STORY OF JADABHARATA - PART II

Because of his own folly of forgetting his prime duties of paying obeisance and performing oblations and showing unnatural obsession over a deer, Jadabharata was born as a deer in his next birth on Earth. Due to the hard, sincere and arduous penance he had done during his previous birth, Jadabharata reborn as deer could remember what transpired . He realised that he had committed a sin and the Jadabharata-deer died with deep repentance and regret. In the next life, he was born as the son of a Brahmin called Angirasa. But, he had no interest in worldly life and was roaming about like a lunatic. One day, King Vrushala was searching for offering a sacrifice to Goddess Kalika in the form of a human being. He ordered his servants to find a well-built, strong and healthy man and bring him. The servants brought a person, but he managed to escape. While searching for another prey, the king's servants saw Angirasa's son roaming about and brought him to the King. As there was no alternative to them, they took Angirasa's son to the Kali temple. At that moment, Goddess Kali manifested in person and killed King Vrushala and his servants. Angirasa's son again started roaming about in forests like a mad person. (Contd....) 

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STORY OF JADABHARATA - PART ONE

Born in the dynasty of Priyavrata as the son of a Rajarshi called Rushabhadeva from Jayanti, Jadabharata was a great king. Kushavarta, Ilavarta, Aryavarta, Malayaketu and Bhadrasena were his five brohers. Jadabharata married Panchajani and begot children from her named as Sumati, Sudarshana, Rashtrabhuja, Dhoomraketu and Adarsha. He ruled over the kingdom for a few years after his father Rushabhadeva and very soon developed aversion and dejection over worldly pleasures. He distributed his empire called Ajnabha or Bharata Varsha among his children, went to the forests and undertook serious penance. One day, when he was having bath in a river, a deer came to the river to quench its thirst. Hearing the sound of thunder, it got frightened. As it was carrying, the deer aborted and died. Jadabharata took pity on the deer cub, took it to his hermitage and started bringing it up. Gradually, he became so compassionate and affectionate towards the up and growing deer that he started neglecting his obeisance and oblations for the sake of making the deer happy. Within a few years, he breathed his last but with the memory of deer. As such, he was born as a deer in his next birth, albeit with fully memory of his previous life. (Contd…)

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MERITS OF EXCUSING

Wish to share this good Shloka No. 8 in Chapter 33 of Balakanda in Sri Valmeeki Ramayana:

Kshama danam, kShama satyam, kShama yajnashcha putrikAha|

KShama yashaha, kShama Dharmaha kShamayA viShThitam jagat||

This is a verse used by Kushanabha to his one hundred daughters, who had been de-shaped by Vayu.

Kshama or to pardon someone is like giving donation; it is truthfulness; it is equal to performing a Homa or Yajna; it is glory, culture; what is more, this entire universe stands on the quality of excusing.

It is a great statement and worth emulating. Isn't it?

IS BALI THE CLEVEREST OF DEMONS?

Yes. His great grandfather Hiranyakashipu had those genes of a genius when he outwitted Lord Brahma by not seeking eternity directly and by putting forth such conditions for his killer that no being or form of the present or the past could kill him except Lord Narasihma. Bali overtook Hiranyakashipu by not indulging in any sort of penance but by simply amassing wealth in whatever manner he could and spending it on performing the Yajna. He became highly successful in this endeavor as Lord Vishnu appeared in front of him with a strange demand for three-feet land and stamped him down to Patala Loka, albeit after conceding another intelligent wish or Bali. As a result of this FINAL WISH of Bali, Lord Vishnu not only made Bali the king of Patala Loka but also permitted him to take a look at his CITIZENS on Earth on every Karteeka Masa Padya day to ascertain that his citizens were happy and comfortable. It is another form of eternity, isn't it? Further, by virtue of having completed the Yajna one hundred times, Bali is now one Brahma Kalpa away from occupying the seat of Indra. If the first quarter of Kali Yuga we are all in is so horrible for Dharma to survive, then imagine what will be the fate of people during that Kalpa when Bali will become Indra. After all traits at birth never die. Can be forsake his original demon-traits when he becomes Indra?

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WHO WAS NARAKASURA ?

During the incarnation of Lord Vishnu as Sri Varaha, a drop of his sweat fell on the ground. Narakasura was born from Mother Earth with the drop of blood of Lord Vishnu that had fallen on ground. According to Sabha Parva in Mahabharata, Narakasura was also known as Bhaumasura. Goddess Earth then requested Lord Vishnu to give her son the Vaishnavastra. Narakasura, who was the ruler of Pragjyotisha City, gradually imbibed all the negative qualities and grew into a tormentor of the people. He stole the Shwetachchatra of Lord Indra, the Karnakundalas of Indra's mother Aditi and the top most tower of Mount Meru. Unable to tolerate the evil deeds of Narakasura, Lord Indra requested Lord Krishna to help. Lord Krishna went to Pragjyotisha City and blew his Panchajanya. Hearing the sound of the conch, Murasura, who was sleeping in water launched a war with Lord Krishna, along with his seven sons and his commander Peethasura. After they were all killed by Lord Krishna, Narakasura also confronts Lord Krishna and gets killed. Later, Goddess Earth took the Shwetachchatra of Indra, the Ear Wares of Aditi and Mount Maniparvat, along with Narakasura's son Bhagadatta and made him prostrate before Lord Krishna.She also surrendered all the three things to Lord Krishna. She appealed to Lord Krishna to protect Bhagadatta.
This is the background of Narakasura, who was also an ardent devotee of the Lord. That is why, the Ashwayuja Krishna Chaturdashi is celebrated as Naraka Chaturdashi. VERY HAPPY DEEPAVALI TO ALL. SHARE THIS STORY IF YOU LIKE.

Origin of Jarasandha

A rugged demon called Viprachitti, who was born to Kashyapa from a wife named Danu, was killed by Mukhyaprana during the Devasura war. This Viprachitta was born again during Dwaparayuga as Jarasandha, son of Bruhadratha, the king of Magadha. The twin daughters of the then king of Kashi, who was the son of Uparicharavasu, were the wives of Bruhadratha. As Bruhadratha did not have children, he appealed to Chanda Kaushika Muni to bless him with a son. The Muni gave him a fruit, which Bruhadratha cut into two pieces and gave one piece each to his two wives. Both of them consumed the fruit and got pregnant. However, they delivered half portion each of a baby boy. Each part was vertically half of human body. Frightened by that unshaped, ugly and horrible semi body, the two wives of Bruhadratha got the body thrown away into garbage. Grama Devata and a female demon called Jara tried to consume the two parts. When tried to bring them together, they joined together and there emerged a baby boy. Immediately, that female demon handed over the child to Bruhadratha. Since the body had been joined, although by accident, by female demon called Jara, the boy was named as Jarasandha, where Jara is the name of the female demon and Sandha is 'joined'. That is how Jarasandha was born.

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WHY DID SHALYA DESERT KARNA?

The war between Karna and Arjuna had assumed importance since great warriors Bheeshma and Drona had come and gone. Moreover, Karna had promised his mother Kunti that he would only try to kill Arjuna and none else among Pandavas. Karna had also given away his Kundala to Indra despite being cautioned by his father Surya (Sun). Karna had the curse of Parashurama to make him forget the hymns at the most critical point of the war. Even this curse was the courtesy of Indra's son. After all this, Karna had promised his mother that he will reuse any Astra during the war. Shalya was highly self-centered, proud and not in support of Duryodhana. Actually, Shalya wanted to join Pandavas, when Duryodhana stealthily appeases and felicitates him on the way to Pandava camp. Shalya was an established Maharathi and Karna had not been established or identified as Maharathi. 

At a critical moment, the Sarpastra was set by Karna and he had aimed at the neck of Arjuna. Shalya knew the trick that Lord Krishna might definitely play. He advised Karna to aim at the chest so that any sinking that Lord Krishna might effect would ultimately slit the neck of Arjuna. Karna said: "I will not change the target once set." The arrow missed Arjuna's neck and removed the crown as Lord Krishna pressed the ground along with the chariot. Now, the arrow, which had a vengeance against Arjuna, returned to Karna and begged him to reuse it. Karna was unprepared. Shalya too forces Karna to reuse the arrow. When Karna refuses, Shalya, who was short-tempered, deserts Karna. That was the inescapable destiny.