Aroma of amruth. That is what the initial perception is. But then the truth dawns. It is the Kaalkoot poison. Chaos ensues. Everybody (daanavs, devathas, maanavs) start running for their lives, trying to go as far away as possible from the spreading aroma.
Daanavs go to Shukracharya and asks for aborting the ‘Samudra manthan’ operation. Shukracharya ays ‘no fear’ as he can give back life to them, even if they die, and wonders what of Devathas.
Devathas approach Vishnu and complain: ‘What the hell is going on?’ Vishnu pacifies them that if obtaining amruth is easy enough, then whats its significance? ‘The thrill (romanchana) of life is to play hide and seek with Death. Risks have to be taken.’ Gives the example of how both a baby and a mother have to undergo almost-death in the 9 month process and the actual delivery, at which the whole world smiles. So, getting amruth is not easy. (The availability of Vishnu in the human form especially when he is upholding the mandar mountain as a koorma is based on the fact that Vishnu can take up more than one form at any point of time).
Indra asks how come the poison in the ocean. Vishnu informs that it is due to Man, who always deposits waste into the all-consuming ocean. When the waste is put into water, over a period of time, it becomes poison - obviously. If only Man stops polluting oceans, there would be no more poisons!
Then, Brahma, too, approaches Vishnu and asks for the safety of his creations (the maanavs) what with the Kaalkoot poison being what it is. Vishnu and Co are perplexed. Finally they decide to visit the 3rd board member, with the assurance that he will solve the current crisis.
Lord Shiva is enchanted upon seeing both Brahma and Vishnu, as well as Devathas. He welcomes them suitably. Pleasantries exchanged, the problem in question is raised. Shiva says ‘No Fear’. All go down to ocean. Shiva inhales all the poisonous kaalkoot and drinks the stuff too and throws the empty pot away.
Vishnu is all praise to Shiva for saving the world. He respects him and calls him ‘Neelkant’ (blue throat) for stopping the poison from reaching his heart by making it stop at the throat (which hence becomes blue). Vishnu heaps accolades to Shiva mentioning that even Shiva, traditionally the Destroyer, can protect lives by consuming a seriously destroying thing such as poison itself. And for such a great effort, Vishnu bows down to Shiva. Brahma, too, is thankful, for, for daanavs, there is Shukracharya, for devathas, there is Vishnu, but for maanavs, he is responsible and only Shiva could have saved them.
Still, Shiva explains the necessity of poison. Where there is amruth, there has to be poison. So, the poison cannot be eliminated completely, but its effect can be reduced, seeing to it that, it does not touch one’s heart, by stopping it at the throat itself (To become like Shiva, one has to drink poison (sacrifices must be done to help others) [Real life eg: Poisonous elements cannot be disposed (foul-mouthed people, etc) but their effects can be reduced (ignoring their expletives, etc)]. Explicitly Shiva explains that by not allowing oneself to hear negative stuff, one can save one's own heart from getting poisoned. And by not allowing negative stuff to enter one's mind, one can have a pure character. Vishnu is once again appreciation personified. But he condemns those who pollute the shresht-thing like ‘water’, by throwing unwanted things into it, which finally transforms into poison, affecting organisms inside water. All said and done, the board members return back.
Indra goes to Shukracharya and says that Kaalkoot poison is stopped. Shukracharya concurs that only Shiva could have done it. Indra asks him to send his troops back so that operation can resume. They are reluctant, but Shukracharya knows the significance of amruth, so he says ‘Off you go!’ Also orders Swarnabhanu to keep an eye on the operation, as earlier.
Daanavs go to Shukracharya and asks for aborting the ‘Samudra manthan’ operation. Shukracharya ays ‘no fear’ as he can give back life to them, even if they die, and wonders what of Devathas.
Devathas approach Vishnu and complain: ‘What the hell is going on?’ Vishnu pacifies them that if obtaining amruth is easy enough, then whats its significance? ‘The thrill (romanchana) of life is to play hide and seek with Death. Risks have to be taken.’ Gives the example of how both a baby and a mother have to undergo almost-death in the 9 month process and the actual delivery, at which the whole world smiles. So, getting amruth is not easy. (The availability of Vishnu in the human form especially when he is upholding the mandar mountain as a koorma is based on the fact that Vishnu can take up more than one form at any point of time).
Indra asks how come the poison in the ocean. Vishnu informs that it is due to Man, who always deposits waste into the all-consuming ocean. When the waste is put into water, over a period of time, it becomes poison - obviously. If only Man stops polluting oceans, there would be no more poisons!
Then, Brahma, too, approaches Vishnu and asks for the safety of his creations (the maanavs) what with the Kaalkoot poison being what it is. Vishnu and Co are perplexed. Finally they decide to visit the 3rd board member, with the assurance that he will solve the current crisis.
Lord Shiva is enchanted upon seeing both Brahma and Vishnu, as well as Devathas. He welcomes them suitably. Pleasantries exchanged, the problem in question is raised. Shiva says ‘No Fear’. All go down to ocean. Shiva inhales all the poisonous kaalkoot and drinks the stuff too and throws the empty pot away.
Vishnu is all praise to Shiva for saving the world. He respects him and calls him ‘Neelkant’ (blue throat) for stopping the poison from reaching his heart by making it stop at the throat (which hence becomes blue). Vishnu heaps accolades to Shiva mentioning that even Shiva, traditionally the Destroyer, can protect lives by consuming a seriously destroying thing such as poison itself. And for such a great effort, Vishnu bows down to Shiva. Brahma, too, is thankful, for, for daanavs, there is Shukracharya, for devathas, there is Vishnu, but for maanavs, he is responsible and only Shiva could have saved them.
Still, Shiva explains the necessity of poison. Where there is amruth, there has to be poison. So, the poison cannot be eliminated completely, but its effect can be reduced, seeing to it that, it does not touch one’s heart, by stopping it at the throat itself (To become like Shiva, one has to drink poison (sacrifices must be done to help others) [Real life eg: Poisonous elements cannot be disposed (foul-mouthed people, etc) but their effects can be reduced (ignoring their expletives, etc)]. Explicitly Shiva explains that by not allowing oneself to hear negative stuff, one can save one's own heart from getting poisoned. And by not allowing negative stuff to enter one's mind, one can have a pure character. Vishnu is once again appreciation personified. But he condemns those who pollute the shresht-thing like ‘water’, by throwing unwanted things into it, which finally transforms into poison, affecting organisms inside water. All said and done, the board members return back.
Indra goes to Shukracharya and says that Kaalkoot poison is stopped. Shukracharya concurs that only Shiva could have done it. Indra asks him to send his troops back so that operation can resume. They are reluctant, but Shukracharya knows the significance of amruth, so he says ‘Off you go!’ Also orders Swarnabhanu to keep an eye on the operation, as earlier.
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