Monday, 24 November 2025
Is it true that Lord Vishnu had to stay in Patala Loka and marry five women of the Asura clan?
Is it true that Lord Vishnu had to stay in Patala Loka and marry five women of the Asura clan?
This is a story from Shiva Purana. After the churning of ocean was completed, Gods defeated Asuras and made them flee. Few of them were killed by Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu chased them till Patalaloka. Beautiful Apsaras were born out of drops of nector. Lord Vishnu stayed with the Apsaras and begot few children who wrecked havoc in the world. Lord Brahma informed Shiva about this incident. Lord Shiva came in the form of a bull and killed the Asura sons of Lord Vishnu. A battle took place between Lord Vishnu and Shiva.
42. Protected by Viṣṇu, the gods gained victory. The Daityas fled and those who remained were killed by Viṣṇu and his associate gods.
43. The Daityas were deluded by the gods and Viṣṇu the great soul. Those that survived entered the nether regions.
44. The powerful Viṣṇu armed with his discus chased them even after they had gone to the ultimate end of Patala excessively frightened.
45. In the meantime Viṣṇu saw those damsels born of nectar sprays who were haughty due to their divine beauty and whose faces resembled the full moon.
46. Fascinated by the Cupid’s arrows Viṣṇu attained highest pleasure only there. He began to indulge in sexual dalliance with those women of exquisite beauty.
47. Viṣṇu begot of them sons of great exploits and valour, experts in various kinds of warfare, shaking the entire earth.
48. Those sons of Viṣṇu of great strength and valour wrought great havoc both in heaven and earth causing misery to all.
49. On seeing the great harm done to the worlds the gods and the sages approached Brahmā and informed him of this after bowing to him.[1]
Lord Vishnu realizes that the bull is none other than Shiva. The war is stopped and Lord Vishnu returns to Vaikunta leaving Sudharshana Chakra in Patalaloka. Shiva then gives him new Sudharshana Chakra.
15. O lord of the gods, O ocean of mercy, O lord Śiva, I had been deluded by your Māyā and my mind had been confused.
22. My discus is here. I shall take the discus and return to my region abiding by your order with reverence.
23. On hearing the words of Viṣṇu, lord Śiva the protector of virtue in the guise of a bull, replied to Viṣṇu again.
25. I shall give you a discus more terrible than the sun at the time of dissolution and more efficacious than the words of Śiva.
26. After saying this Śiva created another blazing discus, as lustrous as the Kala fire, for the destruction of the wicked.
27. He gave the discus, as lustruous as ten thousand fierce suns, to Viṣṇu, the great Atman, the protector of the gods and the leading sages.
28. After securing another Sudarsana discus of more brilliance, Viṣṇu the foremost of intelligent gods spoke to the gods.[2]
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Footnotes
[1] Harassment by Viṣṇu’s sons [Chapter 22]
[2] The bull incarnation of Śiva (Vṛṣabha) [Chapter 23]
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