Tidbits (5)Who
Suffered in Playing Dice Game
There
are some incidents where when people played dice game suffered a lot of
loss -
(1)
Paandav and Kaurav
Paandav and Kaurav played the dice game and Paandav had to lose because
of Duryodhan and Shakuni's cheating tricks. They had to go to forest for
12 years, and spend an additional one year as Agyaatvaas (hiding).
(2)
Nal and Pushkar
Both, Nal and his brother Pushkar, played dice game and Nal lost his
everything so he had to leave his kingdom. He wandered in the forest for
quite some time. Later he learned dice game tricks from Raajaa Rituparn
and again played the game with Pushkar and won his everything but he
returned it all to him.
(3)
Rukmee and Balaraam
When Rukmee, Rukminee's brother, played dice game with Balaraam, he was killed
by Balaraam because of cheating.
Who Had
Thousand Arms?
Only
two people had 1,000 arms in our Indian mythology :-
(1)
Sahastraarjun
His name was Arjun but because of getting 1,000 arms he became known as
Sahastraarjun, or Sahasbaahu. He pleased Dattaatreya and got these arms.
Parashuraam destroyed his pride.
[5Bhaagvat,
9/9]
(2)
Baanaasur
Another name is of Baanaasur. He got his arms from Shiv Jee. Krishn cut
his all arms, except two, at the time of His grandson Aniruddh's
marriage to Baanaasur's daughter Ushaa.
(3)
Raavan
Raavan didn't have 1,000 arms, but he also had an unusual number of arms
and heads - 20 arms and 10 heads.
Which Avataar Fought?
There
are 22 Avataar (incarnation) of Vishnu Himself or His part, but all of
them neither fought nor killed anyone. Do you know which Avataar fought?
You will be surprised to know that most Avataar lived peacefully - 16
Avataar are peaceful, only five Avataar have fought so far.
(1)
Sanakaadi Muni
(2)
Varaah Avataar fought with Hiranyaaksh and killed him.
(3)
Naarad, (4) Nar-Naaraayan, (5) Kapil Muni, (6) Dattaatreya, (7) Yagya
Purush, (8) Rishabh Dev, (9) Prithu, (10) Matsya, (11) Kashchap, (12)
Dhanvantari, (13) Mohinee, (14) Nrasinh, (15) Vaaman,
(16)
Parashuraam Jee fought with Sahstraarjun. He emptied Prithvi from
Kshatriya 21 times.
(17)
Ved Vyaas
(18)
Raam fought with Khar, Dooshan, Trishiraa and Raavan.
(19)
Balraam Jee fought with Rukmee (killed him), Baanaasur,
(20)
Krishn fought with Jaraasandh, Baanaasur, Shiv Jee
(21)
Buddh, (22) Kalki
Who and Who Gave Shaap
to Devtaa?
Is it not surprising to know that who is greater than Vishnu who could
give Shaap to Vishnu? Yes, there are some, then who?
(1)
Naarad Jee to Vishnu
Naarad Jee gave Shaap to Vishnu when He gave him monkey's face, so that
His Maayaa princess cannot marry him. As soon as Naarad Jee came to know
about this, he gave Shaap to Vishnu - "You also be born on Prithvi,
suffer with wife's separation, and get help from monkeys only."
With this Shaap Vishnu incarnated as Raam on Prithvi, suffered with
wife's separation (Raavan abducted her), and got help from Vaanar to get
Seetaa back.
[From Tulasee's Maanas, Baal Kaand]
(2)
Bhrigu to Vishnu
Once Asur came in the shelter of Bhrigu with the desire to live as in
Dev-Asur war they used to be killed. Bhrigu had known Sanjeevanee Vidyaa
so he could make them live again. Bhrigu's wife was about to Shaap to
Vishnu that Vishnu cut her throat and killed her. At This Bhrigu gave
Him Shaap that "You incarnate on Prithvi ten times." Since
then Vishnu has been taking Avataar on Prithvi. His last Avataar was of
Buddh, and the last, the 10th Avataar will be Kalki Avataar in the end
of Kali Yug.
(3)
Daksh to Naarad Jee
This Shaap was not to Vishnu, but to Naarad Jee. Daksh Jee gave this
Shaap to him when he ordered his children to produce children to
increase the population of the world. Naarad Jee met them and preached
them Bhaagvat Dharm. Hearing that they went to forest. Daksh again
produced children and again asked them to produce children but Naarad
Jee again preached the same to them. This time Daksh could not
tolerate and gave Shaap to him - "You have behaved wickedly with
us, you also wander in all Lok and you will not get one place to
stay." Since Naarad Jee has been wandering in all Lok and cannot
stay at one place.
(4) Maandavya Muni to
Dharm Raaj
Once some thieves stole some money from a rich man's house. The night
guards caught hold Maandavya Rishi. Since he was in Samaadhi, he did not
speak anything. The King ordered for usual punishment for him and he was
put on a lance fixed on a road. The lance went across his body. He did
not feel pain as he was still in Samaadhi. The same night a woman was
passing by the same way taking her husband. By chance husband's body
touched him and Muni woke up. Later the King freed him asking his
forgiveness. Rishi went to Dharm Raaj and asked him why did he have to
tolerate this pain when he had not any thing bad? He said - "When you
were a child you inserted a straw in the anus of an insect. Although you
didn't have the knowledge of Dharm at that time, still because of that
fault you had to be on that lance for one day and one night. Rishi got
very angry at this saying - "Maybe I was very young at that time and I
did not know Dharm. Since you have caused me such pain without any
proper reason, I curse you that you would be born on Prithvi as a
Shoodra and live there for 100 years."
[Padm
Puraan, 1/29]
Who and Who Were Guarded by
Bhagavaan?
There are several kings who pleased Devtaa and they guarded them and
their cities.
(1)
Raajaa Bali - After donating two steps land to Vishnu, when Bali did not
have anything to give, he bent his head and offered it to measure the
third step on it. At this Vishnu sent him to Rasaatal and asked him to
ask for any Var. Bali asked Him to guard his city as his gatekeeper.
Thus Vishnu's Divine disc always guarded his city.
(2)
Raajaa Baanaasur
He was a great devotee of Shiv. One time he did austere Tapasyaa of Shiv,
so Siv appeared and asked him to ask for any Var. He said - "Prabhu,
You live here guarding my city." Since then Shankar started
guarding his city. When Baanaasur's daughter Ushaa wanted to marry
Krishn's grandson Aniruddh, and he was not ready for it, Krishn invaded
his city. Since Shankar Jee was guarding his city, both fought each
other.
(I have known only this fight between two great gods, is there any
one more known to anyone else?)
(3)
Raajaa Ambareesh
Ambareesh was in the lineage of Swaayambhuv Manu -> Nabhag ->
Naabhaag -> Ambareesh. In spite of having seven Dweep Prithvi,
innumerable wealth etc etc he was a great devotee of Krishn. Pleased
with his Bhakti Krishn had appointed His Chakra (Divine disc) to guard
him.
(4)
Raaja Veermani
There is a story in Padm Puraan, Uttar Khand. When Raam released His
horse at the time of His Ashwamedh Yagya, in Devpur, Veermani's son
Rukmaangad caught it with pride. Veermani's kingdom was also guarded by
Shiv. As Veermani came to know about catching the horse, he talked to
Shiv as what he should do. Shiv said - "I don't care for anybody
else but if Bhagavaan Himself will come, I will bow my head to Him. So
go and fight, I will protect you."
Who Produced
Krityaa?
Several Muni had produced Krityaa to kill their enemies. Krityaa is a man
or a woman produced through a Yagya or from a flock of hair to kill a
specific person. His or her specialty is that if he or she cannot kill
the person for whom he or she has been produced, then then he or she
destroys his or her producer.
(1)
Twashtaa
He produced a Krityaa to kill Indra, because he killed his son
Vishwaroop; but somehow Indra killed him.
(2)
Durvaasaa
He produced Krityaa from a flock of his hair to kill Ambareesh, because
he did not wait for him to come back from the River, and did Paaran of
his Vrat, but Vishnu's Chakra was guarding Ambareesh, so he killed that
Krityaa and then ran to kill Durvasaa himself. Durvaasaa ran in
all the Lok but got shelter only in Ambareesh.
(3)
Kaashee King's Son
Kaashee's king thought himself to be another Krishn, so he challenged
Krishn and asked Him to give up His signs. Krishn went to fight with him
and killed him. When his son heard this, he produced a Krityaa to kill
Krishn. Krishn sent His Chakra, they both fought and Chakra killed that
Krityaa.
(4)
Purohit of Hiranyakashyap
Hiranyakashyap asked his Purohit to produce a Krityaa to kill Prahlaad.
She did hit chest of Prahlaad, but it got broke into hundreds of pieces.
Then she attacked Purohit themselves and killed them.
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