Pranam The version from mainly Brahmanda puranam and others is as far as Jamdagni. JAMADAGNI
जमदग्निर्महातेजास्तपसा ज्वलनप्रभ । लोकेषु धर्मसिध्यर्थं निवर्तयतु मे ह्यघम् ॥ O Jamadagni! The resplendent one. You gleam verily like fire because of your austerities. To uphold the righteousness in all the worlds, do quell my sins. O Jamadagni! You alone can uphold righteousness in the world by your effulgent third eye that you had attained by your strict penance! jaman prajvalitaḥ agniḥ iva . Jamadagni = CONSUMES FIRE. ससर्परीः । अभरत् । तूयम् । एभ्यः । अधि । श्रवः । पाञ्चजन्यासु । कृष्टिषु । सा । पक्ष्या । नव्यम् । आयुः । दधाना । याम् । मे । पलस्तिजमदग्नयः । ददुः ॥ sasarparīḥ | abharat | tūyam | ebhyaḥ | adhi | śravaḥ | pāñca-janyāsu | kṛṣṭiṣu | sā | pakṣyā | navyam | āyuḥ | dadhānā | yām | me | palasti-jamadagnayaḥ | daduḥ “May she, gliding everywhere, quickly bring us food (suited) to the five races of men; may she, the daughter of the sun whom the grey-haired jamadagnis <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/jamadagni#hinduism> gave to me, (be) the bestower of new life.” *Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya *Five races of men: pañcajanyāsu kṛṣṭiṣu: five distinctions are restricted to human beings; hence, the reference may be to four castes and barbarians; daughter of the sun: pakṣyā, the daughter of Pakṣa <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/paksha#hinduism> (calendar astro term): pakṣa nirvāhakasya, the distributor of the parts (of the year), i.e. sūryasya, of the sun; bestower of of new life: navyam āyur dadhāna, having new life or food: mama kurvaṇā bhavatu. (R V 3 53 16) palastijamadagnayo < palasti [noun] “gray.”; palastijamadagnayo < jamadagnayaḥ < jamadagni [noun], nominative, plural, masculine “Jamadagni.” *उ**॒**त* *नो**॒* *गोम**॑**ती**॒**रिषो**॒* *विश्वा**॑* *अर्ष* *परि**॒* *ष्टुभ**॑**: **।* *गृ**॒**णा**॒**नो* *ज**॒**मद**॑**ग्निना* *॥* *उत* *नो* *गोमतीरिषो* *विश्वा* *अर्ष* *परिष्टुभः* *।* *गृणानो* *जमदग्निना* *॥**(RV 9 62 24* * uta no gomatīr iṣo viśvā arṣa pariṣṭubhaḥ | gṛṇāno jamadagninā ||“* *In both Jamadagni is not proper noun of a name but the causative name of action. CONSUMPTION OF FIRE AND ITS EFFECTS. * 1 There is an interesting story about the birth of Jamadagni. Gādhi <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/gadhi#purana> was the son of king Kuśāṃba. A daughter named Satyavatī <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/satyavati#purana> was born to Gādhi. The hermit Rcīka giving a dowry of one thousand horses, each with one black ear, married Satyavatī. Once Satyavatī told her husband that herself and her mother wanted to get a child each. After the sacrifice of oblations to Agni <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/agni#purana> (fire), Ṛcīka took two parts filled with boiled rice and gave them to Satyavatī, with mantras <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mantra#purana> (spells). The radiance of Brahmā was invoked into one pot and the radiance of Kṣātra <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kshatra#purana> was invoked into the other. The hermit had asked Satyavatī to eat the rice into which the radiance of Brahmā had been invoked and to give the other pot to her mother. But the daughter and mother changed the pots secretly and Satyavatī ate the rice in the pot into which Kṣātra radiance was invoked and gave the pot of rice filled with Brāhma <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/brahma#purana>-radiance to her mother. Both the women conceived. As the child grew in the womb the radiance of Brahmā shone on the face of the mother and Kṣātra lustre was seen on the face of Satyavatī, Rcīka asked Satyavatī for the reason. She admitted the secret interchange of the pot. Satyavatī and her mother both delivered at the same time. Satyavatī got the son Jamadagni, who was the embodiment of Kṣātra tejas <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/tejas#purana> and the child with Brāhma tejas born to the mother was Viśvāmitra <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vishvamitra#purana>. Therefore, in some Purāṇas <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/purana#purana> Viśvāmitra is described as the uncle of Jamadagni whereas in some others they are said to be brothers. (Brahmāṇḍa <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/brahmanda#purana> Purāṇa <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/purana#purana>, Chapter 57). When Jamadagni grew up he made a tour and visited the holy places one by one and reached the palace of King Prasenajit <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/prasenajit#purana> of the family of Ikṣvāku <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/ikshvaku#purana>. He saw Reṇukā <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/renuka#purana> the beautiful daughter of King Prasenajit and fell in love with her. He requested Prasenajit for the hand of Reṇukā. The King, without raising any objection gave his daughter Reṇukā in marriage to Jamadagni. The couple came to the bank of the river Narmadā <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/narmada#purana> and erecting a hermitage began 'tapas <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/tapas#hinduism>' (penance). Four sons, Ṛumaṇvān, Suhotra <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/suhotra#purana>, Vasu <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vasu#purana> and Viśvāvasu <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vishvavasu#purana> were born to Jamadagni by Reṇukā. (Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, Chapter 58). Because of the wickedness of the Kṣatriya <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kshatriya#purana> Kings, the goddess Earth became miserable. She made a representation to Brahmā who took her to the sea of Milk and told Mahāviṣṇu <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mahavishnu#hinduism> everything. Mahāviṣṇu promised to take an incarnation as the son of Jamadagni and destroy all the wicked Kings. Accordingly Reṇukā gave birth to Paraśurāma, who was an incarnation of Mahāviṣṇu. (Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, Chapter 59). Once Kārtavīryārjuna, with his minister Candragupta <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/candragupta#purana> and some attendants had been hunting in the forests on the banks of the river Narmadā. It was noon. The hunters grew tired of hunger and thirst. They came to the hermitage of Jamadagni. The hermit called his divine cow Suśīlā <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/sushila#purana> and ordered her to give food to the King and his party. Within a few seconds meals were got ready for thousands of people. The King and his attendants had a feast. On their return journey the wonderful cow Suśīlā was the subject of their talk. The King wanted to get the cow which possessed divine power. So he sent his minister Candragupta to the hermitage of Jamadagni with instructions to get the cow Suśīlā in exchange for a crore of cows or even half of the kingdom. But the hermit was not prepared to give the cow. The minister and his men caught the cow by force and went away. The hermit, filled with grief, followed the party a long way through the forest, and requested Candragupta to return the cow. Candragupta got angry and struck him to death, and took the cow to the palace, in the capital city of Māhiṣmatī <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mahishmati#purana>. After waiting for a long time, Reṇukā started in search of her husband. She saw Jamadagni lying almost dead, in a pool of blood. She fell down and beating her breast cried aloud. Paraśurāma with Akṛtavraṇa <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/akritavrana#purana> and other disciples came there. When she saw her son Paraśurāma, she beat her breast twentyone times* and cried. Paraśurāma, took an oath that since his mother beat her breast twentyone times and cried, he would travel around twentyone times and put an end to the Kṣatriya Kings. After that they took the dead body of Jamadagni and placed it on fire, and began to sing the song of Viṣṇu. Then the hermit Śukra <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/shukra#purana> came by that way and with the help of Mṛtasañjīvanī <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mritasanjivani#hinduism> brought Jamadagni to life again. The lost cow Suśīlā also returned without her calf. (Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, Chapter 69; Mahābhārata <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mahabharata#purana> Śānti <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/shanti#purana> Parva <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/parva#hinduism>, Chapter 49). Paraśurāma and Akṛtavraṇa went to the city of Māhiṣmatī with the intention of bringing the calf of Suśīlā back. They stood at the gate of the city and challenged Kārtavīryārjuna for a fight. Kārtavīryārjuna came out with his army. In the battle which ensued, Kārtavīrya <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kartavirya#hinduism> and his sons and most of his warriors fell dead. Paraśurāma and Akṛtavraṇa returned with the calf. Jamadagni asked Paraśurāma to go to Mahendragiri <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mahendragiri#history> and do penance in order to mitigate the sin of killing a large number of people. When Paraśurāma had gone for penance, Śūrasena <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/shurasena#purana> a son of Kārtavīryārjuna came with his men to the hermitage, cut off the head of Jamadagni and took it away. Paraśurāma and the disciples of Jamadagni placed the dead body of Jamadagni on the pyre and burnt it. Reṇukā jumped into that fire and died. After this Paraśurāma began his twentyone tours for the extermination of the Kṣatriya Kings. (Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, Chapter 86). VARIATION IN HISTORY (1) Udayana <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/udayana#purana> grew up in the hermitage of Jamadagni. (See under Udayana). (2) Jamadagni was one of the hundred sons of Ṛcīka. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 66, Stanza 45). (3) Jamadagni was one of the hermits, who visited Śrī Rāma <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/rama#purana> on his return from forest life. The hermits who came to Ayodhyā <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/ayodhya#purana> from the North were, Kaśyapa <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kashyapa#purana>, Bharadvāja <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/bharadvaja#purana>, the Sanakas <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/sanaka#purana>, Śarabhaṅga, Durvāsas <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/durvasas#hinduism>, Mataṅga <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/matanga#purana>, Vibhāṇḍaka, Tumburu <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/tumburu#purana> and the Saptarṣis <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/saptarshi#purana> (the seven hermits). Uttara <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/uttara#purana> Rāmāyaṇa). (4) Jamadagni was present at the Janmotsava (birth celebration) of Arjuna <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/arjuna#purana>. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 122, Stanza 51). (5) This hermit is a luminary in the assembly of Brahmā. (Mahābhārata Sabhā <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/sabha#purana> Parva, Chapter 11, Stanza 22). (6) During the time of the battle of Mahābhārata, Jamadagni entered Kurukṣetra <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kurukshetra#purana> and advised Droṇa <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/drona#purana> to stop the battle. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 190, Stanza 35). (7) Jamadagni once delivered a speech on the bad sides of accepting rewards, to the King Vṛṣādarbhi. (Mahābhārata Anuśāsana <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/anusasana#hinduism> Parva, Chapter 93, Stanza 44). (8) Jamadagni vowed that he was innocent in the affair of the stealing of Agastya <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/agastya#purana>’s lotus. (Mahābhārata Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 94, Stanza 25). 9) Other names of Jamadagni: Ārcīka, Bhārgava <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/bhargava#purana>, Bhārgavanandana, Bhṛguśārdūla, Bhṛguśreṣṭha, Bhṛgūttama Ṛcīkaputra are the names used by Vyāsa <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vyasa#purana> to denote Jamadagni, in Bhārata <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/bharata#purana>. 4 While on a walk with his wife Renuka on the banks of Narmada, Jamadagni had an overpowering desire to make love his wife. Since the place was inhibited he was not reluctant to act out his feelings. Surya Deva, who witnessed this, came disguised as a Brahmana and advised the sage that what he was doing was not Dharma, and he was not being a good example. But as interrupting the natural activities like eating, making love etc, are also considered Adharma, the sage was also equally infuriated and as much as being embarrassed too. Renuka was all the more embarrassed and very shy as she was naked; thus the mood was spoilt. He cursed Surya to be afflicted by Rahu and will be considered malefic and Suryadeva in turn cursed the sage to meet humiliation and death at the hands of a king. Lord Brahma came and intervened and pacified both of them such that the splendor of Surya was unaffected. ( This is allegory surya and its AGNI being consumed wrt the eclipse. KR IRS 29322 On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 12:10, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > Sage Jamadagni By Pt Vvidhushekhor Pandey & Aaadietya Pandey- PART 1- > FORWARD > > Sai Ram. Let us take up the story of Sage Jamadagni this month. Readers of > this series of Stories of Sages will remember this sage from the first > two, Sage Chyavana and Sage Bhrigu. For the sake of completion, we will > present > the relevant portion here. > > *1.The lineage of Bhrigu:* > > The lineage of sage Bhrigu is indeed illustrious: Chyavana, Jamadagni, > Parasurama > etc. > > The sage Bhrigu got Chyavana through Puloma and Chyavana begot a son > Rucheeka, > who married Satyavathi, daughter of Gadhi, son of King Kusika. We have an > interesting story about this marriage. When sage Rucheeka approached King > Gadhi for the hand of Satyavathi, the king put a condition to the sage, > that he would give his daughter in marriage if the sage gives him a > thousand horses white in body color but with dark ears. The concept of > Kanya Sulkam (a tax for giving one’s daughter) probably started that time! > It may be that the king wanted to test the powers of the sage and wanted to > see whether the sage can take care of his daughter after the marriage. In > any case, sage Rucheeka accepted the challenge and prayed to Varuna, > who obliged the sage readily. Thus the condition was met and the marriage > took place. > > It may be noted that the concepts of Kanya Dan and Kanya Sulka got > degraded in the later ages due to the Yuga Dharma. The original concepts > were with a lot of insight. > > *2 Birth of Jamadagni:* > > Sage Rucheeka took his wife Satyavathi and went to his ashram. When > Satyavathi > wanted children, sage Rucheeka told her that he would create a divine > rice pudding, which would give her a child. Satyavathi requested her > husband to help her mother too (Gadhi did not have a son and the life and > marriage is considered incomplete without a male child). So, Rucheeka > meditated on Para Brahma (The Ultimate Principle) and created two vessels > with divine rice preparation. *He showed her the two vessels and told her > that one of them is brahmyam (full of the brahminic energies, Satva guna) > and the second Kshatram (full of the fighting warrior clan’s energies, rajo > guna).* He tells her that after bath, she and her mother should hug a fig > tree and an Aswattha tree respectively and then they should consume the > respective rice puddings. > > However, due to destiny, the two vessels got interchanged and Satyavathi > ate the pudding bearing kshatriya energies and her mother the brahminic one. > There is another variant to the story that the mother of Satyavathi > interchanged > the vessels deliberately because she felt that Sage Rucheeka would give > the ‘better’ child to his own wife. > > Thus jealousy played the part of destiny! Rucheeka saw with his divine > vision about the mix up and told his wife that she was bearing a cruel > kshatriya foetus in her womb and not a brahminic one. Satyavathi was > saddened and prayed to her husband to prevent the calamity through his > yogic powers. He agreed and with his yogic powers transferred the change > to his grandson (to the next generation). > > Sai Ram. On one hand, we are told that destiny is inviolable and on the other > hand, we are given such instances where the destiny is changed. We come > across a wonderful story in Sri Guru Charitra of a Brahmin boy being > restored to life after dying from tuberculosis. When questioned about it, > Sri Guru shows the questioner the wonderful incident where a part of the > life span in the next birth is transferred to the present birth. The story > of Markandeya is another example. How to reconcile these two points of > view? > > It may be that destiny is indeed inviolable but since destiny is the > Will of God and no individual knows the same fully, one should do one’s > duty and leave the result to God. The sages get some divine perceptions and > do what is needed as per that. Sai Baba also showed many such miracles > where He could modify the destiny of several devotees including Bhimaji > Patil. Sai Ram. Let us now revert back to the story. > > Thus a brahminic sage Jamadagni was born to Rucheeka and the kshatriya > energies > took shape when Jamadagni got a son Rama in due course of time (Who > becomes famous as Bhargava Rama and as Parashu Rama since He was carrying > a divine Axe as His weapon). > > Satyavathi’s mother gave birth to a wonderful child who was full of > brahma teja (satvik qualities). Thus, though born as a king, Kusika’s > grandson, variously known as Gadheya, Kausika and Viswamitra became world > famous for his qualities as a Brahmarshi. We will learn more about him when > we take up his story in detail. > > *3 The curse of Sun God:* > > Jamadagni married Renuka and was leading a happy married life. He was as > well read as his illustrious father and forefathers in all Vedas and > Shastras and he acquired enormous powers because of his penance. Once he went > to the bank of river Narmada along with his wife Renuka and as fate would > have it, felt the desire to have sexual relationship with her in the day > time. Since the area was uninhabited, the sage felt that there is no problem > for his privacy. > > *When the couple was thus sporting, the Sun God (who is also called > as Karma Sakshi, the witness to all our actions) came in human form as a > Brahmin and told the sage that what he was doing is not dharma (and > especially a learned sage like him* should set an example to others). > > Renuka felt shy at the sight of a brahmin as she was naked and thus the > whole mood was spoilt. (A similar story is there about Siva and Parvathi > and in that case, resulted in a curse that whoever enters that area will > become a woman!) The sage was angry at the interruption (that act is also > not dharma, *one should not interrupt a person in sleep, in the act of > eating, sex, and other natural functions)* and cursed Sun God to be > afflicted by Rahu (the Surya Grahana has its origin in this curse). > > The Sun God in turn cursed the sage to meet humiliation and death at the > hands of a king. In those times, the sages were beyond death because of > their great tapas and were free from disease. They were honored and > respected by all others, esp. the kshatriyas. This curse planted the > seeds for the death of Jamadagni at the hands of Kartaviryarjuna and > then later again at the hands of that king’s sons. > > It also led to Parasu Rama slaughtering all the kshatriya kings on the > earth. We will learn more of that later. > > Sage Jamadagni gave a further curse to Sun God that He will be > considered as a Paapi (malefic) and Lord Brahma came and intervened and > pacified both of them. He modified the curses of sage Jamadagni so that the > splendor of Sun God is unaffected (except temporarily like when covered by > clouds and at a few other times). This story has a lot of esoteric > significance and also has significance from the angle of astrology. It is > explained nicely by Sadguru Sivanandamurthy in his excellent book, > Margadarsakulu Maharshulu (sages as seers and as guides). > > *I WILL CONTINUE IN THE NEXT POSTING* > > > > > > -- > 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/iyer123/492133307.645052.1648449627797%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/492133307.645052.1648449627797%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]. 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