Vyomasura,Maya danava, Indra prastha and other interesting things

[Paramananda das]

PAMHO

AGTSP


21. Vyomasura (the demon in the sky) - associating with thieves and other rascals, and with people who put themselves forward as avataras,and pseudo devotees.

This is mentioned by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Caitanya siksamrta ,of course the killing of Vyomasura happened in Krsnas lila even the cave is there in Kamyavan,( I keep one stone from there in my bead bag, praying to not associate with such persons or to become a pseudo devotee,( but to one day become like Krsnas sakhas following Their lotus foot steps ).


http://vrindavana.dasya.com/index.php/Vyomasura_gupha

when I went to Kamyavana recently I showed some devotees the many pastimes Krsna performs there including this place

from the 37 chapter of Krsna book:
"Later that morning Krsna went to play with His cowherd boy friends on the top of the Govardhana Hill. They were imitating the play of thieves and police. Some of the boys became police constables, and some became thieves, and some took the role of lambs. While they were thus enjoying their childhood pastimes, a demon known by the name of Vyomasura, "the demon who flies in the sky," appeared on the scene. He was the son of another great demon named Maya. These demons can perform wonderful magic. Vyomasura took the part of a cowherd boy playing as thief and stole many boys who were playing the parts of lambs. One after another he took away almost all the boys and put them in the caves of the mountain and sealed the mouths of the caves with stones. Krsna could understand the trick the demon was playing; therefore He caught hold of him exactly as a lion catches hold of a lamb. The demon tried to expand himself like a hill to escape arrest, but Krsna did not allow him to get out of His clutches. He was immediately thrown on the ground with great force and killed, just as an animal is killed in the slaughterhouse. After killing the Vyoma demon, Lord Krsna released all His friends from the caves of the mountain. He was then praised by His friends and by the demigods for these wonderful acts. He again returned to Vrndavana with His cows and friends. "

Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the Thirty-seventh Chapter of Krsna, "Killing the Kesi Demon and Vyomasura.

I read this pastime carefully, when Srila Prabhupada mentions Govardhana hill, I went to Srimad Bhagavatam 10 Canto and there is no mention of Govardhana in the text to 37 chapter, it says:ekadā te paśūn pālāś'
cārayanto 'dri-sānuṣu
cakrur nilāyana-krīḍāś
cora-pālāpadeśataḥ
SYNONYMS

One day the cowherd boys, while grazing their animals on the mountain slopes, played the game of stealing and hiding, acting out the roles of rival thieves and herders.

hahaha it seems that Vyomasura added some spice to the lila by stealing the Sakhas and hiding them in caves so Krsna would have to" find" his dear friends ,"everyone" is looking for Krishna but he is looking for His friends being hidden in caves in Kamyavana by Vyoamasura.

SB 10.37.26: One day the cowherd boys, while grazing their animals on the mountain slopes, played the game of stealing and hiding, acting out the roles of rival thieves and herders.

SB 10.37.27: In that game, O King, some acted as thieves, others as shepherds and others as sheep. They played their game happily, without fear of danger.

SB 10.37.28: A powerful magician named Vyoma, son of the demon Maya, then appeared on the scene in the guise of a cowherd boy. Pretending to join the game as a thief, he proceeded to steal most of the cowherd boys who were acting as sheep.

SB 10.37.29: Gradually the great demon abducted more and more of the cowherd boys and cast them into a mountain cave, which he sealed shut with a boulder. Finally only four or five boys acting as sheep remained in the game.

SB 10.37.30: Lord Kṛṣṇa, who shelters all saintly devotees, understood perfectly well what Vyomāsura was doing. Just as a lion grabs a wolf, Kṛṣṇa forcefully seized the demon as he was taking away more cowherd boys.

SB 10.37.31: The demon changed into his original form, as big and powerful as a great mountain. But try as he might to free himself, he could not do so, having lost his strength from being held in the Lord's tight grip.

SB 10.37.32: Lord Acyuta clutched Vyomāsura between His arms and threw him to the ground. Then, while the demigods in heaven looked on, Kṛṣṇa killed him in the same way that one kills a sacrificial animal.

SB 10.37.33: Kṛṣṇa then smashed the boulder blocking the cave's entrance and led the trapped cowherd boys to safety. Thereafter, as the demigods and cowherd boys sang His glories, He returned to His cowherd village, Gokula

Vyomasura was the son of the demon Maya, this must be Maya Danava that was also saved by Arjuna and later build Indraprastha see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indraprastha

you can enlarge the picture there, there is an interesting picture about Indraprastha from Mahabharat

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/38/Indraprasta.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.or
g/wikipedia/en/3/38/Indraprasta.jpg enlarge it more and you can read the text from Mahabharat Adi parva chapter 209 about Indraprastha

It was located upon the banks of the river Yamuna and close to the modern national capital of India, Delhi

here is some very interesting things about Maya Danava :http://ancientindians.net/maya/

he also build Tripura in Treta yuga that was later destroyed by Lord Siva he was the father (or foster father of Mandodari the wife of Ravana) I wonder if Maya Danava also build Sri Lanka during Ravanas time or the palace of Ravana ?

according to this Surya Siddhanta was first spoke by Surya to Maya Danava, if this is the same Surya Siddhanta that later was commented on by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada would be interesting to know.It seems that is so.

http://www.wilbourhall.org/pdfs/suryaEnglish.pdf

according to one source
:'"The city of Lankapuri in Sri Lanka was built by Maya, an architect and king of the Danavas. However, Uttarakanda of Ramayana says that Lankapuri was built by Viswakarma."

So it must definitely have been build by Visvakarma

Many of these things are of course mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam, but many of the details here are extra and very interesting
your humble servant
Paramananda das
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