984. He gave Indra his fierce elephant Airavata, the nectar from the milky ocean, and rulership over the heavens. To us too, He gave Himself. He is our Lord, our Father, and even the gods bow at His feet. It was His will that sent Ganga flowing from Mount Mandara, splitting into a thousand streams. Now, He resides at Badarikāśramam, on the banks of that sacred Ganga.
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