Shiv Mahapuran

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Shiv Mahapuran, directed by Babubhai Mistry, is a mythical series based on the various stories of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva, who is a popular Hindu deity and is regarded as one of the primary forms of god in Hinduism. He is one of the gods in the Trinity consisting of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. He is also considered the main god within Shaivism. Shiva in his more benign form is depicted as a yogi who lives an ascetic life on Kailash. The most iconic attributes of Lord Shiva are the third eye on his forehead, the crescent moon adorning, a snake around his neck, the holy river Ganga flowing from his matted hair, the damaru as his instrument and the trishul as his weapon. Shiv Mahapuran is a video series based on the various stories of Lord Shiva. Each of the videos tells of one such story about Lord Shiva. In one particular tale, Lord Brahma falls in love with his own daughter, who was born from his , due to a spell put on him by Lord Kamdeva. Lord Shiv on hearing this ridicules Lord Brahma. Lord Brahma is angered by the ridicule and asks his son Daksha to procreate and thus Sati is born. Sati through intense meditation gains the attention of Lord Shiva, who falls in love with her and marries her but Sati's her Daksha insults Lord Shiva in front of her. Sati who is unable to bear the insults hurled at her beloved, throws herself into a fire. This greatly angers Lord Shiva who in his anger beheads Daksha. Shiv Mahapuran is a beautifully series about Lord Shiva. It is recommended for people who want to learn more about one of the three main deities of Hinduism. It is a collection of the timeless stories of Lord Shiva. The series is well directed and has stayed true to the Shiv puran texts, which are the oldest known source of the stories of Lord Shiva. Shiv Mahapuran was released by T-Series. It is in DVD format with a rating of U and is in Hindi. The entire Shiv Mahapuran set consists of 6 discs.