Once, the creator of the universe – Brahma
and the protector of the universe – Vishnu started a journey in search of Lord
Shiva. They reached the Himalayas after the long travel. They saw an
illuminating ShivaLinga there. However, they couldn’t see the edges of it. They
decided to find the edges of the ShivaLinga. Vishnu travelled downwards and
Brahma upwards. They didn’t reach anywhere despite covering great distances
spending many years.
Disappointed, Brahma and Vishnu started to
meditate on Lord Shiva. Pleased with the devotion, Lord Shiva appeared before
them and asked for their wishes.
Vishnu asked Shiva to give him atleast the
chance to wash Shiva’s feet, serving him. Shiva granted his wish. That’s how
avatars of Vishnu worship Lord Shiva. Parasuram is one of the greatest devotees
of Lord Shiva- He is an avatar of Vishnu.
Meanwhile, Brahma asked if Shiva could be
born as a son to him. Shiva was enraged hearing this. Instead of blessing him,
Shiva cursed Brahma, “From now on no one would worship you. None of your
creation will build temples for you. They’ll never pay homage to you.”
Thus, there are not much temples of Lord
Brahma and even no one is named after him.
bt dear as we have heard d story dtlord brahma was cursed on telling lie...as he told dt he has found d end of edge of linga..bt u r tellin a different story...can u explain me..??
ReplyDeleteThe story above is translated directly from MahaShivaPurana. Not folklores or legends. Yes, there might be different versions of the same story...but in Shivapurana, this is right story.
DeleteHi Yadu.. I am a devotee of Lord Shiva and I want to know His complete story. Can you please suggest if there any site which narrates Lord Shiva's life story. Thanks. Priyanka Dxb
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http://omshivam.wordpress.com/every-one-who-has-lost-hope-needs-vishwa-guru-ji%E2%80%99/shri-shiva-maha-puraana/
I thought Shiva incarnated in the form of Bhairava and beheaded one of the five heads of Brahma because of his arrogance! :s
ReplyDeleteThere is another thing about lord brahma.. that mahadev slay one head of brahma ... can u tell me something about this .. as m a mahadev devotee n eager to know about this. . Thanks
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