7 Secrets of Shiva: The Hindu Trinity Series

Shiva, 'the destroyer' among the Hindu trinity (of gods), is depicted in many contradictory manners. Contradictory to his wild nature, he is also depicted as having a family, with a beautiful wife and two children. He explains the different anomalies and conflicts in beliefs, as well as the symbolism, rituals and reasons behind Hindu worship.. The author, Devdutt Pattanaik, introduces listeners to these varied aspects and representations, and then sets about interpreting them. There are many more such varied representations of Shiva, the most prominent of these being the Linga and the Nataraja. He is an ascetic who wears animal skin, his body smeared with ashes

The book is full of pictures and marvelous stories that even a Strong devotee of Shiva like myself, On myself learning new thing This may be an absolutely essential book for those who are interested seriously in the ideas behind Shiva God of creation and destruction – the God of the centrifugal force which destroyed the Bindu and with Brahman, created the so-called Big Bang. The book is full of pictures and marvelous stories that even a Strong de. A must-read if you love all things mythological sumeetha manikandan Seven Secrets of Shiva is a non-fiction work that endeavors to explain Shiva, the Lord of Kailash through the labyrinth of myths, stories and cultural perception.Why is Shiva dressed like an uncouth tramp? Why does he smear ashes from the cemetery, on his body and dress with a tiger skin? Why did he arm Ravana and Basmasura w. KARAN ARORA said Om!. This book is meant for all those people who view Hinduism from western work view.Mr Pattanaik's style of writing is very simple and keeps the reader glued.This book has answered lot of questions which I had carried since my childhood and has successfully transformed my mental state .The best take away from this book has been