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Mrityulok (The Earth):-
It
was hard to go on earth in her original form. So she had to find
some other alternative. Hence Mataji took the form of child and sat
under a tree without making any sort of noise like a dumb. That was
the time of famine in Gujarat and Saurashtra. So the shepherds of
Maldhari (a tribe) were roaming here and there for fodder
to serve there cattle. One of the shepherds saw that child
under the tree. He went to that child and asked her who was she? And
why she was alone in jungle? Who kept her there? Mataji didn’t
spoke anything but answered by making expressions that she was dumb
and alone. Maldhari felt pity on her and took her with them. They
named her ‘Randal’ as she was found in desert.
The
wife of Maldhari took care of her as her own daughter. As Mataji was
with Maldhari, famine was over and rain was in plenty. Many people
in the family of Maldhari were lame, blind, and leprous. Mataji
cured them and made them healthy. Maldhari people were not able to
identify her.
Once
Maldhari made camp near Vasavadi river. At the bank of this river
there was a city named Dhutarpur was situated (which later was
renamed as Vasavad.). Servants of King were taking Milk, curd etc
from Maldharis. Randal Mataji showed herself as teenager girl of 16
years to them. Her beauty amazed the servants so they praised the
beauty of Randal Mataji in front of king. On hearing this king got
crazy about her. King went to the camp and asked for the beautiful
girl of 16 years in the group. But Maldharis were surprised to hear
this since Randal Mataji was in the form of child with them. King
thought that Maldharis didn’t want to give the girl and hence he
ordered his soldiers to kill everyone in the group. The soldiers
started killing the people very cruelly. At that time Randal Mataji
couldn’t control herself. She Became angry. So she put her hand on
a cow and converted to a lion. She sat on the back of lion started
killing the soldiers.
King
and other people realized there mistake and got that she is none
other than goddess Jagdamba! They bowed down before her and
requested that they did not know the real truth and begged to
forgive them. Mataji calmed down and gave life to dead soldiers.
Because of this fight the place got the name ‘Dadva’.
Randal
Mataji blessed Maldharis and warned and took promise from king
that he will not repeat the mistake in future. Randal Mataji
gave place in heaven to Maldhari and disappeared. The People started
praying Randal Mataji from them. |