A Snake's Marriage with a Girl

Jai Sriman Narayana Once there lived a king and a queen who had no children. The queen was very much frustrated. She prayed God to bless the couple with children. God in the form of lady appeared in front of her and said, My dear queen, you seem to be worried about something. May I know the reason? Yes, I have a problem. You can't solve my problem. You mind your business, said the queen arrogantly. Don't underestimate my powers If you tell your problem I may be able to solve it Otherwise I will go Said the lady And she was about to leave The queen thought Why don't we make a trial Wait my dear lady I will tell you my problem I have no children Now tell How can you help me in getting children Said the queen Don't worry I have a solution to your problem I will give you a rose plant. You plant it in your garden. It will give you both white and red roses. If you eat white rose, you will give birth to a male child. If you eat red one, female child will be born to you. But don't eat both, said the lady. The queen suddenly woke up and realized it was a dream. But to her surprise she found a sapling She felt God had answered her prayers in that way Feeling so excited she planted the sapling As it was said in her dreams it gave both red and white roses She was in dilemma If I eat white rose a male child will be born If I eat red one a female child will be born But I want both So, I will eat both red and white roses. Thinking so, she ate both the flowers. In spite of the warning given by the lady, she ate both. So, she delivered a huge snake. She repented for her act. The snake was left in the forest. Second time, she gave birth to a handsome boy. He grew up. The king wanted to perform marriage to his son. So he said, My dear son, you need to get married now. You go out and search for a suitable bride for yourself. So the handsome prince was riding on his horse and was passing through a jungle. He heard a loud voice. Oh, my dear brother, where are you going? He was scared to see a huge cobra there. The prince said in a shivering voice, I am going to look for my life partner. I am your elder brother. I should get married first. You go and tell our parents. Continued the snake. The prince in utter confusion rode back his horse to his palace and narrated everything to his parents. That night the same lady appeared in the dreams of the queen and said, I already warned you not to eat both the roses, but you didn't heed my words. The queen in her dreams fell on her feet and said in tears, you are my goddess, please save us from this problem. Don't worry, I have another solution. You bring the snake and perform its marriage. You will see a miracle. Believe me, said the lady and disappeared. He came forward to marry a snake. The king and the queen were worried. In their kingdom, there was a poor brahmin who had a beautiful daughter. He was looking for a bridegroom for her but he was too poor to perform her marriage. The Brahmin family was so poor that they could not have proper shelter and even clothes. The king made a declaration that he would give one fourth of his kingdom to the parents who would come forward to give their daughter to marry his elder son the cobra. On hearing this news, the Brahmin's daughter, who loved his parents more than her life, was ready to marry the snake. How could we make your life at risk for our well-being? Her parents told her several times. She went directly to the queen and expressed her willingness to marry the snake. Thus, her marriage was performed with the snake. A miracle had happened after her marriage. The snake turned to be a handsome prince. The prince said both of them were lovers in their previous birth. He was driving his car with his wife who was none other than the same girl whom he married now. He killed a snake accidentally. The soul of the snake cursed him to be a snake. That was the result of his form as a cobra. All who came to witness the snake's marriage were awestruck. How did you get relieved from its curse, my dear son? The king asked. I will tell you, my dear father, continued the prince. I requested the snake not to curse me, but it said that it had no power to take its curse back. But sympathized with me and said, You marry a girl who can risk her life for her parents' well-being. Thus, I married this girl and got this human form, said the prince looking at his wife proudly. Thus, the girl's love towards her parents changed even the form of her husband from snake to human being.