Mandavya was a Rishi always engrossed in Tapas.He had no sense of body or outside world.Once a team of robbers who robbed from King's Palace and hid near his Ashrama.The kinsmen enquired Mandavya but did not answer.They took them to King who ordered them to be hanged.Mandavya was punished by piercing a shoola whose tip called 'Ani' remained in His body.The Rishi was henceforth called Ani-Mandavya. He went to Yama and asked why was he punished without any fault.Yama answered When you were young you pierced a bee in eye.Mandavya answered papa of young children belonged to their parents.Mandavya cursed back Yama to be born in lower yoni .Thus Yama was born as Vidhura.
Hi. Nice to see you back. Lakshmi Devi sits on owl I think
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Thanks for the illuminating content.
Are there some parallels between these 8 forms of Maa Lakshmi and the Navadurgas?
Owl is the Vehicle of Goddess Lakshmi.
The owl...Uluka
Mandavya was a Rishi always engrossed in Tapas.He had no sense of body or outside world.Once a team of robbers who robbed from King's Palace and hid near his Ashrama.The kinsmen enquired Mandavya but did not answer.They took them to King who ordered them to be hanged.Mandavya was punished by piercing a shoola whose tip called 'Ani' remained in His body.The Rishi was henceforth called Ani-Mandavya. He went to Yama and asked why was he punished without any fault.Yama answered When you were young you pierced a bee in eye.Mandavya answered papa of young children belonged to their parents.Mandavya cursed back Yama to be born in lower yoni .Thus Yama was born as Vidhura.
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