Character · Deity
Shiva
The auspicious; lord of yoga and dissolution
Shiva PuranaMahadevaMahadevaRudraShankaraShankaraNilakanthaNilakantha
The auspicious; lord of yoga and dissolution
Biography
Shiva is the yogi-lord of Kailasa, consort of Parvati, and father of Ganesha and Skanda (Karttikeya) in the Puranic narratives.
Primary sources
- Shiva Purana
- Skanda Purana
Variant traditions
Birth of Ganesha
Shiva Purana relates Ganesha formed from Parvati's substance and later given an elephant head; Skanda Purana preserves alternate tellings. Both are recorded as variants.
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