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The Shivnetras are an almost extinct community which originated from Varanasi in Northern India. Similar to the Kshatriyas but somewhat more controversial in social context, the Shivnetras are almost extinct today due to the widespread relocation and displacement of the community. The word Shivnetra translates into ''Lord Shiva's third eye'', and the first Shivnetra is born out of Shiva's third eye as a Syambhu (or self manifested) which largely points out to be the Hindu deity Kartikeyya or Kal Bhairav as the first Shivnetra. Temples which have been closely linked with this community had either Kartikeyya or Kal Bhairav as a sub-deity with Lord Shiva as the main deity. The netras were believed to have been heavily guarded by Aghoris of both Ujjain and Varanasi almost akin to a secret society, until the great migration to South India commenced. ==Shivnetra Mythology== An inscription in Varanasi gives some account : "They were tall and had shoulders like a lion but they seldom ate, engaged in long silence and meditation they seldom spoke, living on the banks of Ganges and took her as their mother, respected even by the greatest of rulers, feared by the most violent of fighters.They never saw Mangal (Planet Mars), but knew it was Red, they were the sons of Rudra,〔^ Michaels, p. 316.〕 and lived to serve him." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shivnetra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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