By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist
In Vedic mythology we hear how the Ashwin Kumars were unsuitable Gods, not allowed to partake the Soma offering. To get the offering, they approached Dadichi, who said that if he chanted the verses, then his head would split into a thousand pieces. So, the Ashwins replaced Dadichi’s head with that of a horse. With the horse head, Dadichi made the offering. Dadichi’s horse head split into a thousand pieces, but Ashwins, rich with Soma, replaced the head. Ashwins were now suitable Gods, one of the 33, always cheerful, saving people from shipwrecks and rescuing children thrown in wells by mean brothers.
