One of the most important Hindu gods, Siva (or Shiva) is the destroyer, responsible for death and transformation. Whereas many gods are only worshipped in particular areas, Siva is worshipped across India.
Siva Quotes in Kanthapura
The Kanthapura quotes below are all either spoken by Siva or refer to Siva. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Sometimes people say to themselves, the Goddess of the River plays through the night with the Goddess of the Hill. Kenchamma is the mother of Himavathy. May the goddess bless us!
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Siva himself will forthwith go and incarnate on the Earth and free my beloved daughter from her enforced slavery.
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Changing he changes not,
Ash-smeared, he’s Parvati’s sire,
Moon on his head,
And poison in his throat,
Chant, chant, chant the name of Eesh,
Chant the name of Siva Lord!
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Siva Term Timeline in Kanthapura
The timeline below shows where the term Siva appears in Kanthapura. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Section 1
One day, Moorthy found a “half-sunk” linga (an idol that represents Lord Siva) in Achakka’s backyard and convinced the other brahmins to clean and build a small shrine...
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...to incarnate a god on Earth to save “your enslaved daughter,” and Brahma promises that “Siva himself will forthwith go and incarnate on the Earth and free my beloved daughter from...
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Section 7
...filling the earth. He “falls prostrate before the god” and chants, “Sivoham, Sivoham. I am Siva. I am Siva. Siva am I.”
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...encourages her to be patient and they take refuge in the temple, where they call Siva to protect them and make offerings to the god.
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...door. In the temple, they light the sacred flame and sing a bhajan for Lord Siva.
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...policemen and Moorthy and the Mahatma” before dozing off to sleep, but started to see Siva and suddenly awake in terror, waking one another up and banging on the temple door...
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Section 19
...even Waterfall Venkamma left town. Rangè Gowda prayed for blessings from Mother Kenchamma and Father Siva before leaving town, but admits that “my heart it beat like a drum.”
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