Originally posted by: mnx12
Suki is Shukracharya, I suppose. He is a Guru Appreciated by Asuras & Devas equally.
You can make fun of Asuras, not Shukracharya. This thread exists in Archives by the name Asura Appreciation. So keep the same name.
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He may have been venerated by the devas, but Shukracharya hated them for very legitimate reasons:
- His mother was killed by Vishnu who was after some asuras that she was protecting
- His maternal grandfather was Hiranyakashipu, so he was understandably loyal to the asura cause
Since he already hated Vishnu, he had no choice but to at least be loyal to Mahadev - one can't be inimical to all the 3 trinity deities and hope to prevail.
And he developed the sanjeevani, which only the asuras enjoyed, but the devas managed to get Kacha to force him into imparting that knowledge. Devyani somewhat did some damage control by cursing him that he'd never be able to use it himself - thereby making it useless, but Kacha stated that he'd continue to be able to teach it to others.
Okay, we won't make fun of Shukracharya, but do allow us to mock & lambaste the devas. Pretty please? 😆
Edited by .Vrish. - 13 years ago