The love of brother makes Hiranyakashipu (HK) even more angrier against Vishnu. At his brother’s funeral, he resolves to take revenge against Vishnu, come what may. So he orders his senapathi (troops) that no one should pray Vishnu, no one should say Vishnu, and thus it must be the end of all Vishnu-based proceedings.
HK’s mom advises against HK’s doings. She reminds him that Hiranyaaksh abducted a woman and what can expect from someone who can abduct women other than death. HK says abduction is the culture of asuras. A culture that abducts never survives, says mom. It is due to their strength that they abduct. If they like something, they will abduct. Mom correctly points out that the strength should be to protect women, not abduct. HK refuses to agree, he is too proud of his strength. Mom suggests that whatever happened to HK's bro will happen to HK too if he continues in same vein.
HK resolves to wipe out Vishnu's name from entire Earth. No one should pray Vishnu, everyone should pray HK. Shukracharya backs him up. Although apologetic because he cannot bring back Hiranyaaksha’s life with the help of Sanjeevini mantra because Vishnu himself had killed him, he informs HK that Vishnu is very clever, and extremely difficult to beat. So he informs HK that to beat Vishnu, he must gain all the powers that Shukracharya possesses and more. Shukracharya was unsuccessful in beating Devathas because now they had amruth, but now to defeat Vishnu, HK should be so well-equipped that it will be almost like Chakravyooha to be successful. So he tells HK to perform tapas. Not to Vishnu, because, he is not in favour, not to Shiva because Shukracharya had already got the extreme power from him, but to Brahma to attain the Power and ask him for a vara (vow) that Shukracharya asked.
HK agrees and sets out. His wife Kayadu is sad because the timing is bad because she is expecting her first child and the father not to be in the asuraloka (place of asuras (rakshas, devils)) is a sad thing indeed when the time of delivery came. But HK is adamant and leaves asuraloka and starts tapas to Brahma, bestowing the Senapathi (chieftain) to look after the Queen and still-you-are-doing-wrong-saying mother.
Meanwhile, all attempts are made to ensure that no one prays Vishnu and all pray HK. Devotees who are adamant are killed. Lakshmi is concerned and asks, quite rightly, what is Vishnu waiting for. Time, he says. Let HK brim with crimes. But he overlooks the fact that innocent people are killed in the process of his waiting, for no reason of theirs, but, as the saying foes, Truth prevails at the end, and not in the middle, where all wrong things tend to excel, where innocent people indeed die and Vishnu just looks on, while Lakshmi is just concerned.
Indra wants to return the favour to Vishnu, who had helped them to get amruth. So he devises a plan to stop the tapas of HK. What happened when the same thing was done to Shukracharya is pointed out, but he waves it away.
Meanwhile, HK is performing ‘ghor’ (tremendous) tapas. A person with ill thoughts in mind and God in lips. Such people shall always exist, but it is the ‘truth that prevails’, is hinted. Penance means to suffer for a motive. It is the means of upliftment of oneself. It is a means to connect to God. It is the deed to chastise and purify the mind. It is a means to pray and offer gratitude to God. But if the motive of penance is to harm others, then it is an insult to penance. If HK is doing tapas as a revenge to Vishnu, what will be the fruit of it.
Indra tries again to ‘tapas-bhang’ HK, so that HK does not get all-pervading power. So he takes Agni Dev (God of Fire) with him. But their (Indra and Agni’s) efforts are nullified as Shukracharya’s foresight helps him to devise suitable defenses. Repeated tries from I & A foul them. So they abort when things start backfiring. Shukracharya can always protect his disciples.
Unfazed, Indra devises a plan to kill Kayadu and hence the now-to-be-born-obviously-bad-HK’s son. Also, until HK’s return and hence, war, Indra And Co (devathas) wage war against Asuras and take hold of that property.
Lakshmi is concerned as to the plans of Indra. Indra is killing innocent people and HK's army is killing innocent devotees of Vishnu. Both are doing wrong - and innocent people are being killed everywhere. So she asks Vishnu to pitch in and stop this massacre. Vishnu soothes her saying that she will take care of the unborn child, and this child itself will stop the terror atrocities in HK's kingdom. Hints are given that HK will have a son who would chant Vishnu’s name for 24 hours, which is the exact opposite of what HK wanted.
Attempts are made to kill Kayadu and her womb for it holds the bad omen of HK (HK’s future generation). But an anonymous (obviously Vishnu’s) hand stops the arrows midway. Repeated efforts yield same results. Then arrows start backfiring. Hence mission aborted.
Indra is puzzled. So he aborts killing Kayadu. Instead he thinks of kidnapping her in her agony state. He fights through the defenses of HK’s fort, as well as kills HK’s senapathi. Against her wishes, Kayadu is taken away by Indra, so that she could be jailed and her son might not rule the world like HK.
HK’s mom advises against HK’s doings. She reminds him that Hiranyaaksh abducted a woman and what can expect from someone who can abduct women other than death. HK says abduction is the culture of asuras. A culture that abducts never survives, says mom. It is due to their strength that they abduct. If they like something, they will abduct. Mom correctly points out that the strength should be to protect women, not abduct. HK refuses to agree, he is too proud of his strength. Mom suggests that whatever happened to HK's bro will happen to HK too if he continues in same vein.
HK resolves to wipe out Vishnu's name from entire Earth. No one should pray Vishnu, everyone should pray HK. Shukracharya backs him up. Although apologetic because he cannot bring back Hiranyaaksha’s life with the help of Sanjeevini mantra because Vishnu himself had killed him, he informs HK that Vishnu is very clever, and extremely difficult to beat. So he informs HK that to beat Vishnu, he must gain all the powers that Shukracharya possesses and more. Shukracharya was unsuccessful in beating Devathas because now they had amruth, but now to defeat Vishnu, HK should be so well-equipped that it will be almost like Chakravyooha to be successful. So he tells HK to perform tapas. Not to Vishnu, because, he is not in favour, not to Shiva because Shukracharya had already got the extreme power from him, but to Brahma to attain the Power and ask him for a vara (vow) that Shukracharya asked.
HK agrees and sets out. His wife Kayadu is sad because the timing is bad because she is expecting her first child and the father not to be in the asuraloka (place of asuras (rakshas, devils)) is a sad thing indeed when the time of delivery came. But HK is adamant and leaves asuraloka and starts tapas to Brahma, bestowing the Senapathi (chieftain) to look after the Queen and still-you-are-doing-wrong-saying mother.
Meanwhile, all attempts are made to ensure that no one prays Vishnu and all pray HK. Devotees who are adamant are killed. Lakshmi is concerned and asks, quite rightly, what is Vishnu waiting for. Time, he says. Let HK brim with crimes. But he overlooks the fact that innocent people are killed in the process of his waiting, for no reason of theirs, but, as the saying foes, Truth prevails at the end, and not in the middle, where all wrong things tend to excel, where innocent people indeed die and Vishnu just looks on, while Lakshmi is just concerned.
Indra wants to return the favour to Vishnu, who had helped them to get amruth. So he devises a plan to stop the tapas of HK. What happened when the same thing was done to Shukracharya is pointed out, but he waves it away.
Meanwhile, HK is performing ‘ghor’ (tremendous) tapas. A person with ill thoughts in mind and God in lips. Such people shall always exist, but it is the ‘truth that prevails’, is hinted. Penance means to suffer for a motive. It is the means of upliftment of oneself. It is a means to connect to God. It is the deed to chastise and purify the mind. It is a means to pray and offer gratitude to God. But if the motive of penance is to harm others, then it is an insult to penance. If HK is doing tapas as a revenge to Vishnu, what will be the fruit of it.
Indra tries again to ‘tapas-bhang’ HK, so that HK does not get all-pervading power. So he takes Agni Dev (God of Fire) with him. But their (Indra and Agni’s) efforts are nullified as Shukracharya’s foresight helps him to devise suitable defenses. Repeated tries from I & A foul them. So they abort when things start backfiring. Shukracharya can always protect his disciples.
Unfazed, Indra devises a plan to kill Kayadu and hence the now-to-be-born-obviously-bad-HK’s son. Also, until HK’s return and hence, war, Indra And Co (devathas) wage war against Asuras and take hold of that property.
Lakshmi is concerned as to the plans of Indra. Indra is killing innocent people and HK's army is killing innocent devotees of Vishnu. Both are doing wrong - and innocent people are being killed everywhere. So she asks Vishnu to pitch in and stop this massacre. Vishnu soothes her saying that she will take care of the unborn child, and this child itself will stop the terror atrocities in HK's kingdom. Hints are given that HK will have a son who would chant Vishnu’s name for 24 hours, which is the exact opposite of what HK wanted.
Attempts are made to kill Kayadu and her womb for it holds the bad omen of HK (HK’s future generation). But an anonymous (obviously Vishnu’s) hand stops the arrows midway. Repeated efforts yield same results. Then arrows start backfiring. Hence mission aborted.
Indra is puzzled. So he aborts killing Kayadu. Instead he thinks of kidnapping her in her agony state. He fights through the defenses of HK’s fort, as well as kills HK’s senapathi. Against her wishes, Kayadu is taken away by Indra, so that she could be jailed and her son might not rule the world like HK.
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Thoroughly enjoyed ur ShriVishnuPuraana!!!
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