Syamantaka OR Shyamantaka ??

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Dear Sir,

 

That is very well written. I heard the same from my Gurudev in 1970. He

said the 4th day after full moon, every month, was the curse. Because

of what you have so nicely described Lord Krishna was falsely accused.

 

One thing I noticed back then was the actual spelling in the actual

story as written in Sanskrit in the Srimad Bhagavatm is "SYAMANTAKA" I

checked the Apti Sanskrit to English dict... which said "Syamantaka"

was a radiant gem given by Surya to Satrajit. "The people mistook

Satrajit to be Surya Himself when ever he wore the gem". Obviously this

is a RUBY. The Sun's gem is ruby. And people thought Satraji was the

Sungod when he wore it.

 

Unfortunately this story has been handed down over the ages in Hindu

society, with out reference to the actual text. This has developed into

a mis-pronounciation of the Sanskrit word "Syamantaka" mistakenly said

as "Shyamantaka". Because of this mispronounciation it became a

mispelling, and because of mis-spelling there arouse the wrong notion

that Syamantaka is SHyamantaka - and that means a blue sapphire.

Accordingly it is now written in fables that the Syamantaka gem is

spelled as Shyamantaka as was a dark blue sapphire.

 

Anyone who checks the text of Srimad Bhagavatam will see the spelling

is "SYAMANTAKA" which is not the same meaning as SHYAM. I wish somehow

this mistake can be corrected as the fable is handed down incorrectly,

and the spelling is handed down incorrectly.

 

According to Jyotish, Shani, the Ruler of Blue Sapphire, is enemy with

Surya (his father) and thus it is unreasonable to assume that Surya

would give Blue Sapphires to his bhaktas, like Satrajit.

 

Also, when Satrajit wore Syamantake people "thought he was the Sungod"

- it is NOT said that they mistook him to be Shanideva.

 

Point is:

 

1) The Sanskrit spelling and word is SYAMANTAKA (not Shyamantaka)

2) Syamantaka is a Ruby (red) - Surya Ratna.

 

Otherwise I learned a lot from this story... Sukriya!!!

 

--- Deepa H <debu7366 wrote:

 

>

> Curse to Chandra

>

> After one year, the first anniversary of Ganapati's coronation was

> celebrated. On that day, a special type of sweet dish (which was very

> dear to Ganapati) was offered in every household. Ganapati's belly,

> which was quite big further swelled after consuming the offerings. In

> the evening, when he wanted to prostrate before his parents, he found

> it difficult to touch his forehead and the feet simultaneously,

> because of his bloated abdomen. However much he tried, he could not

> perform the Sashtaanga Vandana (a traditional posture which involves

> touching eight parts of the body simultaneously while prostrating).

> Seeing this, the moon, adorning the head of Lord Shiva

> giggled.Immediately, Ganapati's stomach burst open and he collapsed

> on the ground, lifeless. Parvati was furious now. She said, Chandra,

> your crooked eyes caused my beloved son's belly to burst. Your face

> is most inauspicious. May those who see your face become victims of

> false allegations.

>

> Two undesirable incidents had taken place in quick succession.

> Immediately all the angels, including Brahma assembled there. They

> realised that there was no respite unless Parvati was pacified. They

> pooled all their energies together and fastened Ganapati's belly with

> a serpent and infused fresh life to Him. Parvati was now happy. The

> angels collectively prayed to Parvati. O Divine Mother, hitherto your

> son was the combination of the energies of Shiva and Shakti. He was

> Adipoojya (one who is worshipped first). But now, he is the

> agglomeration of all energies. Worshipping him will amount to

> worshipping all the Gods. Although the childish behaviour of Chandra

> brought about an unhappy incident, eventually it has turned out to be

> beneficial to Ganapati. But what about your curse? Because of your

> curse, no one dares to look at the moon. It is impossible for people

> to live without seeing Chandra, who confers a rare kind of coolness.

> Therefore, O! Divine Mother, please forgive Chandra by

> withdrawing the curse

>

> Parvati thought for a moment and said, What you are saying is true.

> But it is not good to withdraw the curse completely either.

> Therefore, the curse continues to apply to only those who see the

> moon on the fourth day of the bright half of Bhadrapada month. I

> hereby limit the curse to that extent.The angels were relieved to a

> great extent.

>

> It is said that anyone who looks at the moon on the night of the

> Ganesh Chaturthi will be falsely charged with theft or a similar

> crime. If someone inadvertently sees the moon on this night, he/she

> may remedy the situation by listening to (or reciting) the story of

> the syamantaka jewel

>

> Shyamantaka Gem/ jewel

>

> Towards the end of Dwapara Yuga, Lord Vishnu incarnated as Sri

> Krishna and was ruling the empire of Dwaraka.During that time, a

> person called Satrajit, who was a great Upasaka (worshipper) of Sun

> God lived in Dwaraka. Soorya, pleased by Satrajit's tapas, presented

> him with a gem stone called Shyamantaka. With the help of this

> precious stone, Satrajit started producing huge quantities of gold

> everyday. His wealth and fame increased day by day.

>

> One day Narada came to visit Sri Krishna. In the evening, Narada said

> that he had to return and sought Krishna's permission. Sri Krishna

> asked him why he was in such a hurry. Then Narada said, Today is the

> fourth day of the brighter half of Bhadrapada. On account of

> Parvati's curse, those who see the moon today will become victims of

> false allegations. I would like to return to the celestial world

> before moonrise.

>

> Sri Krishna notified about Parvati's curse in his kingdom and advised

> his subjects not to see the moon that day. He also remained indoors.

> It was evening time and the children in the palace had to be given

> milk to drink. But there was no milk in the kitchen. Sri Krishna

> himself had to go to the cowshed to fetch milk. He walked carefully

> with his head bent down in order to avoid seeing the moon. While he

> was milking the cows, he accidentally saw moon's reflection in the

> milk pot. Krishna became perturbed by this and returned to his palace

> with a disturbed mind.

>

> Many days passed and Krishna forgot the incident completely. Krishna,

> who held the financial portfolio, came to know about Satrajit and his

> magic stone. He summoned Satrajit to his court one day and said, Why

> don't you give that gem stone to me so that I can use it for the

> welfare of my subjects? What made Sri Krishna to ask for it was

> beyond everyone's comprehesion. Satrajit flatly refused to part with

> the precious stone.

>

> One day, Prasena, the brother of Satrajit went to a forest for

> hunting. He was wearing this gem stone at that time. Many days

> elapsed and he did not return from the forest.

>

> Satrajit became sad and said it would have been good if I had given

> the stone to Sri Krishna. Because I refused then, Krishna has killed

> my brother for the sake of the bead. Surprisingly, everyone seemed to

> believe him.

>

> Gradually people started to spread this allegation levelled against

> Krishna. When Krishna came to know about this, he immediately

> concluded that this false allegations was because of the fact that he

> had seen the moon on the forbidden day. How to come out of this

> crisis? He had to find a way out.Sri Krishna set out to search

> Prasena and went to the forest. During his search, he found Prasena's

> horse lying dead. He also spotted a lion's foot marks near the dead

> horse. He followed the trail and came near the lion's cave, where he

> saw the dead body of Prasena. The gem stone was not there on his

> body! He continued to follow the foot marks of the lion. After a

> while, he saw even that lion lying dead. There were signs of a fierce

> fight between the lion and a bear in that place. Now he followed the

> foot marks of the bear. It lead him to a cave. Krishna asked his men

> to wait outside and entered the cave all alone. The inside of the

> cave looked like a big palace. There, in a corner he saw a

> woman singing lullaby and a baby sleeping in the cradle. The lullaby

> was :

>

> Simhah prasenamavadheet simho jaambavataa hatah

>

> Sukumaraka ! maa rodih tava hyesha shyamantakahtc "Sukumaraka ! maa

> rodih tava hyesha shyamantakah"

>

> (Meaning : The lion killed Prasena. Subsequently, the lion was killed

> by Jambavanta. Dear child, don't cry. This Shyamantaka gem is all

> yours now)

>

> Hearing these words, Sri Krishna came to know everything. When he

> heard the name Jambavanta, some hazy memories came to him.The woman,

> seeing the intruder, screamed loudly.

>

> Immediately, a huge bear came roaring and pounced upon Krishna. The

> two fought fiercely. After waiting for 12 days, Krishna's men who

> were waiting outside concluded that Krishna had died and returned to

> Dwaraka. Krishna's relatives heard about this, their grief knew no

> limits. They bagan preparing for the final rites for Krishna.The

> citizens of Dwaraka, after coming to know the real cause of Prasena's

> death, started blaming Satrajit for the false allegation he had made

> against Krishna.The fight between Krishna and Jambavanta continued

> for 21 days. Jambavanta, who was very old, started losing and finally

> cried out Rama ! Rama and fell at the feet of Krishna and said, O!

> Lord, You are none other than Rama. I am Jambavanta, your servant

> during the past Yuga. During that Yuga, I had once expressed a desire

> to have a one-to-one fight with you. You had then said that it was

> not proper to do so then and that you would grant my desire during

> the subsequent incarnation. You have done so now

> and you have successfully demolished my ego. To fulfil my desire,

> you have incarnated again. I beg for your mercy and forgiveness.

>

> Sri Krishna then appeared as Rama and Jambavanta was overjoyed with

> nostalgia. Krishna caressed Jambavanta's body. All of a sudden all

> the injuries that Jambavanta had sustained during the 21 day fight

> disappeared and Jambavanta was free from pain now.Jambavanta

> surrendered the Shyamantaka Mani to Krishna. He also gave his

> daughter Jambavati to Him and accorded a respectful farewell to him.

>

> By the time Krishna returned to Dwaraka with his new wife Jambavati,

> his relatives had already started his last rites. Seeing Krishna, all

> his relatives jumped with joy and pleasant surprise. Krishna called

> for an emergency meeting of His ministers and other important people

> and in their presence, handed over the Shyamantaka gem to Satrajit.

> Now Satrajit put his head down in shame. He also trembled at the fact

> that he had become Krishna's foe. He was sure that the people on the

> street outside would chide him for his act. He thought for a while

> and sent a message to saying that he would give his beautiful

> daughter, Satyabhama to Krishna. Krishna agreed instantaneously.

> During the marriage, Satrajit gifted the Shyamantaka gem to Krishna.

> But Krishna politely refused.

>

> Narada, who was present at the marriage ceremony pleaded to Krishna

> thus :

>

> Lord! By seeing the moon on the forbidden day (fourth day of

> Bhadrapada), even you had to suffer the curse. Because of your

> immense power, you not only came out of the embarrassment, but also

> earned two more wives. But what about ordinary human beings? Is it

> fair to undergo humiliation just because one sees the moon? You

> should do something about this.

>

> Krishna closed his for a while and said, Narada, I am hereby passing

> a statute today. Those who worship Ganapati on the day of Bhadrapada

> Chaturthi (fourth day of Bhadrapada) and listen to the episode of

> Shyamantaka Gem and how I became acquitted of the false charges, will

> not suffer this curse even if they accidentally see the moon on that

> day.

>

> Thus the curse executed in the celestial world influenced Lord Vishnu

> on earth and eventually the day of Ganapati's coronation assumed

> great importance. Vishnu, who has played key roles in each and every

> stage from the Gajasura stage to removal of curse has indeed

> conferred more prominence to Ganesha phenomenon.

>

> This in short is Ganapati's story.

>

> As mentioned before, it is full of symbolic episodes and contains

> pieces of history from the celestial world. Bhagavan Vyasa has

> clearly stated that because of the difference in Kalpas (see below

> for the meaning of Kalpa), there will be minor differences in the

> history.

>

> Krita-Treta-Dwapara-Kali yugas (eras) put together make 43,20,000

> years. This is one circle. Thousand such circles constitute the

> daytime (half day) of Brahma. It is called as one kalpa. After this

> period, Brahma rests for exactly the same duration. That is His

> night. With His dawn, creation begins afresh. That is Brahma's second

> day, the second Kalpa. Creation takes place almost similarly in all

> the Kalpas. There may be minor differences.

>

> Puranas contain stories pertaining to several Kalpas. In addition to

> this, they also contain narration of episodes in a symbolic manner.

> This is the reason why there is minor difference in the story of

> Ganapati in different Puranas. Let us take a look at the Ganapati

> story found in different puranas in brief.

>

> Padma Purna

>

> When Parvati created an idol with flour (used for bath), the idol

> took the form of Gajanana .

>

> Brahma Vaivarta Purana

>

> Parvati performed a ritual called "Punyaka Vrata" and begot Vinayaka.

> Because of the evil effect of Saturn, the child lost its head. The

> angels then fixed an elephant's head and infused life in to the

> child. (This story is from a different Kalpa)

>

> Linga Purana

>

> Parvati's son took birth sporting an elephant's head. In order to

> cause hindrance to the activities of the demons, he was made the

> leader of obstacles.

>

> Shiva Purana

>

> The name of the child created by Parvati is Dandapani. He was

> beheaded by Shiva Himself. Later, Shiva travelled north and brought

> the head of an elephant, which was sleeping with its head towards

> north. He fixed the head to the beheaded child. (This story compares

> with the story of Ganapati narrated above. But there is no mention of

> Gajasura. This may be due to the change on account of the difference

> in Kalpa)

>

> Ganesha Purana

>

> Ganapati himself cursed Chandra. We see similar description in Skanda

> Purana also.(This pertains to a different Kalpa). According to

> Ganesha Purana, Ganapati's form is different in different Yugas.In

> kreta yuga -HE has lion as his vehicle and sports eight hands..In

> Treta yuga- He has peacock as his vehicle and has six hands..In

> Dwapara Yuga- He has elephant head and two hands.. In Kali Yuga -He

> has two hands and is white in colour..

>

> Om Shree Ganeshaya Namah..

>

>

> Deepa H

> debu7366

>

>

>

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Om Sai Ram

Dear Richard,

Yes, You are right about the spelling of Syamantaka.. I just did

some research and what you are saying is correct... Unfortunately,

the place where I got this beautiful story from had the wrong

spelling and I was not aware of it. But thanks for pointing out the

mistake and giving us the correct spelling of this precious gem.

Om Shree Ganeshaya Namah..

Mrs. Deepa H

 

, Richard Shaw Brown

<rsbj66> wrote:

> Dear Sir,

>

> That is very well written. I heard the same from my Gurudev in

1970. He

> said the 4th day after full moon, every month, was the curse.

Because

> of what you have so nicely described Lord Krishna was falsely

accused.

>

> One thing I noticed back then was the actual spelling in the actual

> story as written in Sanskrit in the Srimad Bhagavatm

is "SYAMANTAKA" I

> checked the Apti Sanskrit to English dict... which

said "Syamantaka"

> was a radiant gem given by Surya to Satrajit. "The people mistook

> Satrajit to be Surya Himself when ever he wore the gem". Obviously

this

> is a RUBY. The Sun's gem is ruby. And people thought Satraji was

the

> Sungod when he wore it.

>

> Unfortunately this story has been handed down over the ages in

Hindu

> society, with out reference to the actual text. This has developed

into

> a mis-pronounciation of the Sanskrit word "Syamantaka" mistakenly

said

> as "Shyamantaka". Because of this mispronounciation it became a

> mispelling, and because of mis-spelling there arouse the wrong

notion

> that Syamantaka is SHyamantaka - and that means a blue sapphire.

> Accordingly it is now written in fables that the Syamantaka gem is

> spelled as Shyamantaka as was a dark blue sapphire.

>

> Anyone who checks the text of Srimad Bhagavatam will see the

spelling

> is "SYAMANTAKA" which is not the same meaning as SHYAM. I wish

somehow

> this mistake can be corrected as the fable is handed down

incorrectly,

> and the spelling is handed down incorrectly.

>

> According to Jyotish, Shani, the Ruler of Blue Sapphire, is enemy

with

> Surya (his father) and thus it is unreasonable to assume that Surya

> would give Blue Sapphires to his bhaktas, like Satrajit.

>

> Also, when Satrajit wore Syamantake people "thought he was the

Sungod"

> - it is NOT said that they mistook him to be Shanideva.

>

> Point is:

>

> 1) The Sanskrit spelling and word is SYAMANTAKA (not Shyamantaka)

> 2) Syamantaka is a Ruby (red) - Surya Ratna.

>

> Otherwise I learned a lot from this story... Sukriya!!!

>

> --- Deepa H <debu7366> wrote:

>

> >

> > Curse to Chandra

> >

> > After one year, the first anniversary of Ganapati's coronation

was

> > celebrated. On that day, a special type of sweet dish (which was

very

> > dear to Ganapati) was offered in every household. Ganapati's

belly,

> > which was quite big further swelled after consuming the

offerings. In

> > the evening, when he wanted to prostrate before his parents, he

found

> > it difficult to touch his forehead and the feet simultaneously,

> > because of his bloated abdomen. However much he tried, he could

not

> > perform the Sashtaanga Vandana (a traditional posture which

involves

> > touching eight parts of the body simultaneously while

prostrating).

> > Seeing this, the moon, adorning the head of Lord Shiva

> > giggled.Immediately, Ganapati's stomach burst open and he

collapsed

> > on the ground, lifeless. Parvati was furious now. She said,

Chandra,

> > your crooked eyes caused my beloved son's belly to burst. Your

face

> > is most inauspicious. May those who see your face become victims

of

> > false allegations.

> >

> > Two undesirable incidents had taken place in quick succession.

> > Immediately all the angels, including Brahma assembled there.

They

> > realised that there was no respite unless Parvati was pacified.

They

> > pooled all their energies together and fastened Ganapati's belly

with

> > a serpent and infused fresh life to Him. Parvati was now happy.

The

> > angels collectively prayed to Parvati. O Divine Mother, hitherto

your

> > son was the combination of the energies of Shiva and Shakti. He

was

> > Adipoojya (one who is worshipped first). But now, he is the

> > agglomeration of all energies. Worshipping him will amount to

> > worshipping all the Gods. Although the childish behaviour of

Chandra

> > brought about an unhappy incident, eventually it has turned out

to be

> > beneficial to Ganapati. But what about your curse? Because of

your

> > curse, no one dares to look at the moon. It is impossible for

people

> > to live without seeing Chandra, who confers a rare kind of

coolness.

> > Therefore, O! Divine Mother, please forgive Chandra by

> > withdrawing the curse

> >

> > Parvati thought for a moment and said, What you are saying is

true.

> > But it is not good to withdraw the curse completely either.

> > Therefore, the curse continues to apply to only those who see the

> > moon on the fourth day of the bright half of Bhadrapada month. I

> > hereby limit the curse to that extent.The angels were relieved

to a

> > great extent.

> >

> > It is said that anyone who looks at the moon on the night of the

> > Ganesh Chaturthi will be falsely charged with theft or a similar

> > crime. If someone inadvertently sees the moon on this night,

he/she

> > may remedy the situation by listening to (or reciting) the story

of

> > the syamantaka jewel

> >

> > Shyamantaka Gem/ jewel

> >

> > Towards the end of Dwapara Yuga, Lord Vishnu incarnated as Sri

> > Krishna and was ruling the empire of Dwaraka.During that time, a

> > person called Satrajit, who was a great Upasaka (worshipper) of

Sun

> > God lived in Dwaraka. Soorya, pleased by Satrajit's tapas,

presented

> > him with a gem stone called Shyamantaka. With the help of this

> > precious stone, Satrajit started producing huge quantities of

gold

> > everyday. His wealth and fame increased day by day.

> >

> > One day Narada came to visit Sri Krishna. In the evening, Narada

said

> > that he had to return and sought Krishna's permission. Sri

Krishna

> > asked him why he was in such a hurry. Then Narada said, Today is

the

> > fourth day of the brighter half of Bhadrapada. On account of

> > Parvati's curse, those who see the moon today will become

victims of

> > false allegations. I would like to return to the celestial world

> > before moonrise.

> >

> > Sri Krishna notified about Parvati's curse in his kingdom and

advised

> > his subjects not to see the moon that day. He also remained

indoors.

> > It was evening time and the children in the palace had to be

given

> > milk to drink. But there was no milk in the kitchen. Sri Krishna

> > himself had to go to the cowshed to fetch milk. He walked

carefully

> > with his head bent down in order to avoid seeing the moon. While

he

> > was milking the cows, he accidentally saw moon's reflection in

the

> > milk pot. Krishna became perturbed by this and returned to his

palace

> > with a disturbed mind.

> >

> > Many days passed and Krishna forgot the incident completely.

Krishna,

> > who held the financial portfolio, came to know about Satrajit

and his

> > magic stone. He summoned Satrajit to his court one day and said,

Why

> > don't you give that gem stone to me so that I can use it for the

> > welfare of my subjects? What made Sri Krishna to ask for it was

> > beyond everyone's comprehesion. Satrajit flatly refused to part

with

> > the precious stone.

> >

> > One day, Prasena, the brother of Satrajit went to a forest for

> > hunting. He was wearing this gem stone at that time. Many days

> > elapsed and he did not return from the forest.

> >

> > Satrajit became sad and said it would have been good if I had

given

> > the stone to Sri Krishna. Because I refused then, Krishna has

killed

> > my brother for the sake of the bead. Surprisingly, everyone

seemed to

> > believe him.

> >

> > Gradually people started to spread this allegation levelled

against

> > Krishna. When Krishna came to know about this, he immediately

> > concluded that this false allegations was because of the fact

that he

> > had seen the moon on the forbidden day. How to come out of this

> > crisis? He had to find a way out.Sri Krishna set out to search

> > Prasena and went to the forest. During his search, he found

Prasena's

> > horse lying dead. He also spotted a lion's foot marks near the

dead

> > horse. He followed the trail and came near the lion's cave,

where he

> > saw the dead body of Prasena. The gem stone was not there on his

> > body! He continued to follow the foot marks of the lion. After a

> > while, he saw even that lion lying dead. There were signs of a

fierce

> > fight between the lion and a bear in that place. Now he followed

the

> > foot marks of the bear. It lead him to a cave. Krishna asked his

men

> > to wait outside and entered the cave all alone. The inside of the

> > cave looked like a big palace. There, in a corner he saw a

> > woman singing lullaby and a baby sleeping in the cradle. The

lullaby

> > was :

> >

> > Simhah prasenamavadheet simho jaambavataa hatah

> >

> > Sukumaraka ! maa rodih tava hyesha shyamantakahtc "Sukumaraka !

maa

> > rodih tava hyesha shyamantakah"

> >

> > (Meaning : The lion killed Prasena. Subsequently, the lion was

killed

> > by Jambavanta. Dear child, don't cry. This Shyamantaka gem is all

> > yours now)

> >

> > Hearing these words, Sri Krishna came to know everything. When he

> > heard the name Jambavanta, some hazy memories came to him.The

woman,

> > seeing the intruder, screamed loudly.

> >

> > Immediately, a huge bear came roaring and pounced upon Krishna.

The

> > two fought fiercely. After waiting for 12 days, Krishna's men who

> > were waiting outside concluded that Krishna had died and

returned to

> > Dwaraka. Krishna's relatives heard about this, their grief knew

no

> > limits. They bagan preparing for the final rites for Krishna.The

> > citizens of Dwaraka, after coming to know the real cause of

Prasena's

> > death, started blaming Satrajit for the false allegation he had

made

> > against Krishna.The fight between Krishna and Jambavanta

continued

> > for 21 days. Jambavanta, who was very old, started losing and

finally

> > cried out Rama ! Rama and fell at the feet of Krishna and said,

O!

> > Lord, You are none other than Rama. I am Jambavanta, your servant

> > during the past Yuga. During that Yuga, I had once expressed a

desire

> > to have a one-to-one fight with you. You had then said that it

was

> > not proper to do so then and that you would grant my desire

during

> > the subsequent incarnation. You have done so now

> > and you have successfully demolished my ego. To fulfil my

desire,

> > you have incarnated again. I beg for your mercy and forgiveness.

> >

> > Sri Krishna then appeared as Rama and Jambavanta was overjoyed

with

> > nostalgia. Krishna caressed Jambavanta's body. All of a sudden

all

> > the injuries that Jambavanta had sustained during the 21 day

fight

> > disappeared and Jambavanta was free from pain now.Jambavanta

> > surrendered the Shyamantaka Mani to Krishna. He also gave his

> > daughter Jambavati to Him and accorded a respectful farewell to

him.

> >

> > By the time Krishna returned to Dwaraka with his new wife

Jambavati,

> > his relatives had already started his last rites. Seeing

Krishna, all

> > his relatives jumped with joy and pleasant surprise. Krishna

called

> > for an emergency meeting of His ministers and other important

people

> > and in their presence, handed over the Shyamantaka gem to

Satrajit.

> > Now Satrajit put his head down in shame. He also trembled at the

fact

> > that he had become Krishna's foe. He was sure that the people on

the

> > street outside would chide him for his act. He thought for a

while

> > and sent a message to saying that he would give his beautiful

> > daughter, Satyabhama to Krishna. Krishna agreed instantaneously.

> > During the marriage, Satrajit gifted the Shyamantaka gem to

Krishna.

> > But Krishna politely refused.

> >

> > Narada, who was present at the marriage ceremony pleaded to

Krishna

> > thus :

> >

> > Lord! By seeing the moon on the forbidden day (fourth day of

> > Bhadrapada), even you had to suffer the curse. Because of your

> > immense power, you not only came out of the embarrassment, but

also

> > earned two more wives. But what about ordinary human beings? Is

it

> > fair to undergo humiliation just because one sees the moon? You

> > should do something about this.

> >

> > Krishna closed his for a while and said, Narada, I am hereby

passing

> > a statute today. Those who worship Ganapati on the day of

Bhadrapada

> > Chaturthi (fourth day of Bhadrapada) and listen to the episode of

> > Shyamantaka Gem and how I became acquitted of the false charges,

will

> > not suffer this curse even if they accidentally see the moon on

that

> > day.

> >

> > Thus the curse executed in the celestial world influenced Lord

Vishnu

> > on earth and eventually the day of Ganapati's coronation assumed

> > great importance. Vishnu, who has played key roles in each and

every

> > stage from the Gajasura stage to removal of curse has indeed

> > conferred more prominence to Ganesha phenomenon.

> >

> > This in short is Ganapati's story.

> >

> > As mentioned before, it is full of symbolic episodes and contains

> > pieces of history from the celestial world. Bhagavan Vyasa has

> > clearly stated that because of the difference in Kalpas (see

below

> > for the meaning of Kalpa), there will be minor differences in the

> > history.

> >

> > Krita-Treta-Dwapara-Kali yugas (eras) put together make 43,20,000

> > years. This is one circle. Thousand such circles constitute the

> > daytime (half day) of Brahma. It is called as one kalpa. After

this

> > period, Brahma rests for exactly the same duration. That is His

> > night. With His dawn, creation begins afresh. That is Brahma's

second

> > day, the second Kalpa. Creation takes place almost similarly in

all

> > the Kalpas. There may be minor differences.

> >

> > Puranas contain stories pertaining to several Kalpas. In

addition to

> > this, they also contain narration of episodes in a symbolic

manner.

> > This is the reason why there is minor difference in the story of

> > Ganapati in different Puranas. Let us take a look at the Ganapati

> > story found in different puranas in brief.

> >

> > Padma Purna

> >

> > When Parvati created an idol with flour (used for bath), the idol

> > took the form of Gajanana .

> >

> > Brahma Vaivarta Purana

> >

> > Parvati performed a ritual called "Punyaka Vrata" and begot

Vinayaka.

> > Because of the evil effect of Saturn, the child lost its head.

The

> > angels then fixed an elephant's head and infused life in to the

> > child. (This story is from a different Kalpa)

> >

> > Linga Purana

> >

> > Parvati's son took birth sporting an elephant's head. In order to

> > cause hindrance to the activities of the demons, he was made the

> > leader of obstacles.

> >

> > Shiva Purana

> >

> > The name of the child created by Parvati is Dandapani. He was

> > beheaded by Shiva Himself. Later, Shiva travelled north and

brought

> > the head of an elephant, which was sleeping with its head towards

> > north. He fixed the head to the beheaded child. (This story

compares

> > with the story of Ganapati narrated above. But there is no

mention of

> > Gajasura. This may be due to the change on account of the

difference

> > in Kalpa)

> >

> > Ganesha Purana

> >

> > Ganapati himself cursed Chandra. We see similar description in

Skanda

> > Purana also.(This pertains to a different Kalpa). According to

> > Ganesha Purana, Ganapati's form is different in different

Yugas.In

> > kreta yuga -HE has lion as his vehicle and sports eight hands..In

> > Treta yuga- He has peacock as his vehicle and has six hands..In

> > Dwapara Yuga- He has elephant head and two hands.. In Kali Yuga -

He

> > has two hands and is white in colour..

> >

> > Om Shree Ganeshaya Namah..

> >

> >

> > Deepa H

> > debu7366

> >

> >

> >

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DevanRichard Shaw Brown <rsbj66 > wrote:

Dear Sir,That is very well written. I heard the same from my Gurudev in 1970.

Hesaid the 4th day after full moon, every month, was the curse. Becauseof what

you have so nicely described Lord Krishna was falsely accused.One thing I

noticed back then was the actual spelling in the actualstory as written in

Sanskrit in the Srimad Bhagavatm is "SYAMANTAKA" Ichecked the Apti Sanskrit to

English dict... which said "Syamantaka"was a radiant gem given by Surya to

Satrajit. "The people mistookSatrajit to be Surya Himself when ever he wore the

gem". Obviously thisis a RUBY. The Sun's gem is ruby. And people thought Satraji

was theSungod when he wore it.Unfortunately this story has been handed down over

the ages in Hindusociety, with out reference to the actual text. This has

developed intoa mis-pronounciation of the

Sanskrit word "Syamantaka" mistakenly saidas "Shyamantaka". Because of this

mispronounciation it became amispelling, and because of mis-spelling there

arouse the wrong notionthat Syamantaka is SHyamantaka - and that means a blue

sapphire.Accordingly it is now written in fables that the Syamantaka gem

isspelled as Shyamantaka as was a dark blue sapphire.Anyone who checks the text

of Srimad Bhagavatam will see the spellingis "SYAMANTAKA" which is not the same

meaning as SHYAM. I wish somehowthis mistake can be corrected as the fable is

handed down incorrectly,and the spelling is handed down incorrectly.According

to Jyotish, Shani, the Ruler of Blue Sapphire, is enemy withSurya (his father)

and thus it is unreasonable to assume that Suryawould give Blue Sapphires to

his bhaktas, like Satrajit.Also, when Satrajit wore Syamantake people "thought

he was the Sungod"- it is NOT said that they mistook him to be

Shanideva.Point is:1) The Sanskrit spelling and word is SYAMANTAKA (not

Shyamantaka)2) Syamantaka is a Ruby (red) - Surya Ratna.Otherwise I learned a

lot from this story... Sukriya!!! --- Deepa H <debu7366 > wrote:> >

Curse to Chandra> > After one year, the first anniversary of Ganapati's

coronation was> celebrated. On that day, a special type of sweet dish (which

was very> dear to Ganapati) was offered in every household. Ganapati's belly,>

which was quite big further swelled after consuming the offerings. In> the

evening, when he wanted to prostrate before his parents, he found> it difficult

to touch his forehead and the feet simultaneously,> because of his bloated

abdomen. However much he tried, he could not> perform the Sashtaanga Vandana (a

traditional posture which involves> touching eight parts of the body

simultaneously while

prostrating).> Seeing this, the moon, adorning the head of Lord Shiva>

giggled.Immediately, Ganapati's stomach burst open and he collapsed> on the

ground, lifeless. Parvati was furious now. She said, Chandra,> your crooked

eyes caused my beloved son's belly to burst. Your face> is most inauspicious.

May those who see your face become victims of> false allegations.> > Two

undesirable incidents had taken place in quick succession.> Immediately all the

angels, including Brahma assembled there. They> realised that there was no

respite unless Parvati was pacified. They> pooled all their energies together

and fastened Ganapati's belly with> a serpent and infused fresh life to Him.

Parvati was now happy. The> angels collectively prayed to Parvati. O Divine

Mother, hitherto your> son was the combination of the energies of Shiva and

Shakti. He was> Adipoojya (one who is worshipped first).

But now, he is the> agglomeration of all energies. Worshipping him will amount

to> worshipping all the Gods. Although the childish behaviour of Chandra>

brought about an unhappy incident, eventually it has turned out to be>

beneficial to Ganapati. But what about your curse? Because of your> curse, no

one dares to look at the moon. It is impossible for people> to live without

seeing Chandra, who confers a rare kind of coolness.> Therefore, O! Divine

Mother, please forgive Chandra by> withdrawing the curse> > Parvati thought

for a moment and said, What you are saying is true.> But it is not good to

withdraw the curse completely either.> Therefore, the curse continues to apply

to only those who see the> moon on the fourth day of the bright half of

Bhadrapada month. I> hereby limit the curse to that extent.The angels were

relieved to a> great extent.> > It is said

that anyone who looks at the moon on the night of the> Ganesh Chaturthi will be

falsely charged with theft or a similar> crime. If someone inadvertently sees

the moon on this night, he/she> may remedy the situation by listening to (or

reciting) the story of> the syamantaka jewel> > Shyamantaka Gem/ jewel> >

Towards the end of Dwapara Yuga, Lord Vishnu incarnated as Sri> Krishna and was

ruling the empire of Dwaraka.During that time, a> person called Satrajit, who

was a great Upasaka (worshipper) of Sun> God lived in Dwaraka. Soorya, pleased

by Satrajit's tapas, presented> him with a gem stone called Shyamantaka. With

the help of this> precious stone, Satrajit started producing huge quantities of

gold> everyday. His wealth and fame increased day by day.> > One day Narada came

to visit Sri Krishna. In the evening, Narada said> that he had to return and

sought

Krishna's permission. Sri Krishna> asked him why he was in such a hurry. Then

Narada said, Today is the> fourth day of the brighter half of Bhadrapada. On

account of> Parvati's curse, those who see the moon today will become victims

of> false allegations. I would like to return to the celestial world> before

moonrise.> > Sri Krishna notified about Parvati's curse in his kingdom and

advised> his subjects not to see the moon that day. He also remained indoors.>

It was evening time and the children in the palace had to be given> milk to

drink. But there was no milk in the kitchen. Sri Krishna> himself had to go to

the cowshed to fetch milk. He walked carefully> with his head bent down in

order to avoid seeing the moon. While he> was milking the cows, he accidentally

saw moon's reflection in the> milk pot. Krishna became perturbed by this and

returned to his palace> with a disturbed

mind.> > Many days passed and Krishna forgot the incident completely. Krishna,>

who held the financial portfolio, came to know about Satrajit and his> magic

stone. He summoned Satrajit to his court one day and said, Why> don't you give

that gem stone to me so that I can use it for the> welfare of my subjects? What

made Sri Krishna to ask for it was> beyond everyone's comprehesion. Satrajit

flatly refused to part with> the precious stone.> > One day, Prasena, the

brother of Satrajit went to a forest for> hunting. He was wearing this gem

stone at that time. Many days> elapsed and he did not return from the forest.>

> Satrajit became sad and said it would have been good if I had given> the

stone to Sri Krishna. Because I refused then, Krishna has killed> my brother

for the sake of the bead. Surprisingly, everyone seemed to> believe him.> >

Gradually

people started to spread this allegation levelled against> Krishna. When Krishna

came to know about this, he immediately> concluded that this false allegations

was because of the fact that he> had seen the moon on the forbidden day. How to

come out of this> crisis? He had to find a way out.Sri Krishna set out to

search> Prasena and went to the forest. During his search, he found Prasena's>

horse lying dead. He also spotted a lion's foot marks near the dead> horse. He

followed the trail and came near the lion's cave, where he> saw the dead body

of Prasena. The gem stone was not there on his> body! He continued to follow

the foot marks of the lion. After a> while, he saw even that lion lying dead.

There were signs of a fierce> fight between the lion and a bear in that place.

Now he followed the> foot marks of the bear. It lead him to a cave. Krishna

asked his men> to wait outside and entered the

cave all alone. The inside of the> cave looked like a big palace. There, in a

corner he saw a> woman singing lullaby and a baby sleeping in the cradle. The

lullaby> was :> > Simhah prasenamavadheet simho jaambavataa hatah> > Sukumaraka

! maa rodih tava hyesha shyamantakahtc "Sukumaraka ! maa> rodih tava hyesha

shyamantakah"> > (Meaning : The lion killed Prasena. Subsequently, the lion was

killed> by Jambavanta. Dear child, don't cry. This Shyamantaka gem is all> yours

now)> > Hearing these words, Sri Krishna came to know everything. When he> heard

the name Jambavanta, some hazy memories came to him.The woman,> seeing the

intruder, screamed loudly.> > Immediately, a huge bear came roaring and pounced

upon Krishna. The> two fought fiercely. After waiting for 12 days, Krishna's men

who> were waiting outside concluded that Krishna had died and

returned to> Dwaraka. Krishna's relatives heard about this, their grief knew no>

limits. They bagan preparing for the final rites for Krishna.The> citizens of

Dwaraka, after coming to know the real cause of Prasena's> death, started

blaming Satrajit for the false allegation he had made> against Krishna.The

fight between Krishna and Jambavanta continued> for 21 days. Jambavanta, who

was very old, started losing and finally> cried out Rama ! Rama and fell at the

feet of Krishna and said, O!> Lord, You are none other than Rama. I am

Jambavanta, your servant> during the past Yuga. During that Yuga, I had once

expressed a desire> to have a one-to-one fight with you. You had then said that

it was> not proper to do so then and that you would grant my desire during> the

subsequent incarnation. You have done so now> and you have successfully

demolished my ego. To fulfil my desire,> you

have incarnated again. I beg for your mercy and forgiveness.> > Sri Krishna then

appeared as Rama and Jambavanta was overjoyed with> nostalgia. Krishna caressed

Jambavanta's body. All of a sudden all> the injuries that Jambavanta had

sustained during the 21 day fight> disappeared and Jambavanta was free from

pain now.Jambavanta> surrendered the Shyamantaka Mani to Krishna. He also gave

his> daughter Jambavati to Him and accorded a respectful farewell to him.> > By

the time Krishna returned to Dwaraka with his new wife Jambavati,> his relatives

had already started his last rites. Seeing Krishna, all> his relatives jumped

with joy and pleasant surprise. Krishna called> for an emergency meeting of His

ministers and other important people> and in their presence, handed over the

Shyamantaka gem to Satrajit.> Now Satrajit put his head down in shame. He also

trembled at the fact> that

he had become Krishna's foe. He was sure that the people on the> street outside

would chide him for his act. He thought for a while> and sent a message to

saying that he would give his beautiful> daughter, Satyabhama to Krishna.

Krishna agreed instantaneously.> During the marriage, Satrajit gifted the

Shyamantaka gem to Krishna.> But Krishna politely refused.> > Narada, who was

present at the marriage ceremony pleaded to Krishna> thus :> > Lord! By seeing

the moon on the forbidden day (fourth day of> Bhadrapada), even you had to

suffer the curse. Because of your> immense power, you not only came out of the

embarrassment, but also> earned two more wives. But what about ordinary human

beings? Is it> fair to undergo humiliation just because one sees the moon? You>

should do something about this.> > Krishna closed his for a while and said,

Narada, I am hereby

passing> a statute today. Those who worship Ganapati on the day of Bhadrapada>

Chaturthi (fourth day of Bhadrapada) and listen to the episode of> Shyamantaka

Gem and how I became acquitted of the false charges, will> not suffer this

curse even if they accidentally see the moon on that> day.> > Thus the curse

executed in the celestial world influenced Lord Vishnu> on earth and eventually

the day of Ganapati's coronation assumed> great importance. Vishnu, who has

played key roles in each and every> stage from the Gajasura stage to removal of

curse has indeed> conferred more prominence to Ganesha phenomenon.> > This in

short is Ganapati's story.> > As mentioned before, it is full of symbolic

episodes and contains> pieces of history from the celestial world. Bhagavan

Vyasa has> clearly stated that because of the difference in Kalpas (see below>

for the

meaning of Kalpa), there will be minor differences in the> history.> >

Krita-Treta-Dwapara-Kali yugas (eras) put together make 43,20,000> years. This

is one circle. Thousand such circles constitute the> daytime (half day) of

Brahma. It is called as one kalpa. After this> period, Brahma rests for exactly

the same duration. That is His> night. With His dawn, creation begins afresh.

That is Brahma's second> day, the second Kalpa. Creation takes place almost

similarly in all> the Kalpas. There may be minor differences.> > Puranas

contain stories pertaining to several Kalpas. In addition to> this, they also

contain narration of episodes in a symbolic manner.> This is the reason why

there is minor difference in the story of> Ganapati in different Puranas. Let

us take a look at the Ganapati> story found in different puranas in brief.> >

Padma Purna> > When

Parvati created an idol with flour (used for bath), the idol> took the form of

Gajanana .> > Brahma Vaivarta Purana> > Parvati performed a ritual called

"Punyaka Vrata" and begot Vinayaka.> Because of the evil effect of Saturn, the

child lost its head. The> angels then fixed an elephant's head and infused life

in to the> child. (This story is from a different Kalpa)> > Linga Purana> >

Parvati's son took birth sporting an elephant's head. In order to> cause

hindrance to the activities of the demons, he was made the> leader of

obstacles. > > Shiva Purana> > The name of the child created by Parvati is

Dandapani. He was> beheaded by Shiva Himself. Later, Shiva travelled north and

brought> the head of an elephant, which was sleeping with its head towards>

north. He fixed the head to the beheaded child. (This story compares> with the

story of Ganapati narrated above. But there is no mention of> Gajasura. This may

be due to the change on account of the difference> in Kalpa)> > Ganesha Purana>

> Ganapati himself cursed Chandra. We see similar description in Skanda> Purana

also.(This pertains to a different Kalpa). According to> Ganesha Purana,

Ganapati's form is different in different Yugas.In> kreta yuga -HE has lion as

his vehicle and sports eight hands..In> Treta yuga- He has peacock as his

vehicle and has six hands..In> Dwapara Yuga- He has elephant head and two

hands.. In Kali Yuga -He> has two hands and is white in colour..> > Om Shree

Ganeshaya Namah..> > > Deepa H > debu7366 > > >

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Dear Sri Devan,

 

Thank you. It is not a big deal, except that it has resulted in people

thinking the Syamantaka is a BLUE SAPPHIRE, and this is wrong. This

misconception has developed because of mispronounciation as "SHYAM".

Even Amar Chitra Katha Hindu comics spell SHYAMANTAKA and show

Suryadeva giving a blue sapphire to Satrajit. Of course, it was a RUBY

named Syamantaka. The pronounciation is only an issue because of this

mix up.

 

Sukriya...

 

--- devan kesav <devan_kesav wrote:

 

> Dear Richard, you are right. According to Srimat Bhagavatam, it is

> pronounced as "Syamantaka" not shyamantaka. Certain syllables are

> pronounced not alike all over India, but the consonants are largely

> affected by the original dialects spoken by regional inhabitants. I

> assume this may be the reason why Orignal Syamantaka transformed to

> "Shyamantaka" (forgive us Lord Krishna).

>

> Best regards,

> Devan

>

> Richard Shaw Brown <rsbj66 wrote:

> Dear Sir,

>

> That is very well written. I heard the same from my Gurudev in 1970.

> He

> said the 4th day after full moon, every month, was the curse. Because

> of what you have so nicely described Lord Krishna was falsely

> accused.

>

> One thing I noticed back then was the actual spelling in the actual

> story as written in Sanskrit in the Srimad Bhagavatm is "SYAMANTAKA"

> I

> checked the Apti Sanskrit to English dict... which said "Syamantaka"

> was a radiant gem given by Surya to Satrajit. "The people mistook

> Satrajit to be Surya Himself when ever he wore the gem". Obviously

> this

> is a RUBY. The Sun's gem is ruby. And people thought Satraji was the

> Sungod when he wore it.

>

> Unfortunately this story has been handed down over the ages in Hindu

> society, with out reference to the actual text. This has developed

> into

> a mis-pronounciation of the Sanskrit word "Syamantaka" mistakenly

> said

> as "Shyamantaka". Because of this mispronounciation it became a

> mispelling, and because of mis-spelling there arouse the wrong notion

> that Syamantaka is SHyamantaka - and that means a blue sapphire.

> Accordingly it is now written in fables that the Syamantaka gem is

> spelled as Shyamantaka as was a dark blue sapphire.

>

> Anyone who checks the text of Srimad Bhagavatam will see the spelling

> is "SYAMANTAKA" which is not the same meaning as SHYAM. I wish

> somehow

> this mistake can be corrected as the fable is handed down

> incorrectly,

> and the spelling is handed down incorrectly.

>

> According to Jyotish, Shani, the Ruler of Blue Sapphire, is enemy

> with

> Surya (his father) and thus it is unreasonable to assume that Surya

> would give Blue Sapphires to his bhaktas, like Satrajit.

>

> Also, when Satrajit wore Syamantake people "thought he was the

> Sungod"

> - it is NOT said that they mistook him to be Shanideva.

>

> Point is:

>

> 1) The Sanskrit spelling and word is SYAMANTAKA (not Shyamantaka)

> 2) Syamantaka is a Ruby (red) - Surya Ratna.

>

> Otherwise I learned a lot from this story... Sukriya!!!

>

> --- Deepa H <debu7366 wrote:

>

> >

> > Curse to Chandra

> >

> > After one year, the first anniversary of Ganapati's coronation was

> > celebrated. On that day, a special type of sweet dish (which was

> very

> > dear to Ganapati) was offered in every household. Ganapati's belly,

> > which was quite big further swelled after consuming the offerings.

> In

> > the evening, when he wanted to prostrate before his parents, he

> found

> > it difficult to touch his forehead and the feet simultaneously,

> > because of his bloated abdomen. However much he tried, he could not

> > perform the Sashtaanga Vandana (a traditional posture which

> involves

> > touching eight parts of the body simultaneously while prostrating).

> > Seeing this, the moon, adorning the head of Lord Shiva

> > giggled.Immediately, Ganapati's stomach burst open and he collapsed

> > on the ground, lifeless. Parvati was furious now. She said,

> Chandra,

> > your crooked eyes caused my beloved son's belly to burst. Your face

> > is most inauspicious. May those who see your face become victims of

> > false allegations.

> >

> > Two undesirable incidents had taken place in quick succession.

> > Immediately all the angels, including Brahma assembled there. They

> > realised that there was no respite unless Parvati was pacified.

> They

> > pooled all their energies together and fastened Ganapati's belly

> with

> > a serpent and infused fresh life to Him. Parvati was now happy. The

> > angels collectively prayed to Parvati. O Divine Mother, hitherto

> your

> > son was the combination of the energies of Shiva and Shakti. He was

> > Adipoojya (one who is worshipped first). But now, he is the

> > agglomeration of all energies. Worshipping him will amount to

> > worshipping all the Gods. Although the childish behaviour of

> Chandra

> > brought about an unhappy incident, eventually it has turned out to

> be

> > beneficial to Ganapati. But what about your curse? Because of your

> > curse, no one dares to look at the moon. It is impossible for

> people

> > to live without seeing Chandra, who confers a rare kind of

> coolness.

> > Therefore, O! Divine Mother, please forgive Chandra by

> > withdrawing the curse

> >

> > Parvati thought for a moment and said, What you are saying is true.

> > But it is not good to withdraw the curse completely either.

> > Therefore, the curse continues to apply to only those who see the

> > moon on the fourth day of the bright half of Bhadrapada month. I

> > hereby limit the curse to that extent.The angels were relieved to a

> > great extent.

> >

> > It is said that anyone who looks at the moon on the night of the

> > Ganesh Chaturthi will be falsely charged with theft or a similar

> > crime. If someone inadvertently sees the moon on this night, he/she

> > may remedy the situation by listening to (or reciting) the story of

> > the syamantaka jewel

> >

> > Shyamantaka Gem/ jewel

> >

> > Towards the end of Dwapara Yuga, Lord Vishnu incarnated as Sri

> > Krishna and was ruling the empire of Dwaraka.During that time, a

> > person called Satrajit, who was a great Upasaka (worshipper) of Sun

> > God lived in Dwaraka. Soorya, pleased by Satrajit's tapas,

> presented

> > him with a gem stone called Shyamantaka. With the help of this

> > precious stone, Satrajit started producing huge quantities of gold

> > everyday. His wealth and fame increased day by day.

> >

> > One day Narada came to visit Sri Krishna. In the evening, Narada

> said

> > that he had to return and sought Krishna's permission. Sri Krishna

> > asked him why he was in such a hurry. Then Narada said, Today is

> the

> > fourth day of the brighter half of Bhadrapada. On account of

> > Parvati's curse, those who see the moon today will become victims

> of

> > false allegations. I would like to return to the celestial world

> > before moonrise.

> >

> > Sri Krishna notified about Parvati's curse in his kingdom and

> advised

> > his subjects not to see the moon that day. He also remained

> indoors.

> > It was evening time and the children in the palace had to be given

> > milk to drink. But there was no milk in the kitchen. Sri Krishna

> > himself had to go to the cowshed to fetch milk. He walked carefully

> > with his head bent down in order to avoid seeing the moon. While he

> > was milking the cows, he accidentally saw moon's reflection in the

> > milk pot. Krishna became perturbed by this and returned to his

> palace

> > with a disturbed mind.

> >

> > Many days passed and Krishna forgot the incident completely.

> Krishna,

> > who held the financial portfolio, came to know about Satrajit and

> his

> > magic stone. He summoned Satrajit to his court one day and said,

> Why

> > don't you give that gem stone to me so that I can use it for the

> > welfare of my subjects? What made Sri Krishna to ask for it was

> > beyond everyone's comprehesion. Satrajit flatly refused to part

> with

> > the precious stone.

> >

> > One day, Prasena, the brother of Satrajit went to a forest for

> > hunting. He was wearing this gem stone at that time. Many days

> > elapsed and he did not return from the forest.

> >

> > Satrajit became sad and said it would have been good if I had given

> > the stone to Sri Krishna. Because I refused then, Krishna has

> killed

> > my brother for the sake of the bead. Surprisingly, everyone seemed

> to

> > believe him.

> >

> > Gradually people started to spread this allegation levelled against

> > Krishna. When Krishna came to know about this, he immediately

> > concluded that this false allegations was because of the fact that

> he

> > had seen the moon on the forbidden day. How to come out of this

> > crisis? He had to find a way out.Sri Krishna set out to search

> > Prasena and went to the forest. During his search, he found

> Prasena's

> > horse lying dead. He also spotted a lion's foot marks near the dead

> > horse. He followed the trail and came near the lion's cave, where

> he

> > saw the dead body of Prasena. The gem stone was not there on his

> > body! He continued to follow the foot marks of the lion. After a

> > while, he saw even that lion lying dead. There were signs of a

> fierce

> > fight between the lion and a bear in that place. Now he followed

> the

> > foot marks of the bear. It lead him to a cave. Krishna asked his

> men

> > to wait outside and entered the cave all alone. The inside of the

> > cave looked like a big palace. There, in a corner he saw a

> > woman singing lullaby and a baby sleeping in the cradle. The

> lullaby

> > was :

> >

> > Simhah prasenamavadheet simho jaambavataa hatah

> >

> > Sukumaraka ! maa rodih tava hyesha shyamantakahtc "Sukumaraka ! maa

> > rodih tava hyesha shyamantakah"

> >

> > (Meaning : The lion killed Prasena. Subsequently, the lion was

> killed

> > by Jambavanta. Dear child, don't cry. This Shyamantaka gem is all

> > yours now)

> >

> > Hearing these words, Sri Krishna came to know everything. When he

> > heard the name Jambavanta, some hazy memories came to him.The

> woman,

> > seeing the intruder, screamed loudly.

> >

> > Immediately, a huge bear came roaring and pounced upon Krishna. The

> > two fought fiercely. After waiting for 12 days, Krishna's men who

> > were waiting outside concluded that Krishna had died and returned

> to

> > Dwaraka. Krishna's relatives heard about this, their grief knew no

> > limits. They bagan preparing for the final rites for Krishna.The

> > citizens of Dwaraka, after coming to know the real cause of

> Prasena's

> > death, started blaming Satrajit for the false allegation he had

> made

> > against Krishna.The fight between Krishna and Jambavanta continued

> > for 21 days. Jambavanta, who was very old, started losing and

> finally

> > cried out Rama ! Rama and fell at the feet of Krishna and said, O!

> > Lord, You are none other than Rama. I am Jambavanta, your servant

> > during the past Yuga. During that Yuga, I had once expressed a

> desire

> > to have a one-to-one fight with you. You had then said that it was

> > not proper to do so then and that you would grant my desire during

> > the subsequent incarnation. You have done so now

> > and you have successfully demolished my ego. To fulfil my desire,

> > you have incarnated again. I beg for your mercy and forgiveness.

> >

> > Sri Krishna then appeared as Rama and Jambavanta was overjoyed with

> > nostalgia. Krishna caressed Jambavanta's body. All of a sudden all

> > the injuries that Jambavanta had sustained during the 21 day fight

> > disappeared and Jambavanta was free from pain now.Jambavanta

> > surrendered the Shyamantaka Mani to Krishna. He also gave his

> > daughter Jambavati to Him and accorded a respectful farewell to

> him.

> >

> > By the time Krishna returned to Dwaraka with his new wife

> Jambavati,

> > his relatives had already started his last rites. Seeing Krishna,

> all

> > his relatives jumped with joy and pleasant surprise. Krishna called

> > for an emergency meeting of His ministers and other important

> people

> > and in their presence, handed over the Shyamantaka gem to Satrajit.

> > Now Satrajit put his head down in shame. He also trembled at the

> fact

> > that he had become Krishna's foe. He was sure that the people on

> the

> > street outside would chide him for his act. He thought for a while

> > and sent a message to saying that he would give his beautiful

> > daughter, Satyabhama to Krishna. Krishna agreed instantaneously.

> > During the marriage, Satrajit gifted the Shyamantaka gem to

> Krishna.

> > But Krishna politely refused.

> >

> > Narada, who was present at the marriage ceremony pleaded to Krishna

> > thus :

> >

> > Lord! By seeing the moon on the forbidden day (fourth day of

> > Bhadrapada), even you had to suffer the curse. Because of your

> > immense power, you not only came out of the embarrassment, but also

> > earned two more wives. But what about ordinary human beings? Is it

> > fair to undergo humiliation just because one sees the moon? You

> > should do something about this.

> >

> > Krishna closed his for a while and said, Narada, I am hereby

> passing

> > a statute today. Those who worship Ganapati on the day of

> Bhadrapada

> > Chaturthi (fourth day of Bhadrapada) and listen to the episode of

> > Shyamantaka Gem and how I became acquitted of the false charges,

> will

> > not suffer this curse even if they accidentally see the moon on

> that

> > day.

> >

> > Thus the curse executed in the celestial world influenced Lord

> Vishnu

> > on earth and eventually the day of Ganapati's coronation assumed

> > great importance. Vishnu, who has played key roles in each and

> every

> > stage from the Gajasura stage to removal of curse has indeed

> > conferred more prominence to Ganesha phenomenon.

> >

> > This in short is Ganapati's story.

> >

> > As mentioned before, it is full of symbolic episodes and contains

> > pieces of history from the celestial world. Bhagavan Vyasa has

> > clearly stated that because of the difference in Kalpas (see below

> > for the meaning of Kalpa), there will be minor differences in the

> > history.

> >

> > Krita-Treta-Dwapara-Kali yugas (eras) put together make 43,20,000

> > years. This is one circle. Thousand such circles constitute the

> > daytime (half day) of Brahma. It is called as one kalpa. After this

> > period, Brahma rests for exactly the same duration. That is His

> > night. With His dawn, creation begins afresh. That is Brahma's

> second

> > day, the second Kalpa. Creation takes place almost similarly in all

> > the Kalpas. There may be minor differences.

> >

> > Puranas contain stories pertaining to several Kalpas. In addition

> to

> > this, they also contain narration of episodes in a symbolic manner.

> > This is the reason why there is minor difference in the story of

> > Ganapati in different Puranas. Let us take a look at the Ganapati

> > story found in different puranas in brief.

> >

> > Padma Purna

> >

> > When Parvati created an idol with flour (used for bath), the idol

> > took the form of Gajanana .

> >

> > Brahma Vaivarta Purana

> >

> > Parvati performed a ritual called "Punyaka Vrata" and begot

> Vinayaka.

> > Because of the evil effect of Saturn, the child lost its head. The

> > angels then fixed an elephant's head and infused life in to the

> > child. (This story is from a different Kalpa)

> >

> > Linga Purana

> >

> > Parvati's son took birth sporting an elephant's head. In order to

> > cause hindrance to the activities of the demons, he was made the

> > leader of obstacles.

> >

> > Shiva Purana

> >

> > The name of the child created by Parvati is Dandapani. He was

> > beheaded by Shiva Himself. Later, Shiva travelled north and brought

> > the head of an elephant, which was sleeping with its head towards

> > north. He fixed the head to the beheaded child. (This story

> compares

> > with the story of Ganapati narrated above. But there is no mention

> of

> > Gajasura. This may be due to the change on account of the

> difference

> > in Kalpa)

> >

> > Ganesha Purana

> >

> > Ganapati himself cursed Chandra. We see similar description in

> Skanda

> > Purana also.(This pertains to a different Kalpa). According to

> > Ganesha Purana, Ganapati's form is different in different Yugas.In

> > kreta yuga -HE has lion as his vehicle and sports eight hands..In

> > Treta yuga- He has peacock as his vehicle and has six hands..In

> > Dwapara Yuga- He has elephant head and two hands.. In Kali Yuga -He

> > has two hands and is white in colour..

> >

> > Om Shree Ganeshaya Namah..

> >

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Dear Srimati Deepaji,

 

It is only important because it has resulted in the public thinking

the Syamantaka is a Blue Sapphire (because of the word "Shyama), but

the truth should be known that Syamantaka gem from Surya to Satrajit is

a RUBY.

 

I loved your story of the Moon's curse. There is so much to learn in

Sanatan Dharma, and one life time is never enough.

 

Sukriya!!!

 

Best rgds,

Richard

 

--- Deepa <debu7366 wrote:

 

> Om Sai Ram

> Dear Richard,

> Yes, You are right about the spelling of Syamantaka.. I just did

> some research and what you are saying is correct... Unfortunately,

> the place where I got this beautiful story from had the wrong

> spelling and I was not aware of it. But thanks for pointing out the

> mistake and giving us the correct spelling of this precious gem.

> Om Shree Ganeshaya Namah..

> Mrs. Deepa H

>

> , Richard Shaw Brown

> <rsbj66> wrote:

> > Dear Sir,

> >

> > That is very well written. I heard the same from my Gurudev in

> 1970. He

> > said the 4th day after full moon, every month, was the curse.

> Because

> > of what you have so nicely described Lord Krishna was falsely

> accused.

> >

> > One thing I noticed back then was the actual spelling in the actual

> > story as written in Sanskrit in the Srimad Bhagavatm

> is "SYAMANTAKA" I

> > checked the Apti Sanskrit to English dict... which

> said "Syamantaka"

> > was a radiant gem given by Surya to Satrajit. "The people mistook

> > Satrajit to be Surya Himself when ever he wore the gem". Obviously

> this

> > is a RUBY. The Sun's gem is ruby. And people thought Satraji was

> the

> > Sungod when he wore it.

> >

> > Unfortunately this story has been handed down over the ages in

> Hindu

> > society, with out reference to the actual text. This has developed

> into

> > a mis-pronounciation of the Sanskrit word "Syamantaka" mistakenly

> said

> > as "Shyamantaka". Because of this mispronounciation it became a

> > mispelling, and because of mis-spelling there arouse the wrong

> notion

> > that Syamantaka is SHyamantaka - and that means a blue sapphire.

> > Accordingly it is now written in fables that the Syamantaka gem is

> > spelled as Shyamantaka as was a dark blue sapphire.

> >

> > Anyone who checks the text of Srimad Bhagavatam will see the

> spelling

> > is "SYAMANTAKA" which is not the same meaning as SHYAM. I wish

> somehow

> > this mistake can be corrected as the fable is handed down

> incorrectly,

> > and the spelling is handed down incorrectly.

> >

> > According to Jyotish, Shani, the Ruler of Blue Sapphire, is enemy

> with

> > Surya (his father) and thus it is unreasonable to assume that Surya

> > would give Blue Sapphires to his bhaktas, like Satrajit.

> >

> > Also, when Satrajit wore Syamantake people "thought he was the

> Sungod"

> > - it is NOT said that they mistook him to be Shanideva.

> >

> > Point is:

> >

> > 1) The Sanskrit spelling and word is SYAMANTAKA (not Shyamantaka)

> > 2) Syamantaka is a Ruby (red) - Surya Ratna.

> >

> > Otherwise I learned a lot from this story... Sukriya!!!

> >

> > --- Deepa H <debu7366> wrote:

> >

> > >

> > > Curse to Chandra

> > >

> > > After one year, the first anniversary of Ganapati's coronation

> was

> > > celebrated. On that day, a special type of sweet dish (which was

> very

> > > dear to Ganapati) was offered in every household. Ganapati's

> belly,

> > > which was quite big further swelled after consuming the

> offerings. In

> > > the evening, when he wanted to prostrate before his parents, he

> found

> > > it difficult to touch his forehead and the feet simultaneously,

> > > because of his bloated abdomen. However much he tried, he could

> not

> > > perform the Sashtaanga Vandana (a traditional posture which

> involves

> > > touching eight parts of the body simultaneously while

> prostrating).

> > > Seeing this, the moon, adorning the head of Lord Shiva

> > > giggled.Immediately, Ganapati's stomach burst open and he

> collapsed

> > > on the ground, lifeless. Parvati was furious now. She said,

> Chandra,

> > > your crooked eyes caused my beloved son's belly to burst. Your

> face

> > > is most inauspicious. May those who see your face become victims

> of

> > > false allegations.

> > >

> > > Two undesirable incidents had taken place in quick succession.

> > > Immediately all the angels, including Brahma assembled there.

> They

> > > realised that there was no respite unless Parvati was pacified.

> They

> > > pooled all their energies together and fastened Ganapati's belly

> with

> > > a serpent and infused fresh life to Him. Parvati was now happy.

> The

> > > angels collectively prayed to Parvati. O Divine Mother, hitherto

> your

> > > son was the combination of the energies of Shiva and Shakti. He

> was

> > > Adipoojya (one who is worshipped first). But now, he is the

> > > agglomeration of all energies. Worshipping him will amount to

> > > worshipping all the Gods. Although the childish behaviour of

> Chandra

> > > brought about an unhappy incident, eventually it has turned out

> to be

> > > beneficial to Ganapati. But what about your curse? Because of

> your

> > > curse, no one dares to look at the moon. It is impossible for

> people

> > > to live without seeing Chandra, who confers a rare kind of

> coolness.

> > > Therefore, O! Divine Mother, please forgive Chandra by

> > > withdrawing the curse

> > >

> > > Parvati thought for a moment and said, What you are saying is

> true.

> > > But it is not good to withdraw the curse completely either.

> > > Therefore, the curse continues to apply to only those who see the

> > > moon on the fourth day of the bright half of Bhadrapada month. I

> > > hereby limit the curse to that extent.The angels were relieved

> to a

> > > great extent.

> > >

> > > It is said that anyone who looks at the moon on the night of the

> > > Ganesh Chaturthi will be falsely charged with theft or a similar

> > > crime. If someone inadvertently sees the moon on this night,

> he/she

> > > may remedy the situation by listening to (or reciting) the story

> of

> > > the syamantaka jewel

> > >

> > > Shyamantaka Gem/ jewel

> > >

> > > Towards the end of Dwapara Yuga, Lord Vishnu incarnated as Sri

> > > Krishna and was ruling the empire of Dwaraka.During that time, a

> > > person called Satrajit, who was a great Upasaka (worshipper) of

> Sun

> > > God lived in Dwaraka. Soorya, pleased by Satrajit's tapas,

> presented

> > > him with a gem stone called Shyamantaka. With the help of this

> > > precious stone, Satrajit started producing huge quantities of

> gold

> > > everyday. His wealth and fame increased day by day.

> > >

> > > One day Narada came to visit Sri Krishna. In the evening, Narada

> said

> > > that he had to return and sought Krishna's permission. Sri

> Krishna

> > > asked him why he was in such a hurry. Then Narada said, Today is

> the

> > > fourth day of the brighter half of Bhadrapada. On account of

> > > Parvati's curse, those who see the moon today will become

> victims of

> > > false allegations. I would like to return to the celestial world

> > > before moonrise.

> > >

> > > Sri Krishna notified about Parvati's curse in his kingdom and

> advised

> > > his subjects not to see the moon that day. He also remained

> indoors.

> > > It was evening time and the children in the palace had to be

> given

> > > milk to drink. But there was no milk in the kitchen. Sri Krishna

> > > himself had to go to the cowshed to fetch milk. He walked

> carefully

> > > with his head bent down in order to avoid seeing the moon. While

> he

> > > was milking the cows, he accidentally saw moon's reflection in

> the

> > > milk pot. Krishna became perturbed by this and returned to his

> palace

> > > with a disturbed mind.

> > >

> > > Many days passed and Krishna forgot the incident completely.

> Krishna,

> > > who held the financial portfolio, came to know about Satrajit

> and his

> > > magic stone. He summoned Satrajit to his court one day and said,

> Why

> > > don't you give that gem stone to me so that I can use it for the

> > > welfare of my subjects? What made Sri Krishna to ask for it was

> > > beyond everyone's comprehesion. Satrajit flatly refused to part

> with

> > > the precious stone.

> > >

> > > One day, Prasena, the brother of Satrajit went to a forest for

> > > hunting. He was wearing this gem stone at that time. Many days

> > > elapsed and he did not return from the forest.

> > >

> > > Satrajit became sad and said it would have been good if I had

> given

> > > the stone to Sri Krishna. Because I refused then, Krishna has

> killed

> > > my brother for the sake of the bead. Surprisingly, everyone

> seemed to

> > > believe him.

> > >

> > > Gradually people started to spread this allegation levelled

> against

> > > Krishna. When Krishna came to know about this, he immediately

> > > concluded that this false allegations was because of the fact

> that he

> > > had seen the moon on the forbidden day. How to come out of this

> > > crisis? He had to find a way out.Sri Krishna set out to search

> > > Prasena and went to the forest. During his search, he found

> Prasena's

> > > horse lying dead. He also spotted a lion's foot marks near the

> dead

> > > horse. He followed the trail and came near the lion's cave,

> where he

> > > saw the dead body of Prasena. The gem stone was not there on his

> > > body! He continued to follow the foot marks of the lion. After a

> > > while, he saw even that lion lying dead. There were signs of a

> fierce

> > > fight between the lion and a bear in that place. Now he followed

> the

> > > foot marks of the bear. It lead him to a cave. Krishna asked his

> men

> > > to wait outside and entered the cave all alone. The inside of the

> > > cave looked like a big palace. There, in a corner he saw a

> > > woman singing lullaby and a baby sleeping in the cradle. The

> lullaby

> > > was :

> > >

> > > Simhah prasenamavadheet simho jaambavataa hatah

> > >

> > > Sukumaraka ! maa rodih tava hyesha shyamantakahtc "Sukumaraka !

> maa

> > > rodih tava hyesha shyamantakah"

> > >

> > > (Meaning : The lion killed Prasena. Subsequently, the lion was

> killed

> > > by Jambavanta. Dear child, don't cry. This Shyamantaka gem is all

> > > yours now)

> > >

> > > Hearing these words, Sri Krishna came to know everything. When he

> > > heard the name Jambavanta, some hazy memories came to him.The

> woman,

> > > seeing the intruder, screamed loudly.

> > >

> > > Immediately, a huge bear came roaring and pounced upon Krishna.

> The

> > > two fought fiercely. After waiting for 12 days, Krishna's men who

> > > were waiting outside concluded that Krishna had died and

> returned to

> > > Dwaraka. Krishna's relatives heard about this, their grief knew

> no

> > > limits. They bagan preparing for the final rites for Krishna.The

> > > citizens of Dwaraka, after coming to know the real cause of

> Prasena's

> > > death, started blaming Satrajit for the false allegation he had

> made

> > > against Krishna.The fight between Krishna and Jambavanta

> continued

> > > for 21 days. Jambavanta, who was very old, started losing and

> finally

> > > cried out Rama ! Rama and fell at the feet of Krishna and said,

> O!

> > > Lord, You are none other than Rama. I am Jambavanta, your servant

> > > during the past Yuga. During that Yuga, I had once expressed a

> desire

> > > to have a one-to-one fight with you. You had then said that it

> was

> > > not proper to do so then and that you would grant my desire

> during

> > > the subsequent incarnation. You have done so now

> > > and you have successfully demolished my ego. To fulfil my

> desire,

> > > you have incarnated again. I beg for your mercy and forgiveness.

> > >

> > > Sri Krishna then appeared as Rama and Jambavanta was overjoyed

> with

> > > nostalgia. Krishna caressed Jambavanta's body. All of a sudden

> all

> > > the injuries that Jambavanta had sustained during the 21 day

> fight

> > > disappeared and Jambavanta was free from pain now.Jambavanta

> > > surrendered the Shyamantaka Mani to Krishna. He also gave his

> > > daughter Jambavati to Him and accorded a respectful farewell to

> him.

> > >

> > > By the time Krishna returned to Dwaraka with his new wife

> Jambavati,

> > > his relatives had already started his last rites. Seeing

> Krishna, all

> > > his relatives jumped with joy and pleasant surprise. Krishna

> called

> > > for an emergency meeting of His ministers and other important

> people

> > > and in their presence, handed over the Shyamantaka gem to

> Satrajit.

> > > Now Satrajit put his head down in shame. He also trembled at the

> fact

> > > that he had become Krishna's foe. He was sure that the people on

> the

> > > street outside would chide him for his act. He thought for a

> while

> > > and sent a message to saying that he would give his beautiful

> > > daughter, Satyabhama to Krishna. Krishna agreed instantaneously.

> > > During the marriage, Satrajit gifted the Shyamantaka gem to

> Krishna.

> > > But Krishna politely refused.

> > >

> > > Narada, who was present at the marriage ceremony pleaded to

> Krishna

> > > thus :

> > >

> > > Lord! By seeing the moon on the forbidden day (fourth day of

> > > Bhadrapada), even you had to suffer the curse. Because of your

> > > immense power, you not only came out of the embarrassment, but

> also

> > > earned two more wives. But what about ordinary human beings? Is

> it

> > > fair to undergo humiliation just because one sees the moon? You

> > > should do something about this.

> > >

> > > Krishna closed his for a while and said, Narada, I am hereby

> passing

> > > a statute today. Those who worship Ganapati on the day of

> Bhadrapada

> > > Chaturthi (fourth day of Bhadrapada) and listen to the episode of

> > > Shyamantaka Gem and how I became acquitted of the false charges,

> will

> > > not suffer this curse even if they accidentally see the moon on

> that

> > > day.

> > >

> > > Thus the curse executed in the celestial world influenced Lord

> Vishnu

> > > on earth and eventually the day of Ganapati's coronation assumed

> > > great importance. Vishnu, who has played key roles in each and

> every

> > > stage from the Gajasura stage to removal of curse has indeed

> > > conferred more prominence to Ganesha phenomenon.

> > >

> > > This in short is Ganapati's story.

> > >

> > > As mentioned before, it is full of symbolic episodes and contains

> > > pieces of history from the celestial world. Bhagavan Vyasa has

> > > clearly stated that because of the difference in Kalpas (see

> below

> > > for the meaning of Kalpa), there will be minor differences in the

> > > history.

> > >

> > > Krita-Treta-Dwapara-Kali yugas (eras) put together make 43,20,000

> > > years. This is one circle. Thousand such circles constitute the

> > > daytime (half day) of Brahma. It is called as one kalpa. After

> this

> > > period, Brahma rests for exactly the same duration. That is His

> > > night. With His dawn, creation begins afresh. That is Brahma's

> second

> > > day, the second Kalpa. Creation takes place almost similarly in

> all

> > > the Kalpas. There may be minor differences.

> > >

> > > Puranas contain stories pertaining to several Kalpas. In

> addition to

> > > this, they also contain narration of episodes in a symbolic

> manner.

> > > This is the reason why there is minor difference in the story of

> > > Ganapati in different Puranas. Let us take a look at the Ganapati

> > > story found in different puranas in brief.

> > >

> > > Padma Purna

> > >

> > > When Parvati created an idol with flour (used for bath), the idol

> > > took the form of Gajanana .

> > >

> > > Brahma Vaivarta Purana

> > >

> > > Parvati performed a ritual called "Punyaka Vrata" and begot

> Vinayaka.

> > > Because of the evil effect of Saturn, the child lost its head.

> The

> > > angels then fixed an elephant's head and infused life in to the

> > > child. (This story is from a different Kalpa)

> > >

> > > Linga Purana

> > >

> > > Parvati's son took birth sporting an elephant's head. In order to

> > > cause hindrance to the activities of the demons, he was made the

> > > leader of obstacles.

> > >

> > > Shiva Purana

> > >

> > > The name of the child created by Parvati is Dandapani. He was

> > > beheaded by Shiva Himself. Later, Shiva travelled north and

> brought

> > > the head of an elephant, which was sleeping with its head towards

> > > north. He fixed the head to the beheaded child. (This story

> compares

> > > with the story of Ganapati narrated above. But there is no

> mention of

> > > Gajasura. This may be due to the change on account of the

> difference

> > > in Kalpa)

> > >

> > > Ganesha Purana

> > >

> > > Ganapati himself cursed Chandra. We see similar description in

> Skanda

> > > Purana also.(This pertains to a different Kalpa). According to

> > > Ganesha Purana, Ganapati's form is different in different

> Yugas.In

> > > kreta yuga -HE has lion as his vehicle and sports eight hands..In

> > > Treta yuga- He has peacock as his vehicle and has six hands..In

> > > Dwapara Yuga- He has elephant head and two hands.. In Kali Yuga -

> He

> > > has two hands and is white in colour..

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