Mahādeva
deity figure · 3 works · 7 mentions · 8 anchored passages
granter of boons · the god whose banner bears a bull
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
'The Great God', a form of Rudra named as a possible source of affliction countered by Arundhatī.
And for one struck down by Mahādeva — [that evil, Arundhatī, thou art the poison-destroyer of that poison].
If, having poured honey over it, one eats first, Mahādeva slays the recipient.
Mahādeva is the two forelegs;
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
Śiva, who appears before Viśvāmitra after his austerities on the Himavat and grants him the Dhanurveda together with the full array of divine weapons.
I am a granter of boons;
"By your grace let my desire be fulfilled, O god of gods.
Thus addressed by the god, Viśvāmitra of great austerities bowed down to Mahādeva and spoke these words.
Gaṇapatitattva
A deity invoked for worldly prosperity through meditation.
If you desire prosperity in the world, meditate on Mahādeva.