||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 68 – The legend of Vriththasura - 4

Vriththrasura continued “ Oh! Indra, my mind relentlessly eulogizes the glories and virtues of Lord Hari, I have surrendered to the supreme Lord who resides as soul and protects my body. I am performing all the tasks with the knowledge that I am the servant of supreme Lord.  I have devoted my mind and intellect to the supreme Lord, and my body for the service of the Supreme Lord and his devotees.  I do not want to be an emperor  of Druvaloka, or Bhrama Loka or Rasathala or Prithviloka, or I do not want Yogasiddhis or Moksha, I am sincerely praying for not to forget the supreme Lord not even for a second, I cannot bear the separation from the supreme Lord.   The intense devotion to the Supreme Lord must be like the birdies in their nests, impatiently waiting for the return of its parents who went in search for the prey,  it must be like a hungry calf waiting for its mother and stay close to her bosom,  and her return home after grazing in the forest, it must be like a young bride who impatiently waiting for the arrival of her husband,  eagerly staring at the pathways in search for his return home and unite with him.  I have always yearned for the association of saintly and pious people; we have taken several births to attain the life of a human, in this way  we are rotating within the wheel of Samsara, therefore we should not keep association with the people who are soaked in the worldly matters.”  

Lord Indra was in dilemma, after listening to nectar-like speeches of Vriththrasura. Indra left the hold of the weapon Vajrayudha was asked to fight by Vriththrasura who was holding a spear and ready to fight against him.  Lord Indra stopped Vriththrasura and cut off his hand that was holding the spear. Vriththrasura gave a powerful smack on the Airavatha with his other hand, eventually, Indra lost hold of Vajrayudha.  Indra felt ashamed to pick up the weapon Vajrayudha before Vriththrasura was asked to take back the weapon.  Vriththrasura inspired Indra who was in utter shame, he took the Vajrayudha and cut Vriththrasura's other hand.  Vriththrasura spoke “Oh! Indra, Do not think that you are killing me with your power, every action are pre-destined by the supreme Lord, it was destined that my body has to face its death in your hands. The ignorant people are besieged by illusion forced to think all that achieved by their individual efforts and skills, the human body is a corpse without the presence of soul/vital air and mind.   The soul and the intellect can leave the body any moment through any one of the nine gates.  As long as the presence of the soul exists, the intellect and body start its function.  Oh! Indra, body, sense organs, and intellect are functioning with the grace of supreme Lord, this knowledge itself would create humility in individuals, if you do not understand the truth, you cannot perform any of the functions.  Oh! Indra, if you learn to face the fame and ill fame, respect and disrespect, success and failure, happiness and sorrow,  gain and loss, with a balanced state of mind, it would not do any harm.  Oh! Indra, Therefore,  do your duty.”  Lord Indra regained his enthusiasm, came forward with folded hands and prayed before Vriththrasura “Oh! Vriththrasura, though you have born in the clan of demons, you have attained closeness to supreme Lord, you have attained union with the Supreme Lord.  It is surprising to witness that your body has the appearance of demons, but your intellect is vested in the intense faith upon Lord Vasudeva who resides as a soul in living beings.  Whoever contemplates upon the supreme Lord with intense faith and devotion would soak their mind in the ocean of nectar-like supreme bliss.” Indra killed Vriththrasura, thus he attained Bhramahathyasin, later he sought advice from illustrious Rishis and got rid of the same.