Lucky Daitya and Human Beings

All people long for being with God, but it is not easy for everyone to be with God, but these Daitya and human beings are so lucky that they are always with God. Let us see who are those who are always with gods?

Gajmukhaasur
There was a Daitya named Gajmukhaasur. Once he did lots of Tap and asked Brahmaa Jee a boon that he should be killed by the being who has the form like him - elephant's head and body of a human being. When Ganesh Ji was born, he was the most appropriate person to kill him, so he killed him with his broken tusk only. But the corpse of Gajmukhaasur took a form of a mouse to bless him. Kind Ganesh Jee blessed him and he became Ganesh's ride mouse. Thus now he is always with Ganesh Jee.

Mahishaasur
Mahishaasur was also a great Daitya who was doing severe atrocities on people, so Devee decided to kill him. After he was killed by Devee, he got Saameepya of Devee Durgaa. Wherever Durgaa's picture is there, Mahishaasur's picture is also there with her Trishool on his chest.

Panchajan
Panchjan was a Raakshas who lived in the sea. When Krishn and Balaraam finished their education at Saandeepan Muni's Aashram, as the tradition of those times was, they asked their Guru as what should they pay him as Guru Dakshinaa. Saandeepan Jee knew who they were, so he said - "I don't need anything, I was fortunate to have you both as my disciples. That is enough for me." But when Krishn insisted on paying His Guru Dakshinaa, the Guru sent them to ask his wife if she needed something from Him.

Now Saandeepan Muni's only son was lost long time ago. Saandeepan Muni knew this that he was not lost, rather he died, but his wife was still in the impression that he was lost and one day he would come back. So when Krishn asked her what He should give her, she asked to bring her son back to her. Krishn and Balaraam went to Prabhaas Kshetra to that sea where Guru's son was lost. They asked Sea to return him to Him, but he said to them - "I have not taken him, maybe the Raakshas, named Panchajan who lives inside me in the form of a conch, has taken him. You yourself may go and find him." So Krishn went inside the sea, found Panchajan Raakshas, killed him, but when He looked inside his body, He could not find His Guru's son there. But he brought his body along with Him. It was called Paanchjanya conch and He kept it with Him always. He did not ask for any boon to be with Bhagavaan, but Krishn took his body which was in the form of a conch,  and kept it always in His hand .

Two Princes in Jaimini's Mahaabhaarat 
The above written were all Raakshas, but there are some human beings also who live with Bhagavaan. Jaimini's Mahaabhaarat mentions two kings. When they were killed, Shiv Jee  added their heads in his Mund Maalaa. How lucky? When Yudhishthr performed his Ashwamedh Yagya and released his Yagya horse, many kings and princes attempted to seize it, but nobody could stay against Arjun and all had to join him. These names have been taken from that travels.

Sudhanvaa
The King of Champak Puree Hansdhwaj was a great devotee of Krishn, so when Yudhishthir's Ashwamedh Yagya horse came wandering in his country, he decided to seize him in the hope that if Arjun is with the horse, Krishn should also be with him, so he could bring Krishn in his kingdom, and so he broke the war with Arjun. And to complete his mission he ordered his all people to go to battlefield and defeat Arjun, and if anybody did not go, he would be punished by putting in boiling oil. By chance his own son Sudhanvaa gets late and he is not excused for his crime. His father asks him to jump in the boiling hot oil.

Sudhanvaa was also a great devotee of Krishn so he took Krishn's name and jumped in the boiling hot oil. The oil became cool liquid for him and he was not hurt at all. Later he fought with Arjun and many other warriors and in the last his head was severed, but his headless body continued to fight. Krishn takes his head and throws up in the sky. Shiv Jee captures his head and adds it to his Mund Maalaa.

Surath
The same king Hansdhwaj had another son named Surath also comes to fight, but he is also beheaded. Krishn asks Garud to deposit his head in Gangaa River, but before the head falls in Gangaa, Shiv's ride Nandee captures it and adds it to Shiv's Mund Maal.

How lucky are both the sons of Hansdhwaj that they got the place in Shiv's Mund Maalaa?

Sushma Gupta
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