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1. Birth of Durvaasaa Muni
2. Some of His Famous Events [Shakuntalaa, Lakshman, Paandav, Indra, Kuntee]

Durvaasaa Muni and Shakuntalaa

Shakuntalaa was the daughter of Muni Vishwaamitra and Menakaa Apsaraa, but she was brought up by Maharshi Kanv. Once Raajaa Dushyant came preying that side and both fell in love with each other. They met a few times. Once Shakuntalaa was sitting lost in Dushyant's thoughts that Durvaasaa Muni came to her Aashram, but she was so much lost in her thoughts that she didn't see him coming and thus she could not attend him. Seeing Shakuntalaa lost in her thoughts and not attending Muni, Muni Durvaasaa got furious and gave her Shaap: "In whose thoughts you are lost, he will forget you. And he will not recognize you." 

Shakuntalaa got very worried hearing this Shaap. Still she told him that she had his ring as his identification. Muni said - "When you will want to show that ring to him to recognize you, you won't find that ring with you." She fell on Muni's feet and asked for his forgiveness. Then he said - "OK, After some time, he will find that ring, he will remember you and call you back." 

The same thing happened. When Shakuntalaa went to Dushyant with her son Bharat, he did not recognize her, and then she wanted to show his ring to him, she could not find it. Crying and weeping she came back. Later Dushyant found the ring from his one of the fishermen, then he remembered her and called her and declared her as his queen.

Durvaasaa Muni and Lakshman

When Raam came back to Ayodhyaa after His 14 years of exile, he was crowned as the king of Ayodhyaa and ruled for 10,000 years. Once a Tapaswee came to Raam's palace and told Lakshman that Atibal Muni had sent him and he wanted to talk to Raam. Lakshman told this to Raam and Raam asked Lakshman to bring him in. Tapaswee said - "I want to talk to you in a lonely place. If somebody will hear our talks or see us even secretly, you will kill him." Raam agreed. He asked Lakshman to move His gatekeeper somewhere else and guard the gate Himself. Lakshman did so.

As He was guarding Raam, Durvaasaa Muni came and asked Lakshman that he wanted to talk to Raam. Lakshman said - "Raam is busy now, as He will be free He will inform Him about him." Muni got angry at this and said - "You inform Him right now, otherwise I will give Shaap to everybody, this kingdom, your kingdom people, you, your family.." Lakshman understood that His time has come to leave this world. It is better to die instead of getting Shaap for so many people. So He went in where Raam was talking to that Tapaswee and informed about Durvaasaa Muni. 

After Durvaasaa Muni had left Raam got worried as how to kill Lakshman. Vashishth Jee suggested, "If people leave noble people, it is like killing them. So you may leave Him." Raam sadly said - "Lakshman, I leave you." Lakshman cried at this and He immediately went to Sarayoo River bank and left this physical body. Later Indra took His body.

Durvaasaa Muni and Duryodhan and Paandav

When Paandav were spending their 12 years in Vanvaas (exile), once Durvaasaa Muni and his disciples came to Hastinaapur. Duryodhan welcomed them and treated them very well. Durvaasaa Muni got very happy by his hospitality so he asked him to ask for any Var. Duryodhan always wanted to lower Paandav, so he said to Muni, "Yudhishthir is the eldest among ourselves so you accept their hospitality along with your 10,000 disciples. And you should go there when Draupadee has eaten her food so that she should not suffer from hunger." 

So Durvaasaa Muni came to Yudhishthir's hut where they were living. He met Yudhishthir on the way so he told him - "We are going to to take bath in the river, after that we will come and have food at your place." Yudhishthir welcomed them and immediately came to his hut and told Draupadee everything. 

Draupadee had a divine pot, given by Soorya, which used to give her food for all, and it continued to give until Draupadee herself has eaten from it. Now it was the time like that everybody had eaten his food, so Draupadee had also eaten her food. All got worried, because everybody knew Durvaasaa Muni, that if he got angry he used to give Shaap. The then they saw Krishn at the door saying, "Krishney, I am very hungry. Give me something to eat." And seeing all standing in a worried mood He again asked - "What has happened to you all? Why do you look so worried?"

Yudhishthir told the whole story. Krishn ignored the story and again said - "Give me something to eat soon, I am very hungry." Draupadee said - "But my pot is empty. Where from I can bring food?" Krishn said in hurry - "Bring me that pot." "But it is empty, it is cleaned." "Let me see if you have cleaned it properly." Draupadee brought the pot and gave it to Krishn. Krishn found a grain of rice (some say it was a green leaf) and ate it. After that He touched his stomach and said - "All creatures of Trilok should be satisfied with this grain (leaf)."  and said to Paandav - "Now you don't worry at all. Durvaasaa Muni will never come here. Be at ease." and went away.

At the same time Duravaasaa Muni and his disciples felt themselves full and satisfied so they returned from there only. They didn't come to Yudhishthir's hut to eat food. Thus Krishn saved Paandav from Durvaasaa Muni's Shaap.

Durvaasaa Muni and Indra

This story is in Vishnu Puraan. Once Indra was going somewhere riding on His Airaavat elephant. Durvaasaa Muni was coming from opposite side from Bhagvaan's court. He had a garland in his hand. Considering the Swaamee of Trilok he thought that this garland would be appropriate for Indra as Prasaad. So he threw that garland on coming Indra. Indra didn't care for it and He threw it on Airaavat's head, and Airaavat picked it from his head, threw it on the ground and crushed it under his feet.

Seeing the insult of Prasaad, Durvaasaa Muni got very furious and he gave Shaap to Indra: "You will loose your wealth, grace and kingdom very soon." and went away. 

(Read Saagar Manthan story to read what happened after this)

Durvaasaa Muni and Kuntee

It is not like that he was always furious, sometimes he used to get pleased also, but it was a very difficult job. Once when Kuntee was unmarried and was in Kuntibhoj's house, Durvaasaa Muni came to her palace. Kuntibhoj introduced his daughter to him and assigned the guest to her.

Kuntee served him so well that Durvaasaa Muni got very pleased with her. He said - "Putree, I am very pleased with your services, ask anything you like." Kuntee said politely - "Mahaaraaj, You can know the future. Give me something which is useful for my future." Then Durvaasaa Muni gave her a Mantra and said - "After reading this Mantra, you will meditate on whoever Devtaa, he will have to come to you and fulfill your wish." After this Muni went away.

Once Kuntee wanted to test that Mantra. She read it and meditated on Soorya. Soorya came to her and asked - "What do you want?" Kuntee was surprised to see him and got frightened also, because she didn't have any motive to call him, it was just a test, but now what she should do. She said to him trembling - "I was just testing the Mantra, I don't need anything. Please go."

Soorya said - "Kuntee, I cannot go without giving you something, because this will be a disrespect to Durvaasaa's Mantra, so I give a son to you." Kuntee got more frightened, she said - "Bhagvan, I am unmarried, what I will say to society?" Soorya said - "Don't worry. He will take care of himself. He will born with my "Kavach and Kundal" for his safety. You name him Karn. And don't worry about the society, you will still be unmarried." After saying this Soorya Dev gave her a son and went away. 

This is well-known to the world that when Paandu got Shaap of Kindam Muni, Kuntee used this Mantra to get five sons for Paandu who were called five Paandav - Yudhishthir, Bheem, Arjun, Nakul and Sahadev.

Durvaasaa Muni And King Ambareesh

This story comes in Bhaagvat Puraan, 9/4-5. Manu's son was Nabhag, Nabhag's son was Naabhaag, and Naabhaag's son was Ambareesh. Ambareesh was a very religious and a great devotee of Vishnu. Even Brahm Shaap could never harm him. Pleased with his devotion Vishnu appointed His Chakra to guard him. Once he did Dwaadashee Pradhaan Ekaadashee Vrat and at the end of the Vrat kept fast for three nights. When he was doing his Paaran (conclusion) of his Vrat, that Durvaasaa Rishi came there. King welcomed him and requested him to take food. Rishi agreed and went to do his daily chores to bank of Yamunaa. Now Dwaadashee remained only for one Ghadee. Not completing Vrat in Dwaadashee was a also a sin and taking food without offering Braahman was also a sin, so he consulted Braahman to tell him a way so that he is not blamed for any sin. With the Braahman's consultation he took water, because it neither to take food, nor to break the fast.

When Durvaasaa Jee came, king welcomed him but he understood that the king has done the Paaran of his Vrat. He became very angry, he broke a flock of his hair from his skull and produced a Krityaa to kill Ambareesh. She proceeded towards Ambareesh to kill him but Ambareesh stood unmoved. Vishnu's Chakra killed the Krityaa and then proceeded towards Durvaasaa. Now Durvaasaa ran away from there and wherever he went the Chakra followed him. He went to Brahmaa, Mahesh but both expressed their helplessness in this regard. Then he went to Vishnu, even Vishnu could not help him. He said - "Muni, I am under the control of my Bhakt, so I cannot help you, go to the same person to whom you have committed crime." He went back to Ambareesh and fell down on his feet. Ambareesh prayed Chakra. took him back, fed Muni, and took food himself. Durvaasaa Muni blessed him and went to his Lok.

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