DevonKeDevMahadevisaHinduspiritualtelevisiondramaserieswhichairsonLifeOKchannelItpremieredon18December,2011andshowcasesthestoryofLordShiva,alsocalledasMahadev　　ThedramaisinspiredbytheworksofDevduttPattanaikThestoryhasbeenresearchedfromBodhisatTV版aandhasbeenpennedupbyMihirBhuta　　DevonKeDevMahadevisthestoryoftheHinduGodShiva,alsocalledasMahadevTheshowportrayshisjourneyfromahermittoahouseholderIntheshowShivatakesmanyincarnationsandmanyincidentstakeplaceHowever,thisplotmentionsonlythemajorevents　　ThestorystartswiththetaleofShiva'smarriagewithSatiSatiwhoisthedaughterofPrajapatiDaksha,astaunchVishnudevotee,isdrawntowardsShivaagainstthewishesofherfatherShefinallymarriesShiva,butsoondiesbyselfimmolationwhenherhusbandisinsultedattheyajnaofDakshaThegriefstrikenShivaproducesVirabhadra,whoslaysDaksha,howeverherestoresDaksha'slifeafterbeseechingofDaksha'swifeAdistraughtShivaleaveswithburntcorpseofSatiandwanderstheuniverseVishnuseversthebodyintopieces,shatteringthemonearthShivatransformsthepiecesintoShaktiPeethas,embodimentsofthepoweroftheGoddessAdiShakti　　SatiisrebornasParvati,thedaughterofHimavan,kingoftheHimalayasandMainavatiSheisalsothesisteroftherivergoddess,GangaParvatiisraisedinthehermitageoftheShivadevoteesageDadhichi,whoteachesherdevotiontoShivaParvatigrowsupandlikeSati,iscaptivatedbyShivaSheslowlyremembersherpastlife,thenwinsShivabyherausteritiesleadingtotheirmarriage　　ShivaandParvatigivebirthtoKartikeya,whoslaysthedemonTarakasuraandhisbrothersKartikeyaisalsonominatedforthethroneoftheKingofDevasbutShivaasksIndratocontinueasthekingAfterthisKartikeyaissenttotheDakshinsouthwhereheiscaredbyMeenakshiandhereheslaysthedemonasura,TripathwithherhelpThestorygoesonwiththetaleofthedestructionofTripura,belongingtotherevengefulsonsofTarakasura,whowereearliergivenboonsbyShivaAndjustbeforethedestructionoftheTripura,ShivaandParvati'sdaughter,Ashoksundariisborn　　AfterthedestructionofTripura,exceptLordIndratheKingofDevaseveryonecongratulateShivafordestructingTripuraandalsoforbeingthefatherofAshokasundariRishiDurvasagiveshimaspecialgarland,whichShivagaveNaradaasprasadamWhengivenLordIndraacceptsthegarlandplacingitonthetrunkofhiselephant,AiravatatoproofthatheisegoisticthrowsitThisenragesthesageandhecursesIndraandevryonetobebereftofallwealthandfortuneSoonlatertotakerevengeonthedestructionofTripura,KingBaliattacksheavenandinattempttostealAmritanectarofimmortalityButitfallsintotheOceanofmilkTogettheAmritbackDevasjoinhandswithAsurastochurntheoceanfortheAmritaandtoshareitamongthem　　Thechurningoftheocean,knownasSamudraManthanisanelaborateprocessIntheprocesstheDevasdisadvantagetheAsurasinmanywaysDespitethis,theychurntheoceanIntheprocessLordVishnualsotakeshissecondincarnationofaturtle,Kurma　　TheprocessreleasesanumberofthingsfromtheoceanOneproductisthelethalpoisonknownasHalahalaThiscouldcontaminatetheoceananddestroyallofcreationTosaveeveryoneLordShivainhalesthepoisoninanactofselfsacrificebutParvatirescueshimbypressinghisnecktostopthepoisonfromspreadingAsaresult,thecolorofLordShiva'sneckturnsblueDuringthechurningmanythingsareobtainedfromtheoceanwhichincludesLakshmi,theGoddessoffortuneandwealth,whoistheeternalconsortofVishnuThus,everyonegetstheirwealthandfortunebackLaterVishnutakestheAmritasecretlyfromtheAsurasanddistributesitamongtheDevas　　ThestorytakessomeyearsleapafterwhichitisshownthatKartikeyahasbeenremovedfromthepostofSenapatiheadofthearmy,whichpleasesIndraandforthefirsttimeaftersomanyyears,agrownupAshoksundarimeetsKartikeyaKartikeyaalsomeetshisparentsHeenlightensAshoksundariaboutmeditationandsheinspiredbyitsomuchthatsherenouncesherlifetomeditate,whichdisturbsParvati　　Lookingattheillhappeningoftheworld,ofhowAhalyaisseducedbyIndra,MahadevcomeindsideEvenafterMahadevtellsthatheishisfatherandmanyothergodstriedtotellhim,hestillrefusesMahadevgotangryandcutVinayak'shead