Lord Shiva

deity mountain Hindu single tradition · 6

Lord Shiva is a deity in Hinduism.

↻ synthesized from 6 sources

When

First attested
1500 BCE
Attested period
-1500 – 2020
Historical notes
Vedic period.

Relationships

served by
Anjana
manifests as
Kaal Bhairav, Rudra
teacher of
Ananta, Parvati
consort of
Parvati, Goddess Parvati
parent of
Bhadrakali
has aspect
Lord Kaal Bhairav
creator of
Bhadrakali
manifested by
Rudra

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Sources

Source passages

“Lord Shiva in Hinduism.”

#5098 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Eknath's Bhavartha Ramayana (16th century CE) states that when Anjana was worshipping Lord Shiva, King Dasharatha of Ayodhya was performing the ritual of Putrakameshti yagna in order to bear children.”

#7967 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“This day commemorates the manifestation of Lord Shiva as Kaal Bhairav.”

#23042 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“According to the Yoga School, Ananta is the serpent of infinity who eavesdropped on the secret teaching that was being imparted to Goddess Parvati by Lord Shiva; the secret teaching was Yoga. On being apprehended Ananta was sentenced by Lord Shiva to impart that teaching to human beings for which purpose Ananta assumed the human form and was called Patanjali”

#29131 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“goddess Bhadrakali appeared from the third eye of Lord Shiva...Manodari approached Kailasa and began intense penance to please Lord Shiva. Satisfied with her adoration, Shiva wiped the sweat from his body and gave it to her”

#39869 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5