# Lord Shiva *Demigods & Celestials* **See also:** [[artwork/personalities/brahma|Lord Brahma]] | [[artwork/personalities/visnu|Vishnu]] **56 images** --- <h3>Siva Blesses Vrkasura</h3> ![[0223_KB2-63.jpg]] *As the demon Vṛkāsura prepared to cut off his own head, Lord Śiva became very compassionate and appeared from the sacrificial fire to save him.* <h3>Lord Siva Receives the Ganges on His Head</h3> ![[0224_SB5-67.jpg]] <h3>Siva and the Eleven Rudras</h3> ![[0224_SB5-68.jpg]] <h3>Devayani Rebukes Sarmistha</h3> ![[0024_SB-9_3_1.jpg]] *Śarmiṣṭhā unknowingly put Devayāni’s dress on her own body, thus angering Devayāni, who said, “Oh, just see the activities of this servant-maid, Śarmiṣṭhā!”* <h3>King Rantideva Feeds the Beggars</h3> ![[0024_SB-9_3_3.jpg]] *After the exalted King Rantidev had spent forty-eight days fasting, excellent food made with ghee was brought to him, but instead of eating it he gave it away to several beggars.* <h3>Lord Siva Sustains the Ganges Flow on His Head</h3> ![[0026_SB-9_2_1.jpg]] *On the request of King Bhagiratha, Lord Śiva sustained on his head the torrent of Ganges water, which is purifying, having emanated from the toes of Lord Viṣṇu.* <h3>The Lord's Incarnations</h3> ![[0030_SB-1_1-14.jpg]] *The incarnations of Godhead are innumerable, like the waves in the ocean.* <h3>Brahma, Visnu, and Siva</h3> ![[0030_SB-1_1_9.jpg]] *The transcendental Personality of Godhead accepts the three qualitative forms of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara.* <h3>The Birth of Rudra</h3> ![[0034_SB-3-2-4.jpg]] *"Although he tried to curb his anger, it came out from between his eyebrows, and a child of mixed blue and red was immediately generated."* <h3>Narada and Brahma Pacify Lord Siva</h3> ![[0037_SB-4-1-5.jpg]] *EN SB 4.1 1972: Speaking to all the sages present, Lord Śiva sat as gravely as time eternal under the giant banyan tree.* <h3>Atri Muni Given Darsana of Three Deities</h3> ![[0039_SB-4-1-1.jpg]] *EN SB 4.1 1972: The three deities approached the hermitage of Atri Muni, accompanied by the denizens of the heavenly planets.* <h3>Siva and Sati</h3> ![[0040_SB-4-1-3.jpg]] *Satī could not persuade Lord Śiva to give her permission to go to her father's home.* <h3>Citraketu Sees Lord Siva and Parvati in the Forest</h3> ![[0041_SB-6-3-5.jpg]] <h3>In Lord Brahma’s Court</h3> ![[0042_SB-6-2-1.jpg]] *“After King lndra insulted his spiritual master Bṛhaspati, the demons equipped themselves with weapons and declared war against the demigods. As a result of their misbehavior toward Bṛhaspati, the demigods’ heads, thighs and arms and the other parts of their bodies were injured by the sharp arrows of the demons. The demigods, headed by lndra, saw no other course than to immediately approach Lord Brahmā, the first living being in charge of material creation, with bowed heads for shelter and proper instruction. When the most powerful Lord Brahmā saw the demigods coming toward him, their bodies gravely injured by the arrows of the demons, he pacified and instructed them by his great causeless mercy.”* <h3>The Mantric Shield of Lord Narayana</h3> ![[0042_SB-6-2-2.jpg]] <h3>Lord Siva Destroys the Aerial Cities</h3> ![[0045_SB-7-3-3.jpg]] <h3>Lord Nrsimha Pacified</h3> ![[0051_SB-7-2-6.jpg]] <h3>Lord Śiva Comes on Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi</h3> ![[0059_SB-12-2-5.jpg]] *EN SB 12 1988: Once while traveling through the sky upon his bull carrier, Lord Śiva came upon the great sage Mārkaṇḍeya seated in trance.* <h3>King Prthu</h3> ![[0060_SB-4-2-7.jpg]] *As a partial representation of the Supreme Lord, King Pṛthu embodied His monarchical power. Thus at King Pṛthu's coronation the various demigods offered him wonderful gifts.* <h3>Eleven Rudras</h3> ![[0074_SB-5-2-5.jpg]] <h3>Gajendra Regains His Spiritual Form</h3> ![[0074_SB-8-1-2.jpg]] *When the Lord severed its head from its body, the crocodile assumed a beautiful form as a Gandharva. Even greater was Gajendra's blessing: liberation from birth and death, and a form like the Lord's.* <h3>Krsna's Vibhutis (Opulences)</h3> ![[0078_BG-30.jpg]] *10.41: A sampling of Kṛṣṇa’s infinite manifestations in both the spiritual and material worlds. In the outer circle, clockwise, beginning from the upper left-hand corner: Indra carrying his thunderbolt; the Himalayas; Lord Śiva with the Ganges River in his hair; the moon; the horse Ucchaiḥśravā; the transcendental /om-kāra;/ Kapiladeva; Rāmacandra; flower-bearing spring; Kāmadhuk; Arjuna; Vyāsadeva; Prahlāda; the shark; Vāsuki; Skanda; Varuṇa; Yamarāja; the lion; Kuvera; Agni; and Airāvata. Inner circle, clockwise, beginning from the four-headed Lord Brahmā sitting on the lotus flower: Brahmā; Nārada; Garuḍa; the sun; the ocean; Lord Viṣṇu; Ananta; and the chanting of the holy names – Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. “Know that all opulent, beautiful and glorious creations spring from but a spark of My splendor.”* <h3>Siva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison</h3> ![[0084_SB-8-1-5.jpg]] *When Lord Śiva saw that everyone was extremely disturbed by the poison, he became very compassionate. Thus he took all the poison in his palm and drank it.* <h3>Lord Krsna Leave the Planet</h3> ![[0109_SB-11-5-6.jpg]] <h3>Battle Between Krsna and Banasura</h3> ![[0123_KB2-8--pg61.jpg]] *Bāṇāsura rushed toward Kṛṣṇa, simultaneously working 500 bows and 2,000 arrows.* <h3>The Demigods Offer Prayers to Krsna in the Womb</h3> ![[0137_KB1-1--pg22.jpg]] *"Dear Mother Devakī, within your womb is the Supreme Personality of Godhead."* <h3>Prayers for the Advent of Lord Krsna</h3> ![[0159_UP--29.jpg]] <h3>Lord Siva Appears to the Pracetas</h3> ![[0161_UP--22.jpg]] <h3>Siva Enchanted by Mohini-murti</h3> ![[0162_UP--32.jpg]] <h3>Song Sung by Lord Siva</h3> ![[0164_SB-4_3_4.jpg]] <h3>0165/SB 10/3/9 NE</h3> ![[0165_SB-10_3_9--NE.jpg]] <h3>Daksa Surrenders to Siva</h3> ![[0165_UP--9.jpg]] <h3>Lord Siva Instructs His Wife, Sati</h3> ![[0166_UP--3.jpg]] <h3>Atri Muni Sees Visnu, Siva, and Brahma</h3> ![[0168_UP--11.jpg]] <h3>Brahma Approaches Siva</h3> ![[0168_UP--7.jpg]] <h3>Lord Siva on His Bull</h3> ![[0172_UP--72.jpg]] <h3>Daksa Insults Lord Siva</h3> ![[0174_UP--95.jpg]] <h3>Brahma, Visnu, and Siva</h3> ![[0179_UP--123.jpg]] *Brahmā, Viṣṇu und Śiva lenken alle Vorgänge im materiellen Universum, doch sie unterstehen der Herrschaft der Höchsten Persönlichkeit Gottes, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.* <h3>Laksmi-Narayana in Vaikuntha</h3> ![[0196_UP--287.jpg]] <h3>Siva and His Followers</h3> ![[0231_SB4.10-NE.jpg]] <h3>Nrsimhadeva Pacified</h3> ![[0233_SB7-03.jpg]] <h3>Lord Caitanya Stole Lord Siva's Offerings</h3> ![[Adi-3-3.jpg]] *The Lord would take all the offerings the girls had brought for Lord Śiva.* <h3>Art 0041/0041/SB 5-2-1</h3> ![[0041_SB-5-2-1.jpg]] <h3>Art 0097/0097/KB1-45 pg.255</h3> ![[0097_KB1-45-pg.255.jpg]] <h3>Art 0170/0170/UP 56</h3> ![[0170_UP--56.jpg]] <h3>Art 0176/0176/UP 97</h3> ![[0176_UP--97.jpg]] <h3>Art 0193/0193/UP 296</h3> ![[0193_UP--296.jpg]] <h3>Art 0220/Art 0220/SB4 16</h3> ![[Art-0220_SB4-16.jpg]] <h3>Art 0220/Art 0220/SB9 1</h3> ![[Art-0220_SB9-1.jpg]] <h3>Art 0221/Art 0221/SB4 13</h3> ![[Art-0221_SB4-13.jpg]] <h3>Art 0221/Art 0221/SB5 21</h3> ![[Art-0221_SB5-21.jpg]] <h3>Lord Siva and the Pracetas</h3> ![[Art-0222_SB4-60.jpg]] <h3>BB 3.123</h3> ![[BB-3.123.jpg]] <h3>Lord Siva and the Kirtana Party</h3> ![[BB-3.49-51.jpg]] <h3>Lord Caitanya Meets Siva and Parvati</h3> ![[Mad-4-2.jpg]] <h3>Lord Śiva Begs to See the Lord's Mohinī-mūrti Form</h3> ![[Sb-8_2_4.jpg]] --- ## Copyright Notice All artwork on this page is © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. 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