Expansion of creation, Naradas induces Data’s sons towards detachment, progeny of the i sixty daughters of Daksa and their Progeny

Janamejaya said: “O sage Vaisam­payana, you please narrate exhaustively the story of the origin of the gods, Danavas, Gandharvas, serpents and the Raksasas.

Vaishampayana said: О king in earlier times, lord Brahma, the self born, commanded Daksa for the creation of the living beings. As a result of this the way Brahma created (jarayuja) creatures, you please listen to the same.

Initially, lord Daksa created Rishis, gods, gandharvas, asuras, raksasas, yaksas, bhutas (goblins), pisacas, animals, birds, serpents and the human beings, simply by mentally thinking about them.

But the intelligent Lord Mahadeva, reminded of the enmity of the earlier births, when thought that there should be no expansion of that creatures and as such the creatures so created by lord Brahma could not be developed or increased. Then Daksa Prajapati started thinking. He therefore after considerable thinking resolved to create the beings by sexual intercourse. According to the new idea, he brought after marriage to the glorious daughter of VIrana Prajapati, who was known by the name of Asiknl, who was capable of bearing in her womb the whole of the universe.

Thereafter Daksa Prajapati produced from Asiknl, the daughter of VIrana, five thousand sons.

However, when Narada found that all the five thousand sons of Daksa were anxious in creating further the human race, (finding, them to be capable of possessing the divine knowledge, delivered a discourse to them.) As a result of this their attraction towards the world disappeared. But by the delivering of the discourse, Narada earned a curse for himself.

The best of the sons — Narada, who has been produced by Brahma, then, getting afraid of the curse of Daksa, (the younger sister Daksa’s wife) produced a daughter.

Narada was initially born of Brahma, and the same Narada was born again from AsiknI’s younger sister the daughter of VIrana. The same sage Narada was again produced by Kasyapa like Brahma.

Clarifying the situation, it is stated that Daksa had five thousand sons known as Haryasva. Narada by imparting the divine knowledge to them made them disinterested in their bodies and they renounced the world. There is no doubt about it.

Then immensely valorous Daksa, got ready for the destruction of Narada. At that point of time Brahma together with Marlci and other sages went to Daksa and dissuaded him from so doing.

Thereafter a compromise was arrived between Brahma and Daksa. Then Daksa desired that Narada should be reborn as a son of my daughter.

Then Daksa presented his thirteen daughters to Kasyapa performed the ceremony of Kanyadana. Thus Narada, afraid of the curse of Kasyapa was reborn from the daughter of Daksa.

Janamejaya said: О best of the Brahmanas, how did the sage Narada destroyed the sons of Daksa. I would like to listen to the relevant story quite carefully.

Vaishampayana said: — Daksa’s sons named Haryasva were extremely valorous. When they thought of the expansion of the human race, then Narada said to them.

“О sons of Pracetas (Daksa) I speak with a painful heart that you are quite innocent. You have developed a desire for the creation of the living beings, but you are not aware of even this much as to what is the length and breadth of the earth where you have to create the living beings? What is its form from above and below or from inside. Under these circumstances how can you resort to the creation of the living beings.”

On hearing the words of Narada, the sons of Pracetas (Daksa) in order to know about the size of the earth moved towards all the directions.

Unable to obtain the air for breathing, all of them had to face destruction. As the rivers falling into the river cannot return similarly the sons of Daksa could not return till date.

With the destruction of Pracetas — the sons of Daksas, the daughter of VIrana again produced a thousand sons.

Then Sabalasvas — the sons of Daksa, when were about to engage themselves creation, again Narada met them with the same words, which he had spoken to their earlier brothers and inspired them to know about the size of earth.

Then ail of them delibrated amongst themselves and arrived at a conclusion that the sage Narada had spoken correctly. “Undoubtedly we should follow the path of our brothers.

We should, offering our salutations to the Earth goddess, concentrating our minds, with the pleasant or healthy heart then engage ourselvse in the work of creation.

With this resolve, all of them proceeded towards all the directions in the same way as their brothers had followed earlier and they did not return like the rivers which fall into the ocean.

After the destruction of the Sabalasvas, Daksa-Prajapati was filled with anger and he spoke to Narada, cursing him, Let your body be destroyed and you should again enter the womb of your mother”.

Since that day, when a brother goes in search of his brother, he gets himself destroyed. Therefore, a learned person should not do this or go in search of his brother.

It is heard, that Daksa Prajapati, learning about the destruction of the thousand sons as well, then again produced sixty daughters from the womb of the daughter of Virana.(This was because the girls were unable to receive the discourse of Narada).

О Janamejaya, born of the race of Kurus, the daughters with were accepted by the sage KaSyapa as his wives. Some of them were given over to the moon and the rest were accepted by Dharma as well as the other Rishis as their wives.

Daksa gave ten daughters to Dharma, thirteen to Казуара, twenty seven to moon, four to Aristanemi, two to the son of Bhrgu, two to Angira and the learned KrSasva were given two of them, you listen to their names.

О king of Bharata race, their names were, Arundhati, Vasu, Yarn!, Lamba, Bhanu, Marutvatl, Sankalpa, Muhtirta, Sadhya, and Visva. These ten are the wives of Dharma. Now you listen to their progeny.

Visva gave birth to the sons who came to be known as ViSvedevas, while Sadhya’s sons known as Sadhyas. Marutvatl gave birth to Marutvan, Vasus appeared from Vasu.

O adorable one, Bhanu produced Bhanu Devata, and Mahurta gave birth to Mahurtaja.

Lamba gave birth to the god known as Ghosa, while YamI (Svargabhaminl) gave birth to Nagavithi. Arundhati, however, produced all the elements of the earth, (like ghee, animals and osadhis.) All the elements of the earth emerged out of her.

Thereafter Sankalpa gave birth to Sarvatmа-Sahkalpa or the mental activities or a god filled with pride. Then Nagavithi the daughter of Yam! was born to Vrsalamba.

О king, daughters who were given by Pracetas - Daksa to the moon, are known as the wives of Chandrama and are known by the names of the constellations in Astrology.

Now the other well known gods like Jyoti and others, I am going to speak about them comprehensively.

The eight Vasus are known by the names of Apa, Dhruva, Soma, Dhara, Anila, Anala, Pratyusa and Prabhasa.

Apa had sons named Vaitanda, Srama, Santa and Muni, Lord Kala, who keeps the universe under control, is the son of Dhruva.

Varca is the son of Vasu Soma, by which a human being becomes Varcasvi or adorable. Vasu named Dhara had two sons named Dravina and Hutahavyavaha. The second wife of Dhara, known as Manohara, gave birth to Sisira, Prana and Ramana.

Sira was the name of Anila’s wife, who had two sons named Manojava and Avijnatagati.

Agni had the son named Kumara who was born in the forest of reeds. Sakha was born after him, followed by Visakha and- Naigameya. (Thus Agni had four sons).

Kumara was the son of Krttikas and was known as Skanda Karttikeya. Agni produced him out of an amsa of his tejas. Sakha including other three were born of one fourth of the arhsas of Agni. It has been prescribed in Chhandogya Upanisad that Sanatkumara is Skanda. It is evident therefore that he is known by the name of Sanatkumara.

Devala was the name of Pratyusa while the name of his daughter was Rsti, Devala had two sons who were quite compassio­nate and great ascetics.

Brahmacarinl was the name of the sister of Brhaspati. She was the best and perfect woman, who discarding all the attractions, roamed about the world.

She was married to Prabhasa — the eighth Vasu. A great Prajapati known by the name of Visva-karma, was born to her, who was blessed with great fortunes.

He created the seeds of architectural designs and he became the architect of the gods. He is best of the artisans and can produce the best of ornaments.

He produced aeroplanes for all the gods. With the artistic skill of Visvakarma, the humans manage their livelihood.

(Now out of the thirteen daughter who were given by Daksa to the sage Kasyapa, we are now describing the progeny of Surabhi.) Surabhi, who was engaged in tapas, achieved a boon from lord Siva, produced eleven Rudras from KaSyapa. О king of Bharata’s race, the progeny of Surabhi included Ajaikapada, Ahirbudhnaya, Tvasta, and Rudra, of these Tvasta had an immensely glorious son named Visvarupa.

О king, the names of the eleven Rudras are Нага, Bahurflpa, Trayambaka, Aparajita, Vrsakapi, Sambhu, KapardI, Raivata, Mrgavyadha, Sarpa and Kapali, who control the three Bhuvanas.

О best of the race of Bharata, these Rudras are said to possess hundreds of forms in the Puranas. О lion among Bharatas, now you listen from me the names of the wives of Kasyapa who are known as Aditi, Diti, Danu, Aristha, Surasa, Khasa, Surabhi, Vinata, Tamra, Krodhavasa, Ira, Kadru and Muni. О Rajendra! Now you listen to the progeny of each one of them.

In the earlier Caksusa Manvantara, there were twelve excellent gods known as Tusitas. All of them at the end of the illustrious Manvantara, and the begining of the Vaivasvata Manvantara, collectively spoke for the welfare of the people.

“O gods, come quickly, we, after entering the wombs of Aditi shall be reborn in the next Manvantara. This act will be extremely beneficial for us.

Vaishampayana said: — All the gods thus delibrating at the end of Caksusa Manvantara, were reborn from the womb of Aditi the daughter of Daksa.

О Bharata both Indra and Visnu were reborn. Besides them, Aryama, Dhata, Tvasta, Pusa, Vivasvan, Savita. Mitra, Varuna, Amsa and Bhaga are the twelve Adityas, who are well known in the world.

Earlier in the Caksusa Manvantara there were the gods known as Tusita, who are known as the twelve Adityas in the Vaivasvata Manvatara.

Those who have been said to be the twenty seven wives of the moon, these immensely illustrious wives, produced glorious progeny.

The immensely learned Aristhanemi had four wives known as Vidyuta or lightnings. They produced sixteen children.

Then Rajarsi Krsasva produced Pratyangirasaja, reds and the weapons of the gods.

О adorable one, by the will of Isvara, the thirty three gods born in Satya yuga and other yugas, are reborn in each and every kalpa after the lapse of the yugas.

O lord of kings, we also come across the account of the origin and perishing of these gods.

As the sun rises and sets in the sky regularly, similarly the groups of gods, are reborn in each and every yuga.

(Thus describing the Adityas, now we come to the description of the Daityas.) It is heard that Diti, the wife of Kasyapa, produced two sons known as Hiranya- kasipu and the valorous Hiranyaksa.

Both Kasyapa and Diti also had a daughter named Simhika, who was married to Vipracittl. Her valorous son is known by the name of Simhakeya. О Rajedra, he has ten thousand ganas.

They have hundreds of sons and thousands of grand sons, who are beyond counting. О long armed one, now listen to the progeny of Himyakasipu.

Hiranyakasipu had four sons known by the name of Anuhrada, Hrada, valorous Prahlada and Samhrada. All of them were quite valurous. Hrada was the son of Hrada; Sunda and Nisunda were the sons of Samhrada.

Anuhrada had two sons named Ayu and Sibikala. Prahlada had a son named Virocana. Bali was born to Virocana as a son.

Bali had a hundred sons and Bana was the eldest of all. О king, the hundred sons of Bali, included the names of Dhrtarastra, Siirya, Candrama, Indrapana, Kumbha- nabha, Gardabhaksa, Kuksi and others. Out of them, Bana was quite valorous and the eldest, besides being the dearest devotee of Siva.

In the earlier kalpa, Banasura pleasing Lord Siva, the husband of Uma, had asked for a boon to live in the vicinity of Siva.

From Lohiti — the wife of Bana, a son known by the name of Indradamana was born, who was the Lord of lakhs of ganas.

Hiranyaksa had five valorous sons named Jharajhara, Sakuni, Bhutasanta- pana, Mahanabha and valorous Kalanabha.

(The race of Danu is described) Danu had a hundred sons, who were quite illustrious, valorous, performer of tapas; you listen to the names of the prominent asuras.

Their names are Dvimiirdha, Sakuni, Vibhu, Sankuslra, Sankukarna, Viradha, GavesthI, Dundubhi, Ayomukha, Sambara, Kapila, Vamana, Marlci, Maghvan Ira, Sankusira, Vrka, Viksobhana, Ketu, Ketuvlrya, Satahrada, Indrajit, Satyajit, Vajranabha, Mahanabha, Vikranta, Kalanabha, Mahabhuja, Ekacakra, valorous Taraka, Vaisvanara, Puloma, Vidravana, Mahasura, Svarabhanu, Vrsaparva, Tuhunda-the great asura, Suksama, Aricandra, Umanabha, Mahagiri, Asiloma, Kesi, Satha, Balaka, Mada, Gagana- miirdha, Kumbhanabha-the great demon; Pramada, Maya, Kupatha, Hayagrlva, Viryavan, Vaisapa, Virupaksa, Suratha, Нага, Ahara, Hiranyakasipu, Sambara who was well versed in hundreds of types of magic, Sarabha, Salabha, Viryavan and Vipracitti. All these sons were born to Danu from Kasyapa, Vipracitti was the fore most of them. All of them possessed enormous prowesss.

O Lord of humans, their progeny cannot be counted. О lord of earth, all of them had innumerable sons and grandsons.

A daughter named Prabha was born to Svarabhanu, while Puloma, had three daughters called Upadanavi, Hayasira (and Saci). Vrsaparva got a daughter named Sarmistha.

The Danava Vaisvanara had two daughters named Puloma and Kalika. Both of them were married to Kasyapa the son of Manci, who were quite valorous. Many children were born to these girls.

Marici (Kasyapa), the great ascetic, produced sixty thousand sons from both of them, who delighted the race of Danavas. All of them lived in Hiranyapura. The valorous Pauloma and Kalkeya, had been blessed that they could not be killed. But Arjuna killed them both in the battlefield.

Son named Nahusa was born to Prabha, while Sanjaya was born to Saci. Purusa was born to Sarmistha and Upadanavi gave birth to Dusyanta.

Thereafter several terrific and valorous demons were born from Simhika from Vipracitti. Then with the combination of the Daityas and Danavas, Vipracitti produced many extremely strong sons. Thirteen out of them were known as the Danavas by name of Saimhikayas.

Their names were known as valorous Vyamsa and Salya; valurous Nabha, Namuci, Ilvala, Khasrma, Anjika, Naraka, Kalanabha, Suka, Potama and the strong Vajranabha.

Rahu had been the eldest of all, who causes pain to the sun and the moon. Hrada had two sons named Mtika and Tuhunda.

Sunda produced from Tadaka, a son named Marica, while Munda and Tadaka produced two sons named Sivamana and valorous Surakalpa.

All these demons are the best and expanded the race of Danu. They had hundreds of sons and thousands of grandsons.

In the race of Samhrada Daitya, Nivatakavacas were born. All of them were large hearted they performed severe tapas purifying their minds.

They lived in the town of Manimati and had three crores of sons. They were also indestructible by the gods but were killed by Arjuna.

Tamra had six powerful daughters known by the names of Kaki, Syanl, BhasI, SugrM, Suci and Grdhrika.

О Subduer of your senses, Kaki produced the crows, UlukT produced the owls, Syeni produced the eagles, BhasI produced the birds called Bhasa, while Grdhri gave birth to the vultures. Suci produced the aquatic animals, Sugrlvi produced the long necked animals like camels besides donkeys. These are the details of the variisa of Tamra.

Vinata had two sons named Aruna and Garuda out of these two, Garuda because of his activities has been considered to be quite strong.

Surasa produced thousands of serpents. All the serpents were very strong, having many hoods and gigantic bodeis, who could fly in the sky.

Kadru also produced thousands of serpents, the valorous serpents had many hoods and are always controlled by Garuda. They include Sesa, Vasuki, Taksaka, Airavata, Mahapadma, Kambala, Asvatara, Elapatra, Sankha Karkotaka, Dhananjaya, Mahanlla, Mahakarna, Dhrtarastra, Bala- haka, Kuhara, Puspadanstra, Durmukha, Sumukla, Sankha, Sankhapala, Kapila, Vamana, Nahusa, Samkharoma and Mani are quite popular. Their sons and grandsons were killed by Garuda.

Krodhavsa is the name of the ganas of the serpents, who controls fourteen thousand terrific serpents. All the serpents of that gana have grown the beards.

The birds of the earth and the water are known as the progeny of the earth. The cow Surabhi produced the cows, bulls, as well as the buffaloes.

Ira, produced the trees, creepers and all types of grasses. Khasa produced the Yaksas and Raksasas, while Muni produced the Apsaras.

Aristha produced the valorous Gandharvas. Thus the mobile and immobile progeny of Kasyapa has been described.

He had hundreds of sons and thousands of grandsons. О adorable one, the creature of the Svarocisa Manvantara has been described.

During the Vaivasvata-Manvantara, when a great sacrifice was going on, the process of creation of the living beings was going on by pairing offerings in the yajna 5re, the same is being described here.

At that point of time, Brahma — the great sire, with the resolve of his own mind, accepted the seven Rishis as his legitemate sons.

О Bharata, therefore, when the differences arose among the Daityas and gods, a hundred sons of Did were destroyed, then she again produced from the sage Kasapa

At the proper prayer, the mind of Kasyapa was please and he asked her for seeking a boon. Then Diti said, “you give me a son strong enough who could kill Indra”. On hearing Maharsi Kasyapa, granted Diti, her desired boon.

After granting the boon to her, the sage Kasyapa, spoke with a peaceful mind, “In case, while your carrying the pregnancy, you follow the method spokerf by me, then your son could kill Indra even. You have to perform the purity vrata for a hundred years, during die period when you will have to carry the child in your womb. In case you are able to maintain purity, your son would be able to kill Indra”.

Then the goddess said to his most illustrious husband “very well, I shall do so”. Then after her conception, she started living life with purity.

Then Kasyapa who illumines the exceedingly valorous ganas of the gods, then establishing the concept of Diti, left the place. The sage, whose tapas is praised by all, after implainting his terrific semen in the womb of Diti proceeded on to the moun- tain for the performing of tapas.

On the other hand Indra, searched for any short — coming in Diti and he well before the completion of a hundred years spotted her short coming.

О Janamejaya, when these living beings were so grown up, then Hari, who always illuminates the groups of gods, included the Maruts in the groups of gods. О Bharata, then he initially entrusted the kingship to Prthu. Since then the kingdom is going on.

Once, Diti, went for sleep without washing her feet. At the same time, Indra, entered her womb and with his illosion, he made her sleep.

The same Hari is also known as Purusa, Vira, Krishna and Prajapati, beside being the sun, the invisible one and the world belongs to him.

Then Indra — the holder of vajra, cut her womb into seven pieces with his vajra, as result of which, the womb started crying.

Then Indra repeated by asked the womb not to cry but the womb was divided into seven pieces. Then Indra the destroyer his enemies, getting enraged, cut each one of the seven pieces into another seven pieces with the use of vajra. О best of the Bharatas, these fortynine pieces (when bom) came to be known as fortynine Maruts gods.

Since Indra had asked then not to weep, therefore, they were called the Maruts who helped Indra — the holder of vajra.

О Bhartarsabha, by knowing the past creations completely, and by listening to the origin of the Maruts, or reading about them, the danger of birth and death disappears, then in that case, where could be the fear in the other world.

Here ends Chapter 3 of Harivarnsa Purana — the Khila Bhaga of the Mahabharata relating to the origin of the Maruts. (Vrs. 1-140, P.T.= 251)

Chapter 4

Что вызывает тренды на фондовых и товарных рынках Объяснение теории грузового поезда Первые 17 лет моих рыночных исследований сводились к попыткам вычис­лить, когда этот...

ЧТО ТАКОЕ УВЕРЕННОЕ ПОВЕДЕНИЕ В МЕЖЛИЧНОСТНЫХ ОТНОШЕНИЯХ? Исторически существует три основных модели различий, существующих между...

Что способствует осуществлению желаний? Стопроцентная, непоколебимая уверенность в своем...

ЧТО ПРОИСХОДИТ ВО ВЗРОСЛОЙ ЖИЗНИ? Если вы все еще «неправильно» связаны с матерью, вы избегаете отделения и независимого взрослого существования...

Не нашли то, что искали? Воспользуйтесь поиском гугл на сайте: