Guest guest Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Dear Srinathji, Can you please elaborate on: 1). Why Lord Shiva is not shown sitting on his vehicle / vahana Nandi, while all other deities are shown sitting on their respective vehicles 2). Why Lord Shiva is shown sitting on the skin of dead Lion......The Lion which is a vehicle of (and dear to) Ma Durga?? Regards, Lokesh Message: 3 Mon, 23 Feb 2004 06:57:47 -0000 "Srinath Ram" <srinath_atreya Fwd: Re: significance of animals GoddessDurga, "Srinath Ram" <srinath_atreya> wrote: mantra_tantra, "Srinath Ram" <srinath_atreya> wrote: || Jai Sadguru Dutta || In my knowledge, the animals that are depicted as vehicles of Hindu dieties represent the different aspects of human mind and intellect. Normally, we associate worldly desires [worldliness - "BhavarOgam"] and nonvirtuous behaviour ["anArya"] of humans to animals and call it as "animal instinct". The diety riding/sitting over a particular animal signifies the control of senses and mind and shunning the low instincts that the particular animal stands for. For example, India Insurance Special: Be informed on the best policies, services, tools and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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