As the chapter of Sati(Human form of mother Sakthi) closes with destruction of Thakson`s selfish pride Lord Shiva grieves the loss of his dear wife Sati. This episode manifests the lesson of the bond between the husband and wife.
Lord Shiva disappears in the wilderness trying to re establish the greatness of detachment , the process through which he further isolates himself from the worldly affairs.
The great Adhi Sakthi in the quest of being with Lord Shiva and make him a complete form takes another form as Parvati this time having the great Parvatha Rajan as her father.
It is for the wellbeing of the Universe that prompted Parvati to bring Lord Shiva back closer to the world after the years of meditation. The wisdom that Lord Shiva gained through his years and years of meditation was needed to be applied to the world in order to keep it`s balance.
Hence Parvati became Lord Shiva`s best student and lord Shiva became Parvati`s teacher.
Parvati would ask Shiva questions about the cosmos, and every answer would spark even more questions. While Shiva would answer these, great truths would be revealed to the world. Truths, that Shiva had discovered during his thousands of years of meditation.
Sitting on Kailasha (Kailasha is the mountain where Shiva lived and practiced Yoga and Meditation), Shiva explained Parvati the secrets of the cosmos, he answered every question that Parvati would have.
While answering these questions, Shiva started coming closer to worldly matters, he grew curious himself as he would study and find answers for Parvati. Now Shiva always had Parvati by his side.
He announced to the world, revealing a truth, “He who escapes from joy and sorrow, instead of living and dealing with them, is a fool and he shall forever fail to see the truth. And he who is only a part of pleasures and pains of life, is also a fool, he shall also never discover the truth. The truth lies in balance, in harmony, between body, mind and soul. It is the balance between individual and society.”
While revealing the truth to the world, Shiva makes an important point where he communicates that the truth is not in renouncing the world, it is not in extreme meditation, it is in the balance of things that you find the truth of life. This means that we must always enjoy the sorrows and pleasures of life while balancing them with the meditation and discovery of the self.
I am sure that whoever reads this would take the underlying life principle behind this rather than pondering about the reality of these events. The storey of Lord shiva is a tool to lead a better, peaceful human life .
Ohm Namashivaya
Sakthi Sakthithasan
Thanks to Dr Nilima Chitgopekar
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