The sage Shilada performed fierce austerities to obtain an immortal son, and Shiva himself granted the boon — from the sacrificial fire emerged Nandi, a radiant child whom Shiva later claimed as his own, transforming him into the divine bull who would serve as his mount for eternity.
Nandi, Shiva's sacred bull, guards the approaches to Mount Kailash. No devotee may pass without Nandi's approval, and he stands eternally vigilant at the gateway to his master's abode.
Nandi is Shiva's divine bull vahana, chief attendant, and gatekeeper of Kailash, faithfully guarding access to the lord of destruction.
Ravana mocked Nandi's monkey-like face at the gates of Kailash, and Nandi cursed him that monkeys born of divine power would destroy his kingdom and lineage.
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