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Tripurasur-The three Demons

the importance of action (Karmavad) and which is different from

the rituals explained in the Vedas. Lord Vishnu specifically in-

structed him to keep the language of that scripture as simple and
degenerated as possible.

Lord Vishnu then preached Arihant on the science of illusion

which stressed that the heaven or the hell does not exist any-
where else, but on this earth itself.

Lord Vishnu instructed Arihant to get Tripurasurs initiated into

with this philosophy so that the demon-brothers become irreli-

gious. Vishnu ordered Arihant to make his residence in a desert
with his disciples.

“You should propagate your philosophy when Kali Yuga arrives”

- said Lord Vishnu.

After giving his instruction lord Vishnu disappeared. Arihant

then created four illusionary entities from his bein who were sup-

posed to act as his followers. Their names were Rishi, Yati, Keerya
and Upadhyay.

Now the time had arrived to enter the forts of Tripurasurs. All

of them entered the forts and in a gradual manner started in-
creasing their influence. As a result the Tripurasurs became irre-

ligious. Not only that, their subjects too became irreligious in a

very short time.

Vedanta Sandesh When the deities saw that the Tripurasurs had become irreli-

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