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Therefore he
did not approach Kashyapa himself who explained to Indra that Aamalakan had no ambition
nor was
he interested in things transient. He was only interested in attaining unstinted devotion
to God. Indra felt happy
and left.
But the Asuras became panicky. They thought this severe penance would bring about their
ruin. The decided to end
it by adopting various means, by creating terror in Aamalakan. But the latter opened
his eyes, which emitted sparks of fire, which ultimately turned into a huge fire. The
asuras became breathless -and died on the spot. The heap of the dead was transformed
into rock, which is even now known as rakshasapaara (paara meaning. rock) to the south
east of the present temple. |
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