The Supreme Guru 1

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Om Namah Sivaya

 

Brahma had a son by name Daksha. On hearing from his

father about the immense benefits of doing Tapas,

Daksha went to the mountains and did rigorous Tapas on

Lord Siva. Much pleased with his penance, Lord Siva

granted him many boons. By these, Daksha became the

king of the Devas and the three worlds. Also, he was

the most fortunate recipient of another boon, viz.,

that Sri Parvati herself was to be his daughter.

 

In one of the discussions between Lord Siva and

Parvati, the latter asserted herself very much and

gave herself airs of too much self-importance. As a

corrective to this bumptiousness, she was ordained to

take a human birth and return later on to Mount

Kailasa. Parvati Devi came down to earth and was lying

as a child in a tank. While wandering in the forest,

king Daksha saw this child in the lotus pond, took her

home and brought her up as his own daughter. She was

known as Dakshayani and, as the years grew, she

cultivated extreme devotion for Lord Siva; and

expressed her resolve to marry only Lord Siva. Daksha

was highly pleased.

 

Lord Siva in the guise of a hunter met Dakshayani

alone, and assured her that He would marry her very

soon. On hearing the news, the girl’s parents made

arrangements to celebrate the marriage in a grand and

befitting manner. But Lord Siva, instead of undergoing

the prescribed ceremonies of marriage, entered the

wedding hall abruptly and carried away Dakshayani in

the presence of Daksha and other Devas who had

assembled there to grace the occasion. This action of

Lord Siva infuriated Daksha, and, forgetting all that

He had done for him and the greatness of the Lord,

Daksha began ABUSING Siva and BELITTLING His Lilas.

 

Lord Brahma had arranged for the performance of a

Yajna and, as usual, to offer the sacraments of the

Yajna to Lord Siva, the Lord of all Yajnas.

Invitations were sent to all Devas as well as to

Daksha. The whole host of Devas had assembled in the

Yajna hall. Lord Siva had sent Nandi to attend the

function and represent Him during the Yajna. Daksha,

who also attended the Yajna, was filled with such envy

and pride that he not only condemned Brahma for giving

the sacrament to Siva but also went to the extent of

blaspheming Lord Siva and treating His representative,

Nandi, in the most contemptuous manner.

 

None of the Devas witnessing this behaviour of Daksha

had the courage to protest. But Nandi was touched to

the quick. Enraged much at the words of Daksha, Nandi

CURSED him to suffer in various ways and die a violent

death, and to have a GOAT’S head in his next birth. He

also berated the Devas for their indifference, if not

cowardliness, in not admonishing Daksha for his

blasphemy and CURSED them to undergo torture and

persecution at the hands of the Asuras Surapadma,

Simhamukha and Taraka. With this Nandi left the hall

in a rage.

 

INDEED Devas did undergo torture for many any many

yugas under the rulership of the Asuras and later

rescued by Lord SuBrahmanya (Lord Skanda/ Muruga). The

Skanda Purana explains Lord Skanda was created from a

RAY born of the THIRD-EYE of Lord Siva:

http://murugan.org/gallery/kanda_puranam/html/kp_01.htm

for the purpose of rescuing the gods from the Asuras.

 

 

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Namah Sivaya

 

 

 

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