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Shed The Ego

 

Once there was a king named Nahusha. He was very pious. When Indra, the King of Devas was deprived of his throne due to a curse, the Devas appointed Nahusha as their king. They gave him the nectar of immortality. Lord Brahma blessed him that whoever comes in the range of his vision would be deprived of their energy and would come under his control. Even with these boons Nahusha was humble and prayed to all the Devas as he had done on earth. Then one day, he wondered why he was worshipping the Devas when he was their King. His ego got the better of him and he asked all the Devas and the Rishis to serve him. He ordered all the Rishis to pull his chariot as he rode through heaven. Since he had Brahma's boon, everybody had to obey him. The Rishis decided to teach him a lesson. When it was Agastya's turn to pull the chariot, he and Bhrigu hatched up a plan that Bhrigu would hide in the locks of Agastya's hair and curse Nahusha. When Nahusha asked Agastya to pull the chariot, Agastya did not obey his command. Enraged, Nahusha kicked Agastya! As soon as he had done this, Bhrigu hidden from the range of vision of Nahusha, cursed him that he be transformed to a snake. Immediately, Nahusha turned into a snake and came down hurtling towards earth. Nahusha retained the memory of his previous birth because of his humility and pious deeds. He asked the Rishis and Devas for forgiveness. They felt bad for him and said that a King will be born on earth who will rescue him from this plight. Nahusha waited for that King to release him from this curse.



PS: This story is to be continued...





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