Tidbits (4)Who
Donated the Whole Earth
There
are two people known to donate the whole Earth to Braahman -
(1)
King Dileep of Ikshwaaku Vansh, great grandson of Raajaa Sagar, donated the Prithvi to Braahman. [Mahabharata, Shaanti Parv,
Sec 29] (7Postwar/8)
(2)
The emperor Arjun (Sahstraarjun, or Sahasbaahu) also donated Earth to
Braahman in an Ashwamedh yagya.
(3)
It is known that Parashuraam also gave this whole earth to Kashyap Jee.
When Drone, after his education, couldn't get any thing for his
subsistence, he heard that Parashuraam Jee was donating everything he
had, so he went there in the expectation that he would get something from
him, but when he got there he found that he had already donated
everything including Prithvi.
(4)
Harishchandra is well-known king who donated the whole Prithvi to
Vishwaamitra.
(5)
King Yudhishthir also gave the whole earth to Vyaas Jee when he
performed Ashwamed Yagya after the war. (Mahaabhaarat,
Ashwamedh, 89)
(6)
In Yadu lineage - He had five sons - Sahastrajit, Kroshtu, Neel, Anjik,
and Raghu.
Then in Kroshtu's
lineage -> -> Shashbindu -> Ushanaa -> Shineyu - >
Rukmkavach
Rukmkavach also donated the whole Prithvi to Braahman. (Padm
Puraan, 1-Srishti-11, p 39)
Achievements
of Various Kings
Read some achievement of many kings on this page. [Mahabharata, Shaanti
Parv,
Sec 29] (7Postwar/8)
Which Women Took Vows From Their Men
Before They Married Them?
There are two women known for this, both came to live on Prithvi because
of Shaap. Urvashee had the Shaap of Mitraavarun, and Gangaa had the
Shaap of her father Brahmaa Jee:
(1)
Urvashee - Urvashee took vows from Pururavaa (Budh's son from Ilaa or
Il) before getting married to him. She said - "First, there are two
rams, they are like my sons, never send them away from my bed. Second, I
should never see you naked in the night. Third, I will eat only Ghee
(purified butter)." Pururavaa agreed for them and she got married
to him.
(2)
Gangaa - Gangaa took the vow from Shaantanu, "You will not ask any
question from me whatever I do. If you will do, I will leave you
immediately after
answering your question." Shantanu was so much attracted to her
that he agreed for her vow and lost seven sons for the same reason.
(3)
King Rukmaangad
This story comes in Naarad Puraan in reference to Ekaadashee fast. This
king was so much devotee of Vishnu that he regularly kept fast of
Ekaadashee, and he forced his public also to observe this. This
observance of fast resulted in that nobody was going to Narak, and both Yam
Raaj and Chitragupt were soon out of job. They
went to Brahmaa Jee
and do something about it. Brahmaa Jee created a woman and sent her to
him to break his vow. She also took vow from him that "whatever I
will tell, you will have to do it." Since the king was
love-stricken, he agreed to her condition. Then later he had to suffer a
lot because of his this action.
(Naarad
Puraan, Uttar Khand, p 580-639)
(4)
King Yayaati
This story
comes in Padm Puraan in reference to serving parents.
When Naarad Jee praised Yayaati, Indra got worried and he thought to
invite him to Swarg, so he sent a messenger with his Saarathee Maatali,
but he failed to carry out Indra's orders. So Indra sent Kaam Dev to do
this job. Seeing appropriate opportunity he and old age entered
Yayaati's body. Because of this Yayaati attracted to a woman named
Ashrubindumatee, Kaam Dev's daughter, and married her on the condition
that "first you become young; second, whatever I will tell you, you
will do the same; and third, you will not have any relation with your
previous wives." Agreeing with this condition Yayaati also got into
a trap. Indra succeeded in his mission.
(Padm
Puraan, Bhoomi Khand, p 286-310)
Apsaraa
Who Had Contact With Human Beings
There are many Apsaraa who married human beings on Prithvi, mentioned in
our scriptures. Their names are given here --
(1)
Urvashee
--She lived with king Pururavaa and had six sons from him.
--She was attracted to Arjun (one of five Paandav) also but Arjun
declined saying that he saw her as his mother (being Pururavaa's wife)
so he could not marry her. She gave him Shaap that "you be only
son, never become a man and be a eunuch for your whole life". Then
somehow Indra converted that Shaap to only one year of Arjun's choice.
This one year, he spent in Viraat Nagar with Raajaa Viraat while Paandav
were passing their 13th year of exile period as Agyaatvaas.
--She was with Muni Sharadwaan also, whose semen fell on
a pile of reed after seeing
her. It divided itself in two because of falling on reed, so two
children were born - one boy and one girl. Both children were found by
king Shaantanu and were brought up by him. They were named as Kripaa and
Kripee. Later Kripaa became the Kul Guru of Kaurav family and Kripee was
married to Aachaarya Drone.
--But according to
MBH 1/10,
Janapadee Apsaraa was sent to disturb Sharadwaan's Tapasyaa. This
resulted in a twins - one boy and one girl - Kripaa and Kripee.
(2)
Punjikaasthalee
--She was given Shaap to born as she-monkey on earth, so
she was born as Anjanee, married to Kesaree. She was to be freed from
her Shaap when she would have a child from Shiv. So she did Tapasyaa,
pleased Shiv Jee and had Hanumaan as her son through
Pavan Dev.
(3)
Menakaa
--She came to distract Muni Vishwaamitra from his severe Tap, lived
with him for 10 years and had a daughter named Shakuntalaa who was
brought up by Rishi Kanv.
(4)
Pramlochaa
--Indra sent him to break Muni Kandu's Tap, so she lived with him for
many years - 970 years and 6 months. Muni got surprised to hear this. He
sent her away immediately. She also ran away in fear. At that time she
was pregnant. When she was running away she wiped her sweated body with
trees. Her fetus also came out with her sweat. The trees took her sweat,
wind brought it together and Chandramaa started to nourish it with his
rays. The child was a girl named Maarishaa. When Prachetaa Gan came out
of water after doing Tapasyaa, trees married her to them. She gave birth
to Daksh Prajaapati.
(5)
Ghritaachee
--King Yayaati's youngest son was Pooru. In the same lineage was born
Raudraashwa. He had 10 sons from Ghritaachee Apsaraa - Riteyu, Kuksheyu,
Sthandileyu, Kriteyu, Jaleyu, Santateyu, Vrateyu, and Vaneyu.
Who Was Born
to Kill Whom
In our mythology many people were born to kill certain people. Who are
they?
(1)
Shikhandee -Shikhandee was born to kill Bheeshm. Shikhandee was the
incarnation of Ambaa who vowed to kill Bheeshm.
(2)
Dhrishtdyumn - He was born to kill Drone. Drupad had a severe enmity
with Drone as much as that he did a Yagya to get a son to kill him.
(3)
Ashwatthaamaa - Ashwatthaamaa was born to kill Dhrishtdyumn.
(4)
Pradyumn - Pradyumn was born to kill Shambaraasur. Although Shambaraasur
threw him in Lavan Sea to kill him, still he did not die and grew up in
his palace only. Later he killed him.
Famous Love Stories
There are three love stories very famous in Indian mythology :-
(1)
Nal-Damayantee
Both heard about one another from swans. They
fell in love and got married.
(2)
Dushyant-Shakuntalaa
Once Dushyant came on hunting trip. He got
thirsty, so he came to Kanv Muni's Aashram to ask for drinking water.
There both saw each other and fell in love. Dushyant came several times
there and they got married according to Gandharv Vivaah. Dushyant
returned to his kingdom promising her to call her later and gave her his
ring in case he did not remember her. After that Dushyant forgot her. But unfortunately, Shakuntalaa was
pregnant, she gave birth to a son and when she went to Dushyant with
that ring, he refused to recognize her. He did ask her to show some
sign, but she could not produce it because she lost it on her way to
palace. Later he saw a child counting
the teeth of a lion, and he recollected the incident and accepted
Shakuntalaa.
(3)
Ushaa-Aniruddh
Ushaa, Bali's granddaughter and Baanaasur's
daughter, saw Aniruddh in her dreams and started loving him. When she
told this to her friend Chitralekhaa, Baanaasur's minister's daughter,
first she could not know how to search that dream man. hen she drew many
sketches and found out that he was Aniruddh. Then she brought him to
Ushaa's palace while he was sleeping. Later they got married.
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