";s:4:"text";s:2685:" Vasus caught the cow and took it home. Vasus represent the elemental forces and processes of Nature and
and meditation, and thus naturally accrue powers, and if harmed or insulted, Vashista said, they would be freed from the curse once they're born excepting Prabhaasa, who would live for a long period on earth. Stories from the Puranas- 22-The curse on the Vasus Yogeshwar 7000. With the help of his seven brothers, the eight vasus purloined away Vashisht’s cow for Prabhasa’s wife. them to be born as human beings. By the time of the Mahabharata, their names were replaced by
earth (which is seen as a punishment for ascended beings!) You are the disciple of Vyâsa; therefore you are the best man to solve our doubts. However, please do not copy information from the website and then tell us that
The sage softened his curse and said the 7 who aided will have short lives on Earth and return, but the one who caught the Cow must pay for his bigger role in the crime, and must live a longer time on Earth. The Ashta Vasus are described
Great. Prabhasa initially refused to ask for anything from a Brahmin. Aha is Vayu. (This account is different from the one that makes him the wish-born son of Lord Brahma).He had his hermitage on Mt. Why did Vyâsa Deva do such a hateful act, in spite of his being a Muni? not for copying and posting on your website. O Sûta!