Naraka Chaturdashi
Naraka Chaturdashi
Author : VARSHA N RAO
Naraka was the son of Varaha and Bhoomi . Naraka had a boon from lord Vishnu that he will be stronger and live longer. It was already decided that Naraka would be killed by Lord Vishnu in his avatar.
He met Kamashya and proposed to marry her ,but Kamashya asked him to build stairs from the foot of the hill to the top before the rooster croaked .He started to build the stairs while looking at his progress, Kamakshya made the rooster croak .Naraka was disheartned and angry .He attacked Heaven and Earth ,deafeated lord Indra .He captured sixteen thousand princesses from defeated kingdoms . After some years, lord Vishnu in his avatar which was Krishna they started battling which lasted for a long time .After a long battle lord Vishnu who was in Krishna avatar used his Sudarshana Chakra and beheaded him ,Satyabhama made his wish come true that people will be celebrating his death .This signifies the triumph of good over evil.
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