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The Ganas or Gana-Devatas are the troops of deities, attendants of Shiva and live on Gana-parvata i.e., Kailasa. Ganesha was chosen as their leader by Shiva, hence Ganesha's title gaṇeśa or gaṇapati, "lord or leader of the ganas". The nine classes of Ganas are: Adityas; Viswe-devas; Vasus; Tushitas (also Ája) Abhaswaras; The "Shining Ones ...
In Puranic literature, Sharabha is associated with the god Shiva and incarnates to subdue fierce manifestations of Vishnu.The legend of Sharabha fighting Narasimha - the man-lion form of Vishnu - brings to fore the overt rivalry between the devotees of Vishnu (Vaishnava sect) and those of Shiva (Shaiva sect), which exposes the fierce debate aspect.
Pinaka or (Shiva's bow), also called Ājagava - The great bow of Shiva, arrows fired from the bow could not be intercepted. Vijaya Dhanush (also Shiv Dhanush) - Karna possessed this bow which was given by Lord Parashurama. It is considered to be foremost among the bows in Hindu mythology as it was personally created using Lord Shiva's energy.
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Nandi (Sanskrit: नन्दि), also known as Nandikeshvara or Nandideva, is the bull vahana (mount) of the Hindu god Shiva. He is also the guardian deity of Kailash, the abode of Shiva. Almost all Shiva temples display stone images of a seated Nandi, generally facing the main shrine.
Pashupati (Sanskrit: पशुपति, IAST: Paśupati) is a form of the Hindu deity Shiva, in his benign aspect as the five-faced herdsman of all creatures. [1] [2] Pashupati is traditionally considered to be the guardian deity of Nepal, described in texts such as the Nepala Mahatmya, found in regional versions of the Skanda Purana.
Ardhanarishvara conveys that Shiva and Shakti are one and the same, an interpretation also declared in inscriptions found along with Ardhanarishvara images in Java and the eastern Malay Archipelago. [ 3 ] [ 9 ] The Vishnudharmottara Purana also emphasizes the identity and sameness of the male Purusha and female Prakriti, manifested in the image ...
The Greek god shown as "Master of Animals" is usually Apollo as a hunting deity. [23] Shiva has the epithet Pashupati meaning the "Lord of animals", and these figures may derive from an archetype. [24] Chapter 39 of the Book of Job has been interpreted as an assertion of the deity of the Hebrew Bible as Master of Animals. [25]