How Did Lord Shiva Get Third Eye

The secret behind Lord Shiva’s third eye

Shiva’s third eye has always fascinated people. It stands there dramatically on his forehead ready to release a missile of fire and destroy the world. Many people assume that is why Shiva is called the `destroyer’. He is often referred to as Tryambaka Deva, meaning "three-eyed Lord". The sun is said to be his right eye, the moon the left eye while fire is his third eye. While his other two eyes indicate his activity in the physical world, his third eye looks beyond the obvious.

How Did Lord Shiva Get Third Eye 

1. Sati, the daughter of Daksh Prajapati, admired Lord Shiva and wanted to marry him. But Daksh was disappointed that his daughter should marry a Deva only. He held a great yagna and invited all the Gods; instead of Lord Shiva

2. Sati was quite unhappy with the exclusion of Lord Shiva from the yagya and jumped in the fire of the yagna. This was because Dakshha had insulted Shiva in front of all other Gods. When Lord Shiva came with his Ganas and came to know about the fortress of Sati; He was quite enraged and destroyed the yagna, and killed Daksha in his Virabhadra manifestation.

3. Shiva picked up the charred remains of her body. He was very angry and saddened by this great loss. Shiva went to Kailash and sat in deep meditation, and took the vow to never marry again.

The Opening Of The Third Eye

1. During a demon named Tarakasura had got a boon that only Shiva's son would be able to slay him. This was because he knew about Shiva's vow that he did not remarry again. He has become extremely powerful and captured the three Lokas. The worried Devas asked Lord Brahma for a solution He said that Shakti was on earth as Parvati and Kamadeva needed to live in them.

2. Kamadeva had gone to the Himalayas where Shiva as meditating and waited for the right moment when Parvati will be passing by. When Kamadeva saw Parvati approaching, he shot an arrow which struck Shiva. Shiva's meditation was broken and he was drawn towards Parvati But his anger was more intense than his love He gazed furiously at Kamadeva and a third eye opened on his forehead, which shot a destructive beam of fire; which turned Kamadeva into ashes That was the first time

3. There is another incident when Lord Shiva was compelled to open his third eye. Once Parvati playfully covered both Lord Shiva's eyes from behind Shiva's eyes were the light of the universe and when they were shut down, the whole universe succumbed to pitch black darkness. This is when Shiva opens his third eye again to give light and energy to the universe.

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8. It is also believed that at the end of each Mahayuga cycle, when the world is destroyed, it is Shiva who helps destroy it with its third eye. Then the energy from his third eyes create celestial bodies again