Kaikasi’s Siva Bhakti
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avana’s shakti increased day by day and we
all know what ghora papa karyas he did once he got Ahankar seeing his own sakti. Devendra, hence, wanted to reduce the shakti of Ravana. He learnt that his shakti was mainly due to his Mata-bhakti and her (Kaikasi’s) shakti was due to her nishchal Siva bhakti. Hence Devendra, once attempted to stop the Siva puja of Kaikasi. Kaikasi used to do Siva puja everyday on the banks of the ocean and on one day the ocean with its high tide came and washed away the Siva Lingam; stopping her Siva puja.
On seeing the great sorrow of her mother, Kaikasi, Rava-
na immediately got angry on Mahavishnu and blames him to have stopped her mother’s Siva puja! Kaikasi then instead of blaming others said that - if really my Siva bhakti had no doshas then nobody could have stopped it. If this has happened then it means there is some mistake committed by us only and it is more important to correct our mistakes than blaming others. Also none can stand against the great Vishnu and even though we are Saivas must never go against Sri Vishnu . Realizing his mistake Ravana immediately sets out to do a tapas for Paramesvara for Siva atma-Lingam (to replace his mother’s Parthiv Lingam). Moral of the Story:
Before blaming others for the mistakes they committed it is
very important to correct ourselves. Anyway no one will be spared V edanta Sandes h
by the God for the mistakes they have done. Everyone shall get the karmaphala of their karmas - without any exception.
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