Showing posts with label Parijata. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parijata. Show all posts

Monday, 11 April 2016

Krishna reaches heaven

Narada then said, Narakasura, the evil son of Prithivi (Earth) had stolen the earrings of Aditi, mother of Gods, along with many other valuables from heaven. Narada asked Krishna to first go and kill Narakasura.
Krishna, along with Satyabhama, went first where Naraka lived, and in a fight, Naraka was killed.
Sixteen thousand maidens had been held prisoner by Narakasura. Krishna freed them and then married all of them.
Then he returned the earrings of Aditi, and resumed his journey towards Indra's captital, Amaravati. In the garden, he saw the Parijata tree. Krishna asked Satyaki to fetch the tree. When Satyaki went there, he was confronted by the guards guarding the tree. Satyaki told them to tell Indra that they had come to get the tree.
The guards went to Indra and told him that a few people had come on top of Garuda and wanted to take away the parijata tree.
Angry, Indra with his thunderbolt in his hand, went to fight Krishna. Indra's wife. Sachi, said she would come along to see the fight.

Climbing on top of the elephant, his mount, accompanied by a friend, Jayadeva and his son Jayanta and his wife, Indra set forth for the place where Krishna was.

Saturday, 9 April 2016

Krishna asks Narada to get Parijata flowers

The sage said Janmajeya, listen to the story of how Krishna got Parijata.

Once Narada roaming around reached the Raivataka mountain. He sang songs glorifying Krishna. A flower of the Parijata tree was tied to Narada's Veena and he gave that to Krishna.
It was a wonderful, rare flower whose fragrance traveled distances and attracted others.
Krishna gave that flower to Rukmini, his wife. Rukmini was very happy to have that.
Narada left the mountain. On his way he thought of mentioning about the Parijata to Satyabhama, another wife of Krishna and daughter of Satrajit. He went to Dwaraka and met Satyabhama.
Narada said when he had gone to Indra, he had been presented with the Parijata flowers, which was rare for the humans. I gave a flower to Krishna, as he was the one capable of having it. Krishna gave that flower to Rukmini.
He said he had thought Satyabhama was the favorite of Krishna, but now he realized that it was Rukmini who was closer to him.

Satyabhama started tearing off her jewels. She fell on the floor and started crying.
Narada seeing this then went off to the Raivataka to tell Krishna. Krishna was having his meal, which was being served by Rukmini. Narada went there.

Krishna asked Narada about his visit. He said he had gone to Dwaraka and had told her that Krishna had given the Parijata flower to Rukmini. Hearing this, Satyabhama was lying on the floor, crying her heart out.

Krishna asked Rukmini to give the flower to Satyabhama. Rukmini said this was not the correct thing to do. Having gifted her something, she was being asked to give that back.
Krishna then asked Narada where he had got the Parijata flower.

Narada said the tree grew in the heaven and was guarded closely bu Indra's guards. Narada asked Krishna to ask for the flowers; hearing Krishna asking for the flowers, he would give it to him.

Krishna asked Narada to go as his messenger to Indra. He asked to Narada to ask for flowers from the Parijata tree, which had appeared when the cosmic ocean had been churned.