An individual had ceaseless devotion to Lord Shiva in his heart, which made him practice weird things. Because of his unusual behavior, he was named Kanda Karnan. Find out where this adherent devotee got his name from.
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1 Kanda Karnan was a great devotee of Lord Shiva and his name was derived from his own bizarre behavior. In Sanskrit, Kanda stands for bells and Karnan refers to ears lobes.
2 It is believed that Kanda karnan was actually a spirit that ate dead bodies and for him, Lord Shiva was the only God.
3 He used to pray to Lord Shiva with full devotion on one hand and on the other, he spoke ill of other gods.
4 Even Lord Shiva couldn’t convince him to stop and he kept insulting the deities, especially Lord Vishnu.
5 The people in the village understood that he was a Vishnu Dweshi, which means unkind towards Lord Vishnu.
6 They started calling him with different names to trouble him and other devotees chanted Lord Vishnu’s names even more loudly.
7 He hung bells in his ear lobes to prevent him from hearing Lord Vishnu's name being said.
8 The people in his village started calling him Kanda Karnan, one who has bells tied in his ears.
9 So this is where Kanda Karnan got his name, stay tuned to Artha for more such fascinating facts.
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