Story of Grihapati

Dear friends

 This story is about GRIHAPATHI told in Siva purana edited for briefness. GRIHAPATHI is another incarnation of Lord Siva.

 Sincerely

Gopala Krishnan 16-4-2011

 Reposted on 20-1-2020

 1. VISHWANAR RECEIVES BOON FROM SHIVA

 Once upon a time, there was a Brahmin by name Vishwanar who was a great devotee of lord Shiva. Shuchismati was his devout   wife. Being pleased by her devotion, Vishwanar desired  to reward his wife.

 Shuchismati expressed her desire of having a son just like lord Shiva. On that account  Vishwanar went to Kashi to please Lord Shiva by his penance to get a child like Lord Siva as desired by his wife. He worshipped Vishveshwar linga there  with supreme devotion. 

Lord Shiva became very pleased by his devotion and appeared before Vishwanar from the Shivalinga. When Vishwanar expressed his desire, lord Shiva agreed to take birth as his Son. Vishwanar came back to his house happily. 

2. SHIVA'S INCARNATION AS GRIHAPATI 

In due course of time, Shuchismati became pregnant and gave birth to a beautiful child. The whole family celebrated the birth of the child. The naming ceremony of that child was attended by all the deities and sages including lord Shiva and Parvati.

 2a BRAHMA NAME THE CHILD 

Lord Brahma named the child as Grihapati. When Grihapati attained the age of five, his sacred thread ceremony was performed. Within a year he became proficient in all the Vedas and other sacred texts. 

2B NARADA INFORM BAD PLANETARY COMBINATION FOR THE CHILD 

When Grihapati attained the age of nine, Narada came and informed Vishwanar that demise of Grihapati was imminent because of the evil effects of the planetary combinations. Vishwanar and Shuchismati were saddened and started crying.

 Grihapati then consoled his parents and proceeded towards Kashi to do penance so that the 'death' could be conquered.

 3. GRIHAPATI'S PENANCE

 Grihapati commenced his penance at Kashi. The deity Indra arrived there and requested him to demand anything he wished but Grihapati refused him.

 Indra became furious and tried to attack him with his weapon-Vajra. Grihapati was very terrified.

 

4. LORD SIVA BLESS GRIHAPATHI

 Right then Lord Shiva appeared and Indra had to retreat from the scene. Lord Shiva blessed Grihapati by saying - "What to say about this lightning - Vajra, even Kaalvajra would not be able to kill you."

 Grihapati became very pleased. The Shivalinga which he worshipped, later on became famous as 'Agnishwar linga. Lord Shiva made Grihapati the lord of all the directions.

 5. MY NOTES

 The above legend about Grihapathi indicate by prayers the ill effects to occur  due to  planetary positions  can be removed by good karma. The same  is  told in Astrology as karmic theory.

 I am R. Gopala Krishnan,now  76 , retired Asst General manager Kerala Telecom Trivandrum now in Chennai. I am a Keralite iyer.