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Narayaneeyam Dasakam-16 Incarnation Of Nara &Narayana
Dasakam-16 Incarnation Of Nara &Narayana
THE DIVINE TWINS- "NARA & NARAYANA"
We have seen earlier one of the daughters of Swayambhuva Manu.She was Devahuti, mother of Kapila. Yet another daughter of Swayambhuva Manu was PRASUTI.She was married to the son of Brahma-DAKSHA PRAJAPATI.Daksha and Prasuti had 16 daughters.Out of these 16, thirteen were married to DHARMA DEVA. One was married to PITRUS; one to AGNI and another named SATI was married to SIVA.
Out of the thirteen married to Dharmadeva ,one was MURTHY by name. She gave birth to the divine twins - - NARA and NARAYANA. These twin brothers were the forms of the Lord and they were always together.
Karna was an Asura named SAHASRA KAVACHA.he was so named because he was born protectedby a thousand coats of armor (Kavacha).The specialty of these 'Kavachas' was that no one could break them without performing thousand years of penance and at the same time fighting with him simultaneously for the same thousand years. This explains the secret of the birth of the twin brothers, who were for all purposes considered as 'one’, even though possessing two bodies. Nara and Narayana, in turn, did "Tapas" (penance)as well as the fighting for thousand yearsand finally killed the Asura, Sahasra Kavacha.
After the killing of the Asura, Nara and Narayana went to Badarika Ashrama where they settled downfor teaching and practicing the path to "MOKSHA".They wanted to set a model before the world to prove that practicing what one preached was more important than mere preaching. An interesting incident took place while Nara and Narayana practiced a very severe life of self-controlling furtherance to their spiritual pursuits. It is quite natural that the more one tries to control oneself, the more severely he is subjected to severe tests by forces unknown. Indra, the king of Gods, became envious of the pre-eminence Nara and Narayana.
He wanted to see their spiritual downfall. He commissioned the God of Love ,KAMADEVA with his retinue of celestial beauties to tempt the 'Twins' and cause their fall.All the efforts of the commission to tease and tempt them were in vain. They could not tempt Nara and Narayana even slightly. On the other hand, they were really frightened by the strength of their will. The Lord then created a projection of his minding which the invaders had a vision of Nara and Narayana attended by a number of maids. The beauty of the maids in attendance enchanted even Kama Deva and his bevy of celestial damsels. The tempters who came to overpower were themselves got tempted and enchanted by the beauty of those who served the Lord. The Lord thereafter presented them a gift to Indra,"URVASI", whose beauty put to shame the beauty of all the celestial damsels. Indra was thus humiliated forever by the Divine Twins .
Dasakam: 016 -- Shlokam: 01
दक्षो विरिञ्चतनयोऽथ मनोस्तनूजां
लब्ध्वा प्रसूतिमिह षोडश चाप कन्या: ।
धर्मे त्रयोदश ददौ पितृषु स्वधां च
स्वाहां हविर्भुजि सतीं गिरिशे त्वदंशे ॥१॥
dakshO viri~nchatanayO(a)tha manOstanuujaaM
labdhvaa prasuutimiha ShODasha chaapa kanyaaH |
dharme trayOdasha dadau pitR^iShu svadhaaM cha
svaahaaM havirbhuji satiiM girishe tvadamshe ||
Another daughter of Swayambhuva Manu was PRASUTI.She was married to the son of Brahma-DAKSHA PRAJAPATI.Daksha and Prasuti had 16 daughters.Out of these 16, thirteen were married to DHARMA DEVA. Swadhaa was married to PITRUS; Swaahaa to AGNI and another named SATI was married to SIVA. who was a part of Thine own self, in marriage