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Why Indra has 1,000 eyes?

Indra seduced Gautama Maharshi’s wife Ahalya. Maharshi cursed him to have 1000 vaginas all over his body. Later, Durga Devi gave him some relief from the curse by turning them into eyes.

How was Sage Parashara born?

Parashara's father was Shakti and his mother was Adrishyanti. Shakti was Vasishta's son. In the ongoing tussle between Vasishta and Viswamitra, once Viswamitra made a king called Kalmashapada possessed with a demon. Then Kalmashapada devoured all the hundred sons of Vasishta including Shakti. At that time Adrishyanti was already pregnant. She delivered Parashara at the ashram of Vasishta.