Hi amshuman, Vishnu means ominpresent. How do we behead or break something which is infinite? --- In ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "amshuman_k" <amshuman_k@xxxx> wrote: > Hi List, > > The first legend about "beheading of vishNu; dadhyanc AtharvaNA > story" was posted earlier. > > This legend occurs during the explanation of darsha-pUrNamAsa ishti > in S.Br. > > Once there was a clash between asuras and devas and the latter were > worsted. The asuras started dividing this earth among themselves by > spreading out ox-hide from west to east. When the devas saw this, > they also wanted a share of this earth. They went to the asuras with > vishNu as their head, as vishNu is verily the sacrifice, and asked > for a share. The asuras grudgingly agreed, but allowed a share > corresponding the the size of vishNu. > Now this vishNu was a dwarf (****). The devas didn't care anyway and > agreed to the condition. They enclosed vishNu with gAyatrI metre on > the south-side, trishtub on the west-side and jagatI on the north. It is not trishtub but trishtup. We are supposed to recite dwayam, gAyatrI etc. correctly and know the basic differnece bewteen sanskrit letters pa, pha, ba, bha etc. before writing on sandhyAvandanam, vEdas etc. Again how something which is infinite can be enclosed? Regards Vishnu
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