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Kaam Dev

Kaam Dev is the Ansh Avataar (part incarnation) of Bhagavaan Vaasudev. He is the god of Love. He himself has several names. His wife's name is Rati.

One of his names is Anang which means without body. How he became without body? When Satee, Daksh's daughter and Shiv Jee's wife, immolated herself in her father Daksh's Yagya, Shiv Jee got very furious and sad, and destroyed Daksh's Yagya. After that he got Vairaagya and sat in Samaadhi for many thousand years. In the meantime Satee was born in Himvaan and Mainaa's house as Paarvatee Jee and a Raakshas named Taarakaasur came up.

He was a very terrible and powerful Raakshas. He was troubling Devtaa a lot, so they went to Brahmaa Jee and lodged their complaint. Brahmaa Jee said that only Shiv Jee's son could kill him. So it was decided that Naarad Jee should be sent to Paarvatee to instigate her to marry Shiv Jee,  So on one side Devtaa sent Naarad Jee to Paarvatee Jee, and on the other side Indra sent Kaam Dev to break Shiv's Samaadhi. On Naarad Jee's advice Paarvatee Jee started doing Tap to get Shiv Jee as her husband and although Kaam Dev knew Shiv Jee's fury, but still he agreed to do Devtaa's work, so he went to Shiv Jee to break his Samaadhi.

He started spreading his powers. Flowers bloomed all around; soft, sweet smelling air started flowing around; birds started singing in their sweetest voice; rivers flowed fast towards sea. All creatures, living and non-living, had a desire to meet their spouses. All this happened in two Ghadee time. When Kaam Dev got satisfied with the effects of his powers, he picked his flower bow, put the flower arrow on it, and pulled the string of the bow. As he was about to release the arrow, Shiv Jee opened his third eye and burned him in a moment in a great fury.

Rati got very sad seeing her husband dead and prayed for the life of her husband back. Shiv Jee consoled her and said - "Your husband will be born as Krishn's son when Vishnu will incarnate as Krishn on Prithvi in Dwaapar Yug. And till then he will affect everybody without body. So from today your husband will be known as Anang."

Later he was born as Krishn and Rukminee's son, named Pradyumn. He was just like his father. It is written in Bhaagvat Puraan that when Pradyumn Jee used to come to palaces, not only women but also Krishn's queens mistook him as Shree Krishn and behaved as if he was their husband. Even his son Aniruddh was also like him. When Chitralekhaa, the friend of Ushaa (the daughter of Baanaasur) made a sketch of Pradyumn Jee she felt shy to see it, but when she drew the sketch of Aniruddh, she got happy.

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