The third leg not only became a leg to stand up on, it also became a leg through which he could perceive the three worlds. You will see outside certain Shiva temples, there will be an image of a man with three legs, a tripod. Why did you have to do this to him?”īut it was too late and he couldn’t do anything now, so Shiva gave Bhrigu a third leg to stand on. If you had just told him ‘I am also Shiva’, he would go around you too. He is not doing this out of any disrespect to you. Then Shiva interfered and said, “What have you done to him? He is a devotee. Parvati was so furious that she cursed him, “Let your body decimate! Forget going around Shiva, you shouldn’t be able to take a single step, you must become like that.”īhrigu lost all his muscle and just became bone and skin. Then, Bhrigu, as a bumblebee, bored a hole, again making sure that he would go around only Shiva. He shed one half of himself and included her, and became an Ardhanari. She got even more furious, “What is this rubbish?” Shiva was very amused with the drama, and pulled her in, making her a part of himself, till they were sitting as one. Bhrigu turned into a bumble bee and went around only Shiva’s head, again leaving Parvati out. Wanting to see what Bhrigu would do, Shiva drew Parvati onto his left lap, leaving no space between them. Shiva looked at this funny situation, while Parvati was getting angrier and angrier with Bhrigu insisting he would go only around Shiva. So, Bhrigu became a small bird and went around only Shiva, leaving Parvati out. I want to go only around Shiva.” So he told Parvati to move away. Bhrigu was a very ardent devotee and a little possessive about Shiva, and one day he thought, “Why should I go around Parvati? I have nothing to do with his wife. It was an everyday process for them to go around Shiva thrice, to offer their devotion and obeisance to him. Sadhguru: Bhrigu was one of the Sapta Rishis, the first seven disciples of Shiva. Sadhguru explains the science behind the Bhrigu Samhita, which is used to predict people’s future.