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7Shraps(ReadCurses)ThatChangedTheCourseOfHinduMythology

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Thereissomethingreallyawesomeabout'shraps'.I'mnottalkingabouttheoneswesogenerouslygivetooneandall.Becausethereweresomelegit'shraps'boss.Thiswasn'tTwitter,
peoplereallyhadtothinkbeforetheyspoke,becauseonewrongcursecouldreallychangeone'sfate.
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Let'stakealookatsomeofthemostinterestingcursesgiventothegodsandthemortals.Sincethebackstorytosomeofthesewerequitelong,wehavetriedtotakethegistandmake
senseoutofit.

1.TheshrapofBhrigu.

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Who
Devas(demigods),Asuras(demons),Shukracharya(leaderofAsuras),Bhrigu,andShukracharya'smother.
What
Isn'titjustannoyingwhenkidsinvolvetheirparentseverytimetheyrealisesomething'snotgoingtheirway?Thisonestoryisjustthat.AnnoyingkidinthiscaseisShukracharya(leaderof
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Asuras).TiredofgettingwhippedbytheDevasoneverysingleoccasion,Shukracharyawenttotheboss,Shiva,toaskforpowersthatwouldmakehisclaninvincible.Devas,scaredthat
Shivawouldgranthimhiswish,attackedtheAsuraswhowereallstayingatShukracharya'sfather,Bhrigu's,ashram.
Scared,helpless,andnotknowinghowtodealwiththesuddenattack,ShukracharyafledtotakeshelterfromBhrigu'swife.SinceBhriguhimselfwasAWOL,shedecidedtoprotectthe
AsurasfromIndraandotherdemigods.ShehadleftIndraimmobile.
Climax
Perplexed,theDevasdecidedtoseekhelpfromVishnutofreeIndra.Postamajorverbalduel,VishnueventuallyseveredherheadwithhisSudarshanaChakra.WhenBhrigureturnedto
seehiswifelyinginhisashramwithoutahead,itpissedhimoff.Obviously.HecursedVishnutobebornonearthseveraltimesandsufferthepainsofdeathandworldlylife.Bossman.
Hethenwentontoresurrecthiswifebacktolifethroughhispowers.YOLOdidnotapplybackthen.
Thus,VishnuwaslaterbornonEarthindifferentavatars.Krishnawasoneofthem.

2.ThecurseofVriddhakshatra.

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Who
Vriddhakshatra,Jayadratha,Arjuna,Abhimanyu
What
SoeverybodyknowsaboutArjuna'ssonAbhimanyuwhodiedaftersinglehandedlydestroying'Chakravyu',butonlyafewknowthatitwasJayadrathawhotookhislife.Angeredatthis,
Arjuna'svoicecouldbeheardfromeachandeverycornerofthecity."Beforesunsettomorrow,IshallslaythisJayadrathawhocausedmyson'sdeath.IfDronaandKripacomebetween
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himandmetheseacharyasalsoshallbeoverwhelmedandslain!"
JayadrathawasalsonotanaverageJoe.Turnsoutnobodywasbackintheday.SowhenJayadrathawasborn,someonepredicted(becauseeveryonelovedtopredict)thateventhoughhe
willbecomeahandsomeyoungprincewhowillreceivealltheglory,hewilldieagruesomedeathinabattlewheresomeonewillseverhisheadfromhisbody.Afraidoffate,
Vriddhakshatra,hisfathercursed,"He,whoshallcausemyson'sheadtorolldownontheground,shallhavehisheadburstatthatverymomentintofragments."
Climax
Duringthewar,KrishnadistractedJayadrathabymakingitseemthatthesunhadset.KrishnaadvisedArjuntosendthearrowsinswiftrelays,sothattheheadmaybesupportedfrom
fallingtotheearthandlandsstraightintoVriddhakshatra'slap.TheseveredheadlandedonVriddhakshatra'slap,heletgoofitinhorror,andascursedbyhimself,Vriddhakshatra'shead
burstintoahundredfragments.
Boom!Karma'sabitchain'tit?

3.RishiKindama'ssadisticcurseforPandu.

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Who
Pandu,RishiKindama,Deer(onlyimaginarythistime)
What
Panduwasanacearcher(betterthanagoldmedallistfromChina),whowashuntingdeerataforest.Butinsteadofadeer,Panduendeduphittingtherishiandhiswife.Uponhearinga
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humanshoutinpain,Pandurushedtothesiteonlytorealisewhathehaddone.
Climax
Stillbreathing,RishiKindamacursedPandu."Ifyoueverapproachawomanwiththethoughtofsex,youshalldiethenandthere,"hesaidashebreathedhislast.ThiswasbecausePandu
hadkilledthemwhiletheywerebeingintimate.Inaway,alotlikewhatthecops(maybethat'swhysomecallthemPandu)inIndiadotoinnocentcouples.Justthatcouplesnowadays
aren'taspowerfulasbefore.
Yearslater,PandugotwhathedeservedwhenhewasunabletocontrolhimselfonseeingMadri(hissecondwife)anddiedwhilesambhoging.

4.ThecurseonJayaandVijaya.

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Jaya,Vijaya,thefourKumaras,andVishnu
7Shraps(ReadCurses)ThatChangedTheCourseOfHinduMythology
What
JayaandVijayaweredemigodgatekeepersatVishnu'scribcalledVaikuntha,whenonefineday,thefourKumarasSanaka,Sanandana,Sanatana,andSanatkumaraapproached.FYIthe
foursonsofBrahmabornfromthepowerofhismind.That'sright.Imagineknockingsomeoneupjustbythinkingabouther.SunnyLeonewould'vebeenresponsibleformorethanhalfof
India'spopulationifnotmore.Anyway,JayaandVijaya,likethedutifulgatekeepers,askedthefourtoleave.Theythoughttheywerejustchildrenwhowantedtocreatenuisance.Enraged,
thefourKumarascursedJayaandVijaya.Theywouldnowhavetogiveuptheirdivinity,andbebornasmeremortalsonEarth,andlivelikenormalhumans.
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Climax
WhenVishnufinallyappearedbeforethetwo,theypleadedwithhimtoreversethecurse.Vishnusaidhecouldn'tdoso.However,hecouldtweakitabit.Hegavethemtwooptionsfirst,
takesevenbirthsonEarthasadevoteeofVishnu,orsecond,takethreebirthsashisenemy.Afterservingeitherofthesesentences,theycouldreattaintheirstatureatVaikunthaandbe
withhimpermanently.
ButJayaandVijayatrulylovedVishnu,theycouldn'teventhinkofbeingawayfromhimforsevenlives.Sotheychosethelatter.Threelives,butasVishnu'senemies.Inthefirstlifethey
werebornasHiranyakashipuandHiranyakshaintheKritaYuga.Intheirsecondlife,theywerebornasRavanaandKumbhakarna(youknowthesetwo)intheTretaYuga,andintheir
thirdlifeasDantavakraandShishupalaintheDwaparaYuga.
AlltheselivesweretakenbyavatarsofVishnu.

5.Urvashi'scursetoArjun.

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Who
Urvashi,ArjunandIndra.
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What
Unlikenow,backintheday,Urvashididnothaveatakeiteasypolicy.SomesaythatUrvashi'sgrandplanwastoenticeArjunawithpassionsothathebreakshisexile,andbringsshame
tothePandavas.ButsinceshewasrelatedtoPuruva(anancestorofthePandavas),helookedatherlikeamother.Sokeepingallthesethingsinmind,sheendedupbeingaswipeleft.
Climax
ItwasAdharmatorejectany'passionate'womanbackintheday.Annoyed,enraged,andnotso'passionate'anymore,shecursedthathewouldbecastrated,andwouldhavetolivetherest
ofhislifelikeawoman.Later,onIndra'srequest,shereducedhercursetojustoneyear.Arjunaeventuallyspentthethirteenth,andthefinalyearoftheirexilewithouthismanparts.

6.Yudhishthira'scursetoallwomen.

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Who
Yudhishthira,Kuntiandallofwomankind!
What
Sobasically,itwasonlyafterKarna(whowasprettyimpressiveineverythinghedid)waskilled,thatthemotherofPandavas,Kuntirevealedthathewasherson,andoneofthem.This
madethePandavasreallymad,anddepressedYudhishthiraalot.HebelievedKarnashould'vebeentreatedwithrespectandhonour.HewasveryupsetthatKuntihadkeptsuchahuge
secretfromhimandtheothers.
Climax
Yudhishthira'scursewasperhapsmankind'sfirstexampleofbrosbeforehoes.Hecursedtheentirewomanracethattheywouldnotbeabletokeepanysecrethenceforth.Thereon,a
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numberofevents(bothmythologicalandhistorical)haveoccurredonaccountofwomenspillingthebeans.Somesaythiscurseisstillverymuchinplace,butreally,menareasbad.

7.Indra'scurseofathousandvags.

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Who
Indra,Sage'swifeand1,000vaginas.
What
Madnessclearly.ThewaythislisthasbeenflowingwecantellIndrahasbeenuptoalotofmischiefinhistime.Apparentlyquitepassionateforwomen,Indraonceassaultedasage'swife.
WhenthesagefoundouthedecidedtogiveIndrawhatheapparentlylovedthemostvaginas.
Climax
HecursedIndrawithonethousandvaginasalloverhisbody.Realisingit'llbedifficultforanyonetotakehimseriouslywithsomuchvagallaround,allthedevaswenttobegthesageto
liftthecursesinceIndrawastheirchief.Eventhoughherefusedtoliftthecurse,hedidchangeitsothatIndrawouldhaveathousandeyesinstead.Thiswasn'ttheonlyoddthingabouthim
though.IfyouweretoreadothermythsregardingIndra,hewasalsocreditedtohaveathousandtesticlesaswell.Notapictureyou'dwanttopaint.
Letusknowifyoulikedthis,andwe'llbesuretogetyousomemoreofthesecrazy'shraps'.
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ilovethewayyouwritesir,itwasawesome..!
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82Dec10,20151:22pm

ShishirKivalekarWorksatVodafoneIndia
didthestoryof1000VagsentertaiNedyou??
Whatwaswasinittolike??
ThiswasapieceofCrap.
YoucantsellanythingshitonthenameofMythology.
DoyouknowanythingabtTheMahabharataoranyMythology??
Even...Icanpublishsuchshitwithwrongfacts...IcanalsomajethisshittypersonacowriterofMahabharata
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11Dec12,201511:40pm

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ShishirKivalekarit'sactuallyoneofthemythologicalbeliefs..IndrawascalledSahashrayonibecauseofthiscrazycurse
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ShishirKivalekarnooffensetoyoumymostexhaltedsirbutwhatthisarticlesaysisverytrueandI'drecommendyougothroughyour4thtowithstandardgrammartext
booksagainhaveaniceday
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