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{{Short description|Mayavati was the wife of Pradyumna, and was the cook of Shambara}} |
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{{About|the reincarnation of the Hindu goddess of love (Rati)|the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh|Mayawati}}{{Infobox deity |
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| caption = Mayavati, and Pradyumna returning to ] |
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| weapon = Daitya Magic |
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| Sanskrit_transliteration = Māyāvati |
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| Devanagari = मायावती |
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Mayavati worked as the cook of ], and was the wife of ], In the Vishnu Purana she was also the wife of Shambara, at the end of Chapter XXVII, the Vishnu Purana talks about how Mayavati never had intercourse with Shambara and instead, She seduced Shambara with her ]), and the end of the chapter Vishnu Purana and the Harivamsa talk about her purity and chastity.<ref>Hopkins p. 214</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2014-08-30 |title=Sambara killed by Pradyumna |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/vishnu-purana-wilson/d/doc116049.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2020-11-14 |title=An Account of Pradyumna |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/harivamsha-purana-dutt/d/doc485646.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Backstory of Mayavati == |
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] had began destroying the universe, after performing penance, He was granted 2 boons from ], Taraka asked that none should be equal to him, and the second that only the son of ] could slay him. Brahma granted him these boons. Taraka then took control of ], and he expelled the devas from it. ] then went to Brahma to ask for assistance, Brahma said he couldn't do anything, Hence, Indra went to ] and ], Shiva was in deep ], Kāma brought dancing ] and music, When Kāma shot the arrow of love to Shiva, He (Shiva) started to experience love. But when he saw Kāma scheming, He immediately burnt him to ash with his third eye. ] had to then perform deep ] to marry Shiva, They then gave birth to ], who destroyed Taraka.<ref name="wilkins">{{cite book |last=W.J. Wilkins |url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/hmvp/hmvp32.htm |title=Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic |publisher=Sacred Texts Archive |year=1900 |isbn=1-4021-9308-4 |chapter=Kamadeva}}</ref><ref name="Kama">''Kama'': Mani pp. 378–9</ref><ref name="B412">Benton p. 41</ref> |
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After Shiva burnt Kāma, Rati underwent severe penance (and in the ], and the ] she smeared Kama's ashes on herself), and begged Parvati to request Shiva to revive Kama. Parvati reassured her that he will be reborn as Pradyumna. Shiva then advises Rati to take the form of Mayavati and wait for Pradyumna in Shambara's kitchen<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2018-03-31 |title=Return of Pradyumna |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/brahma-purana-english/d/doc216248.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 55 |url=https://www.srimadbhagavatam.org/canto10/chapter55.html#:~:text=Srimad%20Bhagavatam:%20Canto%2010%20-%20Chapter%2055&text=(1)%20S'r%C3%AE%20S,10:%2028%5D. |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.srimadbhagavatam.org}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Tree |first=ISKCON Desire |date=2013-02-11 |title=Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 55, Text 01 {{!}} Srimad Bhagavatam Class |url=https://www.srimadbhagavatamclass.com/srimad-bhagavatam-canto-10-chapter-55-text-01/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Finding & Raising Pradyumna == |
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Not even after 10 days of Pradyumna's birth, The wicked demon Shambara kidnapped him from ] in the form of ], He (Shambara) throws Pradyumna from his vehicle, A huge fish swallows him, and the next day, the same fish was caught by some fishermen and Shambara orders Mayavati to make food of the fish.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2022-07-16 |title=Verse 6.8.25 |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/garga-samhita-english/d/doc1126429.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> She starts slicing the fish but finds a baby in it (Pradyumna), She immediately recognised him as her consort Kāma and decided to raise him, after Pradyumna grew up, Sage ] appeared before her and told her about how Pradyumna was Kāma, Mayavati decided to tell Pradyumna the truth, Later, She taught him the art of daitya magic and war. Pradyumna then went to Shambara and provoked him for war, then, Pradyumna was able to defeat Shambara with one swing of his sword. <ref name="wilkins" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Vishnu Purana: Book V: Chapter XXVII |url=https://sacred-texts.com/hin/vp/vp144.htm |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=sacred-texts.com}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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