Shiva and Brahma get in a disagreement and Brahma sentences Shiva to the wilderness to live without shelter until he is deemed free of blame. It said that he must withstand the heat, the cold, hunger, and thirst. His wife Uma accompanies him through this harsh journey, but not without getting a few words in about it. Several times Uma asks Shiva if they can find shelter, but each time he explains that he does not have the means of obtaining shelter and that they will just have to wait it out. However, he does eventually tell her that they will be covered by a cloud that will shield them from the rain. This happens shortly after he says it will. He is then pardoned for his actions and he and Uma are able to settle down in a house in the mountains. Then the king of death steals Uma from Shiva and he is filled with sadness. Vishnu feels bad for Shiva and seeks to make him feel better. He allows Uma to be reborn and she grows up to be the most beautiful woman in all of the land. She has to prove that she is worthy of being with Shiva, but after many long tests she succeeds. The leader of the Asuras drove the gods out of their places and claimed himself ruler of heaven and earth. The part of this story where Shiva and Uma are in the woods without shelter could easily be put into a modern day setting in which a wife is unhappy with what her husband has provided her with.
Shiva Street Art Ron Mader Flickr
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