[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]1 (b). THE GIFT OF DADHICHI.
Thvashtaa, Viswaroopan's father became very angry with Indra and wanted to avenge his son's murder.He performed a yaagam in order to destroy Indra.
The powerful Vruthraasuran appeared as a result of the Yaagam. Thvashtaa ordered him to destroy Indra. Vtutraasuran went looking for Indra.
The war between the asuras and devas went on and on for a long time! Indra could not vanquish Vrutraaasuran. He ran to Brahma for his advice.
Together they ran to Vishnu for His advice. Vishnu told them, "Indra's vajraayutham has lost all its power. Indra has to get a new weapon made by Viswakarma.
During the time of the amrutha mathanam, both the suras and asuras had handed over all their weapons to the maharushi Dadhichi for safe keeping.
None of them went back to collect their weapons. Hence the maharushi had swallowed them. They all have got attached to his spine. If you could make the new Vajraayutham from his spine, you will become invincible".
Indra begged the maharushi Dadhichi for the gift of his back bone. Anyone would have refused such a gift-the spine of a living man!
But Dadhichi was a mahaan and was not attached to his physical body. He promptly agreed to gift his spine and said to Indra,"Sooner or later my body will perish and my bones will rot. Let it be now and for a holy cause".
He sat in meditation and cast off his physical body. Viswakarma made a new vajraayutham with the rushi's spine. Deva's hope for victory was renewed. So also their power and strength.They got ready for a fresh war with the invincible Vrutraasuran.
The army of the Deva reached the battle field.[/FONT]
Thvashtaa, Viswaroopan's father became very angry with Indra and wanted to avenge his son's murder.He performed a yaagam in order to destroy Indra.
The powerful Vruthraasuran appeared as a result of the Yaagam. Thvashtaa ordered him to destroy Indra. Vtutraasuran went looking for Indra.
The war between the asuras and devas went on and on for a long time! Indra could not vanquish Vrutraaasuran. He ran to Brahma for his advice.
Together they ran to Vishnu for His advice. Vishnu told them, "Indra's vajraayutham has lost all its power. Indra has to get a new weapon made by Viswakarma.
During the time of the amrutha mathanam, both the suras and asuras had handed over all their weapons to the maharushi Dadhichi for safe keeping.
None of them went back to collect their weapons. Hence the maharushi had swallowed them. They all have got attached to his spine. If you could make the new Vajraayutham from his spine, you will become invincible".
Indra begged the maharushi Dadhichi for the gift of his back bone. Anyone would have refused such a gift-the spine of a living man!
But Dadhichi was a mahaan and was not attached to his physical body. He promptly agreed to gift his spine and said to Indra,"Sooner or later my body will perish and my bones will rot. Let it be now and for a holy cause".
He sat in meditation and cast off his physical body. Viswakarma made a new vajraayutham with the rushi's spine. Deva's hope for victory was renewed. So also their power and strength.They got ready for a fresh war with the invincible Vrutraasuran.
The army of the Deva reached the battle field.[/FONT]