Is yudhisthira an avatar of Shiva?

Yudhisthira was an avatar of Yama Deva. Uttamauja : He was a son of Drupada. He was an avatar of ParA-a Vasu. Uddhava : He (Sri Krishna’s cousin brother) was a son Brihaspati.

Was Ashwathama an avatar of Shiva?

Ashwathama was not an avatar of lord shiva, he was a shivansh, the ansh of shiva, just like lord hanuman or Lohitang.

Why was Ashwatthama against Pandavas?

Bhima angrily rushes to kill Drona’s son. They find him at sage Vyasa’s ashram near the bank of Bhagiratha. The now triggered Ashwatthama invokes the Brahmastra against the Pandavas to fulfill the oath of killing them.

Why did Lord Shiva have so many avatars?

Lord Shiva Avatars. Lord Shiva is considered as the supreme God in the Hinduism. For setting up an ideal work on the earth in front of his creatures, he had taken variety of the avatars and incarnations. Some of his avatars are related to protecting his devotees from the devils and proud Gods as well.

How many incarnations of Lord Shiva are there?

The ninth incarnation was Matang and Matangi. Tenth incarnation was Kamal and Kamala. Lord Shiva took birth on the earth as the eleven Rudras from the Kashyap wife’s (Surabhi) womb. These forms of the eleven Rudras are associated with the battles with demons in the past in order to save the people and Gods.

Is Lord Hanuman an avatar of Lord Shiva?

There are many who thinks lord Hanuman is an avatar of shiva, but he’s an ansh of shiva or you can say, a son, not an avatar if you would go through Shiva Purana or any puran, you would sure find this out. Also not all Shivansh are powerful, but they cannot be killed by anyone except the supreme tridevs.

Is Ashwatthama a pure avatar of Shiva?

First of all Ashwatthama is not purely Shiva Avatar, he is mixed incarnation as told in this chapterof Mahabharata:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2ut9s90I5o