SRI RAMACHARITRA
MANJARI
(In this episode, sage
Vishwamitra continues to narrate his own story to Sri Rama. Further,
Vishwamitra explains about the origin of Ganga. Please read, comment and share.
SDN)
“Oh Ramadeva, I am the son of
Gadhi. My elder sister Satyavati had married Brahmarishi Rucheeka. She was
living with her husband in Himalaya Mountain. When her husband, who doing
penance there, demised, she sacrificed her life too in his pyre and went to
Satya Loka, along with her husband. Having born in the dynasty of Kusha, her
body was transformed into a river called Kaushiki, which originated from
Himalaya Mountains. Till then I was living here and because of my reverence for
my elder sister, I shifted to Himalayas and started residing on the banks of
Kaushiki. Now, with a view to attain the Siddhi through penance, I returned
from there and arrived at this Siddhashram. I have attained the Siddhi because
of your services.”
Next day, Vishwamitra, along with
Rama, Lakshmana and other disciples, started off from Siddhashram and by
afternoon arrived at the banks of Ganga, where sage Vishwamitra narrated the
origin of Sri Ganga. “Oh Ramadeva, Himavanta had a wife called Menadevi, who
was the daughter of Sumeru. From Menadevi, Himavanta had two daughters named
Ganga and Uma. Of them, Lord Rudra married Umadevi and spent 3,60,000 years
with her, roaming about and romancing with is wife in Kailas Mountain. Yet, his
semen did not eject. The deities became worried and scared about the prospects
of anyone taking birth from that semen of Rudra. All the deities came to Rudra
and said: “Please stop this romance as we will not be able to bear the spirit
of a son who might be born out of your semen. Please do penance with Umadevi.”
Impressed with the appeal of deities, Rudra and Umadevi blessed them and
assured them that they would not eject their semen. The semen that had moved
from its original place till then was spilled out into the ground, as per the
request of deities. High flames which started emanating from that semen began
engulfing the forests and hills all over the earth. Prompted by the deities
then, Fire God crashed into that semen, along with Lord Vayu. Due to the
association with Fire God, that semen transformed into a white hill called
Sharavana and it was sparkling like Sun and Fire.
Umadevi was enraged since the
deities had disturbed her romance with Lord Rudra. She was also angry with
Mother Earth for conceiving the semen, which was actually her (Umadevi) right. Umadevi
cursed the deities: “Since you have deprived me of the opportunity of becoming
a mother, none of you will ever beget a progeny.” Umadevi went on to curse the
Earth: “Since you have acted like a concubine by conceiving the semen I had to
conceive, you will be owned by several men. As you have snatched my happiness
of being a mother, you will never have the joy of having children.” Having
watched all these scenes, Lord Rudra retired to Kailas Parvat, along with
Umadevi, and did a fierce penance.
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