The story of NARA NARAYANA - Y S Rao

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The story of NARA NARAYANA.

In ancient times Dakshdu the Brahmamana's son

marries Prasuti the daughter of Manuvu. Tthey give

birth to sixteen daughters.

The daughters Swadha was offered to Pithrudevas, Swaha

was offered to Agni god and Stidevi(parvati) was

married to Siva.

The remaining 13 daughters were married to Dharmudu.

The ultimate God Narayana was born to one of the wives

" Moorthi "

as Narayana and also out of his Grace(ANSH) another

child born to Moorthy as Nara. Thus Nara and narayana

were born and grew

with utmost affection and friendship towards each

other.

In those days, one rakshsa named Sahasra kavacha was

very powerful and equally terrible. He had one

thousand kavachas. Each kavacha

can be destroyed by doing one thousand years of Tapas

and by fighting another thousand years. Therefore,

the Nara and Narayana each one

did one thousand years of Tapas alternately and

fought with the Rakshas one thousand years destryoying

his kavachas one after the another

and finally killed him and saved the world from the

cruel acts of the terrible Rakshasa. Then they went to

the Ashram of Badari the sage and

began to teach the Path to Moksha to the other

resident Maharshis. Nara Narayana also began a great

tapas causing anxity to Indra.

The worried Indra sends Manmadha along with other

angels to destroy the Tapas of Nara Narayana and fail

miserably in their mission.

Then Nara Narayana take pity on them and with a smile

show them the most beautiful angels who were serving

them. Then they offer

Manmadha and others the most beautiful angel URVASHI.

Manmadha takes her to Indra and offers to him.

In Dwapara uga the same Nara Narayana took birth as

Arjuna and Krishna respectively to destroy the Adharma

and restablish the Dharma order in the world.

 

The story above is taken from the Book

" Srimannarayaneeyam " written by Sri Narayana

bhattatiri, published by Geeta Press, Gorakhpur, UP.

Price Rs. 35/-

 

Regards, Y S RAO.

" ys rao " <ysr_ynk