“Amma, why are they burning her?? Is she an Angel? Or a Demon? ”
“Krishna, sit. Let me tell you about her. She’s Holika, the cruel Hiranyakasipa’s sister.”
“Amma, who were they??”
Hiranyakasipa was a demon king, who was very cruel and wicked. He never liked Lord Vishnu, But was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. He had a son, Prahlad. Prahlad was a devotee of Lord Vishnu, So Hiranyakasipa wanted to kill him.
“Ah! So bad of him Amma. Then what happened??”
He tried hard to kill his son, But failed miserably. Then he called his sister Holika. She had a blessing that no fire would ever burn her. So, Hiranyakasipa asked her to take Prahlad in her lap and enter the fire.
“Then, What had happened Amma? Did Prahlad die??
“No krishna! Evil will never win dear. It was Prahlad, who was untouched by fire. Holika got burnt to death. Later, Lord Vishnu also punished Hiranyakasipa by taking Narasimha avatar.” It is Holika’s death, We celebrate as Holi.
“Oh Amma, thank you for letting me know the story. HAPPY HOLI Amma!!”
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* “Amma” means mother in Telugu. We call mother as “Amma” .
– This is a story from Hindu Mythology and its relation with the festival Holi.
– Hiranyakasipa and Lord Narasimha can be read HERE
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Nice story telling Sri. One word I’d change is ‘rude’. It doesn’t sound like grounds for killing someone. Maybe ‘cruel’ or ‘wicked’ would be better? ‘taking Narasimha avatar’ needs some explanation too for those (like me) who don’t know the myth.
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Thanks Jane. I shall attach wiki link of narasimha avatar…thanks for the suggestion…
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Wonderful story-telling, and the addition of an explanation link is helpful for someone such as myself with limited knowledge of your culture and spirituality.
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Thanks to Jane too. It was her suggestion to guide the missing link. Thanks for appreciating my work.
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