Srimadbhagavatham skandha 8-chapters 9to11Mohini avathara

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Chapters9to11- Mohini

avathara

 

When

the asuras were fighting those who were weak and could not fight told the

others that it was not right that they should appropriate the amrtha since devas

also deserved their share being their dhayadhis (cousins). Hence when the asuras saw Mohini they approached her and

asked her who she was requesting her to settle the dispute and divide the

amrtha equally to all including the devas. The asuras told her that they were

kaSyapa dhaayaadhaaH, meaning that they were cousins being born of sage Kasyapa

..( asuras were born from Kasyapa to Dhithiand devas to Adhithi)

 

The

Lord in Mohini form laughed aloud and said `kaTham

kaSyapa dhaayaadhaaH pumschalyaam mayi sangathaaH viSvaasam pandithaaH jaathu

kaameneeshu na yanthi hi,' meaning , "how can the kasyapa dhaayaadhis

associate with me a wanton woman? The wise never trust women , is it not so?"

There is a pun in the word kaSyapa

dhaayaadha, though. Kakshyam

(wine) pibanthi ithi kaSyaapaH and dhaayaH means dhaaneeyam(wine) adhanthi

ithi, meaning that they were not

wise being drunkards as otherwise they would not have trusted her. The word pumschalyaa also can be explained other

wise as it denotes the Lord Himself. pumaamsam

chaalayathi ithi, one who makes the minds of all waver which means a wanton m woman , also may mean the one who

makes the mind of His foes shake with His valour.

 

Thinking

that she was only teasing them the asuras repeated their request. Then Mohini

told them that they have to agree to whatever she does and they accepted. Then

Mohini took bath and performed rituals required before partaking something

sacred and seated the asuras and devas in separate rows. Enchanting the asuras

with her beauty and sweet words she divided the amrtha among the devas. The

Lord did not give amrtha to the asuras because it would be like giving to the

serpents as they were wicked and making them immortal will only increase the

torment of the world.

 

The

asuras trusted her and did not want to displease her and kept quiet. But one of

them named Svarbhanu saw what was going

on and entered the row of devas disguised as one of them and ate the amrtha. He

was found out by the Sun and the Moon and was pointed him out to the Lord who

cut his head off with His chakrayudha and disappeared on Garuda. But since

Svarbhanu ate amrtha he could not be killed and became alive in two parts Rahu

and Kethu and he is supposed to grasp the Sun and the Moon periodically which

event is known as grahaNa.

 

There

arose a battle between the devas and asuras as a result and seeing asuras being

killed Narada stopped the fight. Sukracharya the asuraguru revived the dead

asuras using sanjeevani manthra and Bali the

king of asuras accepted defeat becaseu he was wise and later he did thapads and

confiscate devaloka and was punished by the Lord in His vamanavathara.