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@article{184960,
        author = {Duddupudi Vidya Srivani and Dr. T.K.V. Srinivasa Rao},
        title = {Beyond the Myth: Transformation of Shiva from an Immigrant to the Neelkanth in the Shiva Trilogy},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {4},
        pages = {4124-4129},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=184960},
        abstract = {Lord Shiva, the destroyer of the evil, is popularly known as ‘Mahadev’ (the God of Gods) in the entire Bharatha Varsha. According to the Indian Mythology and the Puranas, his existence is much earlier than Lord Ram, the Suryavanshis, the Chandravanshis, Devas, Asuras, and even before the formation of the earth itself. But in Amish Tripathi’s well celebrated mythical-fantasy, “The Shiva Trilogy” he is a Legend who turned into a God and lived around 1900 BC more than 1000 years after the rule of Lord Ram. In his trilogy, Shiva is a foreign immigrant with a ‘blessed’ blue throat who accepts his destiny, transforms as the Neelkanth and ultimately proves himself as a worthy Mahadev. This paper aims to study the role of the Vasudev Pandits and the impact of their conversations in transforming Shiva into the Neelkanth.},
        keywords = {Evil, destiny, transformation, Mahadev, Neelkanth, Vasudevs, Nagas, Somras, balance, conversations},
        month = {September},
        }