Lord Shiva who is considered the greatest devotee of Lord
Krishna , is also worshipped by many followers as the supreme God himself. Actually
there is very intimate loving relationship between lord Shiva and Lord Krishna. In this regard
it is said that by expanding Himself as Lord Śiva, the Supreme Lord is engaged
when there is a need to annihilate the universe. Lord Shiva is not the ordinary
soul but he is more or less , Krishna
himself. The example of milk and yogurt is often given in this regard — yogurt
is a preparation of milk, but still yogurt cannot be used as milk. Here Krishna
is compared to milk and Shiva to yogurt. As per this comparison, Lord Śiva is an expansion of Kṛṣṇa, but he
cannot act as Kṛṣṇa, nor can we derive the spiritual restoration from Lord
Śiva that we derive from Kṛṣṇa. Lord Shiva has connection with the material
world whereas Vishnu has no direct connection.
The month of Shrawan is considered special by the devotees
of Lord Shiva. They fast especially on Monday. It is believed that this month
is very auspicious and lord Shiva easily becomes happy if we worship him in
this month. That’s why thousands of followers go to Shiva temple to worship
him. They ask for different boon from Lord Shiva.
As explained above lord Shiva is the greatest devotee of
Lord Krishna. That’s why he is most pleased if one asks for the devotion of
lord Krishna. But, such scenario is rarely seen. People ask for childish things
such as wealth , husband (or wife ) ,
son etc. only even though they take Brat in this month. This should be
corrected as per Vaishnava viewpoint.
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