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Sarg 52-Vishwaamitra and Vashishth

Raajaa Vishwaamitra Jee saw that Aashram and got very happy to see it. Maharshi Vashishth Jee welcomed him, offered an Aasan to sit upon and fruits and flowers to eat. Raajaa accepted them and asked the welfare of other Muni etc. In exchange Vashishth Jee also asked about his kingdom and its affairs. They talked for long and both got happy to see one other. Then Vashishth Jee said - "Hey Raajan, I wish to offer you food, so please accept it."

Voshwaamitra Jee said - "You are our respectable, still you offered us fruits, flowers, water etc. That is enough for us. There is no need to do anything more for us. Now I would like to go. Just be pleased with me, this is my earnest request to you." In spite of refusal, Vashishth Jee convinced Raajaa to accept his invitation, and Raajaa accepted it. Vashishth Jee called his Kapilaa cow and asked her to make all arrangements of food etc for Vishwaamitra's army.

Sarg 53-Vishwaamitra Jee Insists Vashishth Jee to Give His Kapilaa Cow

Kapilaa cow made all kinds of arrangements for Vishwaamitra's army. She piled up heaps and heaps of variety of foods. Vishwaamitra and his army was much too surprised and satisfied with that invitation. [After the food] he said to Vashishth Jee - "Hey Muni, We are very happy with you, but you give me this Kapilaa cow. I can give you as many cows as you want in return of that cow." Vashishth Jee said - "I won't accept anything in exchange of that cow, because she is my life-giver. I am unable to give it to you, because she arranges food for Devtaa also, therefore I cannot separate her from me."

Vishwaamitra Jee said -" "I will give you 14,000 elephants, 108 golden Chariots, 10,000  horses and 100 million cows. But please give this cow to me." Vashishth Jee said  - "Please do not compel me, I just cannot give you this cow."

Sarg 54-Kapilaa Destroys Vishwaamitra's Army 

Shataanand Jee further said - "When Vashishth Jee did not agree for it, then Vishwaamitra Jee took Kapilaa cow by force and asked his people to take her away. Vashishth Jee got very sad, but he could not do anything. Kapilaa got herself freed from the hold of Raajaa's army and fell on Vashishth's feet and said - "Mahaaraaj, Are you leaving me?" Vashishth Jee said - "It is not my fault, Kapilaa. I don't want to separate you from me but what can I do? They are taking you by force. He is the king of this land. He has one Akshauhinee army, I cannot fight with him, because I don't have so much strength."

She understood Vashishth Jee and said - "Braahman's power is greater than Kshatriya's power. They should not be afraid of Kshatriya. If you permit me, I can destroy his one Akshawhinee army in one moment with Brahm power." Muni permitted her helplessly. 

So she produced hundreds of Mlechchh warriors from her sound and they started killing Vishwaamitra's army. Vishwaamitra Jee himself had to use weapons to kill them. Then Kapilaa produced a new army of Shak and Yavan. They filled the whole Prithvi. They killed a lots of Vishwaamitra's army in a moment. Later Vishwaamitra himself attacked them so they ran away.

Sarg 55-Vishwaamitra Gets Var from Shiv Jee

Muni Vashishth again ordered cow to produce another army. Then she produced Kaamboj named warriors from her sound and Barbar warriors from her udders. They destroyed Vishwaamitra's army completely. Seeing this Vishwaamitra's 100 sons attacked Vashishth Muni. Vashishth Jee burned them all in one second.

When Vishwaamitra saw his army and sons died this way, he developed a kind of Vairaagya. He handed over his kingdom to his remaining one son and he himself went to Himvaan Parvat to do Tapasyaa to please Shiv Jee. Shiv Jee got pleased and asked him to ask for any Var." Vishwaamitra Jee said - "Please give me the knowledge of weapon and Angopaan Mantra." Shiv Jee blessed him to fulfill his wish and went to Kailaash Parvat.

Now Vishwaamitra Jee got proud after getting the Var and thought, "Now I can win that Rishi". So he again went there and showered many kinds of weapons. Seeing this the Rishi, Muni and other living beings ran away in fear. Muni's Aashram got empty. Vashishth Jee said to them - "Don't be afraid. I will destroy them soon." Then he said to Vishwaamitra - "You have destroyed my Aashram, you will also be destroyed by the same Paap." And he picked up his Dand (staff).

Sarg 56-Vishwaamitra's Defeat 

Vishwaamitra Jee used many other weapons but Vashishth Jee failed all of them with the power of his Tap. Those weapons could not harm Vashishth Jee at all. Then Vishwaamitra Jee used his Brahmaastra. All Devtaa got afraid of that weapon, but Vashishth Jee destroyed that also with his Brahm Dand.

At the time of destroying Brahmaastra, Vashishth looked very horrified. Flames appeared from all his body parts. His Brahm Dand was also very hot. Then Indra prayed Vashishth Jee - "Hey Tapaswee, Please be calm. You won." Then Vashishth Jee himself got calm down and calmed down his Brahm Dand also.

After this incident Vishwaamitra Jee said to himself, "Kshatriya power is useless in comparison to Brahm power, because only one Brahm Dand could make all weapons useless. I am very happy and now I will get this Brahm power through my Tapasyaa.

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