Stories
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Story of a bhakta - Sakku...
The story of a bhakta – Sakkubai Once upon a time, in a small village near Pandarpur there lived an old couple. They were humble, pious and hard working. They did not have any children of their own and prayed to the Lord of Pandarpur to bless their home with a child. The Lord of Pandarpur blessed them with a beautiful girl chid. The happy couple named their daughter Sakkubai. Sakkubai...
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Narada understands Maya
We had seen the story of Sukeshi who went to the ashram of the sages in the Magadh forest and learnt many dharmic concepts. (https://bharatiyastories.blogspot.com/2024/02/pious-asuras-and-worried-gods). Amongst the many things he learnt from the sages, he got the knowledge of the ten basic principles of Dharma that is common to all people irrespective of their occupation (varnas). We had already c...
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Narada Humbled
Narada was very proud of his devotion to his lord Vishnu. Once he visited Vaikunta to see Vishnu. He wanted to reconfirm with Vishnu that he was indeed his greatest devotee. (Don’t all of us need validation from our parents, teachers, spouses, bosses and friends? Perhaps the need to be acknowledged is as divine as it is human). Narada entered Vaikunta and had the darshan of Lord Vishnu and Devi ...
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Hanuman plays a mischief ...
One evening Hanuman and his mother were sitting in their palace garden and discussing something important. As they were speaking to each other, they heard a divine voice singing a song in praise of Lord Vishnu walking past their palace. Hanuman’s mother was so impressed that she wanted to invite the guest who was singing these divine songs in such a melodious / mellifluous voice to their palac...
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Sage Brahmavadhini Gargi
We saw the story of Anusuya and Arundhati. (https://bharatiyastories.blogspot.com/2024/05/anusuya-and-trimurtis.html; https://bharatiyastories.blogspot.com/2024/05/arundhati.html) and Lopamudra (https://bharatiyastories.blogspot.com/2024/05/lopamudra-and-agasthya.html.)We saw the lives of the women sages Anusuya, Aundhati and Lopamudra. Each of these women are known for their wisdom and knowledge....
