Lk02. Agastya Told The Background

LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA) "O Sri Rama, Indrajit killed many, But he couldn't be slain by any. His father Ravana got boons many. He too couldn't be slain by Gods any." "This strength they got how? I shall tell you briefly now. Famous was Sage Pulastya As a son of Creator Brahma." "Powerful, but he was simple. So, he was liked by the people. He lived at the Mount Meru, In the hermitage of Trnabindu." "In this calm atmosphere, He did severe penance here. Celestial nymphs quite often They came there for fun." "Their daily music and dance, It disturbed his mental peace, As well as his doing penance. One day, he lost his patience." "Any woman fell in his vision, He gave a word of caution, That pregnant she would be, However great she might be." "Sage Trnabandu's daughter She came by chance there Not knowing the harm, Near Pulastya's Ashram." "The curse fell on her. She went to her father, Who closed his eyes, And had a vision of this." "He took her to the Seer. With a request take her, And the Seer accepted her As his life partner" "A son was born, One fine morn Visrava was his name. Later, popular he became." "Like his father, a sage, As he grew of age, He became so wise, And learnt the Vedas."