BHAARGAVA PURAANAM - PART 2
#41e. Gandharvan
NarAntakan was surprised to hear that the baby had killed the rAkshasi. He sent two more asuras named Dundubi and Udathan. They became lovely parrots and flew to the Ashram of Kashyap. They ate the grains found on the ground.
MahOrkadar was seated on Aditi’s lap. He wanted her to catch the birds for him. Aditi told him, “The parrots will fly away when we approach them. It is very difficult to catch them!”
But MahOrkadar got down from her lap and went near the parrots. His breath was so hot that the two parrots could not bear it. They tried to fly away to safety but MahOrkadar transformed himself into a huge kite and tore the parrots to pieces.
It was an auspicious day and people went to bath in Somavati. Aditi made MahOrkadar sit on the bank of Somavati and entered the water.
When he saw Aditi in the water, MahOrkadar also entered the water. A giant crocodile caught hold of him. The other people there tired to save the child
but the crocodile lashed its tail and attacked them violently.
Meanwhile MahOrkadar managed to come out of the mouth of the crocodile and sit on it back. The crocodile tried its best to shake him off but in vain.
MahOrkadar made the crocodile obey him and forced it to swim around in the pond several times very fast. The crocodile became so tired that when it got on to the land and just dropped dead!
A Gandarvan emerged from the dead crocodile and paid obeisance to MahOrkadar.
#41e. Gandharvan
NarAntakan was surprised to hear that the baby had killed the rAkshasi. He sent two more asuras named Dundubi and Udathan. They became lovely parrots and flew to the Ashram of Kashyap. They ate the grains found on the ground.
MahOrkadar was seated on Aditi’s lap. He wanted her to catch the birds for him. Aditi told him, “The parrots will fly away when we approach them. It is very difficult to catch them!”
But MahOrkadar got down from her lap and went near the parrots. His breath was so hot that the two parrots could not bear it. They tried to fly away to safety but MahOrkadar transformed himself into a huge kite and tore the parrots to pieces.
It was an auspicious day and people went to bath in Somavati. Aditi made MahOrkadar sit on the bank of Somavati and entered the water.
When he saw Aditi in the water, MahOrkadar also entered the water. A giant crocodile caught hold of him. The other people there tired to save the child
but the crocodile lashed its tail and attacked them violently.
Meanwhile MahOrkadar managed to come out of the mouth of the crocodile and sit on it back. The crocodile tried its best to shake him off but in vain.
MahOrkadar made the crocodile obey him and forced it to swim around in the pond several times very fast. The crocodile became so tired that when it got on to the land and just dropped dead!
A Gandarvan emerged from the dead crocodile and paid obeisance to MahOrkadar.