{"id":72988,"date":"2025-04-22T16:17:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T10:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=72988"},"modified":"2025-04-22T16:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T11:08:58","slug":"the-goddess-of-the-ganges-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/the-goddess-of-the-ganges-river\/","title":{"rendered":"The Goddess of the Ganges River"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Shantanu was surprised. Was his wife a goddess? The goddess of the Ganges River? He couldn’t believe it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want, I can tell you what happened in your previous life and the reason that led me to drown our children.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

And she began to narrate.<\/span><\/p>\n

In your previous life, you were the earthly king Mahabhishaka. Your qualities of virtue and wisdom were such that you were able to go to the heavenly planets at any time and stand to talk in company of Indra.<\/span><\/p>\n

One day that you were there with the great sages and Devas of this universe, you noticed my presence. You were invaded by an irrepressible sexual desire which, however much you tried, you could not control. I became aware of this feeling of yours and in my heart, I wished I could reciprocate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, a union between us was impossible, as I was a goddess and you a mortal; so the desire we felt was already a sinful act. Brahma realized what was happening and cursed us, saying:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBecause you have fallen prey to an illicit sexual desire, you are not worthy to stay on these planets, therefore you will be born on Earth, in that world devoid of colors and real beauty. You will marry and will live together<\/span> for a certain period, then you\u2019ll separate and suffer a lot from that separation. May this be your atonement\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And so it happened.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is a section of the book \u201cMaha-Bharata As It Is vol. 1 of 2\u201d.<\/span>
\n<\/span>To buy the complete book, <\/span>click here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n



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