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The name Kāla appears in the Shiva Sahasranama, where it is translated by Ram Karan Sharma as "(the Supreme Lord of) Time". [256] Bhairava "terrible" or "frightful" [ 257 ] is a fierce form associated with annihilation.
Scholars disagree on his date of birth; the Government of Maharashtra lists 19 February as a holiday commemorating Shivaji's birth (Shivaji Jayanti). [a] [26] [27] Shivaji was named after a local deity, the Goddess Shivai Devi. [28] [29] Shivaji belonged to a Maratha family of the Bhonsle clan. [30]
Ravana was well-versed in the six shastras and the four Vedas, including the Shiva Tandava Stotra. [7] Ravana is also considered to be the most revered devotee of Shiva. Images of Ravana are often seen associated with Shiva at temples. He also appears in the Buddhist Mahayana text Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra, in Buddhist Jatakas, as well as in Jain ...
Shiva appeared in his true form in front of Ashwatthama and offered him a divine sword. Then Shiva himself entered the body of Ashwatthama, making him completely unstoppable. [8] After Ashwatthama entered the camp, he first kicked and awakened Dhrishtadyumna, the commander of the Pandava army and the killer of his father. Ashwatthama strangled ...
The name Ardhanarishvara means "the Lord Who is half woman." Ardhanarishvara is also known by other names like Ardhanaranari ("the half man-woman"), Ardhanarisha ("the Lord who is half woman"), Ardhanarinateshvara ("the Lord of Dance (Who is half-woman), [1] [2] Parangada, [3] Naranari ("man-woman"), Ammaiyappan (a Tamil Name meaning "Mother-Father"), [4] and Ardhayuvatishvara (in Assam, "the ...
Painting, c. 1820 – c. 1825, portrays Shiva intervening to prevent Kannappa from sacrificing his eye. In South Indian traditions, Kannappa is a devotee of the Hindu god Shiva. [1] His story is closely connected with the Srikalahasteeswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh. He is a saint in the Tamil Shaiva tradition.
Actor-writer Vishnu Manchu has grand plans for big-budget Indian epic “Kannappa.” The film revisits the folk tale of Kannappa, an atheist hunter who became a devotee of Hindu god Shiva and ...
The Shiva Purana mentions Jagannatha as one of the 108 names of Shiva. [122] The Tantric literary texts identify Jagannath with Mahabhairava. [ 11 ] Another evidence that supports syncretism thesis is the fact that Jagannath sits on the abstract tantric symbols of the Shri Yantra .