DEVI BHAAGAVATAM - SKANDA 4
4#10c. The hard penance
Sukran wished for the welfare of the Asuras and Sivan for that of the Devas and he made it very difficult for Sukran.
Sivan told Sukran, “You will have to perform a difficult vratham to get purified for the mantra upadesam. You must hang upside down and consume nothing but the smoke emerging from the homa kundam for one thousand years”
Sukran agreed to this condition willingly. He performed the harsh vratham as told by Sivan.
The Devaas came to know about this and the purpose of the vratam. They knew that the Asuras have tricked them by donning on the clothes of a mendicants and tapasvis, The Deva went to fight a war with the Asuras.
The asuras told them,”We have become very weak now. That is why awe are performing tapas. Guru Sukran must be performing his vratam for a personal gain and not for the gain of our race.
We have laid down our arms. You can’t fight with peple who do not wield arms. We have surrendered to you long back”
But the Deva knew the treacherous nature of the asuras and would not believe their words. The Deva said, “All is fair in love and war. Don you armors, take up your weapons and come to fight with us”
4#10c. The hard penance
Sukran wished for the welfare of the Asuras and Sivan for that of the Devas and he made it very difficult for Sukran.
Sivan told Sukran, “You will have to perform a difficult vratham to get purified for the mantra upadesam. You must hang upside down and consume nothing but the smoke emerging from the homa kundam for one thousand years”
Sukran agreed to this condition willingly. He performed the harsh vratham as told by Sivan.
The Devaas came to know about this and the purpose of the vratam. They knew that the Asuras have tricked them by donning on the clothes of a mendicants and tapasvis, The Deva went to fight a war with the Asuras.
The asuras told them,”We have become very weak now. That is why awe are performing tapas. Guru Sukran must be performing his vratam for a personal gain and not for the gain of our race.
We have laid down our arms. You can’t fight with peple who do not wield arms. We have surrendered to you long back”
But the Deva knew the treacherous nature of the asuras and would not believe their words. The Deva said, “All is fair in love and war. Don you armors, take up your weapons and come to fight with us”