33 - Uprooted
Summary
TLDRIn this episode of 'Stories from India,' host Narad Monei narrates a unique take on the 'Sleeping Beauty' tale with a twist. The story revolves around the demigod of wealth, Kuar, and his sons, Null and Manig, who are cursed to become Argent trees for a hundred years to learn life's lessons. The curse is lifted by the mischievous Krishna, who unknowingly uproots the trees while playing. The episode also touches on the role of Manus in Hindu mythology and hints at the next story featuring a wind-riding sibling of Varun.
Takeaways
- ποΈ The podcast 'Stories from India' explores myths, legends, and folk tales from India, hosted by Narad Mone, a character with eternal life and omniscience.
- π The episode discusses an Indian mythology version of Sleeping Beauty, involving not a princess but two brothers, and a role occupied by seven individuals.
- π‘οΈ The story references previous episodes, including 'Unicorn Fish' and characters like Krishna, but provides summaries for those who haven't listened to them.
- π° The brothers, sons of the god of wealth, Kuvera, lived a life of extreme luxury, akin to having unlimited credit cards.
- π The brothers crash a party near Shiva's home, leading to divine intervention by Narad Mone, who curses them for their disruptive behavior.
- π³ As a punishment, the brothers are transformed into Argent trees, or 'Arjun' trees in Hindi, to observe and learn life lessons for a hundred years.
- π The transformation is tied to a future event involving Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu, who will free them after a hundred years.
- πΆ The story fast forwards to Krishna's childhood, where he is known for his mischievous acts, particularly involving butter.
- π Krishna's mother discovers the universe within him when she tries to catch him eating butter, indicating his divine nature.
- π The brothers' transformation into trees and subsequent release by Krishna symbolizes a cycle of learning and redemption.
- π The podcast concludes with a teaser for the next episode, featuring a character related to Varun, the god of wind, who rides a gazelle.
Q & A
What is the podcast 'Stories from India' about?
-The podcast 'Stories from India' is about discussing myths, legends, and folk tales from India, hosted by a character named Narad Moneir who is a mythological figure with the gift of eternal life and knowledge of the past, present, and future.
What is the role of Narad Moneir in the podcast?
-Narad Moneir is the host of the podcast and a traveling musician and storyteller who also has the ability to narrate stories from Indian mythology with his unique perspective as a mythological character.
What is the connection between this podcast episode and the story of Sleeping Beauty?
-The podcast episode draws a parallel to the story of Sleeping Beauty by involving a curse and a 100-year period of transformation, but instead of a princess, it features two brothers who are cursed to become trees.
Who are Nalak, Kuir, and Manig, and what is their significance in the episode?
-Nalak, Kuir, and Manig are the sons of Kuar, the demigod of wealth. They lead a pampered life and are the central figures in the episode who get cursed and transformed into trees as a lesson for their mischievous behavior.
What is the significance of the Arjun trees in the story?
-The Arjun trees, or Terminalia Arjuna, are significant as they are the form into which the brothers Nalak, Kuir, and Manig are cursed to become. They are positioned next to the house where baby Krishna will live, allowing them to observe and learn from the world around them.
How does Krishna play a role in releasing Nalak, Kuir, and Manig from their curse?
-Krishna, as a toddler, unknowingly releases Nalak, Kuir, and Manig from their curse by pulling a grindstone between the Arjun trees, which they had been transformed into, thus uprooting them and ending their 100-year observation period.
What is the moral lesson that Nalak, Kuir, and Manig learn from their transformation into trees?
-The moral lesson they learn is the importance of maturity and responsible behavior. After being released from their curse, they decide to live a more moderate life, avoiding excessive partying and considering helping their father with his work.
What is the role of the character Manu in Indian mythology?
-In Indian mythology, Manu is a recurring role that has been occupied by seven individuals so far. Each Manu is responsible for rescuing human civilization after a cataclysmic destruction of the world, with the help of Vishnu, the preserver.
How does the story of Nalak, Kuir, and Manig relate to the concept of cycles in Indian mythology?
-The story relates to the concept of cycles in Indian mythology as it involves a 100-year curse, which is a small part of the larger cycle of world destruction and rebirth. The story illustrates the idea of learning and transformation within these cycles.
What are the references to other episodes made in this podcast episode?
-The podcast episode makes references to episode 11, 'The Boy Who Lived', and episode 14, 'Nurse Ratchet and Umbrella Mountain', which provide additional context or related stories from Indian mythology.
What is the source of the music used in the podcast?
-The music used in the podcast comes from Purple Planet, an online music platform that offers royalty-free music tracks.
Outlines
π΅ Introduction to Stories from India Podcast π΅
The script opens with a lively introduction to the 'Stories from India' podcast, hosted by Narad MoneI, a mythological character with eternal life and omniscience. As a traveling musician and storyteller, Narad sets the stage for the week's tale, which intriguingly involves him in the Indian mythology's version of Sleeping Beauty. This version, however, lacks a princess and a dragon, and instead features seven individuals who have played a particular role. The story also connects to previous episodes, with Narad promising a summary for newcomers. The narrative introduces the demigod of wealth, Kuvera, and his sons, Nalakuber and Manigri, who live a life of extreme luxury, only to be interrupted by an invitation to a party at Shiva's home, setting off a chain of events.
π¨ Divine Intervention at a Heavenly Party π¨
In this paragraph, the story unfolds at a party near Shiva's home, where Nalakuber and Manigri, the sons of the god of wealth, crash the event, causing a disturbance. Despite the guests' annoyance, they are resigned to the brothers' antics due to past experiences. The situation escalates to a point where divine intervention is required, and Narad MoneI steps in to address their behavior. He curses the brothers to become Argent trees for a hundred years, a punishment intended to teach them maturity and respect for others' hospitality. The curse is set to be lifted by Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu, who will free them after they have learned their lesson.
π³ The Transformation and Krishna's Childhood π³
This section of the script fast forwards a hundred years to recount the tale of Krishna's childhood, who, as a mischievous toddler, is caught eating butter by his mother, Yashoda. Krishna's denial and the subsequent dialogue with Yashoda lead to a moment of revelation for her, as she glimpses the universe within Krishna's mouth. As a punishment, Krishna is bound to a large grindstone, but he manages to uproot two Argent trees, which were cursed brothers, Nalakuber and Manigri. This act of uprooting releases them from their curse, and they emerge with newfound wisdom, resolving to change their ways.
π The Cycle of Destruction and Manu's Role π
The final paragraph delves into the concept of the world's destruction and rebirth in Indian mythology, where the Earth is destroyed and recreated seven times. Each cycle involves a figure named Manu, who, along with seven sages, is instrumental in the preservation of human civilization. The script mentions the role of Vishnu as the preserver and the significant gap between each cycle, suggesting a cyclical view of time and existence. The episode concludes with a teaser for the next story, featuring a character related to the wind god and a listener's request for the tale of Vikram and Betal.
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Keywords
π‘Narad Muni
π‘Indian Mythology
π‘Sleeping Beauty
π‘Kuvera
π‘Gate Crashers
π‘Argent Trees
π‘Krishna
π‘Manu
π‘Curse
π‘Podcast
π‘Purple Planet
Highlights
Introduction to the podcast 'Stories from India' with host Narad Moneim, a mythological character with eternal life and knowledge of past, present, and future.
The story of the Indian mythology version of Sleeping Beauty involving not a princess but two brothers and a unique curse.
The role of the demigod of wealth, Kuvera, and his sons Nalakuvera and Manigriva, who lead a life of extreme luxury.
The humorous depiction of the brothers' lifestyle, comparing it to Harry Potter's cousin Dudley and the Sleeping Beauty.
The brothers' gate-crashing antics at a party near Shiva's home and the subsequent divine intervention by Narad.
Narad's curse turning the brothers into Argent trees to learn life lessons, a creative twist on the traditional Sleeping Beauty story.
The connection between the curse and Krishna, the preserver, who would release the brothers after 100 years.
A quick recap of episode 11, 'The Boy Who Lived,' providing context for Krishna's character and his mischievous nature.
The tale of Krishna's butter-stealing prank and the surprising revelation seen by his mother, Yashoda.
Krishna's punishment and his clever escape by uprooting the Argent trees, releasing the cursed brothers.
The transformation of the brothers after their release, showing their newfound maturity and change in behavior.
The mention of the Arjun tree's significance in Hindu mythology and its connection to the story.
An explanation of the role of Manu in Indian mythology and the cyclical nature of the world's destruction and rebirth.
The podcast's closing notes, including acknowledgment of listener feedback and a preview of the next episode's character.
A sneak peek into the next episode featuring a sibling of Varun, the god of wind, who rides a gazelle.
Transcripts
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hello and welcome to stories from India
a podcast where we talk about myths
Legends and folk tales from
India I am your host narad monei and I'm
a mythological character myself
I have the gift of eternal life and
knowledge of the past the present and
the
future by profession I'm a traveling
musician and a
Storyteller so the way I'm doing my job
is by
podcast this week we'll see how I was
involved in the Indian mythology version
of Sleeping
Beauty there's no princess in this one
in instead there are a couple of
brothers and there's no evil fire
breathing dragon
either the character this week is not
one single person instead it's a
role there are seven people who have
occupied this role so
far one of whom we encountered in our
very first episode Unicorn
fish this episode makes references to
some events from an earlier episode
episode 11 the boy who lived and episode
14 nurse ratchet and umbrella
Mountain but you need not have heard
either of those I'll give you a summary
when we get to that
part kuar was the demigod of
wealth we've briefly met him before in
episode 25 5 up up and away as one of
the Gods who gifted Hanuman
something just to prevent total world
destruction nalak kuir and manig G whom
I'm going to called null and money were
ku's
Sons they led a very pampered
life now there are different levels of
pampering there's the kind of pampering
that for example Harry Potter's cousin
Dudley
had there's the Sleeping Beauty kind of
limited pampering where her parents the
Grand Palace dwelling king and queen
completely delegated the task to three
fairies by sending her to live with them
in a tiny
Cottage at least that's how it happened
in the Disney
Universe there's another kind of
pampering
that has to do with a brand of baby
diapers but we'll leave that one
out kuar Sons were definitely on the
dudly side of the
spectrum they had everything they could
have wished
for not surprising considering their
father was the god of
wealth it was like having credit cards
with no Max
limit one day the brother others were
sipping wine and lounging by the custom
lazy river in their mansion scrolling
through their Instagram
feed money saw something that made him
sit up and take
notice hey bro there's a big party
happening and we aren't at
it he had null's attention at the word
party turns out this one was in in a
garden near shiv's Home in
Kash shiv the Destroyer is one of the
Holy Trinity in Indian
mythology the others being Vishnu the
preserver and Brahma the
Creator who also happens to be my
dad no one's invited us there said null
seriously they both stared at each other
and then burst out
laughing they were habitual gate
Crashers they had never needed an invite
and they wouldn't need one
now race you to
kyash null said and jumped off his
floaty It Was a Race but they both got
there about the same
time they had to they each had taken a
Top ofthe Line Chariot service
kind of like the ancient Indian version
of a luxury
Uber they jumped into the river and
generally made a nuisance of
themselves the other party goers were
quite upset by
this but not upset enough to do anything
about
it this was the hundredth time this had
happened to
them they were going to just grin and be
it this called for some divine
intervention and that's where I come
in I had to put a stop to all
this I think I arrived just in the nick
of
time I saw null first wearing the
guacamole Bowl on his head like a
crown with the guacamole still inside
it money ambled in wearing his swim
trunks a wizard hat and a very silly
smile on his face he was clearly
drunk walmort he screamed when he saw me
expell armis he shouted waving his
bottle as if it was a
wand this was the
limit I'd had it with this pair of
troublemakers it's not like they hadn't
had plenty of warnings before
I dragged the boys away from the scene
even as money kept wondering why my Vena
didn't fly out of my
hands a few hours later when the boys
were quite sober I put it to them quite
plainly they were old enough to be
mature and yet they were acting in the
worst possible
way I was going to have to curse them
and no they could not talk themselves
out of this
one and so I cursed
them they would be changed into a pair
of Argent
trees they could observe people all
around them and learn a few life
lessons because they were quite
literally rooted to the spot they just
couldn't stop
observing whether they chose to learn
from this that was up to
them and they would be free in say a 100
years yeah a nice round
number Krishna and Avatar of Vishnu the
preserver would free
them but I did one thing to make that
easier I left the pair of arjent trees
exactly next to the house that baby
Krishna would be in a 100 years from
now and with that I left the
scene now let's fast forward a 100
years if you haven't heard episode 11
the boy who lived here's a quick
recap C was an evil Tyrant King he
imprisoned his sister and her husband
when it was predicted that a child of
the couple would kill
him before he could kill their baby
however the father pulled a
Switcheroo with some divine
intervention and so it came to be that
the newborn baby Krishna lived in the
home of Yoda the milkmaid and nandaba
the cow herd who both thought he was
their own
child even as a toddler Krishna had
quite a reputation for being
mischievous most of his pranks were
driven by his love for
butter one day just as he was helping
himself to a big Fistful of butter
directly from the pot just as his mother
had wanted him not
to she walked
in he was caught
red-handed I mean technically
white-handed
given all the butter but you get the
point to Yoda's surprise Krishna denied
that he had been eating
butter this was followed by exactly the
dialogue from a popular children's
rhyme Krishna Krishna yes
mommy eating
butter no mommy telling
lies no Mommy
open your
mouth and at this point yeshoda was
going to laugh at the obvious signs of
butter inside the boy's mouth but she
stopped what she saw inside her
son shook her to the
core she saw the
universe yes galaxies Stars even the
Hubble Deep Field
either my child has swalled a
planetarium or I'm hallucinating she
thought it had to be the
latter she had probably just been
working too long in the
sun well she was krishna's mother she
knew he had been eating butter even if
she couldn't prove
it the boy had to be taught a lesson
she told Krishna to go stand in a
corner yep she said right there next to
that big grindstone that's about twice
your size and 100 times your
weight but Krishna wouldn't stay in one
place so Yoda ultimately bound him to
it before you get worried he wasn't
bound
uncomfortably it's just that his
movement was
restricted he couldn't move too far away
from the
grindstone Yoda then went off on an
errand Krishna the toddler didn't want
to spend his whole day stuck in the
corner so he
didn't he wandered off easily pulling
the grind Stone behind him as if it was
made of
plastic he had an idea of how to get rid
of the
grindstone he could just wander in
between those two trees in the
yard yep those two arjent trees that
were growing so close together like they
were brothers or
something he had seen snakes crawling in
between narrow passages to shed their
old
skin this was going to work for him
too as he passed between the
trees he kept gradually uprooted them
and that released null and money
instantly they had beards now and the
guacamole on null's head had dried
up but they didn't
mind they had learned their
lesson no more partying hard for
them yes they would partake in the
occasional social event or two but only
when invited to
it and they would drink to
moderation and maybe they'd even start
helping their dad out with some work
here and
there he had been mentioning just the
other day oh 100 years ago how he could
use a hand in the
treasury that's all for now some notes
on the
show the core of the story might remind
you of Sleeping
Beauty there's a theme of someone
offending someone else 100e spell and
then
release in the fairy tale Maleficent
cursed the baby princess because her
parents didn't invite her to a
party the curse was that the princess
would
die but the good fairy changed that to a
100 years
sleep yeah there's a 100-year spell in
both cases but while Princess Aurora's
is real sleep null and money are
actually awake and conscious as trees
observing everything around
them the trees that the brothers are
transformed into are called Arjun trees
or Arjun capade in Hindi their
scientific name is terminalia
Arjuna I've link pictures on the site
sfip podcast.com check them
out the character this week is not a
single person instead it's a
role the role is that of Manu the very
first Manu was
swua and the most recent one was
vasata there are seven more to come in
the future
we have so many Manus because in Indian
mythology the world was destroyed not
once not twice but seven
times every destruction and rescue is
part of a rinse and repeat
cycle the Earth gets destroyed in some
sort of
cataclysm Vishnu is appropriate in his
role as
preserver he helps Manu each time as
Manu rescues seven other sages and all
kinds of books to continue the human
civilization the gap between each cycle
is roughly 4 and2 billion
years you may be tempted to point out
that the Universe isn't old enough to
have been around for 7times 4 and A2
billion
years but then who's to say the Big Bang
itself isn't just one of the those
cycles of
Destruction that's all for this week if
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next week we are actually back to Vikram
and
Bethal now I usually like to spread out
my stories but I've had a listener
request for this one
specifically so I'll break with
tradition
here the character next week is a
sibling of waron who was a recent
character of the
week this one rides a
gazelle not surprising then that he's as
fast as the
wind another reason for that is that he
is the
wind I'll see you next
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