Chapter 16: chapter 16

His enchanting appearance, a divine charm irradiating his face amazed devgan. He was an ascetic shaiva sadhu, who worn a red dhoti and a rudraksha around his neck. His body was smeared with ash of dead bodies."Devgan! Pranam!", grinned Dadichi."Rishivarya!", Devgan urged,"Only you can save our lives Rishivarya. Please! A demon named Vritrasur conquered our heaven illegally and threatening us to death. Rishivarya!".Devendra hesitated,"Rishivarya! Lord Vishnu suggested us that Vritrasur can only be killed with a weapon made from your bones", his voice shook,"Please donate us your bones Rishiarya for anth of that cruel demon. He also threatens the entire universe. His anth is necessary. Narayan sent us near you for your bones"Devgan fell on his legs and sought him.Dadichi smiled broadly, exhilarated,"Ho! Narayan! Really I'm very fortunate! You, my aaradhya asked my bones!! I'm blessed to take part in such divine task. I'll offer my life happily Prabhu if you order. Dev are the saviours of earth, Dev sustains human life through rains. Rains are only source of food and water, for sustainability of humans. They retain human living and also for plants and animals. It's my fortune to offer my body for such great dev "It astounded dev, Devendra felt in mind,"How could a man be really that much selfless?? Such an ideal man is obviously even greater than dev". Tears streamed from his eyes seeing his dedication towards god, selfless service to humankind and bhakti. Remaining deities too hailed him inside."But", Dadichi continued,"Devgan! Please accept my request before I offer my bones. Before I leave my body, I would like to have holy bathe in all sacred rivers of the world. Please give some time so that I can go for a pilgrimage around earth and have their darshan."Devendra couldn't deny his last wish,"Dadichi Rishivarya! Really all dev are grateful for you till our last breath. I, Devendra is hailing your sacrifice heartfully and is thankful ever.NAKARMANA NAPRAJAYA NA DHANENA TYAGE NAIKENA AMRITATWA MANASAHU..!A human can attain moksha neither by money nor by money. It's a great stage, prominent than amrit, can be achieved only through sacrifice.Your sacrifice will be praised by people ever and gives inspiration to many. You will be eulogized as the greatest sadhu and shiv devotee.But Rishivarya! Understand our situation.! Vritrasur should be stopped immediately. After he had occupied swargalok, his lust on authority increased and also wished to bring the entire universe under his control. He started conquering many empires of earth and defeated, even killed them brutally. It causes huge devastation if we delay even a second.But Rishivarya. You're doing such an immense sacrifice for us, it's our atleast dharm to fulfill your last wish. I'll bring all sacred rivers to here, Naimisharanya and you can bathe here""Haa! Devendra! ", Dadichi agreed. Devendra closed his eyes and chanted some spells using his magical powers. Instantly, all rivers came flowing under the legs of Dadichi which jubilated him. He thanked Devendra and continued his ablutions and pujas. Finishing his final prayers to lord Shiv, he went into deep meditation, his soul leaving his body. Devendra stood saluting him and praying for his soul to reach moksha. Meanwhile Devi Lakshmi finished performing asanas in her first stage, entered into "Niyama" stage. Yagnavalkya started explaining about second stage,"Niyama means observances and duties performed for spiritual enlightenment. Five niyamas are saucha, santosha, tapas, swadhyaya and iswarapranidhana. One's mind should be pure and he should fill it with positive thoughts. Saucha is not only foundation for body health but also a doorway for tranquil meditation. It can be done by avoiding food such as masalas that increase lust and anger in us. A healthy body breeds a healthy mind. Both combinedly can only give a happy life. It's also useful to maintain positive attitude and positive life.Santosha means contentment. It means happiness, delight or joy. One should be happy with what one has. He should not increase greed on materialistic things that are not even permanent. Only permanent is our soul so try to concentrate to make it reach supreme and gain endless happiness.TO BE CONTINUED...