Truth reveled that why does Lord Shiva wear a snake around his neck?
Why does Lord Shiva wear a
snake around his neck?
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Story behind Lord Shiva wear a snake | Lord Shiva and Snakes relations
Known to
abstain from all forms of indulgence and desires through his thousands of years
of penance and meditation, Lord Shiva is undoubtedly the most fascinating and
the most worshipped god of the Hindus.
Lord Shiva
is often depicted meditating while seated on a tiger skin, with a third eye on
his forehead he adorns himself with snakes around his neck and the crescent
moon on his head. From his locks of matted hair flows the holy river Ganga.
Lord Shiva holds the trident in one hand and the drum in another, but why does
Shiva wear a snake around his neck?
Samudra
Manthan, the churning of the ocean of milk was organized to produce the Amrit
or the nectar of immortality. Vasuki, the king of snakes was used as a rope
around mount Mandar to churn the ocean. The Asuras or demons held Vasuki by the
head while the Devatas or gods held by the tail, and together they were able to
churn the ocean that gave birth to many gifts.
With these
gifts came the Halahal, a poison that could wipe out all of creation. This
terrified both the demons and gods and both sought help from Lord Shiva. Shiva
known for his compassion and self-sacrifice willingly swallows the poison with
no benefit of his own, but solely to save the world. The poison was so potent
that it changed the color of Shiva's throat to blue, thus the common depiction
of Lord Shiva's blue skin.
It is then
his wife Devi Parvati, Comes to his rescue and through her maha-vidya grabs his
throat to control the poison, not letting it spread throughout his body.
Therefore snake Vasuki offered himself in service of Shiva and sat around his
neck, not letting the poison run through his whole body. It is from this
incident, he derives the name 'Neelkantha', meaning the one with the blue throat.
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