INDIAN MYTHOLOGY

The Race

Once, devarishi1 Narada came to Kailash to meet Lord Shiva, the God of destruction. Shiva was sitting with his wife Parvati and their children Karthikeya…

Shravana Kumar

Shravana Kumar was a young hermit who was very devoted to his parents. His parents were old and blind, so Shravana spent his time taking…

Ganesha writes Mahabharata

Sage Ved Vyasa created the great Indian epic, Mahabharata. After composing the Mahabharata, he prayed to Lord Brahma, the creator. When Brahma appeared before him,…

Krishna and Shisupala

The kingdom of Chedi was in a celebratory mood. The imminent birth of the long awaited child of King Damaghosha and Queen Srutashrava was the…

Ganesha

Goddess Parvati was the wife of Shiva, the God of destruction and sister to Vishnu, the God of preservation. Parvati lived on the beautiful Mount…

Bheema and Bakasura

This story is from the Mahabharata. The oldest Kaurava, Duryodhana built a wax palace and invited the Pandavas to stay in the palace. He wanted…

Kumbakarna

Ravana, the ten-headed King of Lanka, had 2 brothers – Vibhishana and Kumbakarna. Kumbakarna was a mighty warrior. Despite being a giant and a rakshasa,…

Bheema and Hanuman

Bheema and Hanuman are brothers. Both are the spiritual sons of Vayu, the God of Wind. Hanuman, the monkey God, is associated during the Rama…

The Enlightened Butcher

Kaushika was an extremely learned man well versed in the knowledge of the Vedas and Upanishads1. He lived a simple life in the forest, spending…

The Greatest Devotee

Sage Narada, the Devarishi, was the son of Brahma, the God of Creation, and Saraswati, the Goddess of knowledge, arts, and speech. Sage Narada was…

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