Dadheechi
See also
Pippalaad
Dadheechi was a great Rishi. According to
Bhaagvat Puraan,
4/1 he was the son of Atharvaa Muni and his wife was Chitti - one of
Kardam Rishi's nine daughters. He was
named as Dadhyang. Atharvaa Muni was the brainchild of
Maharshi Bhrigu through his Tap. Of stout
limbs and possessed of great energy, Dadheechi was the strongest creature of
the world. He was the one who accused Daksh on the
occasion of his great sacrifice. He said to him that the man who worships which
ought not to be worshipped, or does not worship whom one should worship, is
guilty of grave sin. He was known as Ashwashiraa also. (see below).
Skand Puraan (p 33) gives
his wife's name as Suvarchaa, and her son was
Pippalaad.
Dadheechi Had a Son
Saaraswat
Seeing his Tap power Indra got frightened, so he sent a beautiful Apsaraa,
Alambooshaa, to tempt him. At that time Dadheechi was doing his daily
activities on the bank of Saraswatee River. Seeing that beautiful damsel,
Rishi's semen fell into Saraswatee River's water. Saraswatee did not waste
it and kept in her womb. She started caring for it. When the time came she
gave birth to a boy. She took him to Rishi and told him everything as how
his semen fell into her water and she kept it in her womb, and now she has
given birth to his son. Then she brought him to Dadheechi and said - "This
is your son. He is faultless, please accept him."
Rishi got very pleased to see him, and to show his gratitude to Saraswatee
he gave her a Var that all celestials will be very pleased if the oblations
would be given with her water. He named him after her name as Saaraswat and
said - "This child be very powerful and will be capable to create new
creation." Saraswatee got very happy to hear this and went back with
her child.
Dadheechi Teaches Brahm Vidyaa to Ashwinee Kumaar
As he knew Brahm Vidyaa very well, he taught it to Indra also, but Indra did
not want him to teach it to anybody else, so when Ashwinee Kumaar expressed
their desire to learn it from Dadheechi, Indra warned him that if he did so,
he would cut his head. When Ashwinee Kumaar heard this they said, "No
problem, we have a solution for it." They cut his head themselves, fixed
a horse head, learnt Brahm Vidyaa from his horse head; and when Indra had cut
his horse head, Ashwinee Kumaar replaced it with his original head. That is
how he taught Brahm Vidyaa to Ashwinee Kumaar and that is why he is called
Ashwashir also.
Dadheechi Donates His Bones
He is the same Dadheechi who gave his bones to Indra to kill the Raakshas called
Vritraasur because Indra was not able to
kill him with any weapon. Then he himself went to Dadheechi and requested him to
give his bones so that he could kill that Raakshas. Dadheechi happily gave his life
for the welfare of Devtaa. Indra made Vajra (thunderbolt) out of his bones and killed
Vritraasur. It happened in the 1st Chatur-Yug of this present Manvantar - Vaivaswat
Manvantar.
Dadheechi Had a
Son Pippalaad
Read his further story in "Pippalaad".
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