VINAAYAKA PURAANAM 2
#41d. The Raakshasi
Bad omens started appearing frequently. Initially Naraantakan ignored them. But after some time he consulted the astrologers. They said, “Vinayaka has been born in the world. That signifies the approaching destruction of the asura clan!”
Naraantakan got worried and sent a raakshasi with the orders to kill the baby born in sage Kashyap’s ashram. She changed into a beautiful Brahmin lady and went to the ashram of Kashyap. The sage had gone out to the river and Aditi Devi was in the pooja.
The raakshasi walked straight into the hut, took the baby Mahorkadar and swallowed him whole. As soon as Mahorkadar reached her stomach, he opened his third eye and started scorching her inside.
The raakshasi could not bear the intense heat and drank the water from all the wells, ponds and rivers but the heat did not subside. She leaped in the sky to drink the Aakaasa Ganga.
The baby in the stomach pushed her down with his big toe. The Raakshasi lost her balance and fell down headlong from that height. She died due to the fall.
Mahorkadar tore open her stomach with his big toe and walked outside her stomach – as if nothing had happened.
People came running on hearing the crashing sound.
They were frightened to see a huge raakshasi on the ground and at the same time they were relieved to see baby Mahorkadar safely playing on the raakshasi.
The removed the evil eyes and prayed for the welfare of the child. Mahorkadar was immensely pleased by these.
#41d. The Raakshasi
Bad omens started appearing frequently. Initially Naraantakan ignored them. But after some time he consulted the astrologers. They said, “Vinayaka has been born in the world. That signifies the approaching destruction of the asura clan!”
Naraantakan got worried and sent a raakshasi with the orders to kill the baby born in sage Kashyap’s ashram. She changed into a beautiful Brahmin lady and went to the ashram of Kashyap. The sage had gone out to the river and Aditi Devi was in the pooja.
The raakshasi walked straight into the hut, took the baby Mahorkadar and swallowed him whole. As soon as Mahorkadar reached her stomach, he opened his third eye and started scorching her inside.
The raakshasi could not bear the intense heat and drank the water from all the wells, ponds and rivers but the heat did not subside. She leaped in the sky to drink the Aakaasa Ganga.
The baby in the stomach pushed her down with his big toe. The Raakshasi lost her balance and fell down headlong from that height. She died due to the fall.
Mahorkadar tore open her stomach with his big toe and walked outside her stomach – as if nothing had happened.
People came running on hearing the crashing sound.
They were frightened to see a huge raakshasi on the ground and at the same time they were relieved to see baby Mahorkadar safely playing on the raakshasi.
The removed the evil eyes and prayed for the welfare of the child. Mahorkadar was immensely pleased by these.