Chapter summary
प्रवाळवर्णमाहात्म्यम् Pravāḻavarṇa Māhātmyam
The Glory of Pravāḷavarṇa (The Coral-Hued Lord)
**Śrī Sadguru said:**
A great war once raged between the Devas and the Asuras. Struck by the mighty Devas, the Daityas fled, their hearts, ears, and noses split by thunderbolts and other potent weapons. In their distress, they all sought refuge with Lord Rudra, the ultimate shelter for the helpless. These Daityas, severely wounded by the thunderbolt, found themselves limbless and bound by the serpent-noose, fainting from the torment of poison. Diseased, with broken limbs, utterly powerless, and greatly distressed, they implored for a means to attain happiness and victory. (v.1-4)
Then, Maheśvara Śambhu, in his compassion, privately summoned Śukra, the preceptor of the Danujas, and spoke to him. (v.5)
**Rudra said:**
"O sage," Rudra began, "there is a renowned herb called Mṛtasañjīvanī, which revives the dead. You must quickly obtain it; it lies somewhere upon the peak of Kailāsa. There are also two other herbs, Viśalyakaraṇī, which removes arrows, and Sandhānakaraṇī, which rejoins limbs. With these, you must prepare the supreme medicine. Indeed, the Devas, sages, Siddhas, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras themselves are unaware of these herbs. O great sage, how then could mere mortals possibly know of them?" (v.6-8)
**Śrī Sadguru said:**
Having spoken thus, Lord Rudra revealed the herbs to him. Śukra, greatly pleased, prepared the supreme medicine. With it, the lord of poets [Śukra] revived all the Daityas, instantly making them free of weapons and rejoining their limbs, even those that had been severed. (v.9-10)
Witnessing this astonishing resurgence of the Daitya heroes and their formidable strength, all the Suras became deeply worried. Once again, a terrible, tumultuous, and all-destroying war erupted. Tormented by the Asuras, the Devas were forced to flee from the battlefield. (v.11-12)
With their thighs and heads shattered and split by the maces and spears of the Asuras, they sought the two divine physicians, the Aśvins, desiring to be healed once more. However, the divine physicians, unable to find such a supreme medicine themselves, sought refuge in Viṣṇu, the god Hari, who had manifested as Dhanvantari. (v.13-14)
There, at that moment, Hari appeared, holding a pot of nectar in one hand and bearing his conch and discus, while playfully grasping a leech in the other, like a physician. Casting his discus upon the ground, he created a sacred water body [Tīrtha] that destroys all diseases. Out of compassion, Hari filled that Tīrtha with nectar, declaring it to be the supreme medicine for both Devas and humans. The Lord, ever affectionate to his devotees, then showed this Tīrtha to the Aśvins. Right there, they worshipped the Lord, the very repository of compassion. (v.15-18)
Those two physicians then consecrated two separate idols: one for removing weapons and the other for rejoining limbs. With profound devotion, they worshipped the coral-hued, boon-bestowing Viṣṇu, who shone with an emerald lustre – the divine physician, the Lord of the universe. (v.19-20)
Any person on earth, afflicted and with broken limbs, upon seeing those two idols, would have all their limbs rejoined and would swiftly become free of weapons. Moreover, a person who bathes in the Cakra Tīrtha is freed from all diseases; they quickly attain health and unwavering devotion to Puruṣottama. (v.21-22)
Thus, the fourteenth chapter, named "The Glory of Pravāḷavarṇa," in the Second Part of the "Divyadeśavaibhavam" composed by Śrī Kṛṣṇapremi Mahāprabhu.
