Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu's son


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 protect them from her terror. Therefore, to save mankind from the terror of Mahishi, Lord Vishnu took the form of Mohini once again. Earlier he turned into Mohini during  Samudra Manthan. He acquires the pot of Amrita (an elixir of immortality) from the thieving asuras (demons), and gives it back to the devas (gods), helping them retain their immortality.

Actually what happened was, once Narad Muni visited Lord Shiva and Parvati and talked about the mesmerizing beauty of Vishnu’s female avatar, Mohini. On hearing, Lord Shiva and Parvati wanted to see Mohini avatar. They prayed to Vishnu to appear in Mohini avatar before them. When Mohini appeared, Lord Shiva was taken aback by her beauty and approached Mohini only to unite their yogic power and thus Hariharaputra was born.
 This son was known as Dharmasastha or Ayyappa. He had the qualities of both Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. Mahishi was then killed by the celibate god Ayyappa in Hindu mythology. Ayyappan is also called Sastavu, Manikandan or Sasta who is believed to be an incarnation of Dharma Sasta, the offspring of Shiva and Vishnu, He is generally depicted in a yogic posture, wearing a jewel around his neck, hence named Manikandan, Literally meaning "With bell around the neck".

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