Originally posted by: Armu4eva
Amazing post and a very beautiful reference to Shiv with his bhasm marrying Kali in her true form.
Thanks, Tanu😊. Shiv and Kali are one of my favourite divine couples.
Kali is easily the best example of love and vengeance coexisting. Rudras love being Mayas hadd is parallel to Shivs love being Kalis hadd. When Kali was in full rage and about to destroy the world with her limitless rage, Shiv lay below her and thus put a limit on her. One day Rudras love will limit Maya but maybe that day she will ask him to grant her the one promise he avowed to fulfill. Who knows.
When the show started, It was Vijaya Dashami of Durga Puja. According to the calendar, Kali Puja comes right after Durga Puja. And Maya came right after the Durga visarjan. So Maya is actually the ferocious, raw and limitless Shakti on a rampage. But Kali also is limited when Shiv becomes 'shav' before her to calm her down. That is exactly what happened. Maya as Kali was on a rampage on her revenge. Rudra was continuously trying to stop Maya, but she was not ready to stop. Only when Rudra's life was at stake, when Rudra became 'shav', then Maya returned to her loveable, calm, sublime self. Whenever Maya as Kali will lose herself in her darkness, Rudra as her Shiv will always pull her back.
I absolutely love when cvs deliver on symbolism.
True. They always blend mythology in reality so well.
The whole gandharv vivah with Agni as witness adds a special touch of divinity on this couple Also that the call back to Mahabharat promises a fruitful union with a child but separation too.
True, but there is a different charm in separation. Ganga separated from Shantanu to only return the heir to his throne. Shakuntala was separated from Dushyant because of a curse, only to be reunited by their child. Whether the child will unite these two or one of them will separate, I don't know.
As we were discussing in the Wu thread also, the Ganga-Shantanu parallel became relevant too. Rudra may keep his vows and accept Mayas hate & darkness but he is inherently a man with a moral compass and he will not be able to watch the love of his life destroy herself and his family. The battle between heart and head will be fierce for Rudra too. I am excited to see how he battles his conscience coz light may be eclipsed for a while but it will always shine!
Rudra's light is something Maya wants to safeguard. Maya will never put Rudra in a situation to choose because she knows that one day she will have to face her the end. So her vow will be something for Rudra and not for herself. Unless CVs spin in a googly, which causes them to unite in love and Rudra saves Maya. But high hopes you see.
This story is truly summed up as a tale filled with Kabhi khushi & Kabhi ghum... and Badlapur as well sweety😉