Hindu Religious Books
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Gaandhaaree, Gargaachaarya, Gautam, Harishchandra, Hiranyaaksh, Hiranyakashyap, Ikshwaaku, Indra, Jaambvaan, Jaambvatee, Janamejay, Jaraasandh Gargaachaarya
Gautam Ahalyaa was very beautiful and a Satee woman. Once Indra got attracted to her, but he could not have her as she was a great Satee. He found the way. Maharshi Gautam used to go to Gangaa Jee to take bath very early in the morning and he used to get up by a cock's crow. So one day Indra crowed earlier than that, and Gautam Jee got up earlier than his usual time. Looking at the sky he thought, "This is not the time when I get up. How did this cock crow early?" But then he ignored it and went to Gangaa Jee for his daily chores. In the meantime Indra came in the form of Rishi Gautam and knocked the door. Ahalyaa, thinking "Who could be" opened the door. She saw Rishi Gautam standing outside. She asked "You? You went to Gangaa Jee, how come that you returned so early?" "I am not well today" saying Indra entered the house. Then He made love to Ahalyaa. Although Ahalyaa was very much surprised to see this type of behavior of Rishi, but she could not say anything. When Indra was going out then Maharshi was returning from Gangaa Jee. He saw him going out of the house. He understood everything. As he entered the house, and Ahalyaa saw him, she also understood as what has happened with her. Gautam Jee gave her Shaap "Go, and be a stone." Ahalyaa tried to explain her situation, then he said, "When Bhagvaan will take Avataar as Raam on Prithvi in Tretaa Yug then you will get your original form by His touch. So when Raam was going Janak Puree to attend Seetaa's Swayamvar Then He found a Shilaa (large stone) and touched it. It became Ahalyaa again and went to her Lok.
Hiranyaaksh
Hiranyakashyap
Ikshwaaku
Indra Indra took Airaavat Haathee and Kalp Vriksh which came out of Saagar Manthan. His Saarathee's name is Maatali. And He has a Vajra, which He used to kill Vritraasur, made of bones of Maharshi Dadheechi. He is always afraid of Daitya and anybody who does an intensive Tap because He thinks that "he is doing Tap to take His Swarg". Who does Tap, He always tries to disturb him. He is the Devtaa of rains.
Jaambvaan
Jaambvatee
Jan amejayaJanamejaya was the son of Pareekshit and the grandson of Abhimanyu and Uttaraa, and great-grandson of Arjun and Subhadraa. After Takshak bit his father, he became very angry, and he did a Sarp Yagya in which all the snakes started falling down in its Havan Kund. Janamejaya wanted to kill Takshak and was waiting for him. Takshak got frightened and coiled around a leg of Indra's throne. When Janamejaya came to know this, he gave an Aahuti to bring Indra's throne also to the Havan Kund, so the Indra's throne along with Indra and Takshak rose up and started coming towards the Havan Kund. Then Brahmaa Jee came and pacified Janamejaya saying that "Indra was like another Bhagavaan and Takshak was immortal so they could not die, and everybody dies his own death so why to kill these innocent Sarp and Naag? This does not suit you." Then only he stopped Sarp Yagya and freed Takshak.
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Created by Sushma Gupta
on 3/9/02
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Updated on
11/19/08