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==                                                     Jalandhara and Devas  == Puran testifies that Asura Jalandhar was a King of Indian peninsula and in his kingdom there was peace everywhere. The Devas got jealous of him. They thought that if that trend continued, people would forget them. They approached Vishnu. He inquired into the matter and found that Vrinda, the chaste wife of King Jalandhar was the power behind him. As per the plan, Devas engaged King Jalandhar in a battle outside his capital. Vishnu dressed like King Jalandhar and in the darkness entered the house of Vrinda. She mistook him as her husband. And before she could raise any resistance, he committed rape on her, who later committed suicide.

King Jalandhar was down with the grief of suicide by his beloved wife and thought, “What can be more disgusting than a god raping a chaste lady?” This led to a great battle betweenAsura Jalandhar and Devas in which he was killed by deception. The curse of Vrinda made Vishnu as a solid stone named as “Saligrama”.

This story is also supported by Skanda Purana  II.iv.21-10-24, Shiva Purana, Rudra Samhita 2, Yudha Khanda 5, Ch 41 verses 1-35, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Prakriti Khanda 21.18-31 and also mentioned in Devi Bhagavatam 9.24.14-22.

Read “Vedic Wings” to find authentic battles of life …Sivkishen, Author

