(1.) All religious traditions have a "story" - whether you believe in that particular religion or not dictates whether the story is real or not for you. Why do you think that myths persist in our modern society? What function do they serve? Although the existence of myths in our society today compared to those during the beginning days of the world differ; the presence of myths in our modern society still holds the sense of relevance in our modern day religious traditions. The reasons
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Fame". The Sutta Nitapa commentary says that Vaisravana is derived from a name of Kubera’s kingdom‚ Visana. Once‚ Kubera looked at Shiva and his wife Parvati with jealousy‚ so he lost one of his eyes. Parvati also turned this deformed eye yellow. So‚ Kubera gained the name Ekaksipingala ("one who has one yellow eye"). He is also called Bhutesha ("Lord of spirits") like Shiva. Kubera usually is drawn by spirits or men (nara)‚ so is called Nara-vahana‚ one whose vahana (mount) is nara. Hopkins interprets
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CULTURAL BACKGROUND There are several myths or legends associated with kamkhya devi temple. There is a legend attached to the history of the temple‚ which goes way back to the mythological age. According to the legend‚ Sati the wife of Lord Shiva (one of the holy Trinities in Hindu mythology) took her life at a `Yagna` ceremony that had been organized by her father Daksha‚ because she could not bear the
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self-realizing. Though this is a different approach from other Hindu sects‚ they believe it to be effective. Aghoris worship Shiva‚ the destroyer‚ or its female manifestation‚ Kali‚ the goddess of death. Each deity in Hinduism is just one manifestation of the same God. There are Different orders of worship and different deities‚ thus satisfying all manifestations of God. What Shiva and Kali demand from the followers‚ most people will not find acceptable or normal. Therefore the Aghoris are the only ones
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Shiv Chalisa (The Shiva forty in Hindi) By Ayodhya Das Translated by P.R.Ramachander Jai Ganesh Girija Suvan Mangal Mul Sujan Kahat Ayodhya Das Tum Dey Abhaya Varadan 1 2 Victory to Ganesh son of Girija‚ Who is the root cause of all that is good‚ Ayodhya Das you requests for boon of fearlessness. Jai Girija Pati Dinadayala Sada Karat Santan Pratipala Bhala Chandrama Sohat Nike Kanan Kundal Nagaphani Ke Victory to the consort of Girija‚ Who is very kind to the oppressed‚ You always bless the
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weapons which were believed to be used by the gods of the Hindu theology‚ some of which are Agneyastra‚ Brahmastra‚ Chakram‚ Garudastra‚ Kaumodaki‚ Narayanastra‚ Pashupata‚ Shiva Dhanush‚ Sudarshana Chakra‚ Trishul‚ Vaishnavastra‚ Varunastra‚ and Vayavastra. Some of these weapons are explicitly classified ( for example‚ the Shiva Dhanush is a bow‚ the Sudharshan Chakra is a discus and the Trishul is a trident)‚ but many other weapons appear to be weapons specially blessed by the gods. For example
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emerged.[3] He used pathya (words) from the Rigveda‚ abhinaya (gestures) from the Yajurveda‚ geet (music) from the Samaveda and rasa (emotions) from the Atharvaveda to form the Natyaveda (body of knowledge about dance).[4]The best-known of Hindu deities—Shiva‚ Kali and Krishna—are typically represented dancing.[5] Shiva’s cosmic dance‚ tandava‚ Kali’s dance of creation and destruction and Krishna’s dance with the gopikas (cow-herd girls)—Rasa Lila—are popular motifs in Hindu mythology.[6] In ancient India
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of land lying between them is believed to be ‘Varanasi’‚ the holiest of all pilgrimages. The word ‘Kashi’ originated from the word ‘Kas’ which means to shine. Steeped in tradition and mythological legacy‚ Kashi is the ‘original ground ‘ created by Shiva and Parvati‚ upon which they stood at the beginning of time. Varanasi is the microcosm of Hinduism‚ a city of traditional classical culture‚ glorified by myth and legend and sanctified by religion ‚ it has always attracted a large number of pilgrims
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Tamil Nadu Trip October 2011 This trip was planned two months before‚ as it involved many train journeys. Our tickets booked through 62 express always materializes & this one did too. This trip started with Vadodara on 22nd Sat with Appa & Amma. On 23rd‚ we boarded Karnavati Express to Mumbai at 06-45 am. Train comes from Ahmedabad & stops for 5 minutes at Vadodara. The coolie at Vadodara refused to budge below Rs.150; but we coolly got inside the train. Luckily‚ ours were the last seats which
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INDIAN MYTHOLOGY CHARACTER HANUMAN Hanuman‚ the mighty ape that aided Lord Rama in his expedition against evil forces‚ is one of the most popular idols in the Hindu pantheon. Believed to be an avatar of Lord Shiva‚ Hanuman is worshiped as a symbol of physical strength‚ perseverance and devotion. Hanuman’s tale in the epic Ramayana - where he is assigned the responsibility to locate Rama’s wife Sita abducted by Ravana‚ the demon king of Lanka — is known for its astounding ability to inspire and
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