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.