Extra Reading: Pattanaik. Seven Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art D


Statue of Shiva at Murudeshwar: Wikipedia

7 Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art - Chapter 4: Shiva's Secret Part 2 by Epified
Shiva beheaded his first father-in-law after his wife killed herself. He did not wish to get remarried. When his wife was reincarnated Shiva remarried. Shiva does not care about looks. He has a blue throat from poison. Shiva's semen was very potent and was incubated with the gods power. The child born was powerful and kill a demon. Shiva's wife are metaphor with interaction with material reality. Worldly life is about movement.


7 Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art - Chapter 5: Devi's Secret by Epified
Kanyakumari is the virgin goddess. She wanted to marry Shiva. Shiva did not show up for the wedding as he thought it was too late. Man exploits nature for food and shelter. She is often show around wealth, nature, and love. Desire is an important theme in Hinduism. No one can escape fate. This is the reason for reincarnation. Yama controls fate and records Karma. Durga, the one who cannot be conquered, is both love in war. The one who chases desire can submit to destiny. Shiva and Vishnu are opposites and are sometimes show combined.

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