Pranam refer to saptapadi and sapta rishis I wrote recently. KR IRS 81221 On Wed, 8 Dec 2021 at 13:26, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote:
> BIRTH OF ARUNDHATHI > > Dear friends, > > I was going through the forwarded message today from respected Sri TNC > Rangarajan about the viewing of a comet on Dec 12th 2021 early morning. > > On reading it, my thinking went to distant stars Vasistha and Arundhathi > which are shown by Sasthrikals to the couple after marriage as an example > of harmony of life they must maintain like Vasistha and Arundhati. While > surfing the net I could get a legend about the *Birth of Arundhathi > wife of sage Vasistha*. I thought of sharing the same with you. The > matter has been suitably edited > > Sincerely, > > Gopala krishnan 8-12-2021. > > 1. Birth of Sandhya and Kamadeva > > Lord Brahma narrated the following tale to sage Narada- > > "A girl by the name of Sandhya manifested from my being. Her heavenly > beauty amazed me. She influenced me to such an extent that I forgot that > Sandhya was my daughter and got infatuated by her." > > "When I became infatuated by the divine beauty of Sandhya, my infatuation > resulted into the manifestation of another Manasa-putra. I first named him > Kamadeva. His beauty and qualities were incomparable. > > 2. Kamadeva salute Brahma > > Kamadeva made salutations to me and asked as to what was his name and > purpose of being. I gave him again the name 'Pushpavan' and instructed him > to help in the process of procreation. I also blessed him that *nobody > would remain unaffected by his influence including myself and Lord Vishnu." > * > > After being named by Lord Brahma as 'Pushpavan', Kamadeva was also given > various names as Manmath, Kama, and Madan etc. by sages like Mareechi, etc. > They also said to him that he would be married to 'Rati' the daughter of > Daksha. > > 3. Kamadeva test Brahma’s boon > > Kamadeva himself was infatuated with the beauty of Sandhya. To test the > authenticity of Brahma's boon, Kamadeva took out his five arrows and wanted > to examine their power. The names of their arrows were Harshan, Rochan, > Mohan, Shoshan and Maran. > > These arrows had effect on all the people present there including Lord > Brahma and Sandhya. Getting affected by those arrows, forty-nine types of > thoughts emerged in Brahma's mind. Similarly, flaws were clearly visible in > Sandhya's behaviour. > > Kamadeva became convinced of his powers and capabilities. *But Dharma - > the manasa putra of Brahma was saddened by this event. He prayed to lord > Shiva. * > > When Lord Shiva saw the condition of Brahma, he became amused and made fun > of him and his Manasa-putras. Everybody was ashamed. > > 4. Birth of Pitraganas and Rati > > Due to his shame, Brahma got perspired profusely. From his perspiration > were created the Pitraganas. > > > > *Similarly from the perspiration of Daksha Prajapati was created the most > beautiful woman-Rati.* > > 5. Brahma curse Kamadeva and modify the curse > > Brahma was very angry with Kamadeva because of whom he was ridiculed by > Shiva. He cursed him and said- "You would be charred to death by the arrow > of Shiva." > > Kamadeva became very scared and said that he was only testing the > authenticity of his boon and he had no other evil intention. He also > requested Brahma, not to curse him. > > Feeling Pity on him, Brahma consoled him that, although he would > definitely get killed by the arrow of Shiva's sight, yet he would regain > his physical body as soon as Shiva get married. > > > > 6. Kama deva marry Rati > > Daksha requested Kamadeva to get married to his daughter Rati. Kamadeva > was very pleased at this proposal. Both Kamadeva and Rati got married. > > 7. Sandhya does penance > > Sandhya was very ashamed of herself. For the atonement of her sin she > decided to do penance. She went to Chandrabhaga Mountain and commenced her > tremendous penance. > > 8. Vasistha appear as Brahmin before Sandhya > > Lord Brahma then instructed his son Vasistha to go to her in disguise and > help in getting her initiated. He went to Chandrabhaga Mountain in the > guise of a Brahmin and gave the mantra - OM NAMAH SHANKARAYA OM to her and > also told her the methods of doing worship, and then he returned back. > > 9. Sandhya receives boon from Shiva > > After Vasistha who was disguised as Brahmin went away Sandhya did penance > as per his instructions. After the passing of one Chaturyuga, she had a > darshan of lord Shiva. > > Shiva being pleased by her devotion asked her to demand anything. Sandhya > said- > > "Nobody should have lust towards the member of his own clan. There should > be no virtuous and chaste woman greater than me in this whole world. > Anybody other than my husband who looks at me with evil intentions must > become an impotent man." > > > > Lord Shiva blessed her by saying- 'EVAMASTU!' > > 10 Sandhya go to Yajya of Medathithi > > Lord Shiva then categorised the life span of a man into four parts - > Childhood, adolescence, youth and old age. > > He then told her that it was written in her destiny to die by burning. > He also advised her to go and surrender her body in the sacrificial fire of > the yagya, performed by Medhatithi. "Before jumping into the sacrificial > fire, just remember anybody, whom you want as your husband, and your wish > would be fulfilled in your next birth, you would take birth as a daughter > of Daksha Prajapati. > > Your father-Daksha Prajapati would marry his 27 twenty daughter to Moon, > but the moon would have affection only towards Rohini and rest of his wives > would be neglected by him. For this reason he would be cursed by Daksha. > All the deities would take your refuge." > > After blessing Sandhya in the way lord Shiva went back to Kailash > Mountain. > > When lord Shiva went away Sandhya got up and went to the place where > Medhatithi was performing his yagya. > > 11. Sandhya resolve to have the Brahmin as husband > > She made a mental resolution to have that Brahmin who came must be her > husband, who in reality was Vasistha and then entered into the sacrificial > fire. > > 12 Sun God divide Sandhya to three parts > > The fire of the yagya burnt her body and carried it to the solar > system, where *it was divided by the sun god into three parts and > established in his chariot. * > > The names of these three parts were *Pratah-Sandhya, Madhyanha-Sandhya > and Sayam Sandhya*. Sandhya Vital force was absorbed by lord Shiva. > > > > 13 Arudhathi emerge from sacrificial fire > > > > When the yagya ended, the sages were surprised to see the presence of a > girl, who was radiating like gold in the sacrificial fire. They took out > that girl child from that yagya-kunda. The sages then brought up that > girl with love and affection. *She was named Arundhati. * > > 14 Arundhathi get married with Vasistha > > When she attained the age of five, Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara arrived > and married her with Vasistha. Arundhathi enjoyed a happy life and became > famous for her chastity. (I recollect now a reading from internet before > years- *Arundhathi was very young comparing to sage Vasistha)* > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" 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/iyer123/338075332.490079.1638950169349%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/338075332.490079.1638950169349%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAL5XZoo%2BvWDET0JjYB98pXktxCZ43%2B03Px9T4-8OWQqUFrLKYA%40mail.gmail.com.
