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Who Were Born With Armor etc?
Some people were born with weapons in hands, armor etc on their body in our Indian scriptures, who were they?

(1) The first name strikes in our mind is of Karn. He was Kuntee's son through Soorya Dev. He was born with Divine Kundal (earrings) and Kavach (armor).

(2) The second name is of Dhrishtdyumn. He was the son of Drupad and Drupad got him to kill Drone. He was also born with weapons in his hand, ready to fight.

(3) the third name is of the King Prithu. He was also born with armor and bow and arrow.

Who Are Cured by Soorya Worship
A few incidents are mentioned in Puraan in which Soorya's worship is used to cure diseases, especially the leprosy disease.

(1) Saamb
The first name comes of Saamb, Krishn's son from Jaambvatee. Once he got leprosy because of the Shaap of Durvaasaa Muni. He asked help from his father. Krishn asked him to worship Soorya, then his leprosy was cured.

(2) Kauthumee
His story comes in Bhavishya Puraan, 1/23; in the reference to Soorya worship. Once his father Hiranyanaabh went to forest and had lots of discussions with many Braahman. In anger Kauthumi killed one Braahman. Everybody abandoned him, so he went to several temples and Teerth places but could not be free from Brahm Hatyaa. He got sick from leprosy disease. So he came back to his father asked the way to be free from Brahm Hatyaa and the disease. His father asked him to worship Soorya Bhagavaan and that is how he got free from Brahm Hatyaa and got cured of his disease too.

Who and Who Are the Soot Putra in MBH
Soot Putras are, as defined, whose father is a Braahman and mother is a Kshatriya. By this definition many people can be counted as Soot Putra, such as Dhritraashtra, Paandu, etc. Still the famous ones are --

(1) Karn - The most famous one is Karn

(2) Adhirath - Saarathee of Shaantanu

(3) Keechak - Brother of Sudeshnaa (King Viraat's wife) who also becomes a Soot Putree. Keechaka is Prince of Kekaya? but also is a Soot. King of Kekaya married a Yaadav Princess and was a co-brother to
Pandu hence Keechak was step-cousin to Paandavs. So there is a probability that Kunti's sister married a Soot or someone whose at least one wife was Soot (Karn cites having soot wives as disqualifying
him from marrying Draupadee as a Soot Putra).

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(4) Sanjaya - Saarathee of Dhritraashtra

(5) Vishok - Saarathee of Bhem - he was son of Krishn, so Krishn had him either from a Braahman woman or a woman of the Soot birth.

(6) Indrasen

Who Were Brought Back From Yam Lok
In our scriptures, there are several stories where people have come back from Yam Lok. Some of them are given here --

(1) The first story which comes to our mind is of Krishn who brought His Guru Saandeepan Muni's dead son back from yam Lok. After Krishn and Balaraam had finished their education, they asked Muni to ask for Guru Dakshinaa. With the consultation of his wife Guru Jee asked to bring his son back who died by drowning in sea in Prabhaas Kshetra. Both Krishn and Balaraam went to Sea in Prabhaas Kshetra. Sea came with various things to worship them. They asked him to bring the boy back to them. Samudra said - "Dev, I have not taken him. An Asur lives in me in the form of a shell (Shankh). Certainly he must have kidnapped him." So immediately Krishn entered the sea and killed Shankhaasur, but still they could not find the boy in his stomach. Then Krishn came to His chariot with the Shankh and then they went to Yam Raaj. Yam Raaj welcomed them and worshipped them. Krishn said - "My Guru's son has been brought here according to his Karm bondage, but now you don't care for his Karm and bring him to me." Yam Raaj returned the boy to them. Krishn and Balaraam brought that boy to their Guru Jee in Ujjain and said - "You may ask anything else also." Saandeepan Jee said - "Son, you have given the Guru Dakshinaa. Who has the disciple like you, does not need anything else. Go now and do good to the whole world." Both went back to Mathuraa."
[Bhaagvat Puraan, 10/p19]

(2) The second story is also of Krishn when He brought His own 6 brothers back to life at the request of His mother Devakee. When Devakee heard that Krishn brought His Guru Saandeepan Muni's dead son back, she remembered her own six sons who were killed by Kans. Remembering them she moved with mother-like love. She requested them to show her those sons back whom Kans had killed. She just wanted to see them. So both Krishn and Balaraam went to Sutal Lok to Raajaa Bali. Krishn said to him - "In Swaayambhuv Manvantar, Prajaapati Mareechi's wife Oornaa gave birth to six sons. They all were Devtaa. They laughed at seeing Brahmaa Jee ready for physical relationship with His daughter. Because of this Brahmaa Jee cursed them. And they were born as Hiranyakashyap's sons.

Then Yog Maayaa kept them in Devakee's womb and Kans killed them as they were born. They are with you. Mother Devakee wants to see them. Therefore we will take them to our mother to please her. After that they will be free from Shaap and will go to their Lok. Their names are Smar, Ugdeeya, Parishwang, Patang, Kshudramrit and Ghrini. They will get good Gati by my grace." Krishn and Balaraam came back to Dwaarakaa with those children and handed them over to Devakee. She got very happy to see them. She kissed them, hugged them and breastfed them. She was confused with Krishn's Maayaa which runs this world. Drinking that milk they also knew about themselves and they greeted Vasudev, Balaraam, Krishn, Devakee and after that they went to their Lok.
[Bhaagvat Puraan, 10/u30]

(3) The third story is also of Krishn, when He brought a Braahman's children back to life from Yam Lok. The story goes like this - When Krishn was the King in Dwaarakaa, Arjun visited Him. Once when both were just sitting, a Braahman came carrying his 9th child's dead body. On asking what happened he said that his several children have died and that was the fault of the King. Hearing this Arjun got very angry because he could not hear anything against Krishn. He said - "Is there no Kshatriya who could save this Braahman's children?" In spite of Krishn's warning he got up and vowed to save his children and if he could not he will commit suicide by jumping into fire. Braahman tried to challenge him, but he said, "Don't challenge me, I can bring your children back from Death."

When the next delivery came Arjun himself went there, protected the child but he also died as he touched the Earth. He could not save him by any means, he went to Yam Raaj, Varun, Agni etc Devtaa but did not find his son, so he got ready to die. Now it was Krishn's turn to save him. So He climbed on His divine chariot with Arjun and headed towards West. He crossed seven Dweep (islands) with seven mountains each, seven seas and Lokaalok mountain then came to a beautiful palace in which Shesh Jee was sitting there. And on that Shesh Shayyaa Bhagavaan was sitting. Krishn greeted His own Swaroop, then Arjun also greeted Him. He gave Braahman's all children back to them. They both took Braahman's children back to Dwaarakaa. Braahman children had grown up according to their ages. Krishn and Arjun gave them to Braahman.
[Bhaagvat Puraan, 10/u34]

(4) The fourth incident is also of Krishn, from MBH, 7/20 when he revived Abhimanyu and Uttaraa's son Pareekshit. Ashwatthaamaa wanted to finish Paandav's Vansh (lineage), so he used Brahmaastra at Uttaraa who was pregnant with Pareekshit. When the child was born, he was still, dead. Subhadraa requested him to revive him. He did so.

(5) The fifth story is of Raam. When He was reigning in Ayodhyaa, once a Braahman's son died, so he came crying and saying that this happened only because of some sin of the King. Raam could not think of any. Naarad Jee came there and told Him that maybe some Shoodra was doing tapasyaa in His kingdom, that is why it happened. Raam immediately went to South and found one Shoodra doing Tapasyaa, He immediately killed him and the Braahman's son came to life.
[Raamaayan, 7/41]

(6) The sixth incident is from Padm Puraan, 5/32. In reference to the glory of Maagh Snaan, Vashishth Jee told this to the King Dileep - Mrigshring Rishi brought 4 girls to life while they were dead. They went to take bath in Kaaveree River for Maagh Snaan, that an elephant followed them and they ran so much that they got tired and fell in a dry well which was covered with straws and leaves and died. Mrigshring Muni came, worshipped Yam Raaj and when he appeared and asked him to ask for a Var, he asked only their life which he gave instantly. Then they told Yam Lok's description to their parents.


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