WHY LORD SHIVA IS CALLED BHOLENATH? | 90% Hindus Don’t Know this

#Shiva_Stories #The_Servitor_of_God Bholenath: The word ‘Bhola’ (Hindi) means – Innocent, simple, down to earth. Lord Shiva is called ‘Bholenath’ because he is easily pleased and showers his blessings on his devotees without any complex rituals, He gives shelter to any devotee with sincere devotion and a clean heart. There is an epic story, as to how Shiva got the name of Bholenath. The story goes like this: Vrikasura was an ardent devotee of the Lord Shiva who performed great penance to obtain a boon from the deity. Shiva was pleased and granted him a boon. Vrikasura then asked that he be granted the power that anyone whose head he touched with his hand should burn up and immediately turn into ashes (bhasma). Since then Vrikasura is also known as Bhasmasura. Bhasmasura then wanted to test his newfound power by placing his hand on Shiva. So Shiva ran and prayed to Vishnu for help. Vishnu, in the form of Mohini, appeared in front of Bhasmasura. Mohini was so exceedingly beautiful that Bhasmasura immediately fell in love with Mohini. Bhasmasura asked her to marry him. She told him that she was very fond of dancing, and would marry him only if he could match her moves identically. Bhasmasura agreed to the match and hence they started dancing. The feat went for days at an end. As Bhasmasura matched the disguised Vishnu’s move by move, he began to let his guard down. While still dancing, Mohini, struck a pose where her hand was placed on top of her own head. As Bhasmasura imitated her, he was tricked into touching his own head, and hence Bhasmasura immediately burnt up and turned into ashes, due to the power he had recently gained. Thus, Shiva is supposed to be easiest to beget boons from amongst the gods, and also the most gracious. Now you may ask a question, Why Shiva didn’t kill him? Because, killing wasn’t his interest, his interest was to teach Bhasmasura a lesson, to create an act, the act which became a story, which has moral value in it. So the moral of the story is - Fools can become more dangerous when a little knowledge is given to them. Give knowledge to those who are worthy of it. Hindu mythological story, Hindu Mythology, Stories of Wisdom, Hindu scriptures stories, hindu Wisdom stories, Inspirational stories, Purana stories, Shiva stories, Lord Vishnu stories, motivational stories, short stories in English, shiva, bholenath, Sanatana Dharma videos, Hindu culture videos, Hindu shastras, Ashtavakra Gita, Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Puranas, Itihaas, Bharat Darshan, Indian Philosophy, “FAIR-USE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER“ Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use“ for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. 1)This video has no negative impact on the original works (It would actually be positive for them) 2)This video is also for teaching purposes. 3) It is not transformative in nature. 4) I only used bits and pieces of videos to get the point across where necessary. The images in this video, in accordance with fair use, been repurposed with the intent of educating and inspiring others. However, if any content owners would like their images removed, please contact us by email at - theservitorofgod96@ before contacting anybody else. I hope you can understand my words. SUBSCRIBE