The Story of Shiva - The Destroyer | African Reacts

foreign [Music] [Music] okay so this is our new reaction Channel guys and kindly support if you want to watch our Vlog also check out wasting time let's go [Music] Shiva otherwise known as The Destroyer is one of the most important deities in the Hindu County as one of the three Supreme Court existing alongside grammar the Creator and Vishnu the preserver Jiva plays a key role throughout the mythology of Hinduism although his title of the Destroyer may suggest a villainous rule Jiva is a far mo

re complex figure so who really is Sheila and what does he represent let's find out together right now there are a few different myths that claim to explain the birth of sheep the most popular begins with an argument between Brahma and Vishnu with each claiming that they were the strongest of the Gods suddenly in middle of the argument a blazing pillar appeared its branches and Roots reached farther than the ends of the Earth and Heavens reacting swiftly Rama transformed himself into a goose and

flew to the top of the pillar but he could not fight Vishnu transformed into a ball and tunnel through the Earth to find the roots he was equally unable to preach his goal neither God able to locate the end they've returned to where they started just in time to see Shiva appealer from inside they immediately knew that Shiva had great power and accepted that he wasn't equal and fell in ruled the reviews Diva plays many roles in Hinduism and represents many qualities one of the most well-known re

sponsibilities of Shiva is as the Destroyer Hinduism the universe's thought to regenerate its Cycles at the end of each cycle Shiva destroys the universe and everything in it but not how vindictiveness or evil but to allow a rebirth and the creation of a new cycle to begin You Must Destroy the universe in order for it to be recreated as an example of the complexity of his character in complete juxtaposition to his role as the Destroyer one of shiva's other key responsibilities is to dance his da

ncing symbolizes truth and is meant to rid the world of ignorance and help to end the suffering of those who worship him sometimes referred to as the Lord of doubts it is said that the rhythm of his dance serves as a metaphor for the balance of the universe these two roles combine harmoniously for his most important dancing it is known as the cosmic Dance of Death and is only performed at the end of a cycle where the universe is to be destroyed jifa is also the great aesthetic abstaining from al

l forms of indulgence and pleasure concentrating rather on meditation as a means to find perfect happiness he also however has a darker side as the leader of evil spirits ghosts and as the master of Thieves villains and beggars Jiva is usually shown in a yogic position it's a blue face and throat while his body is either white or blue depending on the artistic representation he has a third eye which represents his insight and wisdom it's unbelieving that the extra eye holds onto his Untamed ener

gy Jiva is also shown with a cobra necklace that signifies his power over dangerous creatures said that the Cobra symbolizes shiva's power of Destruction just as the snake sheds its skin to make way for new skin which either destroys the universe to make room for recreation Jiva is also shown with a trident which represents the three functions of the Hindu Triumph the lower pressure also be noted that while other gods are shown in lavish clothing and belongings his wife is commonly shown by his

son as their relationship [Music] despite being a destroyer is half open eyes are set to symbolize the cycle when he opens his eyes a new cycle of creation starts if he ever closes them this is the start of the end of the universe there are three lines of Ashes of shiva's forehead they are known as the vaguti and are meant to symbolize the immortality of Sheila and His manifested glory Jiva is usually shown wearing the skin of an elephant the elephant skin represents Pride of the deer skin symbo

lizes the flipping wearing both shows that Shiva has conquered both vices Jiva also wears a necklace made from 108 beads formed from the seeds of the radraska tree are said to represent all the elements used in the creation of the world the necklace illustrates how Shiva is firm in his laws and strictly maintains the Jesus often incarnated as Cali or durka she was in fact a Reincarnation of Sati the daughter of the god action [Music] outraged at this slight Sati through herself on the sacrificia

l phone Jiva reacted to this tragedy by creating two demons from his hair who wreaks havoc on the ceremony and the headed action the other gods appealed to Shiva to end the violence and comply he brought action back to life but with the head of a ram or goat zati was eventually reincarnated as pavati in her next life [Music] and [Music] finding the boy guarding the room where Parvati was bathing not believing the boy was his son and thinking him an impotent beggar [Music] and eventually managed

to distract himself at the commotion Marathi rushed from a bath and screamed that her son had been killed realizing his error she even then sent for a new head with which to make the boy whole again but the nearest at hand was the head of an elephant and so Ganesha the elephant-headed God was born how the sons of Shiva are scandera the god of treasures there are many tales and myths about sheep but as you would expect from such an important thing any speak of his self-sacrifice such as the time

when vasuki the king of serpents threatened to vomit snake venom across the seas Jiva assuming the form of a giant tortoise or Turtle elected to Venom in his palm and drank it burned his throat and left a permanent blue scar hence one of his many titles became an illegal throat all the time when he was able to tame the sacred Ganges River which flows from the Himalayas dry after the course of the river was changed it became a raging torrent and threatened to flood the Earth Jiva stood beneath th

e river and let its waters flow through his hair to calm its turret another celebrated episode describes how Shiva became associated with the bull Nanda one day Sarabi who was the original mother of all the world's cows began to give birth to an Untold number of perfectly white carrots the milk from all these cows flooded the home of Shiva somewhere in the Himalayas angry at this disturbance to his meditation the god struck the cows with fire from his third arm in consequence patches of the cow'

s height were turned brown still angry the other gods sought to calm shiver down by offering him a magnificent bull Landing the son of Sarabi and cassia where Shiva accepted and wrote nandi also became the protector of all animals these stories of Shiva and the many more that exist almost complex character as a God that represents numerous themes and ideas he is as much associated with goodness benevolence and protection as he is with destruction creation and time Achieva is a fascinating and aw

e-inspiring deity from Hinduism that continues to capture the imagination of millions around the world his many tales and many of Australia the dancer the master of divine and meditation things the amazing right an interesting more informative was very interesting ly yeah very interesting so you know making stories about [Music] and talking about your own tradition it's really something very important [Music] [Music] right yeah yeah [Music] yes yes so like it was really interesting here I unders

tood everything someone it was like as the Lord it was so focused foreign [Music] [Music] no more than 300 many boats in India okay let us know guys and another question like like Shiva himself is representing yeah [Music] yeah he always wear it so I want to know because those cheaper is so he's not the copper himself no it's not just their coverage is the maybe it's just a symbol a simple thing [Music] the power also yeah so like you took the Venom and it was really late it's really cool from t

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