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SAHYADRI
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Antiquity
Its hoary past begins with a dreadful demon by name Tripura, Lord of
three cities, whose unquenchable samrajyakanksha
was quite uncommon and that indeed became the chief cause of Lord
Siva's taking roudra aspect and killing him under the name of
Bhimasankar. It happened -- Tripura was an asura with a difference.
He owned three Nagaras of amazing potentialities that they could fly
and descend like birds at his will. Though over ambitious and power
intoxicated, he did not adopt demonic acts for the conquest of
universe, though his infinite potentialities could materialize
anything and everything at any time with a mere trifle. He differed
from his predecessors or even successors for that matter. Desiring
to be blessed with invincibility, he propitiated Lord Brahma and
started penance on the mount Meru standing on one leg with hands
raised above his head for years and as such he become a
Vayubhakshaka, simple and total. Naturally Devendra was upset;
presuming that it was directed against Devendrapadavi, and with a
view to nip it in tile bud, he met Lord Brahma and solicited His
counsel, appealing to Him to ward off the lokas from the impending
calamity. When Lord Brahma appeared, the demon immersed in his rigid
penance, asked for three boons - first, he should be invincible -
none form surasuras or manavas should kill him; second, he was to be
blessed with Kamagamana - power to travel anywhere he liked - under
water or in the ether; third, his three cities must be made
impregnable. Granting all the desired, Brahma said that he would
meet his death at the hands of one, who with a single hit would
destroy his three puras. Power -- mad and overjoyed asura, deeming
that one was next to impossibility accepted the condition laid.
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