The fight of Naga & Garuda

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Posted: 10 years ago
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Each Kumbh mela has Nagas participating always. These Nagas are different from ones shown here.
They are Naga Sadhus belonging to different Akhadas or sects.
Main Montage shows Rudra standing among Naga sadhus. Will we ever get to see them in this show?
They can be in favour of Garudas. They can not be shown in their original attire. But ashes clad Sadhus can be shown as part of this show. Naga sadhus are trained in war arts too.
This show's unit is shooting in 3 shifts with different actors for fight sequence. Hope they care for proper details with elements of our scriptures.
Coming back to the current scene, no one was present at the yagya venue. May be the Mahamrityunjay yagya was over. More then helping in Maya's health this MM yagya will serve more to awaken Rudra's powers as MM yantra is in centre of his Garuda sign.
Their enemy Nagas are all ready & have attacked. It's time for Garuda's to be awakened & united as a team.
Let's take a look at how their enimity started from this Purana's story

Story of Garuda- the Eagle God:

Sage Kashyapa had two wives named Kadru and Vinita. Kadru gave birth to thousand snakes who are considered to be the ancestors of the Snakes on earth. Vinita gave birth to the powerful Garuda.

Once Kadru and Vinita put a bet on the color of the tail of the horse Uchaishravas - a seven-headed flying horse that was obtained during the churning of ocean or Samudra Manthan. Kadru(mother of the snakes/serpents) claimed the color was black and Vinita (mother of powerful Garuda) claimed it was white. The stake was whoever lost the bet will serve the other. Kadru cheated by asking her sons, the Nagas, to hang on to the tail of Uchaishravas. Thus the white tail of the divine horse turned black as the nagas hung on to them. Vinita and Garuda were thus forced to serve Kadru. They were treated badly by Kadru and her sons.

Later the nagas agreed to free Garuda and his mother if he brought the Amrit, or Elixer /Ambrosia which was in the possession of Indra, the king of Devas or demi gods. Garuda got Amrit from heaven and freed himself and his mother from servitude.

But the cheating and the insult suffered made Garuda- the Eagle God the arch rival of Nagas.


Garuda - The embodiment of Strength and Service:

When Garuda stole the pot of Nectar/ambrosia from Indra, who was jealous of the Mighty birds strength, Vishnu was impressed with Garuda integrity as he did not take even a drop of the tempting nectar for himself and asked Garuda to ask a boon. Garuda immediately said that he wanted a position higher than Vishnu. Vishnu the eternal trickster that he was, asked Garuda to adorn his flag and sit atop the flagstaff. Garuda was so taken over by the Bhakti of the great Lord Vishnu that he promised to be his mount or Vahana.

Garuda is renowned for his great speed. He ranges in the sky like a meteor, throwing the clouds topsy turvy. The gush of wind produced from his wings causes a tremor in the mountains, a strong flutter in the water of the sea and overturns a large number of trees.

http://www.astropeep.com/hindu-mythology/garuda-the-eagle-god-and-naga-the-serpant-king-their-story-and-mythology/

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Posted: 10 years ago
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^ Thanks for the information, Minaxi! :)
I too want the Naga sadhu's shown in main Montage to participate in this Mahakumbh Nectar fight with Garud's! :D
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Thanks for sharing all of this information's...

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