Vishnu asked the Gods to approach the sage Dadhichi.The sage had to give up his bones. From the bones would be formed a weapon that would kill Vritta.
Indra asked Why would Dadhichi give up his body?
Vishnu said Let me tell you about Dadhichi. He is always willing to serve others. Once the twin Gods Ashwini Kumar went to Dadhichi. Dadhichi wanted to know why they had come to him? If they wanted his life, he was willing to give that up. The Gods said they wanted to be his disciples.
Dadhichi said I will do so. The day today is not an auspicious one. Please come another day.
When Indra heard this, he along with the other Gods went to Dadhichi. When the sage asked for the reason for the visit, Indra said When the Ashiwini Kumar come back to you, please do not accept them. If you do, I will kill you.
At this point, Janmajeya asked Why did Indra say this? The sage said -
Indra knew that the Ashwini Kumar had come to Dadhichi to get the knowledge that would make them take over the throne of heaven. That is the reason why Indra had stopped Dadhichi.
The next day the twin Gods came back to Dadhichi. They sat, eager to get knowledge from the sage. The sage told the two Gods what Indra had said. The Gods thought and decided to put a horse's head on Dadhichi's neck. If Indra got to know, he would cut off the horse's head, and then the two Gods would replace the horse's head with the the original head.
The sage agreed. The twin Gods carefully cut off the head of the sage and replaced that with the head of a horse.
When Indra got to know this, he went and cut off the head. Ashwini Kumar, seeing this, replaced the head with the sage's original head.
The Gods then went back to Dadhichi and said Vishnu had said.Indra told the sage about Vritta and how the heaven was in his control. On the advise of Vishnu, they had come to him to ask for his help.
The sage he would not give up his body.
The Gods were quiet.
The sage then said he was testing them. If his body and life came in the use of others, he would give that up readily.
Sitting in a yogic posture, the sage gave up his life.
The place where the sage gave up his life is the pilgrim spot of Dadhichi.
The Gods took the body of the sage to Vishwakarma. The celestial architect created a thunderbolt from the bones of the sage. The bolt had the power of all weapons. Brahma blessed the weapon and Indra.
Indra went and attacked Vritta but could not not face his might and had to flee. Indra went to Vishnu who said the power of Vishnu was missing.
Getting power from Vishnu, Indra attacked and killed Vritta and got his kingdom back.
The place where Dadhichi gave up his body was a pilgrim spot visited by Balarama.
Indra asked Why would Dadhichi give up his body?
Vishnu said Let me tell you about Dadhichi. He is always willing to serve others. Once the twin Gods Ashwini Kumar went to Dadhichi. Dadhichi wanted to know why they had come to him? If they wanted his life, he was willing to give that up. The Gods said they wanted to be his disciples.
Dadhichi said I will do so. The day today is not an auspicious one. Please come another day.
When Indra heard this, he along with the other Gods went to Dadhichi. When the sage asked for the reason for the visit, Indra said When the Ashiwini Kumar come back to you, please do not accept them. If you do, I will kill you.
At this point, Janmajeya asked Why did Indra say this? The sage said -
Indra knew that the Ashwini Kumar had come to Dadhichi to get the knowledge that would make them take over the throne of heaven. That is the reason why Indra had stopped Dadhichi.
The next day the twin Gods came back to Dadhichi. They sat, eager to get knowledge from the sage. The sage told the two Gods what Indra had said. The Gods thought and decided to put a horse's head on Dadhichi's neck. If Indra got to know, he would cut off the horse's head, and then the two Gods would replace the horse's head with the the original head.
The sage agreed. The twin Gods carefully cut off the head of the sage and replaced that with the head of a horse.
When Indra got to know this, he went and cut off the head. Ashwini Kumar, seeing this, replaced the head with the sage's original head.
The Gods then went back to Dadhichi and said Vishnu had said.Indra told the sage about Vritta and how the heaven was in his control. On the advise of Vishnu, they had come to him to ask for his help.
The sage he would not give up his body.
The Gods were quiet.
The sage then said he was testing them. If his body and life came in the use of others, he would give that up readily.
Sitting in a yogic posture, the sage gave up his life.
The place where the sage gave up his life is the pilgrim spot of Dadhichi.
The Gods took the body of the sage to Vishwakarma. The celestial architect created a thunderbolt from the bones of the sage. The bolt had the power of all weapons. Brahma blessed the weapon and Indra.
Indra went and attacked Vritta but could not not face his might and had to flee. Indra went to Vishnu who said the power of Vishnu was missing.
Getting power from Vishnu, Indra attacked and killed Vritta and got his kingdom back.
The place where Dadhichi gave up his body was a pilgrim spot visited by Balarama.
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