Our Consciousness Representing the Ocean or the Samudra

Our Consciousness Representing the Ocean or the Samudra

And the process of churning, is the Spiritual and/or emotional process

that one goes through while one experiences the difficulties/pleasures

that life brings.

The story of the Samudra Manthan is narrated in the Shrimad Bhaagvad .

The King of the Devas is called Indra.

Once the Sage Durvaasa honored Indra by presenting him with a garland

of flowers.

Indra, having become egoistic and insensitive, disrespectfully placed

the garland on the tusk of an elephant who trampled it with his feet.

Durvaasa feeling humiliated cursed Indra that he would lose his power

and position.

So, Paradise, the Land of the Devas fell into the hands of the

Daityas.

The Devas prayed to the Lord for help. The Lord realized that though

the Devas had committed an offence, it was more favorable for

Creation, that Paradise should be in the hands of the Devas.

But for that victory to come to pass, a Samudra Manthan had to be

performed.

To remind you what it means: ‘The Churning of the Ocean’.

The Samudra Manthan was not going to be easy, so the Devas would have

to take the assistance of the Daityas.

The nectar that would come out of the Ocean after all the poison that

would emerge first, would make the Devas immortal.

For the churning to take place, a big pole was inserted in the Ocean.

But no matter what they did, the pole would continue to sink into the

Ocean bed. So the Lord took the form of a tortoise. The pole was

placed on His back.

The latter symbolizes the fact that whatever you undertake to do, its

support must be God.

The rope that was used for the ch...

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Emphasis on churning(sound effects)

Poision (halahal) emerges first and can destroy all of mankind. To

save the human race, Lord Shiva consumes it and it rests in his

throat. The Nectar (amrit) then emerges, followed by various nymphs

and Mother Lakshmi. .(the play focuses on the emergence of Mother

Lakshmi, the central Goddess of Divali. Hence, drama was added by a

display of ‘tassa’ which emphasized the jubilation at Her emergence)

The hymn created by Indra is recited afterward to honour Mother

Lakshmi.

It is Therefore seen that the strife between good and evil continues

to this day although in the story, good dominates since only 2 daityas

partook of the nectar. Divali signifies the triumph of good over evil

among other things and this story is a good representation of the

main aspects of Divali.