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DevonKeDevMahadevisaHinduspiritualtelevisiondramaserieswhichairsonLifeOKchannelItpremieredon18December,2011andshowcasesthestoryofLordShiva,alsocalledasMahadev
ThedramaisinspiredbytheworksofDevduttPattanaikThestoryhasbeenresearchedfromBodhisatTV版aandhasbeenpennedupbyMihirBhuta
DevonKeDevMahadevisthestoryoftheHinduGodShiva,alsocalledasMahadevTheshowportrayshisjourneyfromahermittoahouseholderIntheshowShivatakesmanyincarnationsandmanyincidentstakeplaceHowever,thisplotmentionsonlythemajorevents
ThestorystartswiththetaleofShiva'smarriagewithSatiSatiwhoisthedaughterofPrajapatiDaksha,astaunchVishnudevotee,isdrawntowardsShivaagainstthewishesofherfatherShefinallymarriesShiva,butsoondiesbyselfimmolationwhenherhusbandisinsultedattheyajnaofDakshaThegriefstrikenShivaproducesVirabhadra,whoslaysDaksha,howeverherestoresDaksha'slifeafterbeseechingofDaksha'swifeAdistraughtShivaleaveswithburntcorpseofSatiandwanderstheuniverseVishnuseversthebodyintopieces,shatteringthemonearthShivatransformsthepiecesintoShaktiPeethas,embodimentsofthepoweroftheGoddessAdiShakti
SatiisrebornasParvati,thedaughterofHimavan,kingoftheHimalayasandMainavatiSheisalsothesisteroftherivergoddess,GangaParvatiisraisedinthehermitageoftheShivadevoteesageDadhichi,whoteachesherdevotiontoShivaParvatigrowsupandlikeSati,iscaptivatedbyShivaSheslowlyremembersherpastlife,thenwinsShivabyherausteritiesleadingtotheirmarriage
ShivaandParvatigivebirthtoKartikeya,whoslaysthedemonTarakasuraandhisbrothersKartikeyaisalsonominatedforthethroneoftheKingofDevasbutShivaasksIndratocontinueasthekingAfterthisKartikeyaissenttotheDakshinsouthwhereheiscaredbyMeenakshiandhereheslaysthedemonasura,TripathwithherhelpThestorygoesonwiththetaleofthedestructionofTripura,belongingtotherevengefulsonsofTarakasura,whowereearliergivenboonsbyShivaAndjustbeforethedestructionoftheTripura,ShivaandParvati'sdaughter,Ashoksundariisborn
AfterthedestructionofTripura,exceptLordIndratheKingofDevaseveryonecongratulateShivafordestructingTripuraandalsoforbeingthefatherofAshokasundariRishiDurvasagiveshimaspecialgarland,whichShivagaveNaradaasprasadamWhengivenLordIndraacceptsthegarlandplacingitonthetrunkofhiselephant,AiravatatoproofthatheisegoisticthrowsitThisenragesthesageandhecursesIndraandevryonetobebereftofallwealthandfortuneSoonlatertotakerevengeonthedestructionofTripura,KingBaliattacksheavenandinattempttostealAmritanectarofimmortalityButitfallsintotheOceanofmilkTogettheAmritbackDevasjoinhandswithAsurastochurntheoceanfortheAmritaandtoshareitamongthem
Thechurningoftheocean,knownasSamudraManthanisanelaborateprocessIntheprocesstheDevasdisadvantagetheAsurasinmanywaysDespitethis,theychurntheoceanIntheprocessLordVishnualsotakeshissecondincarnationofaturtle,Kurma
TheprocessreleasesanumberofthingsfromtheoceanOneproductisthelethalpoisonknownasHalahalaThiscouldcontaminatetheoceananddestroyallofcreationTosaveeveryoneLordShivainhalesthepoisoninanactofselfsacrificebutParvatirescueshimbypressinghisnecktostopthepoisonfromspreadingAsaresult,thecolorofLordShiva'sneckturnsblueDuringthechurningmanythingsareobtainedfromtheoceanwhichincludesLakshmi,theGoddessoffortuneandwealth,whoistheeternalconsortofVishnuThus,everyonegetstheirwealthandfortunebackLaterVishnutakestheAmritasecretlyfromtheAsurasanddistributesitamongtheDevas
ThestorytakessomeyearsleapafterwhichitisshownthatKartikeyahasbeenremovedfromthepostofSenapatiheadofthearmy,whichpleasesIndraandforthefirsttimeaftersomanyyears,agrownupAshoksundarimeetsKartikeyaKartikeyaalsomeetshisparentsHeenlightensAshoksundariaboutmeditationandsheinspiredbyitsomuchthatsherenouncesherlifetomeditate,whichdisturbsParvati
Lookingattheillhappeningoftheworld,ofhowAhalyaisseducedbyIndra,MahadevcomeindsideEvenafterMahadevtellsthatheishisfatherandmanyothergodstriedtotellhim,hestillrefusesMahadevgotangryandcutVinayak'shead