Life Of Mandodhari after Ravana's Death- An untold story

Mandodhari-Ravana's wife

 Mandodhari-

 

       Many of us know Ramayana, But howmany if us know about Mandodhari, a Great Kanya who held Pativrata in her early stages of her life. She was a pious, beautiful, righteous lady, who also helped Mata Sita a lot. 

The Beginning-

     As per some sources in the legend, Apsara Madhura comes to Kailash , to visit Lord Shiva in the absence of Mata Parvathi. She , who comes there involves in immoral activities. Mata Parvathi , who arrives there , sees Bhasma all over Madhura, and gets enraged(angry). So she curses madhura to become a frog and stay inside a well for 12 years. Parvati convinced by Lord Shiva, then said that  Madhura would get rid of the sin after 12 years.

Mayasura and Hema's tapasya, Birth of Mandodhari-

    

    Mayasura ,the king of asuras and wife Hema had two sons, Mayavi and Dundubi, But they wanted a girl child. So they decided to do a penance to obtain a girl child. After Madhuri regained her original form after 12 years, she cried for help, Mayasura and Hema who were observing a penence heard this voice, and came to her rescue. Thus they adopted Mandodhari and raised her like their own child. Then she was forcefully married by Ravana. and thus Ravana and Mandodhari had 3 sons, Meghanath, Akshayakumara,  Athikaya.

Death of Ravana-

  

Mandodhari warned Ravana about his mistakes and what blunders these could lead to. But he never listened. Even on the day of Battle, though Mandodhari knew about the consequences, she bid him farewell, with a smile, wishing he would come back safely. But Ravana died in the battle. 

Later she realized that Rama was no mortal , but he was Lord Maha Vishnu himself. 

Vibhishana marries Mandodhari-

 Then Lord Rama blesses Vibhishana, and tells him to Rule over Lanka and marry Mandodhari. After sometime Vibhishana and Mandodhari got married, for the sake of Lanka.

Mandodhari Gives Birth to Maha Lakshmi-

  Some sources say that Ravana used to store the blood of all sages he used to kill, in a pot. So that he could one day drink it to Gain the power of the sages. Meanwhile, sage Gritsamada, stored the milk from the Darbha Grass , in a pot, so that he could preserve it and obtain Maha Lakshmi as his Child. But Ravana furious about this, took the pot of milk and mixed it with his pot of Sage Blood. Mandodhari furious about this, took the pot mixed with blood and milk and drank it, as a suicidal attempt, but to her surprise later she gave birth to Sri Maha Lakshmi. Scared by this , Mandodhari hides this news from everybody. So she walks far away and buries the child deeply, which is later found by King Mithila. Though some sources tell this story, there is no legendary sources telling this story.

How Brahma's Fifth Head Got Severed(Cut Off) - The Original Real Story

The Infinite Pillar of Fire

The Story goes like this, Once upon a Time , there began a dispute between Maha Vishnu and Lord Brahma. So this dispute became so fierce. Noticing this, Shiva appeared there. And then he created a long Infinite Pillar of fire, which continues upwards infinitely and downwards infinitely, Shiva said, whoever finds the end of this pillar, is the greater one. So Maha Vishnu took form Of a Boar and started moving downwards, and Lord Brahma Took a swan and flew upwards.. 

They Searched for Years , but none of them could find the end of the Pillar. Lord Brahma got an idea, on his way down He meets a Ketaki Flower and somehow convinces it to be a False witness about the end of the pillar. on returning to the starting point , He saw Maha Vishnu and said to him that he found the end of the Pillar, Maha Vishnu was happy about this and he congratulated Lord Brahma. But the the Trikaalagyaani (The one who knows the past, present and future) appeared. He was angry that Lord Brahma had lied. So he got Furious and sent VeeraBhadran to kill Lord Brahma. But then Maha Vishnu came pleading to Lord Shiva. Then Lord Shiva himself went to Lord Brahma, but by then Veerabhadra had already severed a Head of Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva Stopped Veerabhadra, and Forgave Lord Brahma.

Thus Lord Brahma today has 4 heads.

om namah shivaya

Sri Ukkal Kamakshi Ambal- A goddess whose eyes open During Poornima Day(full moon)

The Holy Incident I saw with my very own eyes

My Pilgrimage to Holy Kanchipuram

After reaching Kanchipuram to visit some temples. We hired an AutoRikshaw to Ukkal, Cheyyur District. It is around 18 KM from where we stayed at KanchiPuram. So when we reached there we asked everyone about this Ukkal Kamakshi Amman Temple, A holy Deity with a Nose ring. But nobody in the village guided us properly , But finally we ended up at a Very Big temple which was closed. It was the Vaidhya Natha swamy temple. So when we stood there, the temple Granny who was incharge of it , came there and opened the temple for us. It was such a blissful experience. Inside the GarbhaGruha stood a tall Shiva linga( Vaidya Nathar) . It was so peaceful there. After that, when we asked her about the Ukkal Kamakshi amman temple, she didnt know about it properly. But a small boy there said us there was a temple there at a distance which had a similar description, so we thanked them and Nandi ji and left from there.

Reaching the actual temple - Ukkal Kamakshi

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First when we reached there, we didnt have a clear idea, then a Temple priest took us to this Holy shrine which was next to it, he opened the gate and closed the front curtain temporarily to make the Inner garbhagruha ready for darshan. Then he opened the curtain for us to Darshan. Then we sat there praying the Goddess with Nose ring, we were very much satisfied. But did not know about the Eyes of the Goddess, and coincidentally , by the Grace of the God, it was a Poornima Day, so the Prest actually said us to concentrate on the Holy Sri Kamakshi's Eyes, siva siva, I WAS JUST STUNNED FOR A SECOND AND GOOSEBUMPS ALL OVER ME. namah shivaya, My god. The eyes just opened and closed , opened for sometime, eyeballs rolling, and the priest also said that on the 14th day of Poornima Day, there would appear a moon like structure on the forehead of Sri Kamakshi Ambal. How blessed we were. Jai Kamakshi, Namah Shivaya, Om shiva Kamakshi Porti om..

Om Namah Shivaya

Ichcha Mrityu - A desired death- A control over your Death

Ichcha Mrityu- Leave your Body when you Desire

What is it all about?

    Ichcha mrityu here does not refer to a suicide, and is not at all related to that coward act. It is a method my which you realize the Goal of your birth and after accomplishing it, You decide when the soul must depart from the Body.

The Method- As described in the Shiv Puran

   In Shiva Puranam they have described about how one gets ready for Ichcha Mrityu. It goes like this, one must wake up early in the morning, do his daily prayers. Then he must sit down peacefully and first perform Pranayamam( Breath Exercise), after this he must shut both his ears with his hands over the ear folding them inwards. This must be performed continuously for an hour. Later he must sit down immediately for Dhyaan for another hour. Thus this must be performed regularly for a long period of time. Depending on the Soul Capacity of the person , He will be able to listen to the inner sounds of his body. Once he is able to hear the inner sounds of his body. He is ready to Learn the Method of Ichcha mrityu. It is not taught any anyone, but you will gain control over yourself, and this will Also make you live longer.

Important-

  By reading the word Ichcha Mrityu one may think that it a suicide method., But you are 100% wrong, this holy method can also be used to live longer. It can also bring immortality to a person, according to his Soul strength. So there is a lot to explore in Yoga. 

Om Namah Shivaya

Age Of GODS - How long do they LIVE?

Are GODS immortal? or DO Gods have an end too?

Introduction:

      At a point of time in our life, some of us would have this question. Is something in this world immortal? or does everything has a end or halt or atleast a pause? yes, there are a few things in this world which are immortal but has a pause. Gods live for a unimaginable high amount of years. So, whats the approximate value/ approximate age of Gods? I will tell you. 

What does Shiv Puran has to say about Age of Gods?

 There is a detailed explanation of the Age of all Gods in our vedas , puranas. It is very complicated . But here today we shall see the AGE of

• Lord Brahma
• Lord Mahavishnu
• Lord Shiva

When Lord Brahma was asked about the age of the Lords, then he explained it to Narada Muni.
All Gods have a Lifespan of a 100 years. But a year of theirs is way much different than ours.

• Lord Brahma lives for a 100 Brahma years. But , one day of Lord Brahma is equal to almost 1,16,40,00,000 Human years. And a night of His also lasts so long. So a full day and night of Lord Brahma is 2,32,80,00,000 Human years on earth. So a year of Lord Brahma is  2,32,80,00,000 x 365 = 8,49,72,00,00,000 human years on earth. And so the Age of Lord Brahma is said to last 100 years, so the total lifespan of a Brahma is 8,49,72,00,00,00,000 human years on earth.
• Maha Vishnu's lifespan is also a 100 Vishnu years but here is a twist, 1 year of Brahma= 1 day and Night of Maha Vishnu. So the age of Maha Vishnu must be   8,49,72,00,00,00,000 x 36,500= 31,01,47,80,00,00,00,00,000 human years on earth.
• Lord Shiva's  lifespan is also a 100 Shiva years but similarly , 1 year of Maha Vishnu= 1 day and night of Lord Shiva, so the age of Lord Shiva must be  31,01,47,80,00,00,00,00,000 x 36,500= 11,32,03,94,70,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 human years on earth. 

Conclusion

  So i too had an interest to know the age or the lifespan of these Lords in terms of our human years, so i went through Shiva Puranam , and came across this detail. 

Thank you.

Scientist Proves the existance of GOD - a beautiful true story

A Short interesting true story of How a famous scientist proved god

In the early 1890's, Once a person was travelling in a train. Next to him sat a scientist, who noticed the person reading The Holy Bible, the scientist was baffled and asked the person, " Excuse me Sir, I am the Scientist John Fred, I am actually surprised to see you read a Bible and have faith in God at this modern era too." , said the scientist. The person did not say anything but smiled at him. But scientist John Fred was not happy at this reaction. So, their destination arrived and both of them got down from the train.
  Scientist John Fred went to this person and gave his visiting card, and asked the person to come and meet him any day, so that they could talk. Then the person agreed and gave his visiting card to John Fred. scientist John Fred looked at the name on the visiting card and was astonished to see that it was Thomas Alva Edison himself, the inventor of the Light Bulb, John Fred was just shocked for a  moment. So he apologized to Edison for making wrong comments on his belief over God.

John Fred goes to meet Edison,

So, John Fred went to Edison's Lab to meet him. There he noticed a very Big and a beautiful model of a solar system. He was very happy about it's beauty and asked Edison how he made it. The Edison told him that , He didnt make it, and nobody made it, and just one day all of a sudden it appeared there. John Fred laughed and asked Edison to tell the truth about how Edison prepared the model. Then Edison replied the same. Then after a few moments Edison told, "When i told you that this small solar system model appeared on its own, you said its impossible for that to happen. When its impossible for this small scale products, Then how do you people tell that the origin of the Universe was Instant, Origin of the Universe is because of a Sudden explosion , and everything is a sudden instant process?, So when there is a Creation, Then there must be a Creator. so there exists a creator for thi whole Universe and He is GOD, so GOD EXISTS", Tears rolled out of John Fred's eyes, he apologized Edison for his foolishness.

So there exists GOD, you can see him as any form, RAM RAHIM JESUS or anybody. Faith is the most important factor.

OMKAR (OM pranavam) mantra

AUM

Introduction:

The omkar is the sound of the Universe, and is believed to exist from the beginning till the ultimate end of the Universe. It is the cause of the cosmos of the universe. If one sits down to meditate with inner peace , calmly then he can observe this Omkar.

Omkar as explained by Lord Shiv

Lord Shiva when asked about the AUM, tells that the A.U.M is nothing but,

• Akaar
• Ukaar
• Makaar
• Bindu
• Naad

These are the root sounds , which are free from the duplication and they originate from the mother Nature , hence are called Pranav.

The Lord tells that,

• A - Akaar - refers Lord Brahma - The creator
• U - Ukaar - refers Lord Narayan - The nurturer
• M - Makaar - refers Lord Shiva - The destroyer of evil

The Pranav Mantra is considered to be the most powerful and helps man to attain salvation, and obtain the blessings of the Lord himself.

OM NAMAH SHIVAYA

Origin Of RUDRAKSH

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Rudraksh

Rudraksha is very dear to Lord Shiv, hence all the sins of a common person gets washed away if he chants the name of THE Lord usind rudraksha beads. He is also known to attain salvation after his death. It is believed that the origin of this Rudraksh is related to Lord Shiva's penance.

The Story

Once when Sadashiv was performing his penance , He was disturbed due to certain reasons. He was so worried that tears rolled down from his eyes. These tear-drops are believed to be the origin of the Rudraksh trees. 

A person who wears 1100 rudraksha on his body , he unites with shiva. Rudrakshas are of various types. Ekmukh rudraksh (rudraksha with 1 opening) upto rudraksha with 14 openings.

MAHA PRALAY (The end of the UNIVERSE)

What happens during the END of the world

 Narad asks Brahma about the Mahapralay, Brahma tells that during the Mahapralay, nothing will exist,except The Mahadev(Lord Shiva),(Lord Rudra). The power of which comes from within Lord Shiva is Ambika. This Ambika is known to be the cause of the whole universe and the nature. Lord Shiva then creates the ShivaLoka, which is known as Kashi. It is the abode of Shiva and Parvathi. A man who makes a pilgrimages of Kashi attains salvation, says Brahmaji.

A Story Of Narada Maharishi (Narad ji)

Illusionary power of Lord Shiva over Narada Muni

Narad Muni wins over Kamadev

        Once upon a time, The great Narada muni was performing tapas at the Himalayas where the Lord Shiva Used to perform regularly. Lord Indra Was fearful about this and hence sent Kamadev to obstruct Narad Muni's tapas. But Kamadev remembered about what had happened to Him when he had done the same to Lord Shiva. So he Backed off. After Narad Muni's tapas was completed ,He was so proud to Hear this, so he wanted to narrate this to the Mahadev. 

      So he went to the Kailash and met Mahadev(lord Shiv), he narrated the whole story, Lord Shiva listened the whole story quitely though he knew about it earlier, as He is considered to be a TRIKALA DARSHI, the one who knows the past,present,future. Then  Lord shiv smiled , but told Narad Muni not to telll this to anybody. But Narad Muni waas not impressed about Lord shiva's comments. So he went to Lord Brahma, and narrated His story , Lord Brahma to smiled and asked him to not tell this to anybody. But still not satisfied, Narad Muni went to Lord Narayana( Maha Vishnu) and narrated the story of how he won over Kamdev. So Lord Narayana too smiled , but this time he realized that, this was all Lord shiva's illusionary power. so he remained silent.

Narad's ego destroyed

    So after Lord Narayana's darshan he was returning back from there, until he saw a beautiful city ruled by King Sheelnidhi. He came to know that Sheelnidhi had arranged a swayamwar for His daughter. Narad muni also went there out of curiosity. Then infatuated by her beauty, Narad Muni immediately came to Lord Vishnu and asked Him to make Narad Muni as handsome as he was. Lord Vishnu turned Narad's whole body just like His, except his head. It seemed like a monkey's head. Narad never noticed this.

 At the swayamvar,

      Lord Narad was present , along with Maha Vishnu.The King's Daughter saw Narad with the Monkey's Face, and turned to Lord Maha Vishnu , and offered the garland to him. Narad Muni noticed his face like a Monkey and got angry over this feat. 

    So he left to Vaikunta, and cursed Maha Vishnu that the Lord would be born as a commom man and would be separated from his wife.; And a monkey would come for their rescue.

Lord Vishnu accepted Narad's curse without any hesitation, and then he removed the illusionary power over Narad. Narad realized his mistake and Bowed down seeking Lord Maha Vishnu and Lord Shiv's blessing.

om namah shivaya