Shiva's Divine Play
Shiva left to marry Parvati with all the dieties and Ganas . his wedding procession was huge .
When Maina (Paravati’s mother) saw that the marriage procession
was coming she curiously told Narad about her desire to see her son in law. Maina was very proud that her daughter had performed such a severe penance and lord himself is coming to marry her.
Shiva understood the arrogance which her desire contained. He wanted to teach her a lesson. He sent all the deities one by one. Maina mistook each one of them to be Shiva, but was later informed by Narada that in fact they were not Shiva but the attendants of Shiva.
Maina was very delighted and wondered how handsome the master
(Shiva) must be, if the attendants were so handsome. Right then Shiva arrived
with his Ganas - His body coated with ashes on it. He was having ten heads,
every head with three eyes, His Ganas too were looking ferocious. Some of them
having no eyes, some with multiple eyes, some were carring their heads in their
heads , some with no heads. Maina could not bear this horrible sight and lost
her consciousness.
The maid servants arrived instantaneously and helped Maina to
regain her consciousness. She started crying and cursing everybody. She thought
was responsible for her daughter's marriage with Shiva. Nobody was spared-
Narad, the Saptarishis and even her own sons. She even admonished Parvati by
saying.
"Did you do severe penance to get such a horrible husband
like this (Shiva)?"
Lord Brahma and Narad tried to console and convince her, but it
was of no avail. When Himalaya tried to intervene, he was soundly rebuked.
Maina threatened him that if this marriage took place then it would be the last
day of her life.
At last lord Vishnu arrived and tried to pacify her anger by
saying that her anger was baseless as she had not seen the real appearance of
Shiva, which bestows benediction. Lord Vishnu and Narad then eulogized Shiva
who on being pleased showed his most enchanting beauty.
Maina now became fully satisfied. Himalaya too felt proud of her
daughter's good fortune.
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