How can defeat lord shiva

Mount Indrakila, in the mighty Himalayas, was a tranquil abode to many sages who conducted prayers and performed severe penances the gods. One day, the sages saw a stranger walking towards their abode. They noticed that even though the stranger was wearing sage’s saffron clothes, he looked nothing like one. He was tall, well-built and was carrying weapons. On seeing the golden hilt of the sword, they recognized the stranger to be the Pandava prince, Arjuna. One of the sages whispered, “The Pandavas were banished from their kingdom, after losing a game of dice with Duryodhana. But what is Prince Arjuna doing here?” Arjuna walked silently to a secluded spot and sat down to make a lingam from mud to perform severe penances to Lord Shiva. He didn’t stop his penance for anything. After a few months, the earth around him was unable to bear the heat of his penance and started emanating black smoke around him. The smoke spread throughout Mount Indrakila, and the sages fled to Mount Kailash. They approached Lord Shiva, who was sitting beside Goddess Parvati, and pleaded to intervene. Lord Shiva smiled and replied, “Please go back to Mount Indrakila. I will resolve your problem.” After the sages left, Lord Shiva could see doubts clouding the Goddess Parvati’s’ face. He asked her, “What is troubling you? Don’t hesitate to ask.” Goddess Parvati asked him, “Why is Arjuna performing such severe penance?” He replied, “Because he wants blessed weapons for the impending war.” She still had...

Social Justice warriors will often tell the story from the Uttara Ramayana of how Ram beheaded the ‘low’ caste Shambuka for breaking caste rules and performing austerities like a dvija or a twice-born, ‘upper’ caste Savarna. But they will not tell you that the same Uttara Ramayana reminds us that Ravana, killed by Ram, was also a Brahmin, a Vedic scholar, son of Rishi Vishrava, grandson of Rishi Pulatsya, great grandson of Brahma. So why does Ram – the alleged patron of Hindutva politics – behead a Brahmin? And why does Krishna encourage the killing of the Brahmin tutor, Drona? And why does Shiva behead Brahma, the creator, as well as Brahma’s son, the Prajapati Daksha, Brahmin patron of yagna? What is going on? Why are the Puranas, composed by Brahmins, spreading Brahmanical ideology, telling stories of gods like Shiva and Vishnu beheading Brahmins? Is the academic and activist quest to view Puranas as promoting Brahminical hegemony distorting our view of Hindu scriptures?

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 27 (ANI): Much like romance and action, religion has also been the subject and backdrop of countless films in Indian cinema. From ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ (1960), ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ (1977), to ‘Oh My God’ (2012), and ‘PK’ (2014), several movies have been made with a dash of religion-based themes. And while helming a film with a religious plot, a slew of makers have paid an ode to Lord Shiva in one way or the other over the years. As Mahashivratri is around the corner, it’s the best time for devotees to revisit the below-mentioned films that celebrate the magical powers of the diety, also known as Neelkanth. 1. Shivaay Ajay Devgn-starrer ‘Shivaay’ is a must watch film for any Shiva devotee as it deals with human elements of the lord. In the movie, Ajay played the character of a mountaineer named Shivaay. With the 2016 released movie, Ajay, who also helmed the project, tried to portray Lord Shiva’s imperfections apart from his goodness. ” He smokes, drinks ‘bhang’, when he gets wild he will kill randomly, then he will realise that he has made a mistake, people can fool him also. He is good at heart. When he gets violent he is terrible. This is what humans are. Shiva, I feel is the only God which has all the elements,” Ajay had said in one of the interviews. The title track of the film ‘Bolo Har Har’ is also dedicated to Lord Shiva and proved that the movie is indicative of Lord Shiva as the destroyer of all evil. Interestingly, Ajay is a staun...