Goddess Kaveri
Goddess Kaveri
King kavera performed tapasya because he
wished to help people. Pleased with him, Lord Shiva appeared and blessed him
with a daughter who would fulfil his wish. He named her Kaveri and
married her to Sage Agastya. A demon, named Shoorapadma, wanted to
trouble people so he prevented rain from reaching the earth. Goddess Kaveri
prayed to the gods to help the people. One day, Sage Agastya went to a
lake for a bath. Since he could not leave Goddess Kaveri alone in the ashram, he
turned her into water and put her in his kamandala, the utensil
for carrying holy water. As he entered the lake, he left the kamandala
on the bank. Meanwhile, Lord Ganesha took the form of a crow and overturned
the kamadala. The water was released and Kaveri became a river. She
helped the suffering people by providing them with water.
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