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| == वृत्रस्य पूर्वजन्म || Vrttra's Previous Birth == | | == वृत्रस्य पूर्वजन्म || Vrttra's Previous Birth == |
− | Chitraketu, ruled over Soorasena kingdom and was childless. Seeing his sorrow Angirasa maharshi informs Chitraketu and his wife Kritadyuti that a son would be born to them. | + | Chitraketu, ruled over Soorasena kingdom and was childless. Seeing his sorrow Angirasa maharshi informs Chitraketu and his wife Kritadyuti that a son would be born to them. |
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| + | However, the envy of Chitraketu's other wives led them to poison the child and kill him after he was born. Angirasa and Narada try to bring back the child back to life but the soul replies that he was the son to a large number of parents, in various births, and requested to be enlightened as to which of those parents he was to live with. |
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| + | Understanding the situation, Narada leaves after imparting spiritual wisdom to Chitraketu and his wife. Both of them then immerse themselves in the spiritual path and attain the form of Gandharvas. Once in the land of Vidyadharas, Chitraketu was travelling in the aerial space in the vehicle given by SriMahavishnu. When flying over the Mountain Kailasa, the abode of Shiva and Parvati, Chitraketu laughs at the sight of Parvati being seated in the lap of Shiva. He accuses Shiva, being enlightened is embracing his consort, Parvati, when present in the view of Siddhas and saintly people as an ordinary human being. This anecdote is given in Bhagavata Purana in 6th Skanda as follows |
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| + | जटाधीस्तीव्रतपा ब्रह्मवादिसभापतिः अङ्कीकृत्य स्रियं चास्ते गतह्रीः प्राकृते यथा || (Bhag. Pura. Skan. 6. Chap 17. Slok 7) |
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− | However, the envy of Chitraketu's other wives led them to poison the child and kill him after he was born. Angirasa and Narada try to bring back the child back to life but the soul replies that he was the son to a large number of parents, in various births, and requested to be enlightened as to which of those parents he was to live with.
| + | प्रायशः प्राकृताश्चापि स्रियं रहसि बिभ्रति । अयं महाव्रतधरो बिभ्रर्ति सदसि स्रियम् || (Bhag. Pura. Skan. 6. Chap 17. Slok 8) |
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| + | Enraged by his laughter, Parvati curses Chitraketu to be born as an asura. |
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| + | नायमर्हति वैकुण्ठ पादमूलोपसर्पणम् सम्भावितमतिः स्तब्धः साधुभिः पर्युपासितम् (Bhag. Pura. Skan. 6. Chap 17. Slok 15) |
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| + | अतः पापीयसीं योनिमासुरीं याहि दु्र्मते यथेह भूयो न कर्ता पुत्र किल्बिषम् |
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− | Understanding the situation, Narada leaves after imparting spiritual wisdom to Chitraketu and his wife. Both of them then immerse themselves in the spiritual path and attain the form of Gandharvas.
| + | जज्ञे त्वष्टुर्दक्षिणाद्नौ दानवीं योनिमाश्रितः वृत्र इत्यभिविख्यातो ज्ञानविज्ञानसंयुतः (Bhag. Pura. Skan. 6. Chap 17. Slok 38) |
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− | Once when flying over the Mountain Kailasa, the abode of Shiva and Parvati, Chitraketu laughs at the sight of Parvati being seated in the lap of Shiva. Enraged by his laughter, Parvati curses Chitraketu to be born as an asura. This Chitraketu, was born as a Vrttrasura.
| + | This Chitraketu, was born as a Vrttrasura. |
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| == सप्तसिन्ध॑वः || Saptasindhus (The Seven Rivers) == | | == सप्तसिन्ध॑वः || Saptasindhus (The Seven Rivers) == |
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| # Narayanacharya, K. S. (2011). ''Veda Samskrita Parichaya''. Hubli:Sahitya Prakashana. | | # Narayanacharya, K. S. (2011). ''Veda Samskrita Parichaya''. Hubli:Sahitya Prakashana. |
| # For Krishna Yajurveda Samhita (Taittiriya Samhita): <nowiki>http://parankusa.org/KrYajurBrowse.aspx</nowiki> and <nowiki>http://sanskritlibrary.org/download/krishna_yajur_ved.html</nowiki> | | # For Krishna Yajurveda Samhita (Taittiriya Samhita): <nowiki>http://parankusa.org/KrYajurBrowse.aspx</nowiki> and <nowiki>http://sanskritlibrary.org/download/krishna_yajur_ved.html</nowiki> |
− | # | + | #Bhagavata Purana. Gita Press |