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Blessings from Goddess Ganga and Lord Shiva 

Bharadwaja moved into the river offered his most devotional prayer before bathing, “Oh Mother Ganga! Thou are the whitely-gleaming great Goddess of moving ample volumes Prana Rasa in mightiness! Thou are the speediest over precipitous ridges of the earth and your grandeur is beyond compare!! Gant me your permission to take bath in your treasure of sacredness! Pour your divine blessings upon this earthly worshipper!”



At once Goddess Ganga riding her Makara Vahana, appeared before him and said, “Oh my dear Bharadwaja! Thy pure heart reinforced my waters more sanctity! Let me reveal your roots! Thou are not an orphan! Thou are the son of Devarishi Brihaspati, who is the son of Maharishi Angirasa, who is the mind born son of Lord Brahma! You mother is Mamata, who was the wife of Sage Udatthya, who is the elder brother of your father. You are born as per the design of the creator with a creative purpose of unfolding the divine secrets of Vimana. You are like a Vimana that flies in the air helped by the wings by a rider inside. Do perform penance and satisfy Lord Shiva to grant you the wisdom to dwell upon Vimana Shastra through Kardama Muni, who is your great grandfather. Also meet your divine father. Yashaswi Bhava! Tejasvi Bhava!” Blessings so, she disappeared. Now Bharadwaja  much pleased as his roots were made known to him.  He <span style="background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">had the great power of meditation and performed great to penance to Lord Shiva <span style="text-indent:0.3in;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;"> Triveni Sangam <span style="text-indent:0.3in;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:black;">.

<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.3in"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Even gods were surprised' by the austere penance of the young Bharadwaja. He feared neither rain nor storm. He gave up food and drink. As time passed, his body began to wear out. Everybody began to fear his condition. But he did not stop his penance. Finally, one day, as he could not even sit, he collapsed.

<p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Lord Shiva then appeared and blessed him with  <span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.5in;">eight major Siddhis. These are Anima, Mahima, Laghima, Garima, Prapti, Prakamya, Vasitva, and Ishitva!...To know more about  Ashta Siddhis read at "Maharishi Bharadwaja on the Science of Vimana'...Sivkishen, Author

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