Śiva in the Forest of Pines

By Don Handelman

Subjects: Siva (Hindu deity), Siva (Hindu deity) in literature, Śaivite literature, Tamil -- History and criticism, Siva (hindu deity), Śaiva Siddhānta in literature, Śaiva Siddhānta in literature, History and criticism, Self-knowledge in literature, Hindu mythology, Śaivite literature, Tamil

Description: The authors present the Dāruvana myth as the basis for three forms of Siva - Bhairava, Bhikṣâṭana, and Naṭarāja