Epitome of Love

Epitome of love

A love story…

He is Shiva (him)

She is Parvathi (her)

She never met him…

But…she falls in love with him

She doesn’t want to marry anyone, except him

She does immense penance for him, for years

Finally, he comes for her

And, asks her, why do you want to marry me?

She says, I like you, because you are a power house of knowledge

And, you are the Aadi (The beginning, The first, The most important) guru to this universe

What more do I need to see in anyone?

He smiles and says…

You know… I live an austerity life in these mountains

And, I don’t even have a house

You being a princess it might not be easy for you

Do you want to go through all these ordeals?

She says, do you think I did not know all this

When I did immense penance here

For you in this forest all alone?

With heavy teary eyes she says

And, I only want to marry you…none else

As she turns around and when about to leave

He holds her hand and says…

Look at me, it is my responsibility to tell you who I am and what I am

And, I too only want to marry you…none else

I am fortunate and pleased to possess your love and devotion

And, he marries her

After marriage

He cannot live without her

There is no more…him without her

They live in equal partnership

He listens to her

She listens to him

She understands him

He understands her

He questions her

She questions him

They argue

Half of him is her

And, half of her is him

She is in him

And, he is in her

Parvathi is the heart of Shiva

Shiva awakens the soul of Parvathi

And, Parvathi awakens the soul of Shiva

One heart

One soul

One body

Epitome of love

A love story…

He is Shiva

She is Parvathi

Together

He (Lord Shiva) is Supreme Guru for the Universe

The God of knowledge

She (Mother Parvathi) is the Shakti (Female divine energy) of the universe

The savior of the universe

Together Shiva and Parvathi are inseparable…

Note: They say that Lord Shiva and Mother Parvathi’s (Shakti) marriage is the first love story on this earth. There are many versions of this Shiva and Parvathi story in various Hindu scriptures. But the essence (The love story) is the same.

Am I religious? No. But a believer that every religion has something to say. Religions are here for a reason. In my opinion, religious books can be read like any other history books to learn something from those.

I know very little (not even a dot perhaps) of my own religion. Considering its mammoth-ness. I don’t even consider myself I can do justice in writing this. 🙂

Hinduism is intricate. Hinduism is deep. Hinduism is warehouse of knowledge. Hence, open to so many interpretations. And because of various versions and scripts it makes it even more overwhelming.

Hinduism and Hindu scriptures are not simple. We cannot sum up in one line like “If you serve me. I will serve you”.

It is like the coconut layers. To reach the sweet kernel one has to understand through these layers. For example, Hinduism, says nothing is waste (inept) on this earth.

Even a simple stone that is not useful can be carved into idol or into a form and worshiped.

This is something we can understand as that every human here on earth can become something and can offer something to this world when carved into. That is saying, anything can be learned.

Sometimes things said in those religion(s) might not fit into our present situation or circumstances. We have to learn or understand what to take and what to leave.

I feel in life every individual it is important to learn and respect (every) religions too like any other history.