And you thought only B7 was an intergalactic dick-measuring contest...

[snowgrouse]

One of my favourite mythological stories is the one with Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva all bragging and going on about how they are the greatest god ever (as usual--the winner depends on which god's fans are telling the story) and the one with Shiva *cough* emerging as the winner because of his Enormous Length And Girth

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[capriuni]

Bwa-ha!

Okay, I recognize Brahma and Vishnu, but who's the little figure (woman? Goddess? God?) near Vishnu's feet? Looks to me like s/he's applauding...

Which amuses me.

[snowgrouse]

The text below the picture identifies her as a goddess who acted as a false witness on behalf of the other gods, sneaky gal:)...

[snakey]

Man, I forgot that one. Gotta love that boy.

[snowgrouse]

I know Krishna's traditionally meant to be the Mr. luvva luvva but I do have a soft spot for Shiva:D. You'd *need* boy bits of steel to be married to Kali, I don't see any of the other gods managing that;)...

[kainoliero]

Ya, damned hard-to-get man, this Shiva, even to his wife. And then when this Kama-person tried to make him all horny for his wifey he just went "BITCH THIS" an' burned him. Damned hard for poor Rati who got none forever after, on account of her hubbsie bein' bodyless. And while that was goin' on Shiva and Parvati went at it for... how many hundred years? I kind of forgot.
So Shiva tends to pwnzor, on occasion.

And the thing about him bursting out of his own lingam, well, that's just the kind of innuendo symbolics only hindus are capable of. XD

[snowgrouse]

HEE:). I thought Krishna was the only one multiplying himself and shagging thousands of cowgirls, but just read about legends in which Shiva does the same to sages' wives so that they tear their clothes off and pursue him in a frenzy...8-D I do love Exotic India--they're far more than just a shop with the articles and all:).

[shimere277]

I always liked the story of Ganesh vs. Skanda where they have to race around the universe three times. Skanda takes off like blazes, but Ganesh sits there for a long time. Then he just rides his turtle three times around Shiva and Parvati.

For some reason, that story reminds me of Vila.

Speaking of closet Hinduism, when I was ten we visited London - went to the British Museum. There was a fantastic display of Hindu/Buddhist tantric art, including some pretty explicit yab-yum statues. The parental units were laughing, giggling and pointing at them. I was mortified. I had no idea what they were, but at ten years old, I knew they were sacred.

[snowgrouse]

Vila's definitely the archetypal trickster:).

And woo to kiddie you! Kids pick up on a lot of stuff adults have learned to filter out, which is a shame.