DURVASA RISHI; दुर्वासा ऋषि/मुनि

DURVASA RISHI; दुर्वासा ऋषि/मुनि Posted: 05 Sep 2018 04:40 PM PDT Biographical details are given on following sites; 1.  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156860147733109&set=pcb.2318526401703866&type=3&theater&ifg=1 2.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/2021156574774185/?ref=bookmarks 3. http://sushmajee.com/biographies/bio-D/durvaasaa-1.htm Durvasha Muni is very well known for his anger and curses. He has given curses on many occasions to many saints, devtas , Gods and Goddesses : out of many, here , we will discuss a few; 1) Durvaasaa Muni's anger caused Saagar Manthan - Read Durvaasaa Muni and Indra (2) Durvaasaa Muni's anger made Saamb a leper - Read Durvaasaa Muni and Saamb (3) Durvaasaa Muni's anger caused Raam to go to His Param Dhaam - Read Durvaasaa Muni and Lakshman (4) Durvaasaa Muni's anger caused Krishn to go to His Param Dhaam in the way He did - Read Durvaasaa Muni and Krishn (5) There was a King named Sahastraaksh who was also cursed by Durvaasaa Muni to become a Raakshas - Trinaavart. 6. Curse to Apsra VAPU, 7. Curse to Devi SARSWATI, 8. Curse to SHAKUNTALA ( daughter of Braham Rishi Vishwamitra and MENKA) 9. Curse to Rukmani 10. Curse to Lord Shiv/ Mahadev , 11. Curse to the mother of Hanuman, 12 Curse to Lord Vishnu    13 Curse to Pandavas  14. Curse to Ganga  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is story of another curse of Durvasa Muni: http://sushmajee.com/biographies/bio-D/durvaasaa-2.htm Durvaasaa Muni and Saamb Saamb was Krishn's son from Jaambvatee. He was cursed by Durvaasaa Muni twice. (1) Once Muni Durvaasaa came to Dwaarakaa wandering around the world. But seeing his lean body with yellow eyes, Saamb started copying his style. Considering that "Saamb is proud of his beauty and youth", he got angry and he cursed him - "You have made a mockery of my ugliness considering yourself handsome, you will become a leper soon." Soon he became a leper. Therefore no one should insult any Devtaa, Guru or Braahman. Vishnu has said two Shlok in this regard - "Who is dutiful, who has won his fame and anger, is learned and polite, doesn't make other sad, is satisfied with his own wife, leaves other women, there is no fear for such a person in the world. Moon, water, sandal, cool shade do not give such pleasure to a man as sweet words give." Later he worshipped Soorya Bhagavaan on the advice of his father Krishn and regained his health. Then he inhabited Saambpur on his name and established Soorya there. [Bhavishya Puraan, 1/14] (2) Although this story has been attributed to Durvaasaa Muni, but in Mahaabhaarat, his name has not been given exclusively, only Braahman term is stated. The story goes like this - once many Rishi were staying near Prabhaas Kshetra. Once some Yaadav princes came there and they thought to play with them. So one prince dressed Saamb as a woman and took him to the Rishi and asked them - "You know everything. This woman is pregnant and wishes to know whether she would give birth a son or a daughter." As Rishi saw the woman, they understood everything, so Durvaasaa Muni said - "She will give birth to a Moosal (pestle) which will become the cause of the destruction of the Yaadav Vansh." Hearing this princes got frightened and they rushed to Dwaarakaa and told everything to Ugrasen Jee. Ugrasen Jee got very worried as he knew that Rishi do not tell lies. Saamb did give birth to a Moosal. Since nothing could be done then, so Ugrasen ordered to grind that iron Moosal and throw the powder in the sea. The Moosal was ground but still a small iron piece remained unground. It was also thrown into the sea. Later that iron powder was grown as grass and that iron piece was recovered by a fisherman who sold it to a maker of arrows. He put it on the tip of his arrow and killed Krishn with that. The grass was used by Yaadav to kill each other. Thus according to Durvaasaa Muni's Shap that Moosal became the cause of the destruction of the whole Yadu Vansh. [MBH, G-7-Postwar/31]