GODDESS GANGA
Ganga (also known as the Ganges) is considered as the holiest river in Hinduism. She is depicted as an extremely beautiful woman, with a white crown adorning her head.
The crocodile is her vahana. She is depicted with a water lily in her right hand and a lute in her left hand. Though the word “Ganga” is mentioned only twice in the Rig Veda, the deity received more significance in the scriptures that were written in the post-Rig Veda era.
Ganga is also known as Vishnu Pada (one who takes birth from Lord Vishnu’s feet). There is a legend that Ganga was produced from the sweat of Lord Vishnu’s feet. Lord Brahma caught it and filled in his kamandala
The tale of Ganga’s descent to Earth from heaven is very popular.
There ruled a king named Sagara in Ayodhya. He had 60,000 sons. When his power and strength increased, King Sagara decided to perform the Rajasuya Yagna. What is so special of this yagna, and who all can perform this yagna?) Indra, the king of the gods, was alarmed by this yagna as he realized that King Sagara would become very powerful once he performed this yagna, and was afraid that he might dethrone him. So he stole the horse of the Ashwamedha Yagna (Rajasuya has been mentioned earlier) and took it to patal. He quietly kept the horse where Sage Kapila was meditating, and went away. Searching for the horse, Sagara‘s sons eventually reached patal and saw the horse standing near Sage Kapila. Mistaking the sage as the thief, they started beating him. His meditation broken, and subjected to such humiliation, his anger reduced all the princes into ashes.
Narada broke the news of his sons’ fate to King Sagara, who was deeply shocked. He prayed to Sage Kapila, and begged pardon, seeking that his sons be brought back to life. Kapila advised him to bring Ganga on the earth and then to patal and when the ashes of his sons are touched by Ganga, they would get salvation.
Seeing no hope in bringing /Ganga to earth, the king renounced his throne and went to the forest by giving his throne to his only surviving son.After many years, Bhagiratha, the great grandson of Sagara, took the responsibility of bringing Ganga to Earth. Taking Shiva’s blessing, he started his mission of bringing Ganga to Earth. Bhagiratha feared that the Earth would be washed away if Ganga fell directly on the Earth. So Ganga’s descent from the heavens was broken into three parts. Lord Shiva “locked” Ganga in his matted hair and controlled her power and force, allowing only a small part of Ganga to flow through the Earth. Bhagiratha, by blowing his conch, showed her the way to flow and ultimately she reached patal and flowed over the ashes of the long-dead sons of Sagara.
Ganga in the Three Worlds
With Ganga’s descent to the Earth, the gods feared that her absence in heaven may create problems. Ganga was needed in heaven as well to wash off their sins. They prayed to Lord Brahma to solve their problem. Brahma assured them that a part of Ganga would remain in heaven too. Consequently, Ganga exists in the three worlds: heaven, Earth and patal. She is known as Mandakini in heaven, Ganga in Earth and Bhagirathi in patal.
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Ganga (also known as the Ganges) is considered as the holiest river in Hinduism. She is depicted as an extremely beautiful woman, with a white crown adorning her head.
The crocodile is her vahana. She is depicted with a water lily in her right hand and a lute in her left hand. Though the word “Ganga” is mentioned only twice in the Rig Veda, the deity received more significance in the scriptures that were written in the post-Rig Veda era.
Ganga is also known as Vishnu Pada (one who takes birth from Lord Vishnu’s feet). There is a legend that Ganga was produced from the sweat of Lord Vishnu’s feet. Lord Brahma caught it and filled in his kamandala
The tale of Ganga’s descent to Earth from heaven is very popular.
There ruled a king named Sagara in Ayodhya. He had 60,000 sons. When his power and strength increased, King Sagara decided to perform the Rajasuya Yagna. What is so special of this yagna, and who all can perform this yagna?) Indra, the king of the gods, was alarmed by this yagna as he realized that King Sagara would become very powerful once he performed this yagna, and was afraid that he might dethrone him. So he stole the horse of the Ashwamedha Yagna (Rajasuya has been mentioned earlier) and took it to patal. He quietly kept the horse where Sage Kapila was meditating, and went away. Searching for the horse, Sagara‘s sons eventually reached patal and saw the horse standing near Sage Kapila. Mistaking the sage as the thief, they started beating him. His meditation broken, and subjected to such humiliation, his anger reduced all the princes into ashes.
Narada broke the news of his sons’ fate to King Sagara, who was deeply shocked. He prayed to Sage Kapila, and begged pardon, seeking that his sons be brought back to life. Kapila advised him to bring Ganga on the earth and then to patal and when the ashes of his sons are touched by Ganga, they would get salvation.
Seeing no hope in bringing /Ganga to earth, the king renounced his throne and went to the forest by giving his throne to his only surviving son.After many years, Bhagiratha, the great grandson of Sagara, took the responsibility of bringing Ganga to Earth. Taking Shiva’s blessing, he started his mission of bringing Ganga to Earth. Bhagiratha feared that the Earth would be washed away if Ganga fell directly on the Earth. So Ganga’s descent from the heavens was broken into three parts. Lord Shiva “locked” Ganga in his matted hair and controlled her power and force, allowing only a small part of Ganga to flow through the Earth. Bhagiratha, by blowing his conch, showed her the way to flow and ultimately she reached patal and flowed over the ashes of the long-dead sons of Sagara.
Ganga in the Three Worlds
With Ganga’s descent to the Earth, the gods feared that her absence in heaven may create problems. Ganga was needed in heaven as well to wash off their sins. They prayed to Lord Brahma to solve their problem. Brahma assured them that a part of Ganga would remain in heaven too. Consequently, Ganga exists in the three worlds: heaven, Earth and patal. She is known as Mandakini in heaven, Ganga in Earth and Bhagirathi in patal.
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