Is Indra a womanizer?

But in the other stories in which INDRA is depicted as womanizer.. It speaks about that person who was INDRA at that time.. who misused his power to gain his lowly pleasure…

Did Ahalya recognize Indra?

Ahalya recognized Indra upon his arrival itself not at the last moment. Indra wearing the guise of sage Gautama, arrived at the hermitage when the sage went out to get the items required for performing ritual.

Who is the father of Sage Gautama?

According to Valmiki Ramayan, Gautama’s eldest son with Ahalya is Satananda. But according to Adi Parva of Mahabharata, he had two sons named Saradvan and Cirakari. Saradvan was also known as Gautama, hence his children Kripa and Kripi were called Gautama and Gautami respectively.

What is the story of Ahalya and Indra?

The story of Ahalya and Indra is one of the most interesting stories of Indian mythology. Once when Rishi Gautam leaves for his morning ablutions, Indra comes in his guise and has sex with Ahalya. On his way out, he meets the sage who had sensed something was amiss and returned early.

Why was Ahalya punished by a man?

Ahalya was punished by a man because she exercised her individuality. Her decision to yield to sexual curiosity was seen as an assertion of her femininity, a threat to the patriarchal double standards where the co-offender male gets away with a minor punishment and the woman is punished for eons. She has to suffer in the form of a stone.

Who was Ahalya married to in Hinduism?

Created by the god Brahma as the most beautiful of all women, Ahalya was married to the much older Gautama. In the earliest full narrative, when Indra comes disguised as her husband, Ahalya sees through his disguise but nevertheless accepts his advances.

Why did Mahabharat curse Ahalya?

He curses Indra to have 1000 marks of what he covets the most on his body, and as the woman who couldn’t distinguish the touch of her husband was no better than a stone, curses Ahalya to turn into a stone herself.