The feet of Sri Guru ji are like the shield that saves me from the arrows of vices. I make them my support and say the Katha.
Bala Sandhur Vaach..
Sri Guru Angad Dev ji, listen to the beautiful Katha. The Deen Dayala Guru then travelled forward. Bhai Mardana ji then said: “Prabhoo came as the boar Avatar and killed Harinakashyup. How did Harinakashyup take the earth to the Rasatal? How was it brought back? These Daynts were very bad. Tell us, Sri Guru ji, the Complete One.” Guru ji, the Home of Virtues, said: “I will tell you the Katha as it is written in the Puranas. There was a time when Kashyap did a Yagna and sat in his home with joy. It was evening. The daughter of Daksh, Ditti (one of Kashyap’s wives), who had a deep desire for sexual pleasure, came to Kashyap and said: “Kamadeva has made my mind and body tremble like the elephant moves the banana tree. This vice bothers me. He attacked me, seeing me as weak. Your other wives have children. When I see them, my heart burns. You are compassionate and capable in every way. You see your other wives as equal. Desire bothers my body. Please engage with me as I am in pain because of Kaam. Please calm my desires. The one that comes to your shelter, the compassionate ones should not refuse them. If I have sons, then I will be happy.” Kashyap heard his wife, Ditti, speaking and respected her. He said: “you are my beloved, oh one with the moon-like face. I will fulfill your desires at night. It is evening now. It is a bad time. It is not good to engage in love-making at this time. Shankar roams around with his Ganns at this time to take care of and protecting the people. Shiv ji rubs ash on his body, making it white like silver. The one who has 3 eyes of fire, sun and moon, he roams with his servants with joy. It is the time for Pooja at this time. This is not the time to meet. Having sex during the day lowers the age. Making love on special days makes bad children. Evening is the same thing. Save yourself from Shiv ji’s vision.” When Ditti heard this, who was injured by Kamadeva’s arrows, she was like a shameless woman with an ill repute. She grabbed the clothes of her husband and proceeded to tempt him. She said to her husband: “I can’t resist. Come to me.” Kashyap saw that Ditti was in pain. He took her to where they were alone. He then made love to her and killed the illness of Kamadeva. He then went to do his evening Pooja. He drenched his mind into the Gayatri Mantra.
Ditti was regretting her actions. She was embarrassed. She lowered her eyes and came to her husband again. She was afraid of Shiv ji and said: “oh husband, may my children be well. I hope Shiv ji is not angry and destroys them. I bow to his lotus feet. The Devatas worships Mahadev. I want him to forgive my mistake. Don’t be in sorrow as it was my womanly need.” Kashyap said: “oh unwise foolish woman, you will give birth to two corrupt children. They will give pain to the whole world. They will commit many sins together. Vishnu will come as an Avatar to kill them. He will battle them to kill them both. You became pregnant in the evening. I will give you a boon though, the son of your son will be a great Bhagat. He will be wise and see the One. Because you regretted your action, you will have a great grandson, the giver of joy. He will be generous to all. He will bless your lineages. He will feel the pain and joy of others.” Ditti heard this and became happy in her heart. She thought to herself: “Prabhoo will kill my sons and bless them. I will have a great Bhagat as a grandson. He will have Holy virtues.” (Kashyap was referring to Prahlaad) Ditti was pregnant and spent 100 years like this. The womb became very hot and the heat was felt by all 3 Loks. It destroyed the peace in all 3 Loks.
The whole universe was worried. The Devatas went to Brahma and bowed to him. They said: “oh Master of the Universe, you know everything. You know the status of all 3 Loks. From Kashyap, Ditti is pregnant. The heat of the womb is really hot. Who will be born from that womb that is giving pain right now?” Vidhatta then said: “Sanak, Sanandan, Sanatan and Sanat Kumar; my 4 sons, went to see Vishnu in Vaikunt once. It is the beautiful place. It is always blossoming Basant there. The beautiful birds sing there all the time. The flower gardens are radiant there. The bees buzz there. The vessels are golden there. They have colourful gems in them. Many Bhagats live there in joy. They had done Vishnu’s Seva and made him happy. In Vaikunt, the walls are made of gold. The beautiful canopies hang there with even pearl strands. Rama (Lakshmi) walks there with a lotus in her hand. Her golden jewellery clanks as she moves. My sons go there when they wish to. When they crossed 6 gates of Vaikunt and arrived to the 7th gate, the guards (Jai and Vijay) stopped my sons with their sticks. My sons were always in the state of 5 years old. They were Param Hans Brahmgyaanis who did not wear clothes. They were always in the single state of Gyaan. They were stopped by the guards. They looked towards the guards and said: “you let some go to see the Prabhoo and stop some. You discriminate. You are not deserving of being the guards of Prabhoo. You think like Daynts. You are cursed to take birth on earth. This is the gate of Prabhoo. You should not discriminate. That’s how the guards should be, indiscriminate.” Jai and Vijay became scared. They folded their hands and said: “you cursed us with pain. Give us a boon so that Prabhoo does not forget us. When will this curse break? We come to your sanctuary.” When my 4 sons heard this, the Great Rishis said: “you will suffer our curse and become Daynts. You will become kings on earth. Sri Prabhoo Vishnu ji will come as an Avatar. He will come to kill you. You will take 3 births each. You will then come back to Sri Prabhoo ji’s gate.”
When Kamlakant heard of this, he ran from his court and came to his Param Hans Bhagats. He came to calm the anger of his Bhagats. He came barefoot to the gate, who only loves love. He showed his feet to the Rishis. Their anger was fully calmed down then. The Shyam form was really beautiful. His thighs and beauty were unmatched. The chains around his waist were beautiful. The Banmala around his neck was beautiful. He had armlets in all 4 arms. He had golden rings and bracelets. His abdomen was defined and radiant. His shoulders were high and strong like bulls. His chin and cheeks were beautiful on which earrings dangled. His lips were red and his teeth were like diamonds. His eyebrows were like bows. His nose was sharp like a parrot’s. His hair was beautiful like baby snakes. His eyes were wide like the lotus petals. His sight was sharp that gave peace. His crown was radiant. The servants ran behind him with a Chattar, which had pearl strands hanging from it. Servants with Chaurs came, running. The servant with the fans ran to him. The Rishis saw the beautiful form of Prabhoo and were amazed. Millions of moons did not equal Prabhoo’s face. They praised the Bhagawan and bowed on to the ground, laying like a stick. They had regret in their hearts as they folded their hands. They said: “oh Prabhoo Jagan Nath, we cursed your guards without fault. Forgive us, oh Omniscient One.” Vishnu ji heard this, the Treasure of Virtues, and smiled. He spoke in a sweet voice: “you are not at fault. This is happening according to my wish.” He took them all to his beautiful home and had them sit with respect.” Brahma said this to the Devatas, Mardana. Brahma ji said: “Ditti is pregnant and I don’t have a solution for this. Don’t be scared though, Sri Pat Bhagvan will bless everyone.” The Devatas heard this and let go of their doubt. They all went to their own dimensions.
After 100 years, Ditti was ready to give birth to her sons. Many bad things happened. There was a loud noise in all 3 Loks. Earthquakes happened. The 10 directions burned. The stars began to break. The Bodi star came up and there was darkness everywhere. The sun and moon were surrounded. The sky thundered without clouds. Vultures, dogs and donkeys yelled loudly. Hot wind flowed that was painful. Big trees were uprooted. A loud noise killed all the birds to fall from their nests. The animals of the jungle were in pain. The animals urinated in fear. It rained. Cows milked blood from their udders. Seeing the bad omens, the humans thought it was the end of the world. Everyone was in fear.
The 2 Daynts were born with heavy bodies. They grew in a matter of a few days. Their heads touched the sky, with their crowns. Harinakashyup took a gurj and lifted it on his shoulder. The fool won the 10 directions. Just as the snake fears the Garud, the Devatas feared the Daynts and ran away from the battlefield like Hijras. Harinakashyup roared in pride, seeing the Devatas run. He took his gurj and went to the ocean where Varun Dev’s house was, taking the earth along with him. He said to Varun Dev: “you call yourself a great warrior. Get up and fight me. I heard that you are strong. You have defeated Daynts before.” Varun Dev said: “I am not as strong as you. Only Vishnu can defeat you in battle. Go to the Patals and meet him. You can have a good fight with him. You can defeat him there.” This is the Katha of Harinakashyup, Mardana. Now listen to how Varaah came to be. First of all, Manu and Satroopa were born from Brahma. This man and woman had good qualities. They said to their father: “listen to our request, Pitha ji, tell us a Seva. This is the best tradition for a son and a student. To love the command of the Guru and Pitha is the way of the son. Oh master, we are your children. Command us. Be compassionate upon us.” Vidhata (Brahma) heard this and said: “listen son, I am really happy with you. Live as man and wife in a good way. If you ask for a Seva then I wish for you to live with love. Give birth to sons from your body and earn the kingdom of earth with Dharma. Do Yagnas and do Pooja of Vishnu. Protect your subjects. The ones who don’t do Pooja and impress Sri Prabhoo ji, they are fools and are slandered in the world. To do the Pooja and serve the subjects, this is a big Seva for me.” Manu heard this and said: “your command is on my forehead. Myself along with the subjects cannot live because the earth is inside the water. How will I rule? How will I establish the people and protect them? If it is your wish to rule the earth, how can the earth be saved?” Brahma ji thought about this: “I drank a lot of water when I was made and the earth became naked. I made the people in a beautiful way. The water has covered the earth again. There is too much water. How can I take the earth out? I need to make more colourful creations. When I was born from the lotus of Vishnu’s navel, Bhagavan told me to create the world. I can’t create it now. The Jagdeesh needs to help now.”
When Brahma ji was worried, from his nostrils, Varaah was born, who was the support of the earth. When he first came out, he was as big as a thumb. He climbed the sky and grew his body really big. The Devatas were surprised to see the Avatar of Vishnu. They saw him and shouted: “Jai!” Varaah snorted like a boar. He sniffed like a boar to find the earth. His tusks were white like the moon. His tail was strong. He lifted his tail up. The hairs on his shoulders were thick. His tusks scattered the clouds around. The Devatas saw Varaah. Varaah went into the ocean. His body was as strong as the anvil. It was as though he broke the belly of the ocean. He separated the water and headed to the Rasatal. He went to where the Bhagavan had previously slept. He picked up the earth on top of his tusks. He then took the earth upwards. His body was really strong.
Harinakashyup met Varaah on the way. Varaah had the earth on his tusks. He was like a strong elephant. The Daynt saw this and made his eyes red with anger. He spoke harsh words: “Brahma has given me the Rasatal. Leave the earth here or else I will kill you.” He said this and swung his gurj towards Varaah. He made the earth fall. The Devatas stood in the sky and were surprised. They were upset and screamed in agony. They saw the battle of Harinakashyup and Hari. They saw that Hari had no weapon. Harinakashyup stayed in his place, observing the Dharma of battle, not to strike someone with no weapons, he did not fight Varaah. Sri Varaah ji called for his Chakram. The Chakram shined like millions of suns. When Harinakashyup saw the Chakram, he came close and fought a fierce battle. He swung his gurj with all his might in anger. Varaah held the moving gurj easily like the Garud catching the snake. The Raja of the Daynts saw his fruitless strike and used his Asuri powers. He made the wind blow. He made it rain. The clouds were black and thick. Lightening flashed. Bones, blood, Paak, hair, feces and urine rained in the rain by the illusion of the Daynts. The Daanavs came fighting and yelled: “kill them!” They struck to pierce and cut. Seeing this Maya of the Daynts, Sri Varaah ji made his Chakram shine. The illusion was destroyed in an instant. He then roared along with Harinakashyup. The Daynt struck his gurj on Varaah’s body. Varaah’s body was red with blood. They then wrestled each other. They hit each other with fists, making noises like the lightening. Sri Bhagwant ji was in a lot of anger. He punched Harinakashyup in the head. Harinakashyup spun and fell to the ground, like a tree being uprooted by the strong winds. Just as Brithrasur was killed by Inder, that’s how he fell. His hair was scattered out. Sri Prabhoo ji killed the Daynt. The Devatas all shouted: “Dhan!” The sounds of “Jai, Jai, Jai,” could be heard. The Devatas showered Varaah with flowers in joy. Varaah brought the earth back to its place. The Devatas bowed and sang the praises of Varaah.” Sri Guru Angad Dev ji, Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji told the Katha of Varaah in this way. Bhai Mardana ji was happy to hear the Katha. We then moved on ahead with our travels.