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Bhraspativar (Thursday) Vrat Katha (Story) II
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बृहस्पतिवार
(गुरूवार) व्रत कथा
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this Bhraspativar
Vrat Katha in
Hindi text
Once Lord Indra,
surrounded by many
gods, Rishis,
Kinnaras and
Gondharvas sat on
his throne in a
proud mood. As guru
Bhraspati reached
there all of them
except Indra stood
up to pay respect.
India used to pay
obedience to his
guru regularly but
he showed
discourtesy at that
time. Bhraspati felt
bad and left his
palace. As Bhraspati
left the palace Lord
Indra realised his
mistake and repented
over his action. He
felt that all his
luxurious
possessions were due
to his guru
blessings. Guru
anger will turn it
to dust.
Indra decided to go
to Bhraspati and
tender apology for
his action. It may
pacify his anger. He
went to Bhraspati.
Bhraspati intuited
that Indra was
coming to his
Ashram. He avoided
meeting out of anger
and disappeared
immediately. Lord
Indra returned home
disappointed. A
demon god
Vrishvarsha, sensed
this situation and
went to his guru
Shukracharya. He
begged his gum
permission to attack
Indrapuri, the
kingdom of Lord
India in those
circumstances.
Shukracharya
permitted him. The
demon god surrounded
Indrapuri and made a
sudden attack. In
the absence of Guru
Bhraspati blessings
the gods lost all
battles one after
the other.
After his defeat the
gods went to Lord
Brahma and related
the whole story. He
begged for safety
and asked for some
strategy. Lord
Brahma said, You
have not done good
by disgracing
Bhraspati. Anyway go
to Vishwaroopa the
learned son of
Twashta. Request him
to become your
priest. His
blessings can save
you. They went to
Twashta and sought
his blessings.
Twashta said, By
becoming your priest
I do not want to
lessen my virtues.
But you go to my son
Vishwaroopa. He will
oblige you by
accepting your
request for
priesthood.
All the gods went to
Vishwaroopa and
requested him to
become their family
priest for
performing Yajna. He
accepted their
request. By
Vishwaroopa grace
demon Vrishvarsha
was defeated and
Lord India regained
his kingdom. Lord
India was happy. He
implored Vishwaroopa
to perform a special
yajna for further
gains. Vishwaroopa
agreed. Vishwaroopa
had three mouths.
With one mouth he
sucked the juice of
Sompalli a special
creeper. From the
second mouth he used
to drink wine. He
used his third mouth
for eating meals.
Vishwaroopa started
performing Yajna.
The demon gods were
frightened. They
thought a plan to
undo the Yajna
effects. One of the
demon god went to
Vishwaroopa and
implored, Honourable
Sir, do you know
that you belong to
demon genealogy from
your mother side.
Your mother is the
daughter of a demon
god. While
performing Yajna
kindly make some
offerings in the
names of demon gods
for their happiness.
Vishwaroopa agreed
to his request. He
made some silent
offerings to demon
gods so that no one
may hear it. The
result was that the
Yajna advantages
were divided between
dieties and demon
gods.
When Lord Indra came
to know the
treachery he
beheaded Vishwaroopa
in a state of
extreme anger. One
of his mouth from
which he took wine,
turned into a black
bee. The second
which he used for
sucking Sompalli
juice became a
piglion while the
third one used for
taking meals was
transformed into a
partridge.
Lord Indras body was
immediately deformed
due to sacrelige,
the murder of a
Brahman. All the
gods made repentance
for one year but it
had no effect on
India. They
approached Lord
Brahma for seeking
some remedy to
redeem India from
the sacrelige. Lord
Brahma accompanied
by Bhraspati went to
Indra. He decided
the sacrelige act
into four parts.
The first part was
given to the earth.
As a result the
earth became uneven.
Some of its portion
became barren. But
as a boon he said
that the earth would
develop power to
fill the khuds
automatically.
The second part of
the sacrelige was
given to the trees
and as a result they
began to ooze gum.
But as a boon he
said that the gum of
guggul - bdellium
olibanum - will be
treated pure and
they would have the
power to rebud from
their roots though
their upper portion
may be dried up.
The third part of
the sacrelige was
given to the woman
folk and so they
experience
menstruation. As a
boon he blessed them
to the pure or
chaste on the fourth
day and capable to
give birth to
children.
The fourth portion.
of the sacrelige was
given to water. As a
result it is covered
with aquatic plant
or Shaivaal. As a
boon the object in
which it is added
gains weight.
In this way Lord
Brahma freed Indra
from the heinous
crime by dividing it
into four places.
Who so ever reads or
listens this story
is blessed by
Bhraspati.
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