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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 – 6  Hurdles and failed attempts ☆ 

Vasuki roles itself around mount Mandara and then slide his mouth side up in the sky. He makes seven turns around mount Mandara. And start sliding his body over it. From this sliding many new types of herbs start nurturing from the skin of mount Mandara which was the combine effect of Vasuki venom and minerals of mountain surface.

Vauski has made a bend shape from his hood side so that Asuras can easily hold him and his mouth remains open towards sky.

As Indra and other Sura approach towards tail side of Vasuki, they saw many birds start falling from sky and die.

Narada said, “Narayana, Narayana, these birds are dying because now venom of Vasuki is going towards sky with the flow of air. King of Devta Indra now you can only help. You throw your vajra in the sky and other god will create clouds over Vasuki mouth. When your vajra will collide with those clouds soon rain start falling and essence of Vasuki venom fall down here in this ‘Kshirasāgara’”

Indra and other demigods start doing same and rain mixed with poison start falling in ‘Kshirasāgara’. It was rain which keep falling for two years.

After around two years when all the venom of Vasuki was left his body and mixed in ocean of ‘Kshir’ Sura and Asura are ready to do churning of great ocean.

Sura are holding tail side of Vasuki and Asura the mouth side. They start pushing and pulling of Vasuki body. First Asura pull Vasuki body towards them and Sura push it away from them but before completing the first round of push and pull, mount Mandara slide at the base of ‘Kshirasāgara’ because of it the body of Vasuki start slipping over mount Mandara surface, which create heave jerk on the body of Vasuki and it start going away from center from Asura side where it was surrounding on mount Mandara and suddenly come close to mount Mandara and Sura king ‘Indra’ collide with Mandara surface with great force. Crown of Indra fall down in ‘Kshirasāgara’. Which then reappear as the wild ocean plant called ‘Indrajaal’.

At the other end Bali fall over ‘Kshirasāgara’, but many other Asuras start flaying away with great force from that location and then some fall over Himalayas other on ground and lost their life.

Then Lord Brahma said, “we have forgotten to make base over which mount Mandara can be fixed because base of ‘Kshirasāgara’ is very wild and not gentle”

Soon a light blink on space and Lord Vishnu appear.

All do salute to Lord Vishnu. Then Lord Vishnu says, “base is required to hold anything strongly. I will be going to incarnate as a kashyap or tortoise, who contains strongest back in nature. Then mount Mandara need to fix his bottom over my tortoise incarnation back and it will keep holding the mount Mandara even at the time of heavy movement during churning of ‘Kshirasāgara’.

Soon a light emerges from the body of Lord Vishnu and a shape of tortillas start appearing from that light.

All Sura and Asura surround tortoise, and mount Mandara base kept over tortoise back. Just for test Naga ‘Vasuki’ loop around mount Mandara and gives a quick jerk but as this jerk reaches at the bottom of mount Mandara soon its balance disturbed and it slide towards one end and fall in ‘Kshirasāgara’.

Again, all are silence and thinking, how to fixed mount Mandara on the back of Lord Vishnu’s tortoise incarnation.

Sage kashyapa says, “the back of this Vishnu tortoise is very flat and slippery. So, we have to make it rough so that mount Mandara back can fixed over it strongly.

Saptrishi join there and makes seven holy patters and symbols over the back of tortoise. One by each rishi.

So finally, all things are perfect to start churning of ‘Kshirasāgara’.

© Ashish Kumar

New Delhi

≈  Blog Editor – Shri Hemant Bawankar/Editor (English) – Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM ≈

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 – 5  Preparation ☆ 

Brahma said,” main point of discussion here is who is such a powerful in the universe that can be rope to churn such a divine ocean?

Bali said, “my dear father, Brahma, Naga loka is one of realm of underworld which comes under my rules. So, I can make a good long rope of different Nagas, serpents for churning of that ocean of milk”

Brahma reply, “my dear son, the flow and speed of ‘Kshirasāgara’ is not gentle. It can kill all of your Nagas which you are planning to use as and churning rope”

Indra said, “why not we ask help of Lord Vishnu himself might be Adi SesNaga can help us for this churning”

Brahma said again, “Adi has thousand hoods at one side. How can any team either Sura or Asura will hold that end in their hands to implement force to churn ocean? And second thing is Adi sesaNaga itself live in ‘Kshirasāgara’.  Adi sesa make waves of ‘Kshirasāgara’ so gentle so that life can sustain easily on universe. If he changes his position or stand up from his current posture than whole flow of ‘Kshirasāgara’ disturbed so badly that no one can save this universe. So, we even can’t imagine to involve Adi sesa in this activity”

Everyone is silent after sometime Varuna said, “we have an idea, why not we go to Lord Shiva and request him to give King of Naga ‘Vasuki’ to use as a churning rope for our ‘Kshirasāgara’ churning. ‘Vasuki’ is second powerful after Adi sesa and have all the qualities to hold the force of churning and ‘Kshirasāgara’. His body is as strong as Indra vajra”

All including Lord Brahma said,” yes, it is very good idea.”

Before anyone say anything, a light is appeared in space and soon Lord Shiva appears in front of all and then said to Lord Brahma, “Brahma this churning is for good of Suras and Asura and suggested by Lord Vishnu himself. So ‘Vasuki’ will definitely help in this historical activity”

After this Shiva disappear in space.

Lord Brahma said, “one problem got its solution but other is still there. You got churning rope but who will be work as churning rod to hold that churning rope?”

Narada muni come with chanting of ‘Narayana Narayana’ he said, who is stronger and firmer than ‘mount Mandara’. He is good candidate to hold the pressure and looseness and tightness of Naga Vasuki body holding and move by Sura and Asura?”

Mount Mandara agree easily to do help of Sura and Asura for churning of ‘Kshirasāgara’ ocean.

Then Brahma said, “Vasuki represent tamas or dark force of nature and so the Asura so I think it will be more comfortable for Asura to hold mouth side of ‘Vasuki’”

Bali said with folded hand towards Brahma, “as you suggest”

All preparation was done both the teams of Sura and Asura have come across ‘Kshirasāgara’ to do the task which was never happened before and will not happen again. First time Sura and Asura are looking so cooperative, but I think that is because they both have some hidden reason to fulfill their long pending desires.

Naga Vasuki and mount Mandara also on time. The sound of hiss of Vasuki is so instance that sharper pain is started in the foreheads of almost all the Suras or Devtas.

Lord Brahma said to Vasuki, “O! great among Nagas, the sound of your hiss making uncomfortable to many Sura so please reduce the pitch of your hiss sound so that the activity will start”

Vasuki said, “Ok”

Then he reduced the sound of his hiss. As many Sura and Asura come across Vasuki Naga mouth, the air which was generating from the force of his hiss throw them away in space. All were in panic.

Then it is decided that Vasuki will keep his mouth and hood in a vertical position towards sky for around 100 yojanas. This trick start working and now all the toxins and air which was coming out from the mouth of Vasuki is start going up in the sky.

© Ashish Kumar

New Delhi

≈  Blog Editor – Shri Hemant Bawankar/Editor (English) – Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM ≈