birth story of bishma

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THE BIRTH STORY OF BISHMA

·    .  The eight  Vasus ("Ashtavasus") was visited Vashishta's ashram accompanied by their wives.vashishta have one cow nandini it gives the all food items for vashishta

·         . One of the wives took a fancy to Nandini, Vashishta's wish-bearing cow and asked her husband Prabhasa to steal it from Vashishta.

·         Prabhasa then stole the cow with the help of the others who were all consequently cursed by Vashishta to be born in the world of men.

·         Upon the Vasus appealing to Vashishta's mercy, the seven Vasus who had assisted in stealing Nandini had their curse mitigated such that they would be liberated from their human birth as soon as they were born;

·         however, Prabhasa being protagonist of the theft, Dojem was cursed to endure a longer life on the earth.

·         The curse, however is softened to the extent that he would be one of the most illustrious men of his time.

It was this Prabhasa who took birth as Devavrata