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Deeds of Lord Shiva


Lord Shiva
Lord Shiva

(A) Vanquishing Enemies:

  1. Lord Shiva vanquishing Smara or Kamadeva
  2. Lord Shiva vanquishing the Tripurasuras. (Shiva Purana - Rudra Samhita - Yuddha Khanda - 1 to 10)
  3. Lord Shiva vanquishing demon Jalandhara. (Shiva Purana - Rudra Samhita - Yuddha Khanda - 13 to 24)
  4. Lord Shiva vanquishing demon Samkhachuda. (Shiva Purana - Rudra Samhita - Yuddha Khanda - 27 to 40)
  5. Lord Shiva vanquishing demon Andhakasura. (Shiva Purana - Rudra Samhita - Yuddha Khanda - 42 to 49)
  6. Lord Shiva vanquishing the pride of demon Banasura. (Shiva Purana - Rudra Samhita - Yuddha Khanda - 51 to 56)
  7. Lord Shiva vanquishing demon Gajasura. (Shiva Purana - Rudra Samhita - Yuddha Khanda - 57)
  8. Lord Shiva vanquishing demon Dundubhi Nirhrada. (Shiva Purana - Rudra Samhita - Yuddha Khanda - 58)
  9. Lord Shiva destroying the Sacrifice of Daksha. (Shiva Purana - Rudra Samhita - Sati Khanda - 27 to 43)

(B) Granting Boons:

  1. Lord Shiva bestowing the Mritasanjivani Vidya to Shukracharya when he performed penance at Kashi. (Shiva Purana - Rudra Samhita - Yuddha Khanda - 50)

(C) Jyotirlinga Incarnations:

  1. Somanatha Jyotirlinga: Lord Shiva relieving Chandra deva from the disease of consumption due to the curse of Daksha. (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 14)
  2. Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga: Shiva-Parvati coming to meet their son Kumara and abiding as Jyoti. (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 15)
  3. Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga: Lord Shiva protecting devotee Veda Priya and brahmanas from the atrocities of demon Dushana. (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 16 to 17)
  4. Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga: Lord Shiva granting boon to Vindhya mountain. (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 18)
  5. Kedarnatha Jyotirlinga: Lord Shiva granting boon to devotees Nara and Narayana. (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 19)
  6. Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga Lord Shiva protecting devotee Sudakshina from the atrocities of demon Bhima. (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 20 to 21)
  7. Vishwanatha Jyotirlinga: Lord Shiva creating Kashi and abiding there as Avimukteshwara Linga. (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 22 to 23)
  8. Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga: Lord Shiva relieving sage Gautama from the false accusation of brahmanas and releasing river Gautami Ganga (Godavari). (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 24 to 27)
  9. Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga: Where the Shiva Linga given by Lord Shiva to Ravana got fixed while Ravana was carrying it to Lanka. (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 28)
  10. Nageshwara Jyotirlinga: Lord Shiva protecting devotee Supriya from the atrocities of demon Daruka. (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 29 to 30)
  11. Rameshwara Jyotirlinga: Lord Shiva granting boon to Sri Rama for victory against Ravana. (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 31)
  12. Grishneshwara Jyotirlinga: Lord Shiva reviving the son of devotee Ghushma who was killed by his step-mother. (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 32 to 33)

(D) Other Incarnations:

  1. Ardhanareeshwara Incarnation: Lord Shiva showing the Ardhanareeshwara form to Lord Brahma and starting the process of creation based on male and female principles. (Shiva Purana - Shata Rudra Samhita - 3)
  2. Grihapati Incarnation: Lord Shiva incarnating as Grihapati in the house of sage Vaishvanara and Suchismati and performing penance at Kashi (Agneeshwara Linga). (Shiva Purana - Shata Rudra Samhita - 13 to 15)


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