Madhu and kaitabha get destroyed

Madhu and Kaitabha get destroyed

Two demons called Madhu and kaitabha were born from the ears of Maha Vishnu, when

he was fast asleep one day, on the milky ocean.

Because of their high-class birth from the Lord, they were arrogant and atrocious in their

behaviour towards fellow creatures. They disturbed the sages in their meditations,

attacked the devas and travelled everywhere troubling everyone.

When devas went to Brahma for help, he prayed to Lord Vinayaka and became

invisible. Next devas complained to Lord Vishnu so that he can put an end  to

Madhu and Kaitabha.

When Maha Vishnu confronted Madhu and kaitabha, a fierce battle of dreadful

weapons ensued. Boxing with muscle power and all other types of wars also proved

futile. Finally Maha Vishnu made the demon go blind by his magic and went to

Lord Shiva for a solution.

Lord Shiva advised Maha Vishnu to pray to Lord Vinayaka, as Vishnu had failed to so

at the beginning .Lord Vinayaka was the only one who can ward off the evils that crop

up during the battle and give Vishnu the super-power to win over the enemies.

Vishnu followed Lord Shiva’s advice and then met the demons in a fierce fight.

His bow sarangam and Arrows did not yield the desired results.

As a last resort, Vishnu prayed to Lord Vinayaka once again and hurled his

Chakrayudha, at the enemies.

Madhu-Kaitabha fell a prey to Vishnu’s chakrayudha at last. Devas greeted

 Maha Vishnu and Brahma also came out of his hiding to congratulate Lord

Vishnu on his great victory.

Sourse:Dr.Akila Sivaraman.

Lord Vinayaka gets married

Lord Vinayaka gets married

The two daughters of Lord Brahma – Siddhi and Buddhi – had grown into beautiful maidens

and Lord Vinayaka was the chosen bridegroom for them. Having learnt about this desire

of Lord Brahma , sage Narada went to Kailas. He met Lord Vinayaka there and placed

the marriage proposal before him. Lord Vinayaka was kind enough to give his consent for

the marriage and as the next step, Naradha apprised Brahma of Ganesha’s approval.

Lord Brahma immediately went to Mount Kailas and met the divine parents of the groom –

Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. When they also agreed to the proposal and gave their

blessings, Brahma met Vinayaka and formally placed his desire of a grand weddings of his

daughters with him.

Lord Vinayaka agreed readily and Brahma went to Vaikuntha and informed Lord Vishnu and his consort Goddess Lakshmi also.

Devas, Siddhas, Vidyadharas, the guardians of the four directions and all the celestial beings

went to look after the arrangements for the weddings of the Supreme Lord. The chief architect

 Viswakarma took charge of the festivities. Tasteful decorations followed all over the globe.

Kamadhenu , Karpagavruksha , all the dancing girls and every creature on Earth partook

in the grandeur and gaiety all round.

Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati started with their son Vinayaka from Kailas .Nandideva, the

twelve Suns, eleven Rudras and many others accompanied the bridegroom. Maha Vishnu

and Brahma received all the guests and ushered them into marriage hall ceremoniously.

Indrani, Anusuya and others helped Siddhi and Buddhi to get ready for the happy

occasion. Vidhyadhara provided music and there was chanting of mantras and showering

of flowers all over the place.

Lord Brahma and Goddess Saraswati gave their lovely daughters in marriage to Lord Ganesha,

with all the sacred rituals performed as per Vedas.

All the guests at the function raised hectic cheers all round and took the holy blessings of

Lord Vinayaka and his consorts-Siddhi and Buddhi . The splendid darshan of the Lord Supreme

with his consorts stayed in the mind of all devotees who graced the function.

source: Dr.Akila Sivaraman