Thursday, October 6, 2011

Rishi Angiraa and His family

Maharshi Angiraa was one of the 10 Maanas Putra of Brahmaa Jee - Angiraa, Atri, Bhrigu, Daksh, Kratu, Mareechi, Naarad, Pulah, Pulastya, Vashishth

Atri Rishi had three sons - Chandramaa, Dattaatreya and Maharshi Durvaasaa.

Bhrigu Jee have Shukraachaarya Jee (Daitya Guru), Maharshi Chyavan and Maharshi Dadheechi whose bones were used to make Vajra and kill Vritraasur.

Daksh Jee had 60 daughters from whom he gave one daughter Satee to Shiv, 27 daughters to Chandramaa (as his constellations), 13 daughters to Kashyap Jee (son of Maharshi Mareechi) whose children have inhabited this Earth and some others to others

Mareechi had a son named Kashyap who was very helpful to Brahmaa Jee to inhabit this Earth.

Naarad Jee was cursed by Daksh Jee because of his habits and he is neither married, nor has any home. he wanders around and does not sit at one place.

Pulastya Jee had a son named Vishravaa who had four renowned sons - Kuber, Raavan, Kumbhkarn and Vibheeshan.

Vashishth Jee had a son named Shakti, who had the son named Paraashar whose son is Ved Vyaas Jee whose sons are Shuk Dev, Dhritraashtra, Paandu and Vidur...

Let us take Maharshi Angiraa now, what he has in his family. Angiraa was married to one of the nine daughters of Kardam Rishi - Shraddhaa, and had three sons - Brihaspati, Samvart and Utathya, from her.

Utathya was married to Mamataa. Utathya had two sons Bharadwaaj and Deerghtamaa from his wife Mamataa?

Birth of Brihaspati
Brihaspati himself was born in strange conditions. Angiraa's wife Shraddhaa was unfaithful to her husband during her pregnancy, so a result she gave birth to a stillborn child. However she repented for her mistake and was able to regain favor of her husband. Maharshi Angiraa then gave life to that child and named him Brihaspati.

Birth of Bharadwaaj
Now Brihaspati had two wives Shubh and Taaraa. His first wife Shubh gave birth to 7 daughters and his second wife Taaraa gave birth to 7 sons and one daughter. But Brihaspati had two sons more from his brother Utathya's wife Mamataa - Kach and Bharadwaaj, how?

Brihaspati had illicit relations with Utathya's wife Mamataa when she was pregnant with Deerghtamaa. Although the child asked him not to put another child with him, but Brihaspati did not listen to him. Mamataa requested him not to put another child in her womb as her first existing child was already learned with Ved and Shaastra, but he wouldn't listen to her also and said - "Let this child be called Bharadwaaj." and cursed the existing child in the womb, "You have spoken to me at the time of pleasure that is sought by all the creatures, so you will be in perpetual darkness." That is why Deerghtamaa was born blind - because Brihaspati's curse. Brihaspati's child Bharadwaaj was born immediately

Later Mamataa told Brihaspati that since this child was not of her husband Utathya, he should bring him up, and both started arguing on this issue. When they could not decide they left the child. Since he was left like this he was named as Bharadwaaj. Maruts found him and brought him up. Thus one son of Mamataa (from Brihaspati) was called Bharadwaaj and the other child (from Utathya) was called Deerghtamaa. "Deergh" means "long" and "Tamaa" means "darkness", so Deerghtamaa means who will be living in darkness for long time. He was born blind.

Brihaspati, Chandramaa and Budh
As Brihaspati himself had illicit relations with his brother's wife, so he was also not spared. Taaraa was very beautiful, so Chandramaa was attracted to her. He kidnapped her and he wouldn't return her to Brihaspati even after several requests. Chandramaa was mad about her. Chandramaa requested her to be his partner but Taaraa told him that she was already with Brihaspati's child, but Chandramaa  didn't listen to her and impregnated her with his own child. Now Taaraa was after Brihaspati Jee that he should bring up the child, but Brihaspati Jee said - "He is not my child."

Now when the child was born, he was very beautiful. Both Brihaspati and Chandramaa started fighting over it that "This is mine, this is mine." Brahmaa Jee had to come to rescue. He asked Taaraa - "Whose child it is?" Taaraa got embarrassed with this question, so she kept quiet, then the child in womb spoke - "Why don't you tell the truth?"

Then somehow she told Brahmaa Jee - "It is Chandramaa's child." So Chandramaa took that shiny child. Brahmaa Jee named him Budh because his Buddhi (intelligence) was very sharp. Thus Budh is Chandramaa's son.

Later Brihaspati did severe penance for Shiv Jee so he appointed him the Guru of Devtaa and  gave the status of a planet among nine Planets. In Geetaa Krishn says that among the priests he is Brihaspati.

Interesting family, isn't it?

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