This episode starts with all the Gods reaching Mt. Kailash.
Observe that, whenever there was a problem, it was always the gods who reach
out for help of Brahman but not the demons. They want the result but they don’t
try it on their own. They depend on others to do their work for them, and with
ego, that there is no one who could match them. The security at the gates of
Mt.Kailash stopped the gods from entering it and then started shouting for Him
from outside the gates. He listened to their painful cries and came out to
meeting them. Lord Brahma and others started praying and praising Him before telling
what happened. Few beautiful verses out of many praising Him are as below.
1) నీయందు సంభవించును | All Worlds are Created in You
నీయందు వసించియుండును నిఖిల
జగముల్ | Lives in You
నీయందు లయముబొందును |
Gets Destroyed in You
నీయుదరము సర్వభూత నిలయము
రుద్రా! | Oh Rudra! Your stomach is the home of all living beings
2) కొందఱు కలడందురు నిను | Some people say You are there
కొందఱు లేడందురతడు గుణి
గాడనుచున్ | Some people say You don’t exist while some say You do not have
qualities
కొందఱు కలడని లేడని |
Some are in doubt if you exist or not
కొందలమందుదురు నిన్ను గూర్చి
మహేశా | And Behave accordingly.
3) మూడు మూర్తులకు మూడు లోకములకు | For 3 Lords (Brahma,
Vishnu, Siva), 3 worlds
మూడు కాలములకు మూలమగుచు
| 3 Times, You are the axis
భేద మగుచు తుది నభేదమై
యొప్పారు | although you appear differently in different shapes and bodies in
this universe
బ్రహ్మ మనగ నీవె ఫాలనయన
| Oh Siva, You are the Brahman.
Reading the above verses, a serious reader of the previous
parts will get a doubt. The gods did a similar praise to Lord Vishnu as he is
the Brahman and he can only save us. Now they are doing the same with Lord
Siva. What’s wrong? Who is the Brahman? The answer to this, I already mentioned
in Part 3. There is no difference between Siva and Vishnu. They are same at
heart. They/He is the father of the worlds. As per situation, one or both of
them take responsibility. Similarly in the 2nd verse above, it’s
clearly explained about how various people think of Him, isn’t it apt to the
current age?
The gods explained the issue of Haalahal with Lord Siva and
surrendered (Saranagathi) to Lord Siva. This is very similar to children
pleading their father. Lord Siva is father of the worlds. He turned to his wife
Parvathi and said “Dear Parvathi, did you hear what they say? As a Lord with
powers, it is my responsibility to save them from Haalahal which brings name.
This is the primary quality of a person to save others life giving away his
life.” And then he said.
పరహితము సేయుడెవ్వడు | one
does help to others
పరమ హితుండగును భూత పంచకమునకున్
| will get close to the 5 elements of nature (“others” include life created by
5 elements of nature)
పర హితమె పరమ ధర్మము | thinking
about good of others and doing good help to others is the right way of living
పరహితమునకు నెదురులేదు పర్వేందుముఖి
| and there is nothing that stands on par with Service to other living beings.
If you observe this verse, the Hindu culture already
mentioned ages ago that helping others is the best work that cannot be
overridden by any other good work. Now a days, people needed to get reminded
about it through PK and Oh My God.
Then He decided to tell the final word to for her go ahead
related to the matter.
శిక్షింతు హాలహలమును | I will
punish the Haalahal
భక్షింతును మధుర సూక్ష్మ ఫలరసము
క్రియన్ | I will eat is as if it is a small and sweet fruit juice
రక్షింతు ప్రాణికోట్లను | I
will save the crores and life
వీక్షింపుము నీవు నేడు వికజాబ్జముఖీ
| Oh Parvati! See this today.
Observing closely, why was there a need for Lord Siva to
tell everything to Parvati? Instead He can straight away take the action
without informing her. He did not do that but rather was waiting for her go
ahead. This has been the beauty of Husband – Wife relationship, especially in
the Indian Sub-continent. By mandate, the husband has to learn telling everything
to his wife. Gradually, this will lead to a successful married life as proven
by the first pair Lord Siva and Parvati.
More surprisingly Parvati said “Do as your will says”. At
this point Maharshi Suka, who was narrating this story to King Parikshit, was
interrupted by Parikshit. The king said “What? May the gods prayed Lord Siva or
let them request Him to take up Haalahal, how could she let her husband to
drink the fire spitting Venom?” Maharshi Suka said “
మ్రింగెడి వాడు విభుండని | She
knows that the One who is swallowing is her husband
మ్రింగెడిది గరళమనియు మేలని ప్రజకున్
| She knows that haalahal is getting swallowed for good of all people
మ్రింగుమనె సర్వమంగళ | she
agreed to let her husband swallow it
మంగళసూత్రంబునెంత మదినమ్మినదో
! | how much she believed in her sacred thread? (I don’t know equivalent English
for this)
This has been the greatness of any Indian wife. They
believed in their husbands, God and their sacred “thaali” (the Yellow thread
tied during marriage). No matter how their husbands behave, they still stay
with them throughout their life believing in the greatness of that sacred
thread (I am lacking English words here) which has been a boon to the husbands.
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| Source : indomagic.com |
When He did that, the moon on His head didn’t get hot. The
snakes on His body, didn’t move. There was no sweat on his body. His eyes didn’t
turn red. His lotus face didn’t fade. But the venom has created a blue mark on
his throat. Parvati felt happy as she had a wish to decorate her husband’s neck
with a blue stone necklace on his pure white body. Her wish got fulfilled. All
the gods including Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma praised Him, that it was only
possible for Him to do this.
Gods, again joined by demons, continued the churning again.
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