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chemgirl

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Posted: 7 years ago

Hi guys

This post is only about the show and the track being shown now and not about the actual mythology. I am not going to talk about distortions but just write what I felt about the past few episodes.

I can't help rant about the portrayal of Parvati in the past 2 or 3 episodes. I know that the story is now focused on Mahakali as a mother but seriously I find it confusing at times.

I loved Parvati in the Kartikeya birth track. Parvati's pain of not being able to become a mother, then the hope and happiness, then losing the unborn child and her anger towards Tarakasur was all really touching. I still love the episodes where she hands over Karthikeya to the Kritikas and then meets him after years. The happiness as Kartikeya accepts her as his mother was so beautifully shown. Again she proves how much a mother loves her child by taking on herself the punishment net out to Kartikeya when he attacks Indra.

However, Parvati's motherliness in the past few episodes seems irrational at times. Her anger when Anthak is given away to Hiranyaksh and Ganesh is beheaded is justified. Without her consent and by no mistake of hers her child was takem away from her twice. However in the track after that she seems rather unfair to Mahadev. Despite his warning that Anthak's presence in Kailash would have serious consequences she brings him to Kailash when he insists. Yes, I understand it is a mother's love. Any mother would want to give her child his share of love. But again as Mahadev stops her she insists she will bring Anthak alone. Isnt that weird knowing that Mahadev would never do anything without a cause she still stays put ?

Parvati's actions in yesterday's episode was really confusing. She gets ready to fight Durvasa though it is Anthak whose words put him in trouble. When Kartikeya had on meeting Mahadev questioned him as to the consequence of not fulfiling the purpose of his birth Parvati asks Nandi to take him back to the Kritikas as he wishes. She tells Mahadev that he is the most important to her and she wont stand Kartikeya being impolite to hus father. She even scolds Ganesh when he talks about not forgiving Mahadev for hurting her. Yet with Anthak she despite knowing that he considers his father his enemy and wants to take her away from him she is patient. And despite knowing that he had fought with Durvasa for the Asuras to gain the shakti she protects him. In fact she herself gets angry at the Rishi for trying ti curse Anthak. And the only thing she tells Anthak is that he should be careful about his words and not the gravity of his actions.

I for one cant help find this confusing. Does anyone else share my views ?

PS : I am only referring to the character as per the show and not bashing anyone. I apologise if anyone finds this offensive.

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ltelidevara

@ltelidevara

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Posted: 7 years ago

Everything you wrote makes sense.. But this is Utkarsh's own interpretation of Anthak story. So he is moving the track as he wants without bothering about logic or distortion.. I feel his creative excellence reached the peaks with Anthak track. So if you want you can read the story of Anthak as presented in Shiv Maha Puran that I posted here. If not I will just give you the facts as per Shiv Puran.

Parvati did not express any kind of attachment to the accidentally born infant. She is afraid of the wierd creature...yes it is described that way.

Parvati did not object when immediately he was given to Hiranyaksha by Shiv.

Anthak was brought up by Hiranyaksha who did not reveal who his original parents are.

After Anthak grew up and becomes the King defeating the devas he happens to hear about Parvati's beauty and cherishes the desire to posess her..he demands Shiv to send her to him.

Prahlad a cousin of Anthak enlightens him about Parvati being his mother. He asks Anthak not to give way to his immoral desire. But Anthak won't listen.

A very big battle happens with every god participating against Anthak.

Shiva kills Anthak finally and Anthak asks forgiveness and becomes a Shiv gan after his death.

Note: Parvati is neither involved nor bothered about Anthak..she did not show any kind of motherly instinct for him.

So just chill and laugh at Utkarsh and his hopeless story. I am doing that only.

I hope I conveyed my take properly..

Lakshmi

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Rudrasa999

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Posted: 7 years ago

Hi Achu

No. Not just you. Even I'm quiet confused about this track .

May be they're trying to show that she has a soft corner for Andhak due to his fate of being away from his mother and for being born blind ?

But I found her lack of trust in her Mahadev and her blind temper towards Durvasa a bit strange and weird . Even an ordinary sensible mother won't act in such ignorant manner . But Mata Parvati is a wise person who cares about the general well being of the planet. So what's the need of showing her this way.

Who knows ??? May be next week she'll be shown like realizing her mistake after the tragedy and imbalance occurs in the world ???

And I'm too referring to only this show's "Paravati" character & not the REAL Goddess Parvati .

And God knows how Mata Lakshmi's character is gonna be portrayed in coming weekend's episodes !!! The all-knowing Mother Goddess is shown like she has no idea of what's happening or what's gonna happen !!! 😕

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Rihan05

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Posted: 7 years ago

Don't worry you are not all alone in this; yes her behaviour and attitude towards Mahadev hurts; but she is way too polite with Andak coz she knows due to the circumstances of his birth he has alot of negativity; so she trying to deal with him in a more polite and soft way. (Though I don't like) but this is what I feel UN trying to show

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chemgirl

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Posted: 7 years ago

Originally posted by: ltelidevara
Everything you wrote makes sense.. But this is Utkarsh's own interpretation of Anthak story. So he is moving the track as he wants without bothering about logic or distortion.. I feel his creative excellence reached the peaks with Anthak track. So if you want you can read the story of Anthak as presented in Shiv Maha Puran that I posted here. If not I will just give you the facts as per Shiv Puran.
Parvati did not express any kind of attachment to the accidentally born infant. She is afraid of the wierd creature...yes it is described that way.
Parvati did not object when immediately he was given to Hiranyaksha by Shiv.

Anthak was brought up by Hiranyaksha who did not reveal who his original parents are.

After Anthak grew up and becomes the King defeating the devas he happens to hear about Parvati's beauty and cherishes the desire to posess her..he demands Shiv to send her to him.

Prahlad a cousin of Anthak enlightens him about Parvati being his mother. He asks Anthak not to give way to his immoral desire. But Anthak won't listen.

A very big battle happens with every god participating against Anthak.
Shiva kills Anthak finally and Anthak asks forgiveness and becomes a Shiv gan after his death.

Note: Parvati is neither involved nor bothered about Anthak..she did not show any kind of motherly instinct for him.

So just chill and laugh at Utkarsh and his hopeless story. I am doing that only.

I hope I conveyed my take properly..

Lakshmi

hi Lakshmi Di

Thanks for the story.

More than the distortions it is the distorted version that is confusing. He has decided to show that Parvati koved Anthak. Well then, but why the confusing portrayal ?

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chemgirl

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Posted: 7 years ago

Originally posted by: Rudrasa999
Hi Achu
No. Not just you. Even I'm quiet confused about this track .
May be they're trying to show that she has a soft corner for Andhak due to his fate of being away from his mother and for being born blind ?
But I found her lack of trust in her Mahadev and her blind temper towards Durvasa a bit strange and weird . Even an ordinary sensible mother won't act in such ignorant manner . But Mata Parvati is a wise person who cares about the general well being of the planet. So what's the need of showing her this way.
Who knows ??? May be next week she'll be shown like realizing her mistake after the tragedy and imbalance occurs in the world ???
And I'm too referring to only this show's "Paravati" character & not the REAL Goddess Parvati .

And God knows how Mata Lakshmi's character is gonna be portrayed in coming weekend's episodes !!! The all-knowing Mother Goddess is shown like she has no idea of what's happening or what's gonna happen !!! 😕

hi Nivi

Thats exactly what I meant.

Parvati deciding to fight Mahadev during the Ganesh revival track was ok...after all what can hurt a mother more than seeing her little and innocent child beheaded...that too by his own father. But Gauri shouting at Durvasa abd asking him to fight her just because he wanted to punish her son who is at fault sounds weird. She is after all the Mother Goddess. Jagat Janani. If Mahadev had not interfered she would have probably fought him and Anthak would be all the more evil.

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chemgirl

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Posted: 7 years ago

Originally posted by: Rihan05
Don't worry you are not all alone in this; yes her behaviour and attitude towards Mahadev hurts; but she is way too polite with Andak coz she knows due to the circumstances of his birth he has alot of negativity; so she trying to deal with him in a more polite and soft way. (Though I don't like) but this is what I feel UN trying to show

Yes Rihan...its her attitude towards Mahadev that hurts the most ...it seems like dhe doesnt trust him at all...she takes him for granted...after Ganesh's revival I really wanted to see her apologise...and a small Shiv Gauri scene ...but nothing of that sort at all...that's what is worst

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Rudrasa999

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Posted: 7 years ago

Originally posted by: chemgirl
Yes Rihan...its her attitude towards Mahadev that hurts the most ...it seems like dhe doesnt trust him at all...she takes him for granted...after Ganesh's revival I really wanted to see her apologise...and a small Shiv Gauri scene ...but nothing of that sort at all...that's what is worst

I really expected a feeling of guilt from Mata Parvati after Ganesh's revival for her will to destroy the universe and all existence for the sake of her own child . She didn't care for the habitats of the planet who were affected by her destruction ? 😲 After all what did they do ??? They meant no harm to her Vinayak in any way . So why other living beings had to get affected because of their family drama

But in this show after seeing Ganesh being alive she just got relieved and moved on just like that !! 😕 I don't think the REAL Mata Parvati would have been so ignorant and selfish .

Don't know why the writer is missing out on little important details .

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Rudrasa999

@Rudrasa999

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Posted: 7 years ago

I think UN is running out of ideas and he himself is confused about what to write about Mata Parvati and MahaKali 😆

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Elpis

@Mahakaali

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Posted: 7 years ago

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Actually there are many versions of andhaka story but the most famous one is from shiva-purana... the writer shows us mixture of 2-3 stories of different puranas... I don't know much about it but I read some stories... I hope u find it useful

In the Shiva-Purana, when Shiva was meditating on Mandara mountain, Parvati who was in a playful mood covered Shiva's eyes due to which the whole universe was covered in darkness. The sweat that oozed out of Parvati's hands due to touching Shiva fell to the ground and created a horrible looking and blind boy. Parvati was terrified on seeing him; however, Shiva said that since he was born due to their physical contact he was their child. When the demon king Hiranyaksha who was childless performed penance to please Shiva in order to beget a child Shiva gifted the child to him and named him Andhaka due to his blindness. After Hiranyaksha's death Andhaka became the king, but he was not regarded as an asura since he was a divine product. Disowned by majority of his clan he performed a severe penance to please lord Brahma. Brahma thus appeared to him and offered him a boon. Andhaka demanded Brahma to make him invincible and to repair his vision. Brahma granted these wishes but warned him that he can be killed by Shiva. Andhaka went back to his kingdom and subdued all his opponents and even the Devas.

One day he asked his minister whether there was anyone who could match his strength, majesty and riches. The minister informed him that he did not have the company of a beautiful woman. He informed him that the world's most beautiful woman belonged to a matted ascetic who lived on Kailash and if he wished to be truly matchless he should possess her. He sent a messenger and told Shiva to hand his wife to him. Andhaka thus attacked Shiva with his greatest warriors, but they were defeated by Shiva's army. One day when Shiva and his ganas were away Andhaka found Parvati alone. She fought with Andhaka but when she found him to be too overwhelming requested the gods to aid her. The battle went on for many years and when Shiva found out about this he declared a truce. Many attempts were made for a peaceful resolution, but Andhaka insisted on acquiring Parvati. He renewed the assault. His trusted general Bali single-handedly defeated all the gods and swallowed them . Shiva fired such powerful weapons at Bali which forced him to disgorge all the gods. Shiva in revenge swallowed Shukra, the preceptor of Asuras. Andhaka then started attacking Indra. Shiva intervened to save Indra and began to attack the demon with his trident. However, whenever his blood fell on the ground a copy of him was created. Then Lord Vishnu created Matrikas who licked the blood of the demon every time he was hurt and prevented another copy of him from being created. Shiva thus finally killed him by hacking his head off. However, since he had chanted Shiva's name before dying he was made a gana-chief by Shiva.

Edited by Mahakaali - 7 years ago

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