He drinks poison He begs He competes with his wife He becomes a guru to his wife He becomes a student of his son He reduces the god of love to ashes He reduces three entire cities to ashes He saves a devotee from death He runs from a devotee He is a half man-half woman He is the endless column of fire This book is a collection of short stories about Lord Shiva. Each story is followed by a short discussion, an analysis-of-sorts, where the author reflects on life lessons that can be learnt from Lord Shiva's stories. Read and get valuable takeaways from each story.