The Third Eye.

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Having spent my childhood in a Maharashtrian family where ‘varan – bhaat –tup’ was a staple diet, I grew up listening to mythological stories of Ganesha, Pralhaad, Shiva- Parwati, Srikaar baal and Chiliyaa baal etc. These stories had influenced my thoughts greatly but the opening of the third eye of Shiva impacted my mind significantly.

In Hindu Mythology, there have been instances where Mahadeva, Lord Shiva opened his third eye.

There is a belief that the first time Lord Shiva opened his third eye was when he was enraged by the death of his first wife Uma also known as Sati, who had killed herself by  falling down to the havankund of her father Daksh because her father had insulted her husband, Shiva.


The second time, Lord Shiva opened his third eye was when he burnt Kaamdeva to ashes for breaking his meditation. When the gods were waging a war against Taarkasur, a demon, they were in need of Shiva’s help. Lord Shiva was in deep meditation and the gods failed to get him to their rescue from the demon. They asked Kaamdeva for help by piercing Shiva with the arrow of love. But Shiva who had been in deep meditation got furious and burnt Kaamdeva to ashes with his third eye.

Hearing these stories left me in awe and the curiosity started rising in me to understand what this third eye refers to. As I grew up, I realised third eye refers to clarity and perception.

For the true knowledge to arise, you have to open your third eye. In spirituality it symbolises the state of enlightenment.  Placing of ‘Tilak’ between the two eyebrows on the forehead is also a representation of third eye. It is a mystical concept and is therefore known as the mind’s eye.  It is something that is not physical.

It is a fact that everyone has a third eye. It is also a fact that everyone gains access to it, however everyone is not aware of it and therefore does not use it. Our third eye is extremely powerful and guides us towards creative pursuits. It can help you to see clearly when acting in full force by improving your mental flexibilities and clearing the mental blockages.

The most important of all is that our third eye carries the benefit of connecting us with something that we refer to as sixth sense. Yes, you heard it right, it connects us to our gut feeling and helps us in working one step ahead of our regular five senses. In short, intuition is the vision of the third eye.

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  1. KshitijOctober 6, 2020 at 4:31 AM

    Good perception on our beloved lord Shiv's third eye

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  2. UnknownOctober 6, 2020 at 7:37 AM

    Incredible👏👏

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  3. therachaelthakerOctober 15, 2020 at 3:21 AM

    I absolutely love this write up 🤩🤩🤩🤩 please write more 👍

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