Sunday, May 24, 2020




||Sri Ram Jayram Jaya Jaya Ram||

Chapter – 62 – Dhoha – 61

 The legend of King Sathyakethu of Kaikeya 


The compassionate Lord pronounced “Thadhasthu/let it be! Oh! Rajan, make a visit to the abode of Lord Devendra, and take pleasure in it for some time, Oh! Father, in due course of time, you will take birth as the King of Ayodhya, I will be born as your son, and perform various amusement to make my devotees blissful. Whoever listens to my pastimes with devotion and faith, leaving all their pride would easily cross the unfathomable ocean of the worldly existence.  The supreme Goddess Adishakthi who is my Maya is the creator of the Universe; she will manifest as her own at that moment of my birth. In this way, I shall fulfill your desires, this is my promise to you, and my words never go untrue.” The supreme Lord Hari disappeared from their sight.



Maharishi Yajjavalkhya speaks “Oh! Bharadhwaja, Manu and Devi Shatharoopa contemplated upon that marvelous form of that supreme Lord Hari and spend their times in the hermitage; eventually, they left their mortal coil and followed the instruction of Lord Hari and lived in the abode Amaravathi. This glorious legend of Manu and Devi Shatharoopa was narrated by Lord Mahadeva to Uma. Oh! Bharadhwaja, I shall narrate another legend about the reason for the birth of Lord Rama, which was narrated by Lord Shambhu to Goddess Bhavani, listens to me carefully, Oh! Muni, There was a marvelous city in the name of Kaikeya, which was ruled by King Sathyakethu who was righteous, impartial to his subject, has great prowess, extremely valorous, and pleasing natured. He had two sons who were storehouses of virtues, and valorous like their father. The elder son was Prathapbhanu who was the heir to the throne of Kaikeya, the second son was Arimardhana, equally powerful like his brother and father. These two brothers were lived in good terms, they had no hatred or jealousy between them. The King Sathyakethu ruled Kaikeya for several thousand years and latter crowned his elder son as the King and returned to woods and immersed in the meditation upon Lord Hari.”

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