Ashtavasus' prank to steal divine cow backfires
Renowned sage Vasishta, in a fit of temper, has reportedly cursed the Ashtavasus, also known as the Eight Vasus, to a lifetime in the mortal realm, after learning they stole his divine cow as a prank. Upon further reflection after his temper was cooled by the Vasus' remorseful pleading, the sage has agreed to soften the effects of the curse.
The sage agreed to allow seven of the Vasus to die shortly after they were born, so that their souls would quickly return to the divine realm. However, the chief prankster, a Vasu named Prabhasa, would be subject to a long and difficult mortal life. Because he stole the cow at the instigation of his wife, he would remain a lifelong bachelor as a mortal. Also, as he was the leader of the Vasus, and had convinced them to participate in the prank, he would be born to a king, but deprived of his rightful kingship in the mortal realm. Additionally, as he was the oldest Vasu, he would be the youngest in the mortal realm. However, his mortal shell would amass great glory and honor, and be long remembered in the mortal realm's history.
The Vasus have approached Lady Ganga, daughter of the Creator Brahma, to hasten the fulfillment of their curse. The Lady Ganga and her paramour Mahabhisha have also been cursed to a life in the mortal realm by her father, and the Vasus have approached her to request that she be their mother during her time in the mortal realm serving as a river goddess. As their mother, she would free the first seven shortly after their birth by drowning them in her divine waters, thus fulfilling the Sage's curse. Prabhasa would go on to live a difficult but glorious life, before shedding the mortal coil and returning to the divine realm.
Renowned sage Vasishta, in a fit of temper, has reportedly cursed the Ashtavasus, also known as the Eight Vasus, to a lifetime in the mortal realm, after learning they stole his divine cow as a prank. Upon further reflection after his temper was cooled by the Vasus' remorseful pleading, the sage has agreed to soften the effects of the curse.
The sage agreed to allow seven of the Vasus to die shortly after they were born, so that their souls would quickly return to the divine realm. However, the chief prankster, a Vasu named Prabhasa, would be subject to a long and difficult mortal life. Because he stole the cow at the instigation of his wife, he would remain a lifelong bachelor as a mortal. Also, as he was the leader of the Vasus, and had convinced them to participate in the prank, he would be born to a king, but deprived of his rightful kingship in the mortal realm. Additionally, as he was the oldest Vasu, he would be the youngest in the mortal realm. However, his mortal shell would amass great glory and honor, and be long remembered in the mortal realm's history.
The Vasus have approached Lady Ganga, daughter of the Creator Brahma, to hasten the fulfillment of their curse. The Lady Ganga and her paramour Mahabhisha have also been cursed to a life in the mortal realm by her father, and the Vasus have approached her to request that she be their mother during her time in the mortal realm serving as a river goddess. As their mother, she would free the first seven shortly after their birth by drowning them in her divine waters, thus fulfilling the Sage's curse. Prabhasa would go on to live a difficult but glorious life, before shedding the mortal coil and returning to the divine realm.
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