Reason behind Koormavatar
Koormavatar is God Vishnu's 2nd avatar. There is a story behind this.
It was the time when Rakshas and Devas decided to get Amrit by churning the Milk Sea. They selected Mountain Mandara for churning purpose. But they feared that the mountain may tear down and break because of friction caused by churning.
Devas told their anxiety near Vishnu. Then Vishnu told them that he will take the form of a tortoise and they can place mountain on his shell. He will look that nothing happens to mountain. Likewise, he took the form of a tortoise and carried mountain on his shell.
The form God has taken for this purpose is of tortoise. It is well known as Koormaavatar. Koorma means tortoise in Sanskrit.Samudra Mathan is completed successfully and amrit was formed. Vishnu took another form of Mohini ( a beautiful girl) and cheated rakshas and gave amrit to devas.
Koormavatar is God Vishnu's 2nd avatar. There is a story behind this.
It was the time when Rakshas and Devas decided to get Amrit by churning the Milk Sea. They selected Mountain Mandara for churning purpose. But they feared that the mountain may tear down and break because of friction caused by churning.
Devas told their anxiety near Vishnu. Then Vishnu told them that he will take the form of a tortoise and they can place mountain on his shell. He will look that nothing happens to mountain. Likewise, he took the form of a tortoise and carried mountain on his shell.
The form God has taken for this purpose is of tortoise. It is well known as Koormaavatar. Koorma means tortoise in Sanskrit.Samudra Mathan is completed successfully and amrit was formed. Vishnu took another form of Mohini ( a beautiful girl) and cheated rakshas and gave amrit to devas.
Yes, correct. However there was no "cheating" - what each one deserved, they got. Rakshasas had taken the pot and wanted to have it all themselves. Also they were not happy with their land and paatala rajya etc, always wanted to invade heaven/Swarga.
ReplyDeleteSamudra Manthan is not only an episode in the yore, in Shrimad Bhagavata, but about our own mind, chintana-manthana. /rgd/slrao