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According to Hindu
mythology, Parangi
(the wanderer) was
an ancient sage (rishi),
and a great devotee
of Shiva,the Hindu
God of destruction
and rejuvenation.
The legend
states that he had
Two legs. According
to mythology, all
the rishis once paid
homage to both Shiva
and Parvati, the
second consort of
Shiva, but Parangi
would not worship
Parvati and
dedicated himself
solely to Shiva.
Enraged, Parvati
reduced Parangi to a
skeleton. In this
form he was not able
to stand and so
Shiva provided him
with a third leg.
Bhringi remained
undaunted, and
continued to worship
only Shiva. To force
him to worship
Parvati as well,
Shiva transformed
himself into his
androgynous form of
Ardhanarishvara, in
which state he was
combined with his
consort Parvati.
Parangi remained
undeterred.
Transformed himself
in a bee, he bored
his way through the
male part of
androgynous Shiva
and continued his
worship. He
generally appears
beside Shiva during
his cosmic dance of
tandava. |
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