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thoughtful tradition of the Hindu culture.
Background
The origin of Kumbha Mela lies in the beautiful story of
the time when the gods and demons churned the ocean in
search of the nectar of immortality.
The fight between good and evil has existed from time
immemorial. According to the story, the demons were
always fighting with their brothers, the gods. However,
the gods did not want to fight; they remained peaceful
and calm. This did not deter the demons from killing them,
though. Hence, the forces of good were falling to the forces
of evil. One day, the devas went to Lord Brahma and said,
“We are losing so many of our brothers and sisters in the
never-ending war with the demons. If this continues, none
of us will be left. Please help us.” Lord Brahma told them
to go to Lord Vishnu.
and request help from the demons. So, the gods left the
abode of Lord Vishnu and successfully convinced their
demon brothers to help with the task. The churning of the
great milky ocean by the gods and the demons became a
momentous event. The rope required for churning was
offered by the snake Vasuki, and Lord Vishnu, Himself,
became a huge turtle, on whose back they could easily
churn.
So, the fantastic churning began with the hope of divine
nectar filling the minds of the gods. However, after a great
deal of effort, what emerged was not nectar, but poison!!
The gods and demons knew that in order to continue
churning, they could not simply toss the poison aside.
Someone had to drink it. So, a conflict began. Who would
drink the poison and thereby allow the historic churning
to continue? No one would agree to sacrifice himself, until
Lord Shiva came forward and said, “I will drink the poison
if it will preserve peace and enable my brothers and sisters
to attain the nectar of immortality.” The sacrifice Lord
Shiva made is an example of why He is Maha Deva and
all the other gods are simply devas: this selflessness and
dedication to the welfare of others.
Lord Vishnu listened to their story and sympathetically
responded, “If you churn the great milky ocean, you will
find a gold pot of nectar. The drinker of the nectar will be
blessed with the boon of immortality. However, you are
not strong enough to churn the ocean yourselves. You must
attain the help your brothers, the demons.” The gods were
At last, out of the murky water emerged fourteen precious
in great distress. “But, Lord Vishnu,” they said. “If the
jewels. At the end, Lord Vishnu, himself, appeared, holding
demons know that the reward of churning will be
immortality, they will take the nectar all for themselves.
the precious Kumbha in his hands.
Then we will be in even more trouble. Alternatively, if we
However, Indra – the King of the gods – knew that the
hide from them the reason, they will never agree to help
demons were planning to abscond with the treasure of
us.”
immortality. So, he immediately signaled to his son, Jayant,
who leapt forward, grabbed the pot of nectar and quickly
Lord Vishnu assuaged them and told them to simply go
ran away. The demons, however, were stronger and quicker
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