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Splendid Facts about Lord Shiva
Lord Shiva never prefers to live a sophisticated life style but he used to live the life of a Sage. As per ancient legend, once, as per the request of Ma Parvati, Lord Shiva had ordered the Divine architect, Viswakarma, to build a palace for his family. When a beautiful palace was built by Viswakarma, and when Lord Shiva decides to enter into it, suddenly Ravana came there, and asked Shiva to grant the palace as a boon to him. Then Lord Shiva wilfully gifted it to Ravana, and he began to live in the open air in the holy Mount Kailash, along with his family and his divine attendants.
Why Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Lingam?
Since Lord Shiva doesn’t want him to be worshipped in a particular form, hence, he has chosen the form of Shiva Lingam.
Why Lord Shiva neglect the flower Thazhambu for his worship?
Once, Lord Shiva used to wear the flower Thazhambu on his body wilfully. But since the Thazhambu had spoken in favour of Lord Brahma and told lies, Lord Shiva rejected the flower Thazhambu for his worship.
Why Lord Shiva is called as the God of destruction?
Though Lord Shiva plays a main role at the time of destruction, yet, the reason for calling him as the God of destruction is, since he destructs our bad habits like lust, anger and greed, and gives good knowledge, wisdom and bravery.
Why Lord Shiva has cursed and sent his consort Ma Shakti Devi to the earth for so many times?
In order to teach a lesson to the devotees, Lord Shiva had done like that! Those who do unfavourable acts would be punished, even if they are considered as supreme gods and goddesses!
Prahalada is a popular devotee of Lord Vishnu. He worshipped Lord Vishnu day and night since from the first Satya Yuga, and as a result he has become a form of Lord Vishnu itself, and he contains supreme powers similar to his beloved Lord Vishnu.
We can see the idols of Sri Prahalada in most of the Guru RaghavendraSwamy Mutts, and some of the Madhwa devotees would even sing the PrahaladaSuprabhatham in order to make the precious child Prahalada to get up from the bed, for doing his daily activities.
The contents present in the Holy Prahalada Suprabhatham are as follows:-