So manthan continues. Out comes from Ratnakar (ocean), Ratna (jewelry), Kamadhenu (magical cow), kalpavruksha, etc. Then finally the Amruth. Both D&D are exultant. One of the Daanavs (Swarabhanu) becomes very greedy and takes the pot and runs away with it.
Devathas are devastated. ‘Sankata bandaaga Venkata ramana.’ They approach Vishnu, who says its impossible to let Daanavs rule the world. If it is so, the whole point and the ‘Romanchan’ of life will be destroyed. So he accepts to help. He says it is his responsibility to get the elixir to devas.
He transforms himself into Mohini. As Mohini, he enters the court of Daanavs who are yet to drink the amruth. Her walk, her smile, her hair, her eyes, are stuck in Daanav’s eyes and each one praise her while amruth is sidelined. She says she is here to praise the strong Daanavs for obtaining the amruth and beating the Devathas.
Daanavs are overjoyed. They ask her to dance. She does and thereby wins everyone’s heart. She is then asked to provide amruth from her own hands. She says that Devathas are to be invited to show that Daanavs are great. Daanavs uphold dignity and justice. After inhibitions, Kaalakethu agrees and Daanavs invite Devathas.
In the name of ‘athithi satkar’ (serving guests first), Mohini asks Kaalakethu that she supply amruth to the guests in his court ie Devathas. Unsuspectingly, he agrees and Mohini provides amruth to all Devathas.
Swarbhanu Daanav suspecting foul play transforms into a Devatha and joins the Devatha queue. Unsuspecting Mohini also provides him the amruth. But Chandradev devatha reveals the secret and Mohini transforms back into Vishnu in anger. Vishnu leaves the Vishnu chakra and it cuts Swarbhanu into 2 pieces.
Since Swarbhanu was killed by Vishnu himself, even amruth could not save his life. There is absolutely nothing that can stop Vishnu’s guillotine, not even Sanjeevini Mantra. Swarbhanu was cut into 2 pieces : head and body. They became the Rahu and Kethu, and since it was the God of Moon, Chandradev, who revealed Swarbhanu’s magical act, Rahu and Kethu became the enemies of Chandradev, or the Moon.
Daanavs are stunned that Mohini was Vishnu. Dreading it, Kaalakethu sees that the pot filled with amruth was indeed empty. All amruth to Devathas. Kaalakethu seethes with rage and rushes to Vishnu to kill him. But Vishnu has his ways of escaping. In the end, Kaalakethu and Co know that they have been cheated and once again, truly defeated.
[This shows that even Vishnu had to cheat to get his job done. But the fact remains that this act was done to avoid giving power (and thereby to stop the now-already-present) to the ‘Cheaters’ => a thorn can remove a thorn concept]
Shukracharya was outrageous. He points out that people who are caught in the web of a woman’s charm and beauty cannot achieve anything in life. They are bound to be failures. The ‘object of desire’ is the road to disaster.
An implicit end of kaalakethu, harshal and thereby the story of Daanavs. But then, it is not ‘The End’…
Devathas are devastated. ‘Sankata bandaaga Venkata ramana.’ They approach Vishnu, who says its impossible to let Daanavs rule the world. If it is so, the whole point and the ‘Romanchan’ of life will be destroyed. So he accepts to help. He says it is his responsibility to get the elixir to devas.
He transforms himself into Mohini. As Mohini, he enters the court of Daanavs who are yet to drink the amruth. Her walk, her smile, her hair, her eyes, are stuck in Daanav’s eyes and each one praise her while amruth is sidelined. She says she is here to praise the strong Daanavs for obtaining the amruth and beating the Devathas.
Daanavs are overjoyed. They ask her to dance. She does and thereby wins everyone’s heart. She is then asked to provide amruth from her own hands. She says that Devathas are to be invited to show that Daanavs are great. Daanavs uphold dignity and justice. After inhibitions, Kaalakethu agrees and Daanavs invite Devathas.
In the name of ‘athithi satkar’ (serving guests first), Mohini asks Kaalakethu that she supply amruth to the guests in his court ie Devathas. Unsuspectingly, he agrees and Mohini provides amruth to all Devathas.
Swarbhanu Daanav suspecting foul play transforms into a Devatha and joins the Devatha queue. Unsuspecting Mohini also provides him the amruth. But Chandradev devatha reveals the secret and Mohini transforms back into Vishnu in anger. Vishnu leaves the Vishnu chakra and it cuts Swarbhanu into 2 pieces.
Since Swarbhanu was killed by Vishnu himself, even amruth could not save his life. There is absolutely nothing that can stop Vishnu’s guillotine, not even Sanjeevini Mantra. Swarbhanu was cut into 2 pieces : head and body. They became the Rahu and Kethu, and since it was the God of Moon, Chandradev, who revealed Swarbhanu’s magical act, Rahu and Kethu became the enemies of Chandradev, or the Moon.
Daanavs are stunned that Mohini was Vishnu. Dreading it, Kaalakethu sees that the pot filled with amruth was indeed empty. All amruth to Devathas. Kaalakethu seethes with rage and rushes to Vishnu to kill him. But Vishnu has his ways of escaping. In the end, Kaalakethu and Co know that they have been cheated and once again, truly defeated.
[This shows that even Vishnu had to cheat to get his job done. But the fact remains that this act was done to avoid giving power (and thereby to stop the now-already-present) to the ‘Cheaters’ => a thorn can remove a thorn concept]
Shukracharya was outrageous. He points out that people who are caught in the web of a woman’s charm and beauty cannot achieve anything in life. They are bound to be failures. The ‘object of desire’ is the road to disaster.
An implicit end of kaalakethu, harshal and thereby the story of Daanavs. But then, it is not ‘The End’…
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Interesting information. I have read about the Shiva - Mohini story in an interesting blog and that was the first time i read about it. It is amazing to know that there are so many unheard stories in Hinduism
http://www.ishtadevata.com/blog/mohini-female-incarnation-of-vishnu.html
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