(In this edition, the story of King
Vishala concludes. It is interesting to know that King Vishala belonged to the same
Ikshwaku dynasty in which Sri Rama had taken birth. Please read, comment and
share. SDN)
Vishwamitra continues his
narration to Sri Rama: “Diti saw with grave concern the horrendous condition
her children had reached. She decided to get a son, who could kill Lord Indra
as he had got her children killed through you (Lord Vishnu). She obtained the
permission of her husband Kashyapa and started worshipping you. Indra came to
know about the intentions of Diti and was waiting for Diti to become callous
and insane. When Diti inadvertently committed a mistake and became insane,
Indra entered her womb and cut the baby there into forty-nine pieces. But they
did not die. They started crying and Indra told them “Maa rodee”, which meant “do
not cry”. Therefore, they came to be known as Maruts and all of them became the
servants of Indra. The moral of this story is that your devotees will always be
glorious and your foes will ever be unsuccessful in their life.
There was a noble Apsara called
Vishala among the several Apsara women who emerged during the Great Churning. King
of this empire, Vishala, was born to Ikshwaku, who is the originator of your
dynasty,” said Vishwamitra, concluding the story of Vishala, who also belonged
to the same dynasty as Rama.
Vishwamitra was telling similar stories to Rama,
Lakshmana and his disciples till arriving at the sub-forest areas that were
part of the kingdom of Mithila. It is quite clear from this explanation or
substantiation provided by Sri Lakshminarayanachar that Vishwamitra narrated
all these stories during his journey from Siddhashram to the country of Videha,
where he wanted Rama and Lakshmana to be taken to. 
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