Usha and Aniruddha's love story was epic
as it involved the famous but catastrophic Hari-Hara war.Banasura was a
powerful demon king who ruled the current center of Asaam with its capital Tezpur
(then called Sonitpur). He was the great-grandson of the fervent devotee of
Vishnu, Prahlada, and the son of the legendary asura Mahabali, who was
surprised by the Vamana incarnation of Lord Vishnu.Banasura had a beautiful
daughter named Usha. Concerned about her charming appearance, he kept his
daughter in a fortress in Agnigarh that was surrounded by fire at all times so
that no one could enter or leave the perimeter without permission.
She fell in love with
Aniruddha in her dreams, not knowing who he really was. His companion
Chitralekha, who was an excellent painter, identified him by painting his
portrait from Usha's description.
Chitralekha was not only
an artist, but possessed mystical powers. Anirudddha was the grandson of Lord
Krishna, who was believed to be Lord Vishnu (enemy of the asuras) and Usha was
the daughter of a king Asura, therefore there was no way that either side (?)
Would accept his love. . As such, Chitralekha at the will of her friend Usha
flew one night and brought Aniruddha to Usha's place while she was still
sleeping, using her powers.
When Aniruddha opened
her eyes and saw Usha, she fell in love with her immediately. However, Banasura
was furious to discover Aniruddha in the fort. He tied him up with snakes and
imprisoned him. Lord Krishna agreed to their marriage and wanted Banasura
to accept the same. But Banasura furiously denied the proposal. Banasura was a
great devotee of Lord Shiva, and as a blessing he had asked him to help him
when he needed it. Lord Shiva granted it. He, therefore, was not afraid of
anyone.
Lord Krishna along with
other Yadavas came for the rescue of Aniruddha. A war broke out between the
Asuras and the Yadavas. Banasura's army was unable to resist the Yadavas' war
and power tactics and eventually had to take refuge under Lord Shiva. Then a
war ensued between the Haris (Lord Krishna and his followers) and the Haras
(Lord Shiva and his followers) due to the blessing. Rivers of blood flowed and
the city was named Tezpur (City of Blood in Assamese). Both sides were almost
annihilated, except for the key warriors of both sides like Lord Krishna, Sri
Balrama, Pradyumna (father of Aniruddha), Kritvarma, etc., among the Haris /
Yadavas and Lord Shiva, Nandi, Lord Kartikeya, etc. ., among the Haras.
Finally, there was a
final battle between Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva, where Lord Krishna invoked
his Sudarsana Chakra and Lord Shiva invoked his Trishula. To avoid the
collision of the two destructive weapons, Lord Brahma appeared and intervened,
asking them to stop the war.
A discussion ensued in
which the two Lords made Banasura realize his wrong act that he could not
recognize before the war due to his arrogance.Finally, Usha and
Aniruddha were united. And justice was established.
Thank u so much 😊
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