He is known as the eldest son of Lord Shiva and Parvati (Uma), younger brother being Kartikay. Here are some legends associated with lord Ganesha. The Elephant Head - Story of Ganesha This story is about Lord Ganesha's birth and how he gets the head of an elephant. Once upon a time,...
Yet another legend links the festival to the deity, Muruga, who was the son of Shiva and Parvati. Legend has it that Muruga was born from 6 sparks of fire that emanated from Shiva’s third eye. These six sparks turned into six babies who were cared for by the six Karthigai penngal (...
Stories from Shiva Purana Story of Lord Brahma’s Fifth Head Once, goddess Parvati expressed her desire to know about all the incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Continuing with the various incarnations of Lord Vishnu, Lord Mahadeva told Parvati — Describing about Sri Rama’s incarnation Lord Mahadeva ...
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Story of Lord Brahma’s Fifth Head Story of Mani Malla (Demons – Malla, Mani) Originally a darling boy of Devi Parvati, Andhakasura bacame a menace to the Universe. In a playful mood, she closed Shiva’s eyes and the perspiration on the latter’s forehead created a boy of muscular st...
Lord Ganesha, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, was conceived in an unusual way, as per the Hindu scriptures. One day, while Goddess Parvati was preparing to take a bath inside a cave in the Himalayas, She decided to create a guardian to stand watch. Using the turmeric paste ...
When Lord Shiva refused, she went to Parvati for help. When Parvati repeated the request, Shiva said, "Yama has insulted my devotee." Parvati said, "Maybe you meant that Markandeya will always remain sixteen, but that foolish Yama misunderstood." Shiva was happy. He sent Yama to earth ...
The dollmaker protested, “How can you bring such vivaciousness to my creations and then leave them so torpid?”. Whereupon Shiva and Parvati told the man it was now his job to give his dolls the life they had so briefly imparted to them. And so, he attached strings to mimic the ...
Legend has it that every one of the snakes found on Lord Shiva’s body became decorations during his marriage with Parvati. It is likewise said that Shiva made decorations out toxic snakes and submitted it to Pravati as a blessing. Snakes, particularly cobras, are said to convey ‘mani’ ...
Following her encounter with Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, the queen reached the palace, where she found the king lying unconscious, with hundreds of needles sticking out of his body. The queen managed to remove one needle from her husband’s body every day. By the time the next Karva Ch...