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[[Tārakāsura]] had began destroying the universe, after performing penance, He was granted 2 boons from [[Brahma]], Taraka asked that none should be equal to him, and the second that only the son of [[Shiva]] could slay him. Brahma granted him these boons. Taraka then took control of [[Svarga]], and he expelled the devas from it. [[Indra]] then went to Brahma to ask for assistance, Brahma said he couldn't do anything, Hence, Indra went to [[Kamadeva|Kāma]] and [[Rati]], Shiva was in deep [[Tapas (Indian religions)|Tapas]], Kāma brought dancing [[Apsara|Apsaras]] and music, When Kāma shot the arrow of love to Shiva, He (Shiva) started to experience love. But when he saw Kāma scheming, He immediately burnt him to ash with his third eye. [[Parvati]] had to then perform deep [[Tapas (Indian religions)|Tapas]] to marry Shiva, They then gave birth to [[Kartikeya|Shadanana]], who destroyed Taraka.<ref name="wilkins">{{cite book |last=W.J. Wilkins |url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/hmvp/hmvp32.htm |title=Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic |publisher=Sacred Texts Archive |year=1900 |isbn=1-4021-9308-4 |chapter=Kamadeva}}</ref><ref name="Kama">''Kama'': Mani pp. 378–9</ref><ref name="B412">Benton p. 41</ref> |
[[Tārakāsura]] had began destroying the universe, after performing penance, He was granted 2 boons from [[Brahma]], Taraka asked that none should be equal to him, and the second that only the son of [[Shiva]] could slay him. Brahma granted him these boons. Taraka then took control of [[Svarga]], and he expelled the devas from it. [[Indra]] then went to Brahma to ask for assistance, Brahma said he couldn't do anything, Hence, Indra went to [[Kamadeva|Kāma]] and [[Rati]], Shiva was in deep [[Tapas (Indian religions)|Tapas]], Kāma brought dancing [[Apsara|Apsaras]] and music, When Kāma shot the arrow of love to Shiva, He (Shiva) started to experience love. But when he saw Kāma scheming, He immediately burnt him to ash with his third eye. [[Parvati]] had to then perform deep [[Tapas (Indian religions)|Tapas]] to marry Shiva, They then gave birth to [[Kartikeya|Shadanana]], who destroyed Taraka.<ref name="wilkins">{{cite book |last=W.J. Wilkins |url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/hmvp/hmvp32.htm |title=Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic |publisher=Sacred Texts Archive |year=1900 |isbn=1-4021-9308-4 |chapter=Kamadeva}}</ref><ref name="Kama">''Kama'': Mani pp. 378–9</ref><ref name="B412">Benton p. 41</ref> |
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After Shiva burnt Kāma, Rati underwent severe penance (and in the [[Matsya Purana|''Matsya Purana'']], and the [[Padma Purana|''Padma Purana'']] she smeared Kama's ashes on herself |
After Shiva burnt Kāma, Rati underwent severe penance (and in the [[Matsya Purana|''Matsya Purana'']], and the [[Padma Purana|''Padma Purana'']] she smeared Kama's ashes on herself), and begged Parvati to request Shiva to revive Kama. Parvati reassured her that he will be reborn as Pradyumna. Shiva then advises Rati to take the form of Māyāvati and wait for Pradyumna in Shambara's kitchen<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2018-03-31 |title=Return of Pradyumna [Chapter 91] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/brahma-purana-english/d/doc216248.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 55 |url=https://www.srimadbhagavatam.org/canto10/chapter55.html#:~:text=Srimad%20Bhagavatam:%20Canto%2010%20-%20Chapter%2055&text=(1)%20S'r%C3%AE%20S,10:%2028%5D. |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.srimadbhagavatam.org}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Tree |first=ISKCON Desire |date=2013-02-11 |title=Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 55, Text 01 {{!}} Srimad Bhagavatam Class |url=https://www.srimadbhagavatamclass.com/srimad-bhagavatam-canto-10-chapter-55-text-01/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Finding & Raising Pradyumna == |
== Finding & Raising Pradyumna == |
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Not even after 10 days of Pradyumna's birth, The wicked demon Shambara kidnapped him from [[Dvārakā]] in the form of [[Satyabhama]], He (Shambara) throws Pradyumna from his vehicle, A huge fish swallows him, and the next day, the same fish was caught by some fishermen and Shambara orders Māyāvati to make food of the fish. She starts slicing the fish but finds a baby in it (Pradyumna), She immediately recognised him as her consort Kāma and decided to raise him, after Pradyumna grew up, Sage [[Narada|Nārada]] appeared before her and told her about how Pradyumna was Kāma, Māyāvati decided to tell Pradyumna the truth, Later, She taught him the art of daitya magic and war. Pradyumna then went to Shambara and provoked him for war, then, Pradyumna was able to defeat Shambara with one swing of his sword. <ref name=" |
Not even after 10 days of Pradyumna's birth, The wicked demon Shambara kidnapped him from [[Dvārakā]] in the form of [[Satyabhama]], He (Shambara) throws Pradyumna from his vehicle, A huge fish swallows him, and the next day, the same fish was caught by some fishermen and Shambara orders Māyāvati to make food of the fish.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2022-07-16 |title=Verse 6.8.25 [Garga Samhita] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/garga-samhita-english/d/doc1126429.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> She starts slicing the fish but finds a baby in it (Pradyumna), She immediately recognised him as her consort Kāma and decided to raise him, after Pradyumna grew up, Sage [[Narada|Nārada]] appeared before her and told her about how Pradyumna was Kāma, Māyāvati decided to tell Pradyumna the truth, Later, She taught him the art of daitya magic and war. Pradyumna then went to Shambara and provoked him for war, then, Pradyumna was able to defeat Shambara with one swing of his sword. <ref name="wilkins" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Vishnu Purana: Book V: Chapter XXVII |url=https://sacred-texts.com/hin/vp/vp144.htm |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=sacred-texts.com}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 09:37, 14 July 2024
| Māyāvati | |
|---|---|
 Mayavati, and Pradyumna returning to Dvārakā | |
| Devanagari | मायावती |
| Sanskrit transliteration | Māyāvati |
| Weapon | Daitya Magic |
| Genealogy | |
| Consort | Pradyumna |
| Children | Aniruddha |
Māyāvati worked as the cook of Shambara, and was the wife of Pradyumna, In the Vishnu Purana she was also the wife of Shambara, at the end of Chapter XXVII, the Vishnu Purana talks about how Māyāvati never had intercourse with Shambara and instead, She seduced Shambara with her Maya[1]), and the end of the chapter Vishnu Purana and the Harivamsa talk about her purity and chastity.[2][3]
Backstory of Māyāvati
Tārakāsura had began destroying the universe, after performing penance, He was granted 2 boons from Brahma, Taraka asked that none should be equal to him, and the second that only the son of Shiva could slay him. Brahma granted him these boons. Taraka then took control of Svarga, and he expelled the devas from it. Indra then went to Brahma to ask for assistance, Brahma said he couldn't do anything, Hence, Indra went to Kāma and Rati, Shiva was in deep Tapas, Kāma brought dancing Apsaras and music, When Kāma shot the arrow of love to Shiva, He (Shiva) started to experience love. But when he saw Kāma scheming, He immediately burnt him to ash with his third eye. Parvati had to then perform deep Tapas to marry Shiva, They then gave birth to Shadanana, who destroyed Taraka.[4][5][6]
After Shiva burnt Kāma, Rati underwent severe penance (and in the Matsya Purana, and the Padma Purana she smeared Kama's ashes on herself), and begged Parvati to request Shiva to revive Kama. Parvati reassured her that he will be reborn as Pradyumna. Shiva then advises Rati to take the form of Māyāvati and wait for Pradyumna in Shambara's kitchen[7][8][9]
Finding & Raising Pradyumna
Not even after 10 days of Pradyumna's birth, The wicked demon Shambara kidnapped him from Dvārakā in the form of Satyabhama, He (Shambara) throws Pradyumna from his vehicle, A huge fish swallows him, and the next day, the same fish was caught by some fishermen and Shambara orders Māyāvati to make food of the fish.[10] She starts slicing the fish but finds a baby in it (Pradyumna), She immediately recognised him as her consort Kāma and decided to raise him, after Pradyumna grew up, Sage Nārada appeared before her and told her about how Pradyumna was Kāma, Māyāvati decided to tell Pradyumna the truth, Later, She taught him the art of daitya magic and war. Pradyumna then went to Shambara and provoked him for war, then, Pradyumna was able to defeat Shambara with one swing of his sword. [4][9][11]
References
- ^ Hopkins p. 214
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2014-08-30). "Sambara killed by Pradyumna [Chapter XXVII]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2020-11-14). "An Account of Pradyumna [Chapter 105]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ a b W.J. Wilkins (1900). "Kamadeva". Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic. Sacred Texts Archive. ISBN 1-4021-9308-4.
- ^ Kama: Mani pp. 378–9
- ^ Benton p. 41
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2018-03-31). "Return of Pradyumna [Chapter 91]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 55". www.srimadbhagavatam.org. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ a b Tree, ISKCON Desire (2013-02-11). "Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 55, Text 01 | Srimad Bhagavatam Class". Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2022-07-16). "Verse 6.8.25 [Garga Samhita]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "The Vishnu Purana: Book V: Chapter XXVII". sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.