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According to
the religious text Devi Bhagwat Puran there was a Demon known as
Maya who was very strong. He acquired divine energy and power
and became proud due to these powers. He started to trouble
deities and sages and no one was able to defeat him in war. He
built three towns of three different metals gold, silver and
iron. These towns were non-destroyable and known as Tripur.
After becoming the ruler of these three towns collectively with
his two brothers, he started to known as Tripurasur. He started
crusade against gods and defeated Indra the god's king. He
looted angles, power and treasure of god and ruled Eden.
Being
helpless and powerless Indra and other gods went to beg help
from Bramha. Lord Bramha told them that he could not beat
Tripurasur and advised them to go to Lord Vishnu to beg help.
Lord Vishnu also shown his helplessness to beat Tripurasur and
suggested them to beg help from god's god Shiva.All gods
including Bramha and Vishnu went to beg help from lord Shiva to
destroy Tripurasur and his non-destroyable towns. |
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They all
started to state their grief to lord Shiva and prayed to destroy
Tripurasur and his towns. According to his helping nature, Shiva
promised all the gods that he would ruin Tripurasur. He ordered
to build a special chariot to executed demon Tripurasur. Chariot
was made of earth; wheel was made of sun and moon, Lord Vishnu
himself became arrow of Shiva's arch and the lord Bramha drove
chariot.
When the
chariot made, Lord Shiva lead to battle along with Bramha,
Vishnu, Indra and all gods to destroy Tripurasur and his towns.
He reached the place from where he could demolish Tripur by one
arrow. He acquired the famous Rudra (anger) pose at that time.
He executed the arrow and ruined Tripur and demolish all devils.
After the demolition of Tripur lord Shiva, Bramha, Vishnu, Indra
and other gods went to Himalayas to get rest. Lord Shiva closed
his eyes and meditated for some time. When he opened his lotus
shaped eyes tears rolled down on the earth. Those tears decent
over Sitsail hill and became rudraksha trees after sometime. The
fruits that grow on this tree are known as Rudraksha Beads. |
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