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 – 8 Halahal ☆
Sura and Asura or Devtas and Danvas started churning of ‘Kshirasāgara’ with whole enthusiasm and full power. The hood and mouth side of Naga Vasuki is very broad and grip of Asura, who were doing churning from hood side over Vasuki body, is sliding again and again and they are fed up from this. They stop churning again and looking for a solution. Then king of Asura ‘Bali’ looked at last of his side Asuras line. He saw an old Asura which was once very powerful name ‘Svarbhānu’. Svarbhanu body is long and cylindrical. Soon an idea strikes in the mind of Asura king ‘Bali’.
Bali go near Svarbhanu and said to him with soft and requesting voice, “Svarbhanu, you are old among Asuras but you are very powerful and intelligent. We need your help. You do one thing you surround your body around our side or hood and mouth side of Naga Vasuki. So that we can hold your body which will provide good and stable grip to Asura to do this churning easily”
Svarbhanu replied, “as you desire my king”
Then Svarbhanu surrounded his body around Naga Vasuki’s mouth side area in such manner that it made an easy holding grip for Asuras. Now Asuras were happy and they started again churning of ‘Kshirasāgara’.
Many more days passed. It was early morning time of Brahma muhurta. Suddenly a bitter smell started coming from ocean of milk ‘Kshirasāgara’ and death bodies of many ocean creatures were coming up with each wave. All felt a sharp pain on their heads. Color of ocean started changing from milk color white to cyan then from cyan to blue. Both teams, team of Sura and team of Asura stopped churning. But Naga Vasuki is still rotating over mount Mandara. Whole atmosphere filled with the sharp smell and thin smoke of dark blue color. Fire started burning in the eyes of each one present there. Now thick white color froth started appearing at the edges of mount Mandara.
All Sura and Asura were losing their senses with each passing moment. Brahma was also worried over this condition and felt of essence of poison in air and liquid of ocean.
Bali with other Asuras started doing prayer of Lord Shiva and start saying loudly, “O! Mahakaal, please save us we are dying “
Other hand Sura are doing prayer of Lord Vishnu.
When all Sura and Asura were about to lose their whole consciousness, they saw dark blue color thick foam is collected near outline of mount Mandara and around body of Naga ‘Vasuki’.
Lord Vishnu and Shiva appear simultaneously there. Lord Vishnu do flow of prana towards Sura and Asura and then they start breathing normally again. Then Indra said, “O! great God this venom or poison is because of Vasuki Naga, which is ornament of Lord shiv so now Lord Shiva has to do something to end this position”
Lord Vishnu says, “what are you saying. Lord Shiva is saving all of us from deadly poison of Vasuki from ages because he keeps holding Vasuki around his neck. Venom of Vasuki is outcome of physical negativity of people over earth. And it is growing with each passing moment. Because of Lord Shiva all people of earth were saved from the disaster of Vasuki venom. Now only on the request of Sura and Asura, Lord Shiva is ready to give you Vasuki Naga to make churning of great ocean possible. It is law of karma that nothing come free. You all are doing this churning of ‘Kshirasāgara’ to get many different valuable objects and things. And you are blaming to Lord of all, Shiva”
© Ashish Kumar
New Delhi
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