Mayashiva, Māyāśiva: 1 definition
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Mayashiva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Māyāśiva can be transliterated into English as Mayasiva or Mayashiva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMāyāśiva (मायाशिव).—Padma Purāṇa gives a story of how once an asura named Jalandhara approached Pārvatī as Śiva to induce her to surrender to his desires. This Śiva was called Māyāśiva.
A great battle between the devas and asuras was going on. The asuras were winning and the devas got frightened at the strength of the asuras and so Śiva himself entered the battlefield. Jalandhara who led the army of the asuras found the fight against Śiva very tough and smelt defeat. He decided to cheat Pārvatī, the consort of Śiva, to compensate for his defeat in the battle-field and so making an asura named Śumbha as the chief, he left for Kailāsa. Śumbha became a māyā Jalandhara and continued the fight. (See full article at Story of Māyāśiva from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Full-text: Vrinda, Jalandhara.
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