which was used for the churning of great sheersagar (Ocean of milk) as all three worlds lost their prosperity,glory,grace and wealth due to curse of the great sage Maharishi Durvasa.
The gods and demons put Mandarachal in the sea and made Nagraj Vasuki as rope. But as there was no base under Mandarachal, it started drowning in the sea. Seeing this, Lord Vishnu assumed the form of a giant Kurma (turtle) and became the base of Mandarachal in the sea to make the churning of ocean possible. Mandarachal started moving fast on the huge back of Lord Kurma and thus the churning of the ocean came to an end.
When the gods and the demons churned the ocean together, 14 gems came out of it, which were divided in this way…
1. Halahal( poison), which was drank Lord Shiva to save the world from it.
2. Horse (uchchaishrava),which was given to Demon King Bali ( grandson of Prahlad ).
3. Airaavat( white elephant with many trunks), The Mount of Indra.
4. Kaustubh Mani ( crystal ),which was worn by Lord Shree Hari Vishnu.
5. Kamdhenu ( The divine Cow ) which was given to rishis for betterment of peoples.
6. Parijaat Tree.
7. Godess Lakshmi( godess of wealth ),Wife of Lord Vishnu.
8. Apsara( Celestial Nymph ) Rambha, who had taken place in heaven.
9. Kalpavrksh( Tree of heaven),which was given to Indra.
10. Goddess Varuni ( goddess of wine ) appeared from the ocean carrying wine.
11. Paachchajany shankh( Conch shell)
12.Chandra Dev ( Moon God ),who was later beautified on the head of Mahadev.
13. God Dhanwantri,he made Ayurveda for the welfare of the people and gave its knowledge to the sages and Vaidyas.
14. Amrita( Nectar),amrit urn was in the hands of God Dhanwantri.
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Later, Lord Vishnu took the form of Mohini and distributed the nectar among the Gods which made Indra and other gods powerful than demons. But Demon Rahuketu ( svarbhanu ) took the form of a god and drank some amrit and after knowing this that he is rahu,lord Vishnu he severed Rahu's head from his torso with his Sudarshan Chakra.
Even after that, Rahu remained alive because he drank the nectar.Rahuketu could not die but his head was separated from his body and his head came to be known as Rahu, while his body came to be known as Ketu.
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Kurma avatar of Lord Vishnu is mentioned in these Puranas:
- Vishnu Puran
- Kurma Puran
- Padam Puran
- Bhagwat Puran
|| Om Namo Narayanaya ||
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