Shiva’s Arrow

The slanderer, by Guru’s Grace, has been turned away. The Supreme Lord God has become merciful; with Shiva’s arrow, He shot his head off.||1|| Pause || Death, and the noose of death, cannot see me; I have adopted the Path of Truth. I have earned the wealth, the jewel of the Lord’s Name; eating and spending, it is never used up. || 1 || In an instant, the slanderer was reduced to ashes; he received the rewards of his own actions. Servant Nanak speaks the truth of the scriptures; the whole world is witness to it. ||2 ||6||11||
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Friday, 20th Maagh (Samvat 539 Nanakshahi) (Page : 714)
Source:Today's Hukamnama From Sri Darbar Sahib Sri Amritsar.






What exactly is Shiva's Arrow ?

 
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here u can see Ram breaking Shiva's bow, I think it is a hindu myth about Shiva shooting an arrow at something, and his bow being able to kill anything.

the myth is not about who shot what, the miyth is that these people actually existed.

You are now going against gurbani, sayin that gurbani is wrong what it says shiva is part of God. Does God also not exist?

shive is part of God? ok Shiva (the mythological being) is part of God. I dont really see how am going against gurbani. Everything is part of God. So the fact that he is a myth is part of God.

in the Rg Veda, Shiva (Rudra) is an archer, who's arrow destroys darkness by bringing light.
i would guess that it's a metaphor, taken from commonly understood mythology of the time.
Guru - Gu (darkness) Ru (light), he who removes darkness with light.

my uneducated guess is that shiva's arrow is a metaphor for guru. because both remove darkness with light.

i wudnt compare the two as the released arrow will eventually damage whatever it hits, whereas a Guru will ALWAYS enlighten whoever they "bump" into.

The closest story which I found is from Shiva Purana :-

BIRTH OF PARVATI: When Sati ends her life by immersing herself in the yagna fire, she is reborn as Parvati, the daughter of a great king Himavat, ruler of the Himalayas. Parvati has a great desire to marry Lord Shiva so she goes to the place where he is meditating and begins to serve him. ** TARAKASURA: This is the tale of an asura called Tarakasura. Because of his desire to become immortal he does severe penance and finally Brahma grants him a boon that only Shiva's son will be able to kill him. Rendered almost immortal. Tarakasura begins to wreck havoc and harasses all the Devas including Indra. ** SHIVA AND PARVATI: Upon Brahma's advice, Indra requests Kama and Rati, the Gods of love, to make Shiva fall in love with Parvati. Kama tries to aim his arrow at Shiva but Shiva. in his fury, burns Kama to ashes. Finally Parvati herself wins Shiva's heart by doing severe penance. With her father's permission Shiva and Parvati marry.

Any other proof with supporting Vedic, Upanishad, Sutras backing would be appreciated.