Mr Ashish Kumar
(It is difficult to comment about young author Mr Ashish Kumar and his mythological/spiritual writing. He has well researched Hindu Philosophy, Science and quest of success beyond the material realms. I am really mesmerized. I am sure you will be also amazed. We are pleased to begin a series on excerpts from his well acclaimed book “Samudramanthanam” . According to Mr Ashish “Samudramanthanam is less explained and explored till date. I have tried to give broad way of this one of the most important chapter of Hindu mythology. I have read many scriptures and take references from many temples and folk stories, to present the all possible aspects of portrait of Samudramanthanam.” Now our distinguished readers will be able to read this series on every Saturday.)
Amazon Link – Samudramanthanam
☆ Weekly Column – Samudramanthanam – 14 – Chandra ☆
All the activities over earth are going very normal and as routine because all the demigods and Asura, Rakshasa were busy in the churning of ‘Kshirasāgara’.
Now both teams started churning again with full enthusiasm and passion because they feel and advised by great saptarishi that they are almost at halfway of churning and almost all hurdles in churning is over and now difficult part is left behind.
Bright very bright white color rays started visible from ocean. It was like all the white color of ‘Kshirasāgara’ combined and concentrated on single location. It is like magic for the members of both the teams. Team of Sura and team of Asura felt very good from inside. A sudden feel of energy makes happy Sura and Asura. They all were energetic now.
Sage Atri said, “O! this is our son moon who has left this world. It is good sign for humanity. He started shine again on day of Sharad Purnima”
Bali said to Atri, “Nobel soul, can you please describe us whole Leela, play of moon birth and life and also reason of his disappearing”
Atri said, ”Tirmurtis, the three supreme Gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva disguised as monks, came to test Anasuya, my wife and demanded that she feed them milk from her breasts. The great Anasuya with her spiritual powers got to know the truth and turned those three gods into babies and feed them as they desired. Immensely pleased and impressed with Anasuya, Lords of the universe blessed her to have great children. Shiva’s blessing caused the birth of Durvasas rishi, Vishnu’s blessing resulted in the birth of Dattatreya, and Brahma’s boon caused the Moon’s birth.
My son moon was then worshipped by all the celestials. He later married the twenty-seven daughters of Daksha, the father in law of Lord Shiva also and they were none other than twenty-seven constellations or nakshatras. Out of his twenty-seven wives Moon preferred only Rohini, and always remained with her. Other twenty-six sisters pleaded Moon to spend equal time with all of them. But Moon ignored them and with no option left these twenty-six sisters complained to their father, Daksha, who tried twice to reason with Moon, his son in law, but Moon ignored it as well. Daksha then lost his temper and cursed the Moon to suffer with consumption.
Every day the Moon started to wane, losing his glow and no remedy could cure him. The gods also got alarmed at the possibility life on Earth will be affected without Moon, approached Daksha and asked him to modify his curse so that life continues on Earth. Daksha then modified his curse on condition that Moon has to spend one day with each of his wives and that will affect him for fourteen days and in next fourteen days he will gain back his form. Thus, the Moon now waxes and wanes in cycle of twenty-seven days and he visits each of his wife once a month, for one day. Moon had no children by his twenty-seven wives, but he has four sons by another wife, named Manohara. But most famous son of the Moon is the planet Mercury. For this moon fall on depression and lost his luster and shine. Then he decided to do scarify and concentration at the base of ‘Kshirasāgara’. Now his ardor is competed and now he is emerging as an outcome of this churning with more brightness, energy and calmness in this day of Sharad Purnima. Which is start season of winters in north hemisphere”
© Ashish Kumar
New Delhi
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