Vibs
Shiva should lock up Vishnu as well, in addition to those 3. In this serial, there have been some occasions when the latter has been pretty annoying.
Kal El
The story of Dadhichi and the horse head was a side story that needn't be reproduced here. But one thing - Dadhichi was only needed b'cos Indra needed to kill Vritra, but now, w/ Mahadev sending Indra away to goodness knows where, I just don't see how the Vritra track will proceed. I sure hope they don't show Agni or Vayu as being the ones to battle Vritra,
Shruti
Devasena was given to Kartikeya in marriage by Indra as a reward for killing Surapadman (her description is in the Kanda Puranas, as was discussed in the D&D thread) So they needn't show Devasena at all - they can have her make a cameo appearance after Kartikeya kills Tarakasura, and have them marry right away. Although it will seem a tad strange if after their marriage, she's never @ Kailash.
About Indra, one thing I wondered - why was it argued that he is indispensable? I know that as the god of rain, he is, as are Vayu, Surya, Agni and Varuna. But if Indra needed to be dethroned due to abuse of power, couldn't it have been handed over either to Surya (incidentally, his elder brother) or Jayanta? On the demon side, they went through a whole parade of rulers - Vritra, Taki, Mahishashur, Hiranyaksha, Hiranyakashipu, Bali, Ravan, Narakasura and so on, but on the deva side, it was just always Indra? Makes Devalok look like a one-man dictatorship, while the Asura kingdom look more 'democratic' (at least in terms of having different rulers different times). 😆
Edited by .Vrish. - 13 years ago