The devas faced a very great enemy in Sura Padma who had a boon that he could be killed only by a son of Shiva and Parvathy. However this incident of his most loveing wife Sati upset Paramashiva and he entered into deep meditation.Sathi took rebirth as the daughter of the mountain(Parvathy) Himalayas and started doing penance on Shiva for getting him as her husband. Consequently at the behest Of Paramashiva Daksha was killed and later given life with a goat’s head. Daksha insulted her husband and she jumped in to the fire and ended her life. However Sathi went to attend the function in spite of Paramashiva’s protest. Daksha and Paramashiva were not getting on well and consequently he did not invite Paramashiva for one of the great fire sacrifices that he conducted. He married Sathi, the daughter of Daksha. Parama shiva is one of the trinity of Hindu pantheons who is in charge of destruction. At his request Hayagreeva taught him the most holy 1000 names of Lalitha. Agasthya is one of the great sages of yore who is one of the stars of the constellation great bear. Hayagreeva is an incarnation of Vishnu with the horse head and is believed to be the storehouse of knowledge. This stotra (hymn which praises) occurs in Brahmanda purana (Old epic of the universe) in the Chapter on discussion between Hayagreeva and Agasthya. Lalitopakhyana: The story of the Goddess Lalita Significance of Chanting Sree Lalitha Sahasra Nama
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