Mrityu is the goddess of death. According to Vedic mythology, she was created by Bramha to prevent the universe from being overrun by his creation. Her duty was to ensure that all things born must die someday.
However Mrityu was not happy with the order of things. She didn’t want to do what she was being asked to and was so distressed at the thought of being forced to obey her father that she fled her home. She hid herself in the depths of the ocean, say some while others says that she tucked herself into the petals of the lotus flower. But you cant hide from Bramha and he found her and pleaded with her to come back.
Mrityu wept; “Why”, she asked her father, “should I have to be the one who destroys life?”
At that, Bramha, the story goes, cupped his palm and collected all her tears and said, “You are there to help preserve the balance of life itself. But your tears will not be in vain. They will do your work for you. They will spread disease and illness among mankind to ensure that life comes to an end and the universe keeps its balance.”
Picture by Mekhala Singhal
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