingam

Shankara Narayana

Once Parvathi had a doubt as to who was greater – Shiva or Vishnu. She approached Shiva with this question, and Shiva asked her to go to South India and mediate on the Lord and would find out herself. Goddess Parvathi came down to and performed penance during the month of ‘Aadi’, popularly known as ‘Aadi Tapas’. She found the Lord as ‘Shankara Narayana’ – right hand side being Lord Shiva and the hand side being Lord Narayana, thus telling her that both were one and  same.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankaranarayana 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankaranayinarkoil

One of the seven holy places created by Maharshi Parshuram in karnataka
http://www.karnatakaholidays.com/shankaranarayana.php



Janakpurdham

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Yaganti

 Sri Yaganti Uma Maheswara Temple or Yaganti is a temple of Shiva in Kurnool District in the India state of Andhra Pradesh. It was built according to Vaishnavaite traditions.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Yaganti

Monday, October 12, 2020

Suicide


  1. Laxmi as Sita at Ashok Vatika Attempted Suicide by Hanging in Separation of Lord Vishnu as Rama(Hanuman Prevented it)
  2. Parvati as Sati Committed Suicide by Burning Herself in Fire Due to Lord Shiva Being Insulted (Vishnu Tried to Prevent it but Sati Did Not Listen) 
Moral : Insult is Worse Than Death

Sita enters into earth to earth goddess
sati becomes parvati - daughter of himalayas

Friday, October 2, 2020

Mangala

In One Kalpa he is the son of Bhumi, the Earth Goddess and Vishnu, born when he raised her from the depths of water in Varaha avatar. 

http://founderofgym.blogspot.com/search/label/BirthofEvilorDivine

In other Kalpa, he is born from Shiva's sweat or blood drop - he is the god of war, celibate and sometimes linked to god Karttikeya (Skanda).

https://freeglobaluniversity.blogspot.com/search/label/ShivaSpousesSkandaGaneshaAgastyaHanumanVyasaEarthMosesBuddhaChristMuhammadKabirSai


Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Thirumayam

Thirumayam is a much-frequented picnic spot and affords much to the discerning tourist who ventures a little beyond the beaten track. The main attractions of the place are the fort, and the Shiva and Thirumal temples.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Thirumayam

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Vaigai

Meenakshi, the daughter of a Pandyan king, was an incarnation of Parvati. From a very young age, she made up her mind to marry Lord Shiva and none else. Her family was initially against this but eventually consented to her wish and arranged the wedding. Sundareswara (Siva), being an ascetic, came to the wedding without any family or relatives accompanying him. Disappointed at this, the Pandyan king angrily showed Siva the huge amount of food prepared for the bridegroom's relatives. Siva pointed to a friend he had brought with him saying 'He will consume all the food that you've made'. This friend was a Rakshasa named Kundodhara. After Kundodhara finished all the food that was prepared, He became very thirsty and started asking for water. All the wells and canals in Madurai were not sufficient to quench his thirst. Then, Siva asked Kundodhara to put his hand out and opened a small part of his hair lock and Ganga began to flow into his hand. After quenching his thirst, The rest of the waters began flowing in Madurai as the Vaigai river. Vaigai means 'put your hand out' in Tamil. Srimad Bhagavatam,the Sanskrit sacred text dedicated to Lord Vishnu mentions the Vaigai river as 'Kritimala' meaning 'the sacred garland of the act (of providing water)'It is said that Lord Vishnu gave the river a garland for precious act of providing water and eliminating the thirst of Sage Agastya .

https://www.google.com/search?q=Vaigai

Sunday, March 8, 2020

Nastik

Nastik highlighted the anguish of partition, and is stated to be one of the better films on the subject, and is still used as a benchmark in comparison to other films on the same topic. The film shows Hindu shrines "spread all over" India, with DwarkaRameshwarPuriVaranasi, and Brindavan among others. 

  1. https://harekrishnainfo.blogspot.com/search/label/GokulVrindavanNandgaonMathuraUjjainKurukshetraPuriDwarkaGolok
  2. https://freeglobaluniversity.blogspot.com/search/label/Shankara
  3. https://freeglobaluniversity.blogspot.com/search/label/Kash

Source
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nastik_(1954_film)

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Ekambareswarar

Legend has it that once Parvati, the consort of Shiva was cursed to become dark like Kali.[5] She wanted to expatiate herself from the sin by doing penance under the temple's ancient Mango tree near Vegavathi river.[6] In order to test her devotion Shiva sent fire on her. Goddess Parvati prayed to her brother, Vishnu, for help. In order to save her, he took the Moon from Shiva's head and showed the rays which then cooled down the tree as well as Parvati. Shiva again sent the river Ganga (Ganges) to disrupt Parvati's penance. Parvati prayed to Ganga and convinced her that both of them were sisters and so should not harm her. Subsequently, Ganga did not disturb her penance and Parvati made a Shiva Linga out of sand to get united with Shiva. The God here came to be known as Ekambareswarar or "Lord of Mango Tree".

http://impartimpart.blogspot.com/search/label/Ekambareswarar

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Saturday, January 18, 2020

Kalakeya

https://www.google.com/search?q=Kalakeya

In the time of the Satya Yuga, there was an Asura named Vṛtra. Vṛtra and his associates, the Kālakeyas, were at war with the Devas and causing them to suffer greatly. Indra became deeply dejected. Vishnu aided Indra by lending him his power, to which the other gods responded by lending a portion of their own power. The Ṛṣis followed suit by imparting their enegery as well, providing Indra with enough power to vanquish Vṛtra. With the aid of his mighty vajraIndra managed to slay the Asura king.
The Kālakeyas fled and hid in the sea, where they plotted against those who upheld righteousness and asceticism. They would remain in the sea during the day and come out at night in order to slaughter and consume sages and Brāhmaṇas in the midst of religious practice. In response to this nuisance, the Devas approached Vishnu and requested him to help them.
Vishnu explained that the Kālakeyas had hidden themselves in the ocean and could not be easily defeated. He recommended that the Devas seek the help of the sage Agastya in order to dry up the sea.
Agastya drank all of the water in the sea until it became dry, revealing the hidden Kālakeyas. The Devas besieged the Asuras victoriously. Those who survived fled underground into Pātāla. With the Kālakeyas defeated, the Devas asked Agastya to replenish the ocean, to which he replied that he could not, as he had digested the water. Astounded by this feat, the Devas departed to the abode of Brahmā to discuss the restoration of the sea


Within the Baahubali franchise, "Kalakeya" is the name of the savage barbarian tribes that threatened the kingdom of Mahishmati in the movie Baahubali: The Beginning. They are again featured in the movie Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, which introduces the emperor Amarendra Baahubali who describes to the members of the Kuntala kingdom his contribution in vanquishing them.

Monday, January 6, 2020

Adbhut Leelas of Harihara


Harihara is the name of a combined deity form of both Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara) from the Hindu tradition. Also known as Shankaranarayana ("Shankara" is Shiva, and "Narayana" is Vishnu), Harihara is thus worshipped by both Vaishnavites and Shaivities as a form of the Supreme God, as well as being a figure of worship for other Hindu traditions in general. Harihara is also sometimes used as a philosophical term to denote the unity of Vishnu and Shiva as different aspects of the same Supreme God. The exact nature of both Vishnu and Shiva (from their associated stories in Vedic and Puranic scriptures), and their position of difference or unity (or both), is a subject of some debate amongst the different philosophical schools. 


Different Concepts:
Due to the fluid and diverse nature of Hinduism there are a wide variety of beliefs and traditions associated with both Vishnu and Shiva. Some schools hold that only Vishnu (including his associated avatars) is the Supreme God, and others that Shiva (including his different incarnations) is actually the Supreme being. Some argue that both Shiva and Vishnu are the Supreme God - both being different aspects of the one person; and there are others still who regard the Supreme God as being ultimately formless (advaita, no material form) and thus see both Vishnu and Shiva as different facets of the one formless Brahman, with no material form.

Depending on which scriptures (and translations) are quoted, evidence is available to support each of the different arguments. In most cases, even if one personality is taken as being superior over the other, much respect is still offered to both Vishnu and Shiva by the other's worshippers (i.e. Shiva is still regarded as being above the level of an ordinary jiva and 'the greatest of the Vaishnavas' by Vaishnavas who worship only Vishnu).


One and the same:
Sivananda states: "Shiva and Vishnu are one and the same entity. They are essentially one and the same. They are the names given to the different aspects of the all-pervading Supreme Soul or the Absolute. 'Sivasya hridayam vishnur-vishnoscha hridayam sivah'Vishnu is the heart of Siva and likewise Siva is the heart of Vishnu'."<p> </p>Swaminarayan holds that Vishnu and Shiva are different aspects of the same God.


Depiction in art:
Harihara is depicted in art as split down the middle, one half representing Shiva, the other half representing Vishnu. The Shiva half will have the matted locks of a yogic master piled high on his head and sometimes will wear a tiger skin, reserved for the most revered ascetics. Shiva's pale skin may be read as ash-covered in his role as an ascetic. The Vishnu half will wear a tall crown and other jewelry, representing his responsibility for maintaining world order. Vishnu's black/blueish skin represents holiness. Broadly, these distinctions serve to represent the duality of humble religious influence in the ascetic and authoritative secular power in the king or householder. However, in other aspects Shiva also takes on the authoritative position of householder, a position which is directly at odds with the ascetic position depicted in his Harihara manifestation.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Leelas+of+Harihara
https://harikrishnamurthy.wordpress.com/

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