Vamana & Bhoothana
Strange connection, isn’t it? We all know
Bhoothana as the demoness in Krishanavathara who tried to kill Baby Krishna by
feeding him poisoned milk.
This morning’s episode of Vijay TV Bhakthi
Thiruvizha gave me a glimpse of an earlier janma of Bhoothana which I would
like to share here.
Vijay TV has started telecasting the
Bhakthi Thiruvizha which took place in Srirangam earlier this month. This morning
was the first discourse in this series rendered by Jaya Srinivasan .
Bhoothana as we all know was one in the
long list of demons deployed by Kamsa to kill Lord Krishna growing up in
Gokulam.
In her earlier janma Bhoothana was born as
Mahabali’s daughter by name Rathnamala.
Mahabali was performing the yagna and Guru
Sukracharya noticed a very bright light at a distance. As he was wondering what
the bright light was, it kept coming closer. He realised that the light was
emanating from a 3 feet tall Brahmin boy holding an umbrella. As the boy came
closer, all present at the yagna looked at him in awe. He was such a handsome
boy, with intelligence radiating from him. Rathnamala felt so much of love for
the boy that she wanted to make him sit on her lap and shower her love on him. Things
happened in a flash and Mahabali was pressed into the netherworld by Vamana who
had taken viswaroopam. All her love for Vamana turned into hatred and
Rathnamala wanted to kill the boy.
Rathnamala’s wish to first cuddle the boy
and then to kill the boy was granted together in Krishnavathara by the episode
of Bhoothana feeding Krishna and trying to kill him!
