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Hara Hara Mahadeva (Sanskrit: हर हर महादेव, romanized: hara hara mahādēva) is a Sanskrit invocation in praise of the Hindu deity Shiva. [1] [2] The invocation consists of two epithets of Shiva, hara and mahadeva. It is generally chanted by adherents during auspicious occasions, such as prayer and entering a Shiva temple. [3]
[332] [333] In the text Linga Purana, the same hymn is expanded in the shape of stories, meant to establish the glory of the great Stambha and the superiority of Shiva as Mahadeva. [333] The oldest known archaeological linga as an icon of Shiva is the Gudimallam lingam from 3rd-century BCE. [316]
The date and authors of Shiva Purana are unknown. No authentic data is available. Scholars such as Klostermaier as well as Hazra estimate that the oldest chapters in the surviving manuscript were likely composed around the 10- to 11th-centuries CE, which has not stood the test of carbon dating technology hence on that part we must rely on the text itself which tells when it was composed.
The earliest mention of Harihara is likely to be observed in the Vishnu Parva of the Harivamsha, where Markandeya discusses the being. [9]According to one legend, when Vishnu appeared as the enchantress Mohini in front of Shiva, the latter grew besotted with her and attempted to embrace her.
Page from a Dispersed Shiva Mahatmya (Great Tales of Shiva) The Shiva Sahasranama (Sanskrit: शिवसहस्रनाम, romanized: śivasahasranāma) is a ...
Hara Hara Mahadeva is a Kannada mythological television series based on legends of Lord Shiva, also known as Mahadeva.It aired on Star Suvarna beginning 25 July 2016. [1] Star Suvarna, the fourth-largest Kannada channel in India, funded the serial with the largest regional market budget of Rs.60 crore [2] [3] (over US$9 million as of August 2017). [4]
Hara may refer to: an early name (Sanskrit: हर) of the deity Shiva , from the Harappan culture (Indus Valley Civilization) a name of the feminine aspect of God, rendered Harā
[1] [2] The text is important in Shaivism, where Shiva is viewed as the Parabrahman. The hymn is an early example of enumerating the names of a deity. [3] Shri Rudram is also famous for its mention of the Shaivite holy mantra Namah Shivaya, which appears in the text of the Śatarudrīya in the eighth anuvāka of Taittiriya Samhita (TS 4.5.8.1). [4]