Namasthe- Urvashi

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Dear all,

 

Nara and Narayana are two avatharams or incarnations of Vishnu. Both

of them were doing severe penance. As usual, beautiful apsara ladies

were sent to distract them. Even though Nara was an incarnation of

God, he had some weaknesses of naran or man, befitting his name. When

Apsaras ladies came to distract him, he lost his temper like regular

human beings and showed his severe anger and displeasure to them. They

were scared and disappeared quickly.

 

Then the beautiful apsara ladies went cautiously to Narayana and to

their surprise he was very calm. He did not have any human weaknesses

like lust, anger etc. So the apsara ladies started dancing around him

in the hope of attracting him. With a smiling face Lord Narayana

looked at them and just tapped on his thigh (ooru in Sanskrit). From

his thigh, a beautiful lady, far more beautiful than all the apsara

ladies who came to distract him, emerged. She is called Urvashi

becasue she emerged from the thigh or ooru of Narayana. When they saw

the extremely beautiful Urvashi, they were all ashamed of their own

looks and their foolish attempt to distract Narayana. He has the

capability to produce the most beautiful lady from his own thigh and

still he is able to do severe penance with pure and lust free mind.

 

Apsara ladies apologized, did namaskar to Nara and Narayana and took

Urvashi with them to heaven. They never came back to distract them.

Urvashi became the chief dancer of Devendra's court.

 

Nara and Narayana come as Arjuna and Shreekrisna in Dwapara yuga and

Vishnu Bhagavan brings them to Vaikundham to see them together. That

is another interesting story.

 

Regards and prayers

 

Savitri