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While on a pilgrimage Gorakshanath was passing by the River Godavari. At one place he saw a farmer having breakfast in his field. Goraksha was hungry and thirsty so he asked for some bread. He felt satisfied on having the bread and drinking some water given by the farmer. And he said to him, “I am a sage! You have given me food and water. I will grant you a wish!” The farmer’s name was Manik, he replied, “You asked for food and water from me! What can you give me? Instead ask from me if you need anything else.” Gorakshanath caught him in words and said, “Please do the following, don’t do whatever you would like to do! Just listen to this much!” Manik replied, “Okay!” Then Manik kept standing at the place he was. He kept neglecting all the thoughts that came to his mind.

In this way Goraksha gave the farmer the Diksha* of impassiveness and went to Badrikaashram. He moved the rock kept on the cave entrance where Chaurangi was kept. Gorakshanath could hear the chanting of the Mantra from inside the anthill. With the power of his Yoga he alerted Chaurangi. He was about to die but had grown hands and legs due to the power of Yoga. Goraksha with his clairvoyance revived him. Later they met Lord Shankar and he taught Chaurangi all the Vidyas. And put power into his Mantras by taking blessings from all Gods. Chaurangi was now an accomplished man! Krishnagar had now become Chauranginath! Then Goraksha said, “Now we will go to Kaundinyapur.” Both of them chanted the Prayanaastra and with the speed of air arrived near Kaundinyapur from the sky. To teach King Shashangar and Queen Bhujawati a lesson they used the Vaataastra* and kept all the servants who were in the palace and its garden, rotating and hanging in the air. When the King enquired about it they used the Vaataastra and Parvataastra* to force him capitulate.

Then Krishnagar introduced himself to his father. The King became happy. He invited Gorakshanath and Chauranginath aka Krishnagar in the city. That time Krishnagar told the King about the complot, Queen Bhujawati had planted. The King got extremely furious and abandoned the Queen from the city. Only after that Gorakshanath and Chauranginath entered Kaundinyapur. From there they both left for Kashi. Gorakshanath wanted to see if Macchindranath’s body was in the basement. But the priest wife told him the Queen’s act and touched his feet for forgiveness. Gorakshanath opened the Gorakshanath told everything to Chaurangi and said, “I am going to take Yogasamadhi* and with a micro body search for my Guru in fourteen mansions. Till then keep my body safe in this basement. Prevent it from falling into the same situation like Macchindra’s body.” Then Goraksha in his micro form went in search of his Guru. After searching in seven Heavens and seven Hades he finally reached Kailasa! There he came to know that Macchindra’s body is in custody of the Lord Shiva’s gaurds and Veerbhadra. After that he returned to Kashi in his micro form. He entered his original body and came out of his Samadhi state. He got up and told Chaurangi, “Lets go! Now we need not stay here!”Both of them went to Kailasa. They tried their best to acquire the body of Macchindranath but Veerbhadra did not pay any heed to them. Ashtabhairavar*, the demons, Goddess Chamunda and Veerbhadra battled with them.

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* Diksha - An initiation by the Guru; Vaataastra –The weapon to bring about a gale capable of lifting armies off the groun;, Parvataastra – The weapon to cause a mountain to fall on the target from the skies; Yogasamadhi – A state where the person goes into Samadhi with the help of Yoga; Ashtabhairavar – (Lord Bhairavar is the moving form of Lord Shiva) The eight Maha Bhairavar’s controlling or guarding the eight directions of this