In Indian mythology, Lord Shiva is known by various names like Shankar, Bholenath, Kailashnath, Bhairava, Rudra, Mahadev, Beerbhadra, and so on.

The Samudra Manthan is one of the biggest episodes of Hindu mythology narrated in the Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu Purana, and Mahabharata.