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Drona performed many years of severe penance to please Shiva in order to obtain a son who possessed the same valiance as Shiva. He was born with a divine gem on his forehead which gave him power over all living beings lower than humans; it also protected him from hunger, thirst, fatigue, old age, diseases, weapons, and deities.
Indrajit realised that Lakshmana was not an ordinary human and had met the criteria to defeat Indrajita, i.e. blunder the yagna and not sleep for more than 14 years. Indrajita vanished briefly from the battlefield, returning to Ravana at the royal palace, and reported the developments, proposing that his father make peace with Rama as it's ...
The Brahmashirā Astra or Brahmashirsha astra (Brahma's 4 head weapon), [3] manifests with four heads of Brahma at the front and is four times stronger than the normal Brahmastra. Arjuna, Drona, Karna, Ashwatthama, and Bhishma were among who possessed this knowledge in Mahabharata. [4]
Paramshiva is used to describe the ultimate form of Shiva. Parashakti is the power of this primordial Shiva, who is emanated by Paramshiva. Adi Parashakti is used to describe the Divine Mother (Supreme Feminine Energy/Mother of whole creation), usually mentioned as supreme form of Lord Shiva's consort Parvati in Hindu scriptures. [3]
Shiva as Sharabha subduing Narasimha, panel view from Munneswaram temple in Sri Lanka Part-lion and part-bird deity in Hinduism Sharabha ( Sanskrit : शरभ , Śarabha ) or Sarabha is an eight-legged part-lion and part-bird deity in Hindu religion , who is described as more powerful than a lion or an elephant, possessing the ability to clear ...
Shiva employs his power to kill the Asura Tripura, destroying the flying three cities of Tripura. In battle, Shiva and his amshas (spirits) deploy formidable weapons controlled by him. Some of these are: Arrow of Shiva: It can destroy creation. Returns to the quiver after being used.
It is said that Shiva allocated the job of guarding each of the 52 Shaktipeeths to one Bhairava. There are said to be 52 forms of Bhairava, which are considered a manifestation of Shiva himself. Traditionally, Kala Bhairava is the Grama devata in the rural villages of Maharashtra, where he is referred to as "Bhairava/Bhairavnath" and "Bairavar".
Shiva: The Parashu (axe) was an unconquerable and indestructible divine weapon given to Parashurama by Shiva, along with other divine weapons. Parashurama later gave this axe to Ganesha. Parashurama means Rama, who wields the axe, as Rama was the name Parashurama was known by until he acquired the axe from Shiva. Chandrahasa: Shiva: The divine ...