yagna of sagara

Another story prevailed regarding Ganga .Once upon a time king Sagara ruled Ayodhya.He was a righteous man.He had two wives-Kesini  and Sumathi.Elder wife Kesini was righteous and younger wife Sumathi was beautiful.They did not have children.Along with his wives he went to bhruguprasravanam in Himalayas and did penance.Bhrugu maharshi blessed him with children. he told that one son who can procreate  would be born to kesini and Sumathi would have 60000 children without procreating ability. Both were happy and Kesini gave birth to Asamanjudu. Sumathi gave birth to 60000 children who were developed in ghee bowls till they grew up . Asamanjudu had a very bad habit.He used to dip peoples children in Sarayu river and enjoying thier plight.people went sagara and explaned the atrocities od Asamanjudu. Sagara shunned asamanjudu from the country. After some time ,Sagara wanted to do yagna.Asamanjas son was Amsumanthudu.He was very efficient.Plateau between Himalayas and Vindhya mountains was the right place to start the yagna.Amsumantha accompanied Sasgara in conducting Aswamedha yaga.indra came like a demon and stole the yagna aswam.Ruthvijas told Sagara that if yagnaswam was not brought back ,bad would happen.so,Sagara sent his 60000 sons in search of the horse.

gangavataranam contd

Devathas were ashamed of their act. Shiva ,along with parvathi went to Himalayas and did penance.As Shiva went for penance, Devathas did not have senapathi.They went to Brahma and pleaded with him to provide them with senapathi.Then Brahma told them that they could not have children due to Parvathis curse. He would make Ganga bear a child with Agni deva. As gangas son would also be Parvathis son, Parvathi would love that child and would not harm him. Devathas then requested Agnideva to release shivathejas into Ganga for which she also obliged.Ganga could not bear that Shiva thaejas and told Agnideva .he told her to release the foetus at the foot of Himalayas if she could not bear it.From the released thejas.gold and silver came into existanc.From its friction, copper and iron came into existance.from its dirt, mercury and metals were formed.kailasam became golden mountain.So gold was also called as jatharupam.Kumaraswamy was born. Kruthikas bathed him and fed him with milk.As he was born from aborted foetus(skannam),he was also called as skandudu.He drank the milk for only one day. Later he became ferocious and defeated Rakshasa infantry.From then he became senapathi of devatha. 

gangavataranam

Rama asked Viswamitra about how River Ganges came to be known as Tripadhaga.How can it cover all the three lokas and reach Samudrudu?Viswamitra started explaining him.There was a mountain king called Himavanthudu.His wife was Manorama.She was the daughter of Meruparvatha.She had two daughters named Ganga and Parvathi. One day all the Devathas came to Himavantha and requested him to send Ganga along with them for their Karyasiddhi.Uma did ugrathapa. She married Shiva.Ganga became river of Devathas in Swarga.Shiva was involved with Parvathi in the act of procreation.Brahma and other Devathas requested him not to consummate with Parvathi.Thejas already released by that time was borne by the earth.Devathas requested Agnidev to mingle Vayudeva and enter this Shivthejas.As a result this Thejas became a white mountain.It became a saravanam.From here Kumaraswamy was born.He was fed milk by Kruthikas.So,he was named as Karthikeya.As Agnideva held Shivthejas, he was also called as Agniputhra.After this event Devathas prayed Shiva-Parvathi.But Parvathi was not pacified. She cursed all of them as they curtailed her effort to bear a child.They would not have children with their wives. She also cursed Earth that she would become wife to many and she would never be happy with her sons.

Brahma dattas marriage

brahma datta was living in kampilaya nagaram.He lived luxuriously.Kusanabha got his daughters married to Brahmadatta.As soon as they got married they got back their original beauty. kusanabhudu did not have son. So he wanted to perform Puthrakameshti yagam.Then kusudu appeared and told him that he would have a son named Gaadhi.because of gaadhi , Kusanabhudu would become famous.Gaadhi was my father.Viswamitra was born in Kusavamsa.So he got the name of Kousika.He had an elder sister.she was the wife of Ruchikudu.She was the mother of Sunassephudu.She was pious and very loyal to her husband.so she went to swarg with her body.She achieved what Thrisanku could not achieve, by her sanctity and piousness.She became KOusiki river near Himalayas.Viswamitra wanted to be near his sister.So he made his abode there.To perform the yaga he came to this place. then they walked and reached the banks of ganges.There they bathed and had their food.

yaga rakshana

For five days continuously Rama and Lakshmana guarded the yaga.On the sixth day,Maricha and Subahu came.They rained blood.Then rama dealt Marichis chest with Manavastram.With its force,he went over 100 yojanas and fell in the sea.As it could not kill Maricha, Rama used AAgneyastram on Subahu and killed him. Next day morning Viswamitra told them that he would take them to king Janaka.THere,they could see the Shiv dhanush.No one could either lift it or use it.So they started and by sunset they reached the banks of Sona nadi.Then Rama wanted to know about that place and Viswamitra obliged. Kusudu was the son of Brahma.He had four sons.they were Kusaambudu,Kusanabhudu,Adhurtharajasudu and Vasuvu.He told his sons to rule the kingdom.Four sons created four capitals and were ruling their zones.Kusambudu made KOusambi as his capital.Kusanabhudu-Mahodayamu,Adhurtharajasudu-Dharmaranyamu and Vasuvu made Girivrajamu as their capitals. viswamitra ,Rama and Lakshamana were now in the kingdom of Vasuvu.It was placed in between five mountains.KUsanabha was Rajarshi.His wife was GHRutachi-an apsarasa.They had 100 daughters.They were all very beautiful.One day ,they were enjoying nature in the garden.VAyudeva saw them and wanted to marry them.They declined to obey him.because they respected their father and they abide by his wish as whom to marry.Vayudeva made them grotesque and ugly as they did not heed to his request.They went to thier father and explained as to what had happened. He praised their patience. There was a rushi called Chuli.Somada . gandharva kanya was attending on him.He was pleased by her service and asked what her wish was.She wanted a son with the power of Brahmana.Chuli gave her Manasaputhra by name Brahmadatta.

Siddhashramam

Rama saw an ashram there.He enquired Viswamitra  about it. Then  he started telling about it.Vishnu did thapa for many years in that place.This was the abode of Vishnu while in vamanavathara.The great sage Kashyapa attained thapassiddi in this place.So,this place was called as siddhashramam.During that time only, Bali chakravarthi won over Devathas . He became the king of heaven ie swarg.Then he started one yaga.Then all the devathas along with agnidev came to Vishnu.They requested him to help them in regaining swarg from bali.At that time ,Kashyapa was doing thapa along with his wife.Then Vishnu enquired them what their wish was.Then Kashyapa told that Vishnu should be borne to them and become Indras brother . He should also help devathas in regainig swarg from Bali.Vishnu agreed.Then Vishnu was born as Vamana to adithi and Kashaypa.Then he went to Bali and asked him land of three feet.WITH two feet he covered all the three lokas and for the third.he laid his foot on Balis head and gave back swarg to Devendra.So, in this place Viswamitra was doing the yaga.Rama and Lakshmana had to guard the yaga from demons.Yaga had to be completed in six days.

Astra pradanam

viswamitra gave all the astras in his control next day morning to Rama.They were as follows--dharma chakramu,Kalachakramu,Vishnu chakramu,Indrastramu,Vajrastarmu,Saiva sulamu,Brahmasiramu,Iheekamu,Brahmastramu,Modaki and sikahri-2gadas,Dharmapasamu,Kaalapasamu,Varunapasamu,Vaarunastramu,Sushkasani,AArdrasani,Pynaakaastramu,kaastramu,Naaraayanaastramu,Aagneyaastramu,Vaayavyaastramu,hayasironamastramu,Krounchastramu,Vishnusakthi astramu,vishnusakthi,Rudrasakthi and many other powerful weapons. Rama learnt all the astras -how to use them and recall them with humility.