Shiv Kumar Padha
Mountain Mandirgiri was used as churner (Mathani) where the mountain was rested on the vast back of God Kashhap and the Sagar Manthan was enabled. God Vishnu, in the guise of Garudavtar, lifted the heavy Mandirgiri on its back and placed it on the desired place. Harnyakashap,the elder brother of cursed Harnyaksh, was blessed by one son Parhlad who had unshakable faith in omnipresence and omnipotence of god and also he was a dedicated devotee of Shri Hari, which his atheist father never liked. He made many attempts to kill his son Parhlad, but he was saved by Lord Vishnu every time and lastly God appeared in the shape of Narsingh (a combined shape of human and lion) from the piller and killed the tyrant and saved his dedicated devotee Parhlad.
Madhu and Kativ were created out of two droplets on the petal of lotus by the devine power of Lord Brahma who were extremely powerful and strong, once they stole away Vedas and hid them under deep sea. Deprived of priceless assets (Vedas) Lord Brahma prayed to Vishnu who appeared before him with face and long neck like that of a horse and rest of the body like human beings. This Avtar of Vishnu, with halo around, was called Haygrib. God Haygrib produced charming vocal sound and spread it throughout the deep ocean with the result that these two wicked spirits came on the surface to have the glimpse of the singer. Haygrib availed this opportunity and recovered the Vedas from the hidden place and returned them to Brahma.God (Vishnu) took many a vtars on earth in the shape of Nandi ( bull) avtar, Hans (Swan) Avtar, Gajender (elephant) Avtar and likewise infinite Avtaras which an ordinary human cannot count.
Sampati and Jatayu giant eagles were two brothers who were closely related with Raghu Vanshis. They were gifted with extreme power of flight by god. Sampati the elder among them helped Rama’s Sena (army) in pin pointing the place in Lanka where Mata Sita was housed, whereas Jatau laid his life while freeing Mata Sita from the custody of Cruel Ravan. Jamwant (a bear) Manas Puter of Lord Brahma provided his fullest support and cooperation to lord Rama during war with Ravan. Lord Hanuman a Ruder Avtar and true devotee of Ram provided his Baner Sena (monkey) during war with Ravan and stood by Ram through thick and thin. Garuda freed Rama along with his allies’from the Naagpash.
Among the bird species Kak Bhashundi and Shuk Dev Avtars occupy very high place in Hindu mythology. Crocodile, Mooshak, Garud, Lion, Peacock, Bull, Swan, Airawat (white elephant) have served maan Ganga, Ganesh, Vishu, Maan Durga, Krtike, Lord Shiv, MaanSarswati, Lord Inder respectively by becoming their rides (Vahan).Horses pulled the chariots of lord Krishna and Rama while the heads of Child elephant and that of goat were transplanted in order to revive the life of Ganpati and Raja Daksh by Lord Shiva. Naag remains coiled around the neck of lord shiv whereas faithful dog accompanied Yudhishtrer, the eldest brother of Pandvas, till he reached his final abode.
It is quite clear from the old scriptures how human beings and the animals lived together without hatred and ill will with each other in the remote past but whenever man has made futile effort to push the animals out from their natural habitats, both human beings and animals have suffered equally. Every day we read and watch on TV about beating of leopards to death whenever they entered into the human territory and about the merciless killing of elephants for their tusks. Many animals like bears deers are killed and their skin is stuffed in order to make their trophies for their drawing rooms.
Killing of the animals mercilessly can disturb the ecological balance which can lead to some serious consequences. The slogans referred earlier seem genuine and justified at the first sight and if these slogans remain mere words on the placards nothing solid cannot be expected except the verbosity.
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