Bhrigu and the Three Gods(An Indian myth)
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Once, the great sages of India held an assembly to discuss
religious and philosophical matters. The
following question was raised in this assembly: “Of the three predominating
gods Brahma, Siva and Vishnu, who was the greatest and most worthy of
worship?" They went on discussing this for a long time and yet could not
reach a conclusion.
They chose the sage
Bhrigu to meet the three gods and test them.
First Bhrigu went to meet god Brahma and neglected the proper forms of
respect Brahma very angrily reproached Bhrigu, but when Bhrigu apologized and
asked for forgiveness, Brahma forgave him.
Next, Bhrigu went to god Siva's palace.
There too he omitted forms of the respect. Siva became furious and was ready to burn him
with his third eye. Bhrigu had to beg
for forgiveness and mercy. At last Siva
relented and let him go. Finally, Bhrigu
went to see god Vishnu. He saw that
Vishnu was sleeping on the floor and kicked him in the chest. Vishnu woke up immediately and asked Bhrigu
if he had hurt his foot. Then he kindly
massaged Bhrigu's foot. Upon this,
Bhrigu declared Vishnu the most worthy of worship because he conquered with
kindness.
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