agastya -----------------story

AGASTYA

Maharishi Agastya was born as a result of the spilling of seeds in a pot by the gods. When they beheld the lovely apsara Urvashi, the celestial damsel, first Mitr and then Varun (sea-god) deposited their seed in a pot. Agastya was generated from the combination of the two deposits hence he was termed as a son of Mitravarun.

Later from the same pot, Vashishth was born from the seed of Varun. Hence he was also considered an offspring of Mitravarun. However, before this birth, he had been divested of his earthly body as a result of the curse of King Nimi, hence by attaining a new body, he was known as an earthly son of Brahma. Being born from a "ghat" (earthen pot), Agastya was also called "Ghat" Yogi (sage). According to the tales told in Puranic literature, Agastya is considered to be a brilliant sage.

Once, the Vindhyachal Mountain was so filled with vanity that it rose higher and higher till it blocked the path of the sun. As soon as the chariot of the sun was stopped, the creation was clothed in darkness. The gods then prayed to Brahma for help. Brahma said that the Vindhyachal considers Agastya as his guru and only he is the one who can help us out now. In those days Agastya used to live in Kashi in the North of India. To help the gods, he began a journey from the north to the south of India. When he saw Rishi Agastya approaching, Vindhyachal bowed down with respect at his feet and lay prone in a "dandavat" (full body including head and feet flat on the ground) posture. Sage Agastya crossed over his bent form and said. Till I return from the south, stay in this prone position. Agastya then settled down in the Dandaka forest in South India. He did not ever return to the North. So the Vindhyachal Mountain remains low, in a prone position

the hsitorical explination of vindhychal:
gastya was teh preacher and teacher whi was bestowed with teh divine duty of preaching aryan culture in far sout, separated from north by teh vindhya range, so he crossed teh range and dedicated his whole life teaching in south and spreading Aryan culture,never moving back to north
but when did thsi happen? before or after ram visited him
if before taht then where is dandakaranya where ram went actulayy located Orissa or MP?

Originally posted by: its me tan

the hsitorical explination of vindhychal:
gastya was teh preacher and teacher whi was bestowed with teh divine duty of preaching aryan culture in far sout, separated from north by teh vindhya range, so he crossed teh range and dedicated his whole life teaching in south and spreading Aryan culture,never moving back to north
but when did thsi happen? before or after ram visited him
if before taht then where is dandakaranya where ram went actulayy located Orissa or MP?

well dandkarnya is located in mp and part of maharashtra

THANKS SO MUCH for all the great expalnations & info.

need time to go thru all the info.

oh wow so that was the story of vindhyachal and other things

u know what i think all this info shud be put in one thread i m not aware if its there or not mayb mods can move it or mayb u can do something abt it

its great to know all this

btw shruti did u read the epics i have heard them as my mom used to read bhagvad and ramayan in our house in mornings thats how i remember most of the things not all
i hvnt read ramcharitmanas or any other books

thanks for so much info
keep it up

Originally posted by: chatterbox

oh wow so that was the story of vindhyachal and other things

u know what i think all this info shud be put in one thread i m not aware if its there or not mayb mods can move it or mayb u can do something abt it

its great to know all this

btw shruti did u read the epics i have heard them as my mom used to read bhagvad and ramayan in our house in mornings thats how i remember most of the things not all
i hvnt read ramcharitmanas or any other books

thanks for so much info
keep it up

my mom gifted me ramcharitmanas last yer then i start reading that after that i liked it so much that i start findig more and more info on ramayana and atlast i start reading valmiki ramayana even i loved old ramayana