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| (My little brother Neel made this using the animating platform Scratch 3) |
One day, Vishnu and Brahma went for a stroll on the earth. While they were on earth, they had a bit of an argument over who was more powerful. Vishnu said that since he appeared before Brahma, and since he was the protector, he was more powerful. Brahma claimed that he was the one who created everything in the universe. Hence he was more powerful. Their argument turned into a fight. with the universe trembling and lightning flashing everywhere.
Suddenly, an infinite pillar made of fire and light appeared before them and a voice told them that before any of them existed there existed Shiva and Shakti, Mahakaal and Mahakali. The voice then challenged them to try and find the end of the pillar. They accepted the challenge. Brahma turned into a swan and flew up the pillar while Vishnu turned into a boar and went down the pillar. Vishnu went deeper and deeper into the ground, until he even went past the underworld. Vishnu was amazed at this and seemed to understand more about the pillar. Whichever god it represented was infinitely powerful and the pillar represented its infinite form. Vishnu turned into a turtle and returned to their starting point.
Brahma was extremely determined to prove that he was the most powerful. As he flew up, he met a bird with a flower in its mouth. He asked the bird if he knew if the pillar had an end. The bird said no. Brahma then asked the bird if he could have the flower as proof of their encounter. Brahma took the flower and returned to their starting point.
He met Vishnu their who admitted that he didn't find the end of the pillar. Brahma lied and showed him the flower, claiming that he had found it at the end of the pillar. He demanded that he be known as the most powerful and the supreme creator.
The pillar was Lingodbhava, a form of Lord Shiva. When Lord Shiva heard Brahma's lie, he emerged from the pillar as the terrifying Bhairava. He then cursed Brahma that even though he was the creator, he would never be worshipped on the earth. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva together became the kings of the material and spiritual universes.
The pillar of light cooled down and became Mt. Arunachala. The 64 places that the pillar could be seen from became holy shrines known as jyotirlinga. True to Shiva's curse, to this day, Brahma isn't worshipped anywhere. Throughout all of India, there is only ONE temple dedicated to him in Pushkar, but only because it's the place where he killed a demon with his lotus flower.
Suddenly, an infinite pillar made of fire and light appeared before them and a voice told them that before any of them existed there existed Shiva and Shakti, Mahakaal and Mahakali. The voice then challenged them to try and find the end of the pillar. They accepted the challenge. Brahma turned into a swan and flew up the pillar while Vishnu turned into a boar and went down the pillar. Vishnu went deeper and deeper into the ground, until he even went past the underworld. Vishnu was amazed at this and seemed to understand more about the pillar. Whichever god it represented was infinitely powerful and the pillar represented its infinite form. Vishnu turned into a turtle and returned to their starting point.
Brahma was extremely determined to prove that he was the most powerful. As he flew up, he met a bird with a flower in its mouth. He asked the bird if he knew if the pillar had an end. The bird said no. Brahma then asked the bird if he could have the flower as proof of their encounter. Brahma took the flower and returned to their starting point.
He met Vishnu their who admitted that he didn't find the end of the pillar. Brahma lied and showed him the flower, claiming that he had found it at the end of the pillar. He demanded that he be known as the most powerful and the supreme creator.
The pillar was Lingodbhava, a form of Lord Shiva. When Lord Shiva heard Brahma's lie, he emerged from the pillar as the terrifying Bhairava. He then cursed Brahma that even though he was the creator, he would never be worshipped on the earth. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva together became the kings of the material and spiritual universes.
The pillar of light cooled down and became Mt. Arunachala. The 64 places that the pillar could be seen from became holy shrines known as jyotirlinga. True to Shiva's curse, to this day, Brahma isn't worshipped anywhere. Throughout all of India, there is only ONE temple dedicated to him in Pushkar, but only because it's the place where he killed a demon with his lotus flower.
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