INTERESTING INFORMATION ON THE CHARACTERS IN HINDUMYTHOLOGIES (PART1)-FORWARD
Mandavi andShrutkirti, the wives of Bharata and Shatrughana respectively where thedaughters of Kushadbhoja, the brother of King Janaka. Demons Madhu& Kaitabha who were killed by Lord Vishnu at the creation of the world wereborn as Atikaya & Trishara, as sons of Ravana & Dhanyamalini. Jambavantha,whois believed to live from Sat Yug to Dwapara Yug is considered as the King ofbears & the 1st son of Brahma before humans were created. Jambavati,one of the chief wives of Krishna was daughter of Jambavantha, with whom lordKrishna had duel for the gem Syamantaka known as Kohinoor. King ofNagas- "Shesha" the incarnation of supreme God Sankarshan is said tohold all planets on his hoods & constantly sing the glories of Vishnu. Hanumana wasson of Kesari, s/o Brihaspati & Anjana a celestial apsara born on earth asfemale Vanara due to curse. Hanumana had a duel with his own son Makardhwajwhile he reached ether to rescue Rama & Lakshmana who had been kidnapped byRavana's associates. GoddessSaraswati is shown holding Book, Rosary, Pot of scared water & Vinadepicting knowledge, spirituality, purification & Art respectively. Manthara, cursed Indra, the king of godsthat he would not be worshipped, as he prompted her to instigate kaikeyi forthe exile of Rama. Pavak,Pavamana & Shuchi, the three sons of Swaha, the daughter of Daksha who wasmarried to Agni consume all the oblations offered to fire of Yagna. Atriproclaimed the theory of 3 strands that representcreation-Brahma-"A", sustenance-Vishnu-"U" &destruction-Shiva-"M" ie "AUM" of the sacred thread Janeu. Durga-beyond reach, Bhadrakali- power oftime,Lalita-playful, Chandi-violent,Annapurna- food giver, Amba- the mother& Bhairavi-fearful are forms of Parvati. 1st form ofMaa Durga- "Shailputri" worshipped on the first Navratra mounts onthe bull holding a lance in the right hand & a lotus in the left hand. Brahmacharinithe 2nd form of Maa Durga-known as Aparna holds a rosary & Kamandalu in herright & left hand & blesses unending benefits of restraint. "Chandraghanta"third facet of Durga has 10 hands, 3 eyes & bell typed half moon on herforehead is worshipped for peace, tranquility & prosperity. Krishnamanda/Adi-Swarup/Astbhuja created universe with her smile, Destroys diseases, sorrows& depression, blesses age, health & reputation. LordKartikeya-Skanda who was commander in chief in the war against the demons wasson of Skanda Mata. She is worshipped on 5th day of Navaratri. 6th form ofMaa Durga- Katyayni-has 3 eyes & 8 hands, was born to Rishi Katyayan whopracticed penance with a desire to get Paramba as his daughter. Black likenight, having unlocked hair, wearing necklaces, shining like lightening, ridingon dead body-KALRATRI is the 7th facet of Maa-Durga. Fair asconch, moon & Kunda flower, having her body washed by Lord Shiva withGanga's water, 8 year old- is Maha Gauri- the 8th facet of Maa Durga. Siddhi's such Anima, Mahima, Garima,Laghima, Prapti, Prakamaya, Isitwa & Vasitwa are blessed by the 9th facetof Maa Durga Siddhidatri. Anirudda,grand-son of Krishana married Usha, daughter of Banasura a thousand-armed asurathe son of Bali. Lord Rama wasthirteen, when he married Sita who was six years old By all means marry. If you get a good wìfe, you will be happy. Ifyou get a bad one, you will become a philosopher. SOCRATES AGASTYA-Sagewho drank the ocean. BHAGIRATH-Sagewho brought Ganga from heaven. BHARADWAJ-fatherof teacher Drona. Naraka inHinduism is compared to Abrahmic concept of Hell, is ruled by the DeathGod,such as the Hebrew bible's Nergal,the Hindu Yama or the christian Satan. One ofSapatrishis, Maharishi Vishwamittera composed GAYATRI -MANTRA Mahabhata isalso known as Ithas, Jay & 5th Veda Pleased withhospitality, Rishi Durvash gave boon to Kunti to have sons through gods . Janmejaya ,the last king of Pandu's dynasty was the son of Parikshit,grandson of Abhimanyuand great grandson of Arjuna. Some of manyincarnations of Maa Durga are- Kali, Bhagvati, Bhavani, Ambika, Lalita, Gauri,Kandalini, Java and Rajeshwari. Indian deitiesare shown with many hands holding some object which symbolize variousqualities. Balrama theelder brother of Lord Krishana was son of Rohani & Vasudava Divinedraftsman, Vishvakarama constructed Heaven, Sone Ki Lanka,Dwarka &Hastinapur in Satya -yug, Tareta, Dwaper & Kaliyug respectively ArchitectVishwakarm was also designer of flying chariots, divine weapons & creatorof missiles & Vajra the weapon of Indera. Apart fromManu- Smriti there are Yagnavlka, Narada, Parashara & Devala Smrities too. In Satyug Lord Vishnu had incarnations asMatasya-FISH, Kachap-TORTOISE, Vahra-BOAR, Narsingh-Half man- Half lion &Vaman-Dwarf. King Sibi was put to test by god Indraand god Agni in disguise of hawk and dove. Jyotirlings of Shiva with theirrespective states - Kedarnath- Uttaranchal, Baijnath- Bihar, Vishwanatha- UttarPradesh and Nageshwar- Gujarat. The vehicles of MAA LAKSHMI-the goddess ofwealth, KARTIKE-the god of war and KAMDEV- the god of love are owl, peacock andparrot respectively. " Shiva" is a symbol of kindness, friendlyness, graciousness or auspiciousness. Vishnu had5th Vamana Avatar as son of Aditi, one of 13th wife of Kashyapa, the son ofMarichi Maanas-putera of Brahma. The name ofthe family priest of Pandavas and Kauravas was Kripacharya. Any thing thatyou do not find in Mahabharta can not be found in any book of the world. A Mahayug isa sum total of Sat yug, Treta yug, Dwapar yug and Kal yug and the lifespan of aMahayug is 43, 20,000, multiple of 9. The operatorof the universe Lord Vishnu had nine Incarnations so for. The lifespan of Satyug is 17,28,000 years, of Treta Yug is12,96,000years,of Dwapar yugis of 9,96,000 years and that of Kalyug is 4,32,000years. The life span ofevery yug is a multiple of 9. The prime system of worship in Kali-yugis "Sat sang", in Dwapar it was "Pooja/ Archana", in Trethait was "Yagya" and in Satyug the prime system of worship was"Tapasya". Lord Vishnuhad his seventh incarnation as Maryadha Parshotam Rama in Treta- Yug and hadhis eighth incarnation as Karm yogiKrishna in Dwapar-Yug. "Kyadu"was the mother of "Prahlad Bhagat", the wife of "Hiranyakashyapu"wrongly known as "Hiranyakashyap" who was actually his elder brother. "Holika" was the sister ofHiranyakashyapuwho tried to set Prahlad on fire but was burnt herself. "Kumbh Mela" festival takes placeafter twelve years at the following four locations in India:-. Prayag, at theconfluence of three rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati, Haridwar, on the bankof river Ganga, Ujjain,on the bank of Ksipra river and Nasik, on the bank ofGodavari river. The short temperedRishi Durvasa was the son of Rishi Atri and Ansuiya and is known as one of theincarnations of Lord Shiva. "RajGopalacharya" was the first who translated Ramayana in English. Shubh ( luck) & Labh ( profit ) are known as the two sons of Lord Ganesha, the God offortune. Ridhi (grandeur) and Siddhi (accomplishment) are known as the two wivesof Lord Ganesha. Among 18Purans , Shrimad Bhagwat Puran is considered as the supreme. Only onetemple in Pushkar in Rajasthan is attributed to Brahma. Sri Lanka was constructed by Vishwakarma onthe instance of Lord Shiva for his consort Parvati. "Trishul- Pani" was the first incarnation of Lord Shiva. Kaydu, thewife of Hiranyakeshapu and Suniti, the wife of Uttanpad were the mothers ofPrahlad and Dhruv respectively. King Janaka & his minister Sumanta weremarried on same day, Hour & place Devahuti,Prasuti and Akuti were the grand daughters of Lord Brahma. Bhagirath who brought river Ganga to earthwas the son of Dileep & grandson of Anshuman. Barbreek,the son of Ghatotkach and the grandson of Bheema offered his head as"Gurudakshana" to Lord Krishna and now is worshipped as"Khatushyam". Posted by Subject: iNTERESTING INFORMATION ON THE CHARACTERS INHINDU MYTHOLOGIES From: Narayanamurty Aditham ([email protected]) To: [email protected]; Date: Sunday, 16 September 2012 10:49 AM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/500326092.2450699.1630985663653%40mail.yahoo.com.
