Originally posted by Skepblun
First of all I would like to clear what I infer by use of the word "illegitimate child" in case of Jalandhar. By illegitimate child I do not take its literal meaning. I look at it as a child who was not planned, not created through fixed laws of nature (which require both male and female parent for procreation), a child born "out of the norm".
I don't see anything wrong or derogatory with it. Since Jalandhar's birth was unusual and out of the purview of Nature's laws.
Yes because it involves religious deities so we could probably have come up with better and more apt phrases.
I am sure none of us want to insult God or offend the sentiments of religious devotees.
Now, coming to the answer to Jalandhar by Mahadev:
I loved that long reply he gave to Jalandhar! I was speechless for a while as I saw it. Such discourses are what we watch a mytho for (apart from epic battles)! 👏
BUT I am divided in my opinion on this reply and how satisfactory it was. 😕
I think timing matters the most. Whether it is someone like Karna of Mahabharat or Jalandhar in DKDM, they learnt truth and got proper communication from the right sources when it was TOO LATE!
The way Mahadev talked to Jalandhar tonight, and the emotion visible in his eyes and voice, couldn't he have talked like that to him earlier? When he first met Jalandhar he told him about him being his ansh in a very "matter of fact" manner. It was very impersonal.
Ego and other things that make a being hard can be melted only with softness, politeness and love. Mahadev radiated peace, power and calm when he first met Jalandhar, but not LOVE or concern.
What's worse is that from then on everyone only kept taunting Jalandhar about being a mere ansh! How would we expect him to take things positively?
Forget Jalandhar! How would you feel if you kept getting taunted or belittled constantly that you were nothing and that you were being talked to, fed or listened to, only due to a Divine ansh present in you? You would somehow feel frustrated no?
People kept treating Jalandhar as if he and the ansh present in him were separate entities. And he was a mere "carrier" of that Mahaan Ansh!
I am not surprised why he was angry, frustrated or insecure!
Also, tell me, how is an individual supposed to "know" that whatever he was provided with, was provided by Mahadev when Mahadev is not even there in person?
No one is born a believer! And in Jalandhar's case no one was there to guide him. No one told him he was Mahadev's ansh. No one ever told him whatever help he was getting was due to Mahadev. No one told him Mahadev equally felt the pain he felt!
His guru told him nothing. Shukracharya saab did not stop or guide him even when he expressed desire to fight a battle against Mahadev!
For Jalandhar all devtas were alike. And Mahadev was in the same "camp".
The sane and polite talk which happened tonight could have been initiated by either of them earlier too. And more so by Mahadev himself since it was He who had given birth to him.
While I accept Mahadev was Omnipresent and it's He who provides everything, but in context of the show and focusing purely on issue at hand (keeping religion and God aside) - I did not find it right that Mahadev only indirectly provided everything to Jalandhar, but never directly took him under his wings.
Why didn't he do so? (I have more questions in my mind but I will not post them lest the moderators or members find it offensive or demand editing it out).
Not everyone can realise "indirect" support or guidance!
I equally blame Jalandhar for not asking these questions earlier, for not trying to be sane, polite earlier and not opening communication channel earlier! All he was interested in was threatening or putting down devtas.
But like I said in my posts previously, I point out Shukracharya's role the most in not giving proper emotional guidance to Jalandhar while growing up, not telling him about his origins and not telling him how the Trideva are different from other devtas like Indra. A Guru is not only supposed to teach warfare to his disciple!
Whatever happened has happened, I am happy Jalandhar got empathy from Mahadev and Shukracharya, got to see his Maa and Vrinda in Mahadev, got blessings from Shukracharya, his sins he's paid for and now everybody bade goodbye to him with a clean heart and Mata Parvati also forgave and blessed him.
😊
He turned into what he originally was and went back to where he came from. He is within his Father now.
He was "let out" for a purpose, now that the purpose is over so is his existence! 😕
He was not like Mahadev's other kids. Unsurprisingly his fate is also not like Mahadev's other kids. Sigh!
As usual the most sensible and beautiful write up...Another such write up is on Utkarsh Naithani's wall ...It is written by Sayamala Cowsik, If you remember her...