Question: Why Lord Shiva Smokes Marijuana?
My dear Gurudeva,
I beg to clarify a doubt. A Muslim friend of mine argued that Lord Shiva is considered as the greatest Vaishnava, but yet he contradicts Vaishnava principles by smoking marijuana. Why does Lord Shiva smoke marijuana, even though he is considered to be the greatest Vaishnava?
Surender K.
Answer: He Can Smoke It, While We Cannot.
Just as the sun is so powerful it can extract water from urine without being polluted, Lord Shiva is so powerful that he can swallow an ocean of poison without being harmed. Similarly, he can smoke marijuana without losing his stature as the greatest of Vaishnavas. Those who want to smoke marijuana, justifying this by Shiva's smoking it, will first have to prove their prowess by drinking an ocean of poison without being harmed.
I have not read anywhere where our acharyas have explained why he smokes marijuana. To know why he smokes it is not very important. The important thing to know is that he can smoke it, while we cannot.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Lord Shiva Drinks an Ocean of Poison
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My dear fellows Lord Shiva does not smoke Marijuana , he like taking Bhang and there is a scientific reason for that. Lord Shiva is a great Yogi and he is always in the mountains for the meditation. Mountains are really cold and in order to survive in these extreme weather he needs some medication so he uses Bhang as a substitute to calm his nerves to survive the extreme weather. This is also advised to those ascetics who wish to Meditate and chose to be in those extreme conditions. People are so good in picking things what they really want so those wanna be who want to find GOD but can not do anything about it misinterpret things and do whatever they wanna do. Like those hippies.