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Sarg 86-87

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Sarg 86 - Indra's Paap is Divided in Four Parts 

Indra started shaking like a hurt snake. All beings of Trilok were also in trouble. All rivers, Van, ponds got dry because of lack of rains. Devtaa got worried seeing the Lok destroyed like this. Then they went to the place where Indra was lying unconscious along with Brihaspati and many Rishi to do Ashwamedh Yagya. When this Yagya, done to pacify Brahm Hatyaa, got complete, Brahm Hatyaa herself came in person and said - "Hey Devtaa, Tell me now where should I live?

Devtaa said - "You get divided in four parts." Brahm Hatyaa said - "I will be in rivers through rains from my one part; in young women for three days from my second part; in Prithvi (nothing will grow in it) from my third part; and in evil people who will kill innocent Braahman from my fourth part. Thus I will live at four places in four parts." After saying this Brahm Hatyaa went away. Indra got clean and He re-established Himself on His throne and the whole universe got peaceful. You also do the same by doing Ashwamedh Yagya.

Sarg 87 - King Il's Story 

Pleased with Lakshman's words, Raam said - "Whatever stories of Vritraasur killing and Ashwamedh Yagya you told me, they are all true. In olden times there was Il named religious king. He was Prajaapati Kardam Muni's son. He ruled the Prithvi with his own might and courage. He took care of his public like his own children. Even Naag, Devtaa, Asur, Raakshas all used to fear from him. Once he arrived in the forest preying where Bhagvaan Kaartikeya was born. At that time Bhagvaan Shankar was enjoying there with Paarvatee Jee in female form. With the power of Shankar Jee, birds and animals were also turned into females.

Il also came in that Van and found all his soldiers, including himself, in female form. Seeing this he got very sad. After knowing that this was all because of Shankar Jee, he went into the shelter of Shiv Jee. Shiv Jee said - "You may ask any Var except your manhood." He got very sad hearing this so he didn't ask for any Var. Then he went to Paarvatee Jee and said - "Be kind to me, Maa." 

Paarvatee Jee understood his purpose, so She said - "Hey Raajan, I can give you only half Vardaan. You can ask half Var from Shankar Jee and ask half Var related to manhood or womanhood from me."  Raaja got very happy to hear this, he said - "Hey Bhagvatee, I should be a woman for one month and a man for another month. Give me only this Var." Paarvatee Jee said, "As you wish. When you will be a man, you will not remember anything of your being woman and vice versa." So Hey Lakshman, After that Raajaa Il lived as man for one month and Ilaa named woman for another month.

Sarg 88 - Raajaa Il's Life as Man and Woman 

Bharat and Lakshman asked - "Il must have felt very bad living like this." Raam said - "In the first month Raajaa Il was wandering with his women friends in that forest on a hill. Budh, son of Chandramaa, was doing Tap in a pond. Ilaa entered the pond with his women friends. Budh got distracted, seeing that beautiful woman. He came out of the pond, went to his Aashram and thought "if she is unmarried then she is for me". Then he called all those women and asked them - "Whose wife is this most beautiful woman? And why has she come here?" Women said - "She is our mistress and is still unmarried. She also wanders in this forest with us." Then Budh knew all about Raajaa Il by his Yog power and said to those women - "You build an Aashram here on this Parvat and wander here in Kinnaree form, you will soon get Kinnar husbands."

 

 

 

 

 

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