Shiv lingam – an anecdote from Shiv Purana
Just as on earth there are humans who vie with each other to know
who is superior or more powerful Gods too have similar egos! Once Bhagwan
Vishnu and Brahma wanted to establish who is more powerful between them. They
decided to have this established.
The argument was taking a serious turn when
the Lord of Lords Shiv appeared in the form (pillar – स्तंभ) of flame
that rose from the earth and its head appeared to disappear into the skies. A
voice (Lord Shiv’s)told from within that whoever between them could find out
the head of the pillar of flame will rightly be said to be the most powerful.
Lord Brahma took the form of a swan ( हंस) while Lord Vishnu, a pig. But neither of them was able to find its head. This incident
established the fact that Lord Shiv’s presence is very powerful and that no one
can claim to be peerless before him. Both Vishnu and Brahma accepted this and
humbly bowed their heads in reverence to Lord Shiv (Lingodbhava). (Drawn from
Shiv Purana-शिवपुराण)
No comments:
Post a Comment