7 Secrets Of Shiva

7 Secrets Of Shiva
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Publisher : Westland
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9789395073080
ISBN-13 : 939507308X
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Book Synopsis 7 Secrets Of Shiva by : Devdutt Pattanaik

Download or read book 7 Secrets Of Shiva written by Devdutt Pattanaik and published by Westland. This book was released on with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book A WONDERFULLY CREATIVE INSIGHT INTO THE LEGEND AND SYMBOLISM OF SHIVA AS A GOD AND HIS ROLE IN THE HINDU TRINITY ALONGSIDE VISHNU AND BRAHMA Shiva, ʻthe destroyerʼ among the Hindu Trinity (of gods), is depicted in many contradictory manners. He is an ascetic who wears animal skin, his body smeared with ashes. Contradictory to his wild nature, he is also depicted as having a family, with a beautiful wife and two children. There are many more such varied representations of Shiva, the most prominent of these being the Linga and theNataraja. The author, Devdutt Pattanaik, introduces the readers to these varied aspects and representations and then sets about interpreting them. He explains the different anomalies and conflicts in beliefs, as well as the symbolism, rituals and reasons behind Hindu worship.


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