SUFFERING OF MOTHER EARTH & LORD VIŚNU'S INCARNATION
Once, Mother Earth who was overburdened with the crushing weight of Daityas who assumed the guise of arrogant kings, sought refuge to god Brahmā.
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Taking the form of depressed cow with her face overflowing with tears, she approached Brahmā’s and represented to him her grievous plight.
Realizing the piteous condition of earth, god Brahmā along with Earth, Lord Śiva and other gods, came to abode of Lord Viśnu
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On the instructions of Lord Viśnu, Brahmā asked Gods and Goddesses to birth in the Yadu Clan and wait for Lord Viśnu to take incarnation. Lord Brahmā then told Mother Earth to wait for Lord Viśnu's incarnation who will salvage her from these daityas.
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The self-effulgent thousand-faced Lord Śesa imbued with a part of Vāsudeva, will be born as the elder brother. The divine Yoga-Māyā of Viśnu who has deluded the world, was requested to take birth in part-manifestation for fulfilling his mission.”
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Having directed the hosts of gods in this way and consoling the Earth in reassuring words, god Brahmā, the Ruler of Prajapatis, went back to his region
Story of Vāsudeva and Ma Devaki and the events before the birth of Lord Krśna is my next story!!
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King Raji had five hundred brave sons. Once during a war of devas and asuras, both the devas and the asuras went to Brahma and asked who would win the war; Brahma replied that the side for which King Raji fought would win.
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King Raji agreed to fight from their side if they make him Indra, Asuras rejected saying that Prahlada will be their Indra and hence King Raji refused to fight for them
The gods too came to Raji and asked him to fight on their side. King Raja presented the same condition
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that he gave to Asuras and Devas agreed to his condition.
Raji fought on the side of the gods and defeated Asuras. After the war, Lord Indra reached King Raji and said “You have protected us, so you are like my father.
The guardian deities who preside over the 8 points of the compass ie. the four cardinal and four intermediate points of the compass are:
1. Indra, east;
2. Agni, south-east;
3. Yama, south;
4. Surya, south-west;
5. Varuna, west;
6. Vayu, north-west;
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7) Kuvera, north;
8) Soma, north-east.
Each of these guardian deities has an elephant who takes part in the defence and protection of the quarter, and these eight elephants are themselves called Loka-palas:
1) Indra's elephant at the east is Airavata.
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Airavata is also called Abhra-matanga, "elephant of the clouds"; Arkasodara, "brother of the sun"; Naga-malla, "the fighting elephant"; Madambara, "covered with ichor". His wife's name is Abhramu.
2) Agni's elephant at the south-east is Pundarika and his female Kapila.
Read this story knowing that symbolically Gajendra is a human, crocodile is the sin and muddy water in lake is sāmsara
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Gajendra Moksam: Once upon a time Indradyumna stayed in his hermitage on Malaya mountain, he had undertaken the vow of silence.
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Once when Indradyumna was praying to Lord Hari, There by chance arrived the celebrated sage Agastya accompanied by his disciples. Finding Indradyumna seated in solitude and remaining silent without showing the courtesy of greeting a guest the sage flared up in rage.
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He pronounced following on Indradyumna : “This sinful, uncultured, wicked soul has insulted a Brahmāna. He is dull-witted like an elephant. Let him be born as elephant.”
Indradyumna in next life was born as elephant. Once elephant (Indradyumna) came to garden called Rtumat.
The wealth that remains after completion of sacrifice is Rudra's share
Story of Nābhāga
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Nābhāga son of Nabhaga was youngest of brothers, the most learned and wise, and had spent long time as a celibate. When he returned and demanded his share
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his brothers gave him their father as his share.
Nābhāga went to his father and said, “My elder brothers have allotted you as my share”. His father told, “Do not place any faith in their words, I am not a property to be enjoyed, but am a life-long commitment for maintenance
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These neighbouring descendants of the Ańgiras family are now engaged in a sacrificial sessionon every sixth day, they get confounded about the exact procedure ordained for the sacrifice. You teach those noble-minded Brāhmanas the two hymns celebrating the Visvedevas,
Hiranyakaśipu consoles his relatives and vows to take revenge!!!
When Varaha (Lord Viśnu’s avatar) killed Hiranyāksa his brother Hiranyakaśipu was agitated with wrath.
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Trembling with rage, he looked at the sky and spoke “My beloved brother was killed by insignificant enemies through Hari. I shall satisfy my brother who is thirsting for bloody with the profuse blood of Viśnu with his neck cut off by my trident”
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Then Hiranyakaśipu addressed his mother and nephews “You ought not to lament the death of a hero”.
Hiranyakaśipu relatives continued to lament so he narrated the story of King Suyajña who ruled Uśinara. When Suyajña was killed in the battle the queens were deeply grieved.
Viśnu's attendant Jaya & Vijaya take 1st birth as Hiranyakaśipu & Hiranyāksa. Viśnu took avatar as Vāraha & Narsimha for their Salvation
Hiranyakaśipu & Hiranyāksa were born as asura sons of Sage Kasyapa and his wife Diti.
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Hiranyāksa was always looking for a fight and in his quest for a suitable warrior he goes to svārga but Indra and other gods hide themselves. Having conquered Svārga Hiranyāksa dived into ocean, with intent to fight Varuna he arrived at Vibhāvari, the capital of Varuna
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When called by Hiranyāksa for a fight Varuna replied saying that only Lord Visnu can quench Hiranyāksa thirst of an opponent
To entice Lord Hari to fight Hiranyāksa stole earth and hid her in rasatāla. Lord Hari to save earth took avatar as Vāraha.