
In one Purana, Shiva teaches dharma and then says Krishna is the supreme path. In another, Shiva IS the supreme path. Same god. Different author. Five Puranas, five radically different portraits of Mahadeva.

Ask five Puranas how Ganesha got his elephant head and you'll get five different answers. That's not a bug. That's the point. Here's what each version says, and why the disagreement is the most interesting part.