[Indian Mythology] Self-cultivation of male gods

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Taraka's penance finally got a response. When he saw the ascetic holding a trident, he knew that it was Shiva, and he knew that it was the Mahadeva that his mentor said.

Sukara, the mentor of the Asuras, the Lord of Venus, what kind of Mahadeva he believed in, and he taught this kind of Mahadeva to his students-he is the master of ascetics, he is compassion He is the Lord of purity, He is the Lord holding the trident, He is Rudra, He is the embodiment of knowledge, He is the Venerable who removes suffering.

However, the Asuras interpreted it again, the Lord of Asceticism will be tolerant to the Ascetic, the Lord of Compassion will listen to prayers, the Lord of Purity will prove to be able to deceive with clever words, and the Lord holding a trident is the embodiment of power. Dhara has the wrath of the storm, and knowledge and the removal of suffering are just the injustice that Asuras call themselves.

Why can't they be on the top of Mount Sumeru?

Asuras have such doubts, so they naturally have such thoughts. Therefore, they want to get Mount Sumeru again and again, want to get the kingdom of heaven, and want to drive the gods out of heaven. This is what they think in their hearts. It is also their desire.

However, the asuras don't know that even if they drive the gods out of the kingdom of heaven, they can't replace the gods. Those elemental gods are themselves composed of individual elements, so as gods, they must have their own duties to perform. If they were born as Asuras, then they would also cleanse those excess self-natures from their own elements, and finally ascend to the kingdom of heaven—so, the battles of Asuras are evidence of greed.

But Ashura doesn't know this, neither does Taraka, anyone...except for the most knowledgeable three-phase god, no one knows this, and these should not be known to others.

Crisis, strife, hopelessness, appeals, these are the fundamental driving forces for the promotion of the universe, and they should not disappear when Shakti enters the depths of the universe.

And now, the penance of Taraka came to Mahadeva.

Mahadeva was in the midst of asceticism, and he was troubled in his heart. He only felt that everything about him was wrong, and that he could not get everything he wanted... This made his pain worse, and his Lord treated him Cold, his other half is far away from him... Although he is the incarnation of cosmic power, the embodiment of Brahman, and the extraordinary appearance... But it still can't get rid of his pain.

Mahadeva's pain spread all over his body. He looked at Taraka, not thinking that other people would suffer like himself, so he asked, "What is your wish, Taraka?"

Taraka, the Asura who has practiced for hundreds of years, finally waited for his Lord's response, so he folded his hands devoutly and said: "I hope to live forever, Lord, I want eternal life !

"Lord! You are immortal, you don't know how terrible life and death are to mortals, even if I am a devil, I am still afraid of death taking my life away!

"Death god Yama, he never asks you when you want to leave, he reaches out to grab your soul when you are unprepared, and throws it into the abyss of the universe... I heard that in the abyss There are terrible monsters which devour the soul, which completely annihilate a person's existence - Lord! Hear me!

"I have so much left to do, I am afraid of death, as the trees are afraid of Agni, as the reindeer are afraid of the tiger, as the clouds are afraid of Vayu - Lord, for this reason, please grant me long life, I do not want to die !"

Mahadeva shook his head: "Thalaka, every person is born and dies. I will not die because I was not born. How can there be death if I am not born? So I cannot bless you with the grace of eternal life.

"Taraka, you need to understand that the rules of the universe are above the three-phase gods. Although the three-phase gods made it, the three-phase gods should also abide by it. Its rules are there for a reason. As a result, there is life and death, coming and going, up and down, right and wrong, illusion and reality, all of these are relative, and all of these have a beginning and an end, so you should not pray something that should not have been obtained.”

Mahadeva's words made Taraka feel lost. He thought for a while and asked, "Mahadeva, can I pray for other blessings?"

"Of course, Taraka, your penance has pleased me, and you can pray for other blessings." Mahadeva replied.

Taraka began to think hard.

He didn't want to die but had to die, but when would he die?

He hopes that the deadline is as far away as possible... He hopes that he will not have to wait for death, he hopes that death is like the mud in his hand, whatever he wants to squeeze it, it will be shaped into whatever shape it is Come on, he has the final say on everything!

Yes... Taraka wants that!

So Taraka said: "Mahadeva, you are a god among the ascetics. How long have you been practicing ascetics?"

Mahadeva was able to answer this question without thinking. How long has he been practicing penance?

He is the god of penance, he can practice penance as soon as he opens his eyes, and he can meditate and wait as long as he closes his eyes. Therefore, the answer to the question of how long he has practiced penance is like asking the years of heaven and earth, and the long river of the universe. Therefore, he replied: "The time of my penance is immeasurable, Taraka. It is as long as the universe, but it is like a newborn."

Getting the answer he wanted, Taraka became happy, and he immediately said: "Datian, great god, my Lord! I beg you, let me be killed by your son! Only in this way can I Let my piety be shown, there is nothing more glorious in this world than being killed by your son! Please promise me and give me this blessing!"

However, Taraka's thoughts are not so pious.

Penance, abandoned in the world.

There is no hope for such a person.

Without Gu Qianwang, there would be no combination of Linga and Yoni, and without the combination of Linga and Yoni, how could a child be born?

Taraka, this Asura, his idea is so simple, but it is also so feasible.

If Taraka requested this, then... how could it be possible that Mahadeva would not grant him such a favor?

"Taraka, I promise you, you can only be killed by my son." Mahadeva responded to him, and then disappeared in the gratitude of Taraka. He still needs to continue to practice asceticism to make up for it His own fault... Mahadeva, he didn't understand Taraka's malice at all.

However, when he left Taraka, Shakti appeared before him.

Mahadeva originally thought that Shakti would always be immersed in the deepest part of the universe, but now her appearance shocked him, and he hurried over.

Seeing him walking in front of her, Shakti said angrily in a blaze of light: "Mahadeva! How could you promise such absurd blessing to Taraka!"

"Shakti, this blessing is not absurd," Mahadeva replied.

"However, this blessing is because he is thinking, you are an ascetic, you will not have any hope, so you will not have children!" Shakti was very angry, "Then you tell me, Maha Deva, you really don’t have aspirations, do you really not desire children? If you don’t have aspirations, then why did Mohini marry you repeatedly! If you really don’t desire children, then why is your Linga It will be the source of creation! Mahadeva, you didn’t understand why Narayan was angry with you, nor did you understand why I was angry with you!”

"This is not contradictory, Shakti!" Mahadeva said, "Thraka's valley hope makes him the best among Asuras, but he must be killed, which is also inevitable... ...this will not be a hindrance, Shakti!"

However, Shakti did not agree with him, she was very angry: "I will go to Narayan and let him do justice for me!"

After Shakti finished speaking, he went straight to the sea of ​​the universe.

Lakshmi and Narayan saw this in the ocean of the universe. They could only look at each other, but they both knew that they were powerless to break Mahadeva's blessing.

"Swami, what are the consequences of breaking this blessing?" Lakshmi asked.

"Goddess... I respect Mahadeva as Lord, and for this reason, I will not break his blessing..." Narayan replied, "Although I am angry because of this, Goddess, I am angry because I care. "

Lakshmi sighed, she understood why her Lord cared so much, she almost witnessed all the actions of Narayana and Mahadeva at the beginning of creation, and these made her admire, she praised, She also sang that when there was a problem with this mutual respect and love, she was also sad because of it.

And at this moment, the great goddess Shakti appeared, she appeared in the light, she did not have a real body, only the existence outside the Maya illusion could see her reality - Narayan saw her He stretched out his hand to gently wipe the tears off her face.

"Narayan...why did things turn out like this? Is the Mahadeva in Maya's illusion the real him? Or is he himself bewitched by fantasy and unable to extricate himself? I was born with him, but not him , I have the same emotion as his, but not the same person... Narayan, this feeling makes me extremely painful!" Shakti's pain was also felt by Mahadeva who followed her.

However, Narayan did not go to see Mahadeva, he let Shakti lie on his knees, Lakshmi patted her shoulders lightly for her, they comforted her, hoping that her pain would go away quickly.

Yet pain is not something to leave so easily.

It is more cunning and greedy than any Naga dragon snake. As long as it entangles someone, it will definitely make this person crazy. Now it entangles Shakti and Mahadeva, so it needs They're crazy, it needs them to be crazy about it!

"Narayan!" Mahadeva stepped into the sea of ​​karma, "If I make you and Shakti suffer, then my pain will be a hundred times, a thousand times more! Therefore, I will abandon everything, I will abandon everything ...I will abandon my divinity and self, and let the numbness follow me all the way, until you are willing to talk to me, until Shakti is willing to come and find me!"