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Jalandhara then engaged Shiva in battle. Towards the end of the battle, when most of Jalandhara's army had been slaughtered, Shiva beheaded him with a chakra (discus) created from his toe. Upon his death, his soul merged with Shiva, just like Vrinda's soul had merged with Parvati. [1] [8]
Tulasi (Sanskrit: तुलसी, romanized: Tulasī), Tulsi or Vrinda is a sacred plant in Hindu tradition. Hindus regard it as an earthly manifestation of the goddess Tulasi; she is regarded as the avatar of Lakshmi, and thus the consort of the god Vishnu. In another iteration, as Vrinda, she is married to Jalandhara.
Vrinda is described as a pious devotee of Vishnu who marries Jalandhara. Due to Vrinda's fidelity, Jalandhara was endowed with power that made him invincible, even by the gods. One day, upon hearing the details of Parvati's beauty from Narada, Jalandhara demands Parvati's husband, Shiva, hand her over to him which leads to a battle between the ...
Kalanemi is a compound word made up of 'Kala', which means "time", and 'nemi', which means "the felly of a wheel or a portion". It represents the time segment of the wheel of time that denotes "the afternoon leading to sunset".
Jalandhara under the aegis of the Guru Sukracharya became very powerful. He defeated all celestial deities and Indra. Indra along with other deities prayed to Shiva to destroy the demon. Jalandhara in the meanwhile, married Tulasi (also called Vrinda), the daughter of the Asura Kalanemi. Her chastity and devotion to the husband, made him even ...
The 17th century Shri Radha Madan Mohan Temple was built by Raja Gopal Singhji of Karauli dynasty. Vrindavan has an ancient past, associated with Hindu culture and history, and was established in the 16th and 17th centuries as a result of an explicit treaty between Muslims and Hindu Emperors, [11] and is an important Hindu pilgrimage site since long.
When the asura Jalandhara wages a war against Shiva to abduct Parvati, Vishnu employs Yogamaya as an illusory form to break the chastity of the asura's wife, Vrinda. This allows Shiva to prevail in his war.
This is celebrated on the 12th day of the first half or Shukla Paksha of the month of Kartik to commemorate the marriage of Vishnu and Tulsi. Tulsi is one of the most sacred plants of the Hindus and is believed to be the incarnation of Vrinda, the virtuous wife of Jalandhar. On this day the Tulsi Vrindavan at houses is smeared with cow dung.