60 Year Old Sterile Woman Begets Children
There lived one Shounak Gotri, Apastamb Brahmin
named Somanath. His wife Ganga was a devoted wife, pious by nature. She was 60
years old, but she had no issue. She used to come to Shri Guru and bow to him
devotedly every day.
Shri Guru being pleased, one day asked her, `Why are
you worshipping me daily? What do you desire? God will fulfill your desire.
She said, `Gurudev, a woman's life is futile without
an issue. Without a son the home is like a forest. Issueless persons go to
hell. Please give me a boon so that I will have a son at least in next life.'
Shri Guru smiled and said, `Service to the Ashwattha
will not be futile. There is an Ashwattha tree at the Bhima Amarja sangam. I am
present there after the bath in the river. Therefore worship the Ashwattha
devotedly. The greatness of Ashwattha is narrated in the Puranas. Brahmadev is
at its root, Vishnu is in its middle portion and the Rudra is on its top and
the Agni (fire god) lies in the interior of this tree.
In the months of Ashadha, Poush or Chaitra, when
Guru and Shukra are not set, when the moon is favorable on an auspicious day,
observe fast and start worshipping the Ashwattha. Do not touch the tree on
Sunday, Sankranti and in the evening. The floor at the root should be smeared
by cow dung and have Rangoli designs. Worship the Ashwattha thinking it as a
Trimurti, with 16 upchars, then saying Purushsukta and observing `moun' take
rounds of the tree. Two lakhs rounds destroy even the sin of Brahmahatya. The
Ashwattha gives four purusharthas. He also fulfills the desire of a son.
Recitation of Mrityunjaya sitting at the Ashwattha
on Saturday avoids accidental death and gives long life. One gets credit of
feeding several Brahmins, if one Brahmin is fed under this tree. If one
Ashwattha tree is grown, 42 generations are liberated; but if one Ashwattha is
cut, it is a great sin performed. Home performed under the tree gives credit of
a great sacrifice. Do Homa of one tenth of the number of rounds and feed
Brahmins and give golden Ashwattha in charity.
She started worshipping Ashwattha as advised by Shri
Guru. On the third day, she had a dream. A Brahmin told her to go to Shri Guru
at Ganagapur, have seven rounds of Shri Guru and take the prasad that is given
to her and that her desire will be fulfilled. She awoke. On the fourth day she
went to Shri Guru and had 7 rounds. Shri Guru gave her 2 fruits and said, `Eat
these fruits. Your desire will be fulfilled.'
She then completed her vrata of the worship of
Ashwattha. During meals she ate the fruits given by Shri Guru. In the evening
she started menses. On the fourth day after bath she went to Shri Guru and
bowed to him. She had sex act on he fifth day. She became pregnant, In the
seventh month she was given `Oti' and she gave `vayan' to married women.
`Seemant' was performed in the 8th month. After 9 months she begot a daughter.
After 10 days she came to Shri Guru with the baby.
Shri Guru smiled and blessed her baby and said, `You will have one more son,
what do you prefer? A well-behaved son of 30 years of age or a fool having 100
years' life?'
The woman said, `I would like to have a well-behaved
son, who should have 5 sons.' Shri Guru blessed her, as she desired. Later on
she had a son who became learned and won fame. He had 5 sons in course of time.
The daughter's husband performed sacrifices and was well-known as `Dixit.'
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