In our Hindu myths, the asura (demon) Bhasmasura is stated to have been born of the bhasma dust (ashes) on the body of the Hindu God Of The Destruction Of Evil, Lord Shiva. Pleased at the great devotion of the demon towards Him, Lord Shiva agreed to grant a boon of his choice. Bhasmasura sought the power to burn to ashes anybody on whose head he placed his hand. Lord Shiva granted this to him. Bhasmasura became arrogant with the boon, and is stated to have become a nightmare to the whole world. Lord Vishnu, the Hindu God Of The Preservation Of Reality, to stop him, assumed the form of the ravishing Mohini, a very attractive female dancer, who allured him with her charm, and initiated a dance called the Muktanṛtya, which Bhasmasura began copying to impress her as he courted her. During the course of this dance, Mohini placed her hand on her head as one of the dance steps, and Bhasmasura copied the same step thoughtlessly, still lost in her charm. The moment his hand touched his head, he was burnt to ashes.
-source of legend: Wikipedia
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The concept of dancing being a form of divinely inspired magic that specifically relate to Shiva is one of the cooler parts of Hindu mythology. The multiple aspects of the gods still hold some throughlines throughout them and for Shiva one of them is ecstatic dance. It’s pretty interesting, I mean it makes sense for such an ancient religion, where dancing was seen as an important expression of the self. I mean since we have had skins to stretch over a loop or reeds to cut into a flute we have had dancing.
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I like that one of the steps is putting her hand on her head, like the actual myth.
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In our Hindu myths, the asura (demon) Bhasmasura is stated to have been born of the bhasma dust (ashes) on the body of the Hindu God Of The Destruction Of Evil, Lord Shiva. Pleased at the great devotion of the demon towards Him, Lord Shiva agreed to grant a boon of his choice. Bhasmasura sought the power to burn to ashes anybody on whose head he placed his hand. Lord Shiva granted this to him. Bhasmasura became arrogant with the boon, and is stated to have become a nightmare to the whole world. Lord Vishnu, the Hindu God Of The Preservation Of Reality, to stop him, assumed the form of the ravishing Mohini, a very attractive female dancer, who allured him with her charm, and initiated a dance called the Muktanṛtya, which Bhasmasura began copying to impress her as he courted her. During the course of this dance, Mohini placed her hand on her head as one of the dance steps, and Bhasmasura copied the same step thoughtlessly, still lost in her charm. The moment his hand touched his head, he was burnt to ashes.
-source of legend: Wikipedia
Reze dance in r/HistoryMemes
The concept of dancing being a form of divinely inspired magic that specifically relate to Shiva is one of the cooler parts of Hindu mythology. The multiple aspects of the gods still hold some throughlines throughout them and for Shiva one of them is ecstatic dance. It’s pretty interesting, I mean it makes sense for such an ancient religion, where dancing was seen as an important expression of the self. I mean since we have had skins to stretch over a loop or reeds to cut into a flute we have had dancing.
I like that one of the steps is putting her hand on her head, like the actual myth.
Lmao first femboi demon