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Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu's son

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Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu's Son We all heard the story of how Aadishakti (Devi Parvati) killed demon Mahisasura. According to Ancient beliefs, Mahisasura demon had done intense meditation to ask for a wish from Brahma Dev that he could not be killed by any man. Therefore, Durga Mata had to kill him. But do you know what happened after? A son was born with the power of Shiva and Vishnu!!! The story begins with a sorrow-stricken Mahishi after the death of her brother Mahisasura by Goddess Durga. She wanted to take revenge and resumed a great penance and in the end Lord Brahma granted her a boon. She demanded that she will be killed by none other than the son of Hari and Hara. She knew that both Shiva and Vishnu are male Gods and hence they can never have a baby together. Hence, she was immortal. Soon after her wish was granted, Mahishi started destroying people on earth. Both humans and Gods were fed up with her. They prayed to the three dev to prote

Bhagavad-Gita: A Conversation between Sri Krishna and Arjun

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Bhagavad-Gita: A Conversation between Sri Krishna and Arjun Five thousand years ago, when Arjuna refused to fight the battle against his own family at Kurukshetra, Krishna overcame Arjun’s reluctance to fight by analyzing the thought of the self and showing that the person is in error who thinks that he's doing this, that or something else. And when it's found that what Arjun calls “I” may be a kind of fiction created by avidya, his own metaphysical ignorance, an excellent a part of difficulty ceases to exist. Krishna further proceeds to demonstrate the existence of a better individuality, of which Arjun had no previous knowledge. Then He points out that this individuality is connected with Parbrahman, the Causeless Cause or the primary explanation for the Western world, and goes on to explain the the character of Parbrahman and says that it's none aside from His avaykta form. So as to form him a firm of purpose, Krishna gives Arjun further teachings on the battlefiel