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b'Mrugapaanihi. Mruga \\u2013 deer. Paanihi \\u2013 hands. One who holds a
deer in his hands. The Rishis of d\\u0101ruk\\u0101 forest once attacked Lord
Shiva with their mystic powers out of ignorance and arrogance.
They sent various animals to attack the Lord. One of those forms
was the Deer. The lord caught it in his hands and held it. This
story is narrated in Sk\\u0101nda pur\\u0101na. A Deer is a symbol of a
restless mind and lower animalistic tendencies. In the Bhagavad
Geeta, the Lord says that such a restless mind can be controlled
with Abhyas(Practice) and Vairagya(Dispassion). Lord Shiva is
an embodiment of both these. Restless mind is symbolised by the
deer or mriga mudra in dance. The Lord has controlled the mind.
Mantra sh\\u0101stras also say that the deer is the symbol of Vedas(That
is another symbolism of the Deer) The Lord is the one who is
searched by the Vedas like a deer searches for Kasthoori, the
fragrance which resides in its stomach. The Vedas also search the
Lord residing in it. This form indicates that he is searched even by
the Vedas.
Mrg also means to search. The Lord also went in search of food
begging, after cutting Brahmaji\\u2019s head.
This hand of the Lord inspires one to search and enquire into Who
am I?

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