What facts about Lord Shiva should every follower know?

A story about Karthikeya and Shiva from Puranas: When Karthikeya was a young child, His father, Shiva asked him to go and study and receive education from Brahma. So Karthikeya went to Brahma and asked him, 'Please tell me the meaning of Om.' Brahmasaid, 'First learn alphabets! read more

Puranas describe that it was Shiva, who decimated Kamadeva to ashes. Kāmadeva (Sanskrit in Devanagari: कामदेव) or Kama, is the Hindu god of human love or desire. read more

The stories that you choose to believe in will reflect on you, and on you alone – and not on the religion or on Lord Shiva. Having said these, here are some essential (and relatively indisputable) facts about Shiva. Shiva is a Vedic Deity, he is known in the Vedas as Rudra. read more

Atharvaveda answered that Lord Shankar (Lord Shiva) is supreme as he can eliminate all the troubles of human beings. All four Vedas unanimously concluded that Lord Shiva is the ultimate supreme; a conclusion that was laughed at by both Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu. read more