Write up about 108 Shivas

 55. KAMANTHA HARA MOORTHY

             Lord Shiva is appearing with his hairs is a form of crown. Desire and passion towards the opposite sex, several times prove worse and curtail the prosperity of human beings. The controlling power is most essential. It is to be practiced from the child hood. A good character can be built with the base of discipline. Lord Shiva is the killer of Manmathan. The Devine Manmathan (cupid) provokes the feelings of passion. On one occasion, he met face to face with Lord Shiva, who is the Almighty and unreachable to any attempt of Manmatha. Lord Shiva burnt him to ashes. This action exposes his view of firmness and stability. His concentrations could never be diverted by any means. This is the lesson; Lord Shiva exhibits here the principle of concentration in engaged tasks.

            So, the devotees with meditations and aims to reach a goal of wisdom could never be attracted by any gravitation of desire and passion. Manmatha (cupid) a beautiful divine with sugarcane as Bow and Lotus as arrow attack the youngsters and create passion and love in their Hearts. This will divert their attention in study.

            In the walk of lives of human, every second is awaiting for divertion. So the concentration is disturbed in what the noble job they do. Aiming for success and promotion, Lord Shiva should be worshiped in this facet called ‘Kamantha Hara Moorthy’.