The purposes of Shiva's Pancha Bramha Avatars are stated here. However, what are the purposes of Devi's five forms?On a side note,what are the need for five devis when there already are the Tri Devi?
I was once said by an elderly man that we should not touch the backside of a temple while doing pradakshina because ghosts and rakshasas live there and touching that part will wake them. Supporting this claim we also have a shloka/mantra.
उत्तिष्ठन्तु भूतपिशाचा येते भूमि भारका |
येतेष्टाम...
We all know that he had two sons Kartikeya and Ganesha but in reality he had three sons and three daughters. Surprising but true! Shiva’s three daughters are worshipped even today in different parts of the country.
There are several pages out there claiming a legend of Rāvaṇa planning to build a staircase in order to get to heaven (or, the region of the moon) without performing Vedic rituals. All of the sources I could find however, can be traced back to Prabhupāda
For exmple, a talk by Prabhupāda given i...
I was once said by an elderly man that we should not touch the backside of a temple while doing pradakshina because ghosts and rakshasas live there and touching that part will wake them. Supporting this claim we also have a shloka/mantra.
उत्तिष्ठन्तु भूतपिशाचा येते भूमि भारका |
येतेष्टाम...
We all know that he had two sons Kartikeya and Ganesha but in reality he had three sons and three daughters. Surprising but true! Shiva’s three daughters are worshipped even today in different parts of the country.
There are several pages out there claiming a legend of Rāvaṇa planning to build a staircase in order to get to heaven (or, the region of the moon) without performing Vedic rituals. All of the sources I could find however, can be traced back to Prabhupāda
For exmple, a talk by Prabhupāda given i...
