You have all heard the story of Arjuna living for a full year as an Eunach named Brihanaala, employed as a dance teacher to princess of Virat, during Pandava's agyaat vass, or incognito living, but today let me tell you a story where in Bhagvaan Shri Krishna, himself became a transgender, wishing to respect the desire of a devouted warrior Aravana, the son of Arjuna's through his beloved naga princess Ullupi.
Eunuchs of India, are not only devouted, but every year they get married to the deity of Aravana, only to become widows the very next day, thereby immortalising this esoteric part of Mahabharta.
Aravana's temple is in a place called Koovgaam in the district Villupuram of Tamilnadu. Aravana has no connection with Ravana of Ramayana, but he is a character from the other great Indian Epic called Mahabharat.
As per the epic, Arjun had to go on a year long forest dwelling, after he mistakenly/ under most pressing circumstances, entered Draupdi's chamber at an inappropriate time.
Hero of our Epic, how could Arjuna be left alone for a year, without any adventure. So Arjuna had a few adventures, as he passed through this testing time. He reaches North eastern India, where he falls for a widowed Naga princess, namely Ullupi.
The love is mutual, and as a result they marry. Ullupi gives birth to Arjun's son, named Aravana.
After some times Arjun moves ahead in time, and Aravan is brought up by his mother, as a great warrior in his father's tradition. Now Aravan grows up and wants to look up his father, who is busy with the great war of Mahabharta.
Arjun being happy on seeing his love child, blesses him and sends him in to war. Now Ved Vyas ji, a great story teller and an expert at packaging upnishadic knowledge in his story, creates a situation where Pandvas need a sacrifice of a prince, but a volunteer prince, ready to offer his head to Mahakali, the godess of war.
Krishna announces this to Pandavas.
Aravan, volunteers to offer his life, but he desires to be married before dying. Now the situation becomes difficult as no King would willingly marry his daughter to a man bound to die the next day. This is when Krishna decides to resolve the issue, and becomes a 'Mohini', beautiful lady, who marries Aravanaa.
Having his desire satiated, and now ready to attain Moksha, Aravan cuts his own head and offers it to godess of war Kali. Krishna too , living up to his promise, mourns the death of Aravana, as a wife would.
Being a man Krishna takes a women's form, to bless Aravanas desire to be married before he dies, thus eunuchs, who are considered men in women's form, marry Aravana's deity, to then be his widows. Strange as it might seem, but geniuses like Rishi Ved vyas have spun great esoteric truths in his story.
The Esoteric truth hidden in this case is that
1). Only a satiated soul is ready for death, or else the purity of a sacrifice is not complete.
2). Secondly that soul or 'core life', is neither a man nor a woman. The externals do not define a person, thus Maharishi VV, via his most powerful chracter Krishna, who is the personification of God himself, leaves a lesson for humanity, to remember to be respectful to transgenders and Transsexuals, as equally respectable members of society.
🚩तत्त सत्त अकाल🚩
©✒Guru Balwant Gurunay.⚔
1). Only a satiated soul is ready for death, or else the purity of a sacrifice is not complete.
2). Secondly that soul or 'core life', is neither a man nor a woman. The externals do not define a person, thus Maharishi VV, via his most powerful chracter Krishna, who is the personification of God himself, leaves a lesson for humanity, to remember to be respectful to transgenders and Transsexuals, as equally respectable members of society.
🚩तत्त सत्त अकाल🚩
©✒Guru Balwant Gurunay.⚔
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