The description of the ninth generation of Shraddhadev King Nabhag of the Ikshvaku dynasty, is the Krishna darshan incarnation of Lord Shiva, provides us with an important and religious story.
Nabhaga was a pious and religious king who was full of virtues of the Ikshvaku dynasty. In his ninth generation, there was a king named Shraddhadev who had immense devotion towards Lord Shiva. One day, King Nabhag, being engrossed in his unique devotion towards Shiva, the deity worshiped by his ancestors, organized an important yagya. In this Yagya he specially invited Lord Shiva and made him a partner in the Yagya.
During the Yagya suddenly Lord Shiva showed His grace and appeared in His incomparable divine beauty in front of His devotee Nabhag. Nabhag was extremely impressed after seeing his ideal deity and bowed his head at his feet and enjoyed his darshan.
Lord Shiva, seeing Nabhag’s devotion, gave him unique blessings and gave him the opportunity to ask for a boon. Nabhag asked Lord Shiva, “O Lord! Please grant me such a boon that my soul will always remain engaged in your devotion and I will always be suitable for your service.”
Lord Shiva, listening to Nabhag’s wish, smiled and said, “O son! Your wish is fulfilled. You will always be my devotee and I will always be with you.”
Nabhag was extremely happy with this wonderful boon and he performed the Yagya with the grace and blessings of Lord Shiva. At this moment, Nabhag had a wonderful experience of the darshan and grace of Lord Shiva and established a unique relationship with him
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Following the orders of his father, Nabhag went to the Brahmins of Angiras Gotra, corrected the mistake regarding Vaishvadev and completed the yagya efficiently. These Brahmins handed over the entire remaining wealth of the Yagya to Nabhag and they proceeded towards heaven. When Nabhag started taking the money, a black man came from the north, who was Krishnadarshan, an incarnation of Mahadev. He said, “Whatever is left in this yagya bhoomi is mine.”
Nabhag humbly replied, “The sages have given me this wealth, so it is mine.” The man said, “Let your father be questioned about our dispute.”
Nabhag felt this was right and he ran to his father. Nabhag’s father had learned the form of Mahadev and told the truth to Nabhag. Nabhag’s father said, “In the Yagya of Dakshprajapati, the sages have decided that whatever is left in the Yagya Bhoomi is Rudradev’s share. Therefore, this wealth belongs to Mahadev only.”
Nabhag was impressed by this teaching and he went to that man and bowed to Lord Rudra and said, “Lord! This is what my father has said. All the things in the Yagya Bhoomi are yours, O Lord! I have committed a crime, I ask for your forgiveness. “
Lord Rudra said to him, “Your father has given a decision favorable to the religion and you have also told me the truth. You already know the meaning of the Vedas. Now I give you the knowledge of the eternal Brahma element and save you in the yagya.” Whatever is my share, I am also giving this money to you.”
Thus, Mahadev removed the sufferings of Nabhag and included him in his adornment. Nabhag worshiped Mahadev in his sonlike form of Vishnu and attained Brahmagyan. In this form, Nabhaga worshiped his father and attained Brahma and he reached heaven.
Incarnation
This incarnation of Mahadev promotes the importance of the work of Yagya. In this incarnation, Lord Shiva granted the privilege of appearing to Nabhag in the form of ‘Krishnadarshan’. In ‘Krishnadarshan’ incarnation, Lord Shiva had helped King Nabhag in the ninth generation of Ikshvaku dynasty Shraddhadev to become a participant in the Yagya at the right time and stood with him and served him.
In this Yagya, Lord Shiva provided religious and functional guidance to Nabhag and gave him the opportunity to experience firsthand the importance of the Yagya. Through this incarnation, Mahadev encouraged Nabhag’s dedication to truth and dharma and provided him with an example of the importance of contributing to the yagya as a virtuous act.
This incarnation of Lord Shiva makes it clear that Yagya is a social and religious activity which brings prosperity and strength. This story inspires human society to achieve success in life through religion, service, and dedication.
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The appearance of God in the form of ‘Krishna Darshan’, a wonderful and unique event, symbolizes a wonderful feeling of devotion and spirituality. Such stories have been prevalent in religious literature since ancient times, and one of them is characterized by the union of the soul with God experienced by a devotee.
‘Krishna Darshan’ means seeing or meeting God, or God. It is a unique and unique experience in which a person feels the divine form of God in front of him. Krishna Darshan is a unique form in which the inner soul and the divine meet, which transforms a person’s life in the direction of perfection.
In the story of Krishna Darshan, the form of God is full of diversity. He is described as extremely beautiful in all his parts and especially Krishna, which shows the uniqueness of the Lord. The black color of the eyes reflects a unique form, in which there is unity of all living beings.
The devotee inspired by this wonderful vision, who is engaged in meditation and devotion, gets the opportunity to understand the purpose and meaning of his life before God. God asked Nabhag, “Who are you, why are you taking this money? This is my property.”
Through this question, God inspired Nabhag in his search for his true purposes and soul. Nabhag thought about the reason behind taking money to reach here and realized his mistake. The Lord said, “Wealth is not your property, you cannot see it as unique. You should take it for the purpose of righteousness and service, so that you can move towards eternal happiness.”
After this experience, Nabhag decided to correct his mistakes, give up money and move towards the soul. By engaging in devotion to God, he took his life on a new path, in which truth, religion and love were of paramount importance.
Purpose
In the Puranas and religious texts, incarnations of Lord Shiva are described in many forms, and one of the important forms is ‘Krishna Darshan’. The story of this incarnation is related to the fact that he had incarnated on earth to explain the importance of religion and yagya on earth.
According to mythology, there was a time when King Nabhag, the son of Shraddha Dev, was enthusiastic about successfully performing the Yagya. This yajna was the result of his penance and meditation, and he performed it as an important and generous act. Through this yajna, he was attempting to demonstrate his dedication to dharma, morality, and merit.
After the completion of the Yagya, King Nabhag’s followers and seeing their confidence found him a huge wealth of money. However, at this time King Nabhag, who had a deep conscience and was engaged in search of spiritual truth, even the prosperity of wealth began to face challenges. He was keen to understand the unique nature of his soul and did not want to lure it into the trap of wealth.
During this time, Lord Shiva saw that King Nabhaga was engaged in search of soul by renouncing wealth and understood his true devotion and sadhana. On this, God decided to incarnate on earth, so that he could appear to King Nabhag and give him the understanding of the secrets of religion, yoga, and soul.
Lord Shiva appeared on earth in the form of ‘Krishnadarshan’ and came before King Nabhag. His whole appearance was extremely beautiful and luminous, and he came to the king in meditation. The color of his eyes was black, which signified uniqueness and unity.
