Stories
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Narahasura - The Beginnin...
Narahasura – The end Naraka the son of Lord Narayana and Bhudevi had moved from being a warrior with some divine blessings to an asura who was misusing his power and strength to kill dharma. His friendship with others of the adharmic kind like King Kamsa and Banasura made his arrogance and atrocities worse. His kingdom Pragjyotisha was fertile and prosperous due to the presence of Devi...
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Narahasura - The Beginnin...
Narahasura – The beginning It was the Krita Yuga. There was complete silence in the Brahmand. The various worlds were distressed as the balance was upset. Why? Because Mother Earth or Bhudevi was held captive in the primordial ocean There were no yagnas on earth. The regular pujas and sacrifices had stopped. There were no seasonal cycles.The Devas together prayed to Lord Vishnu for del...
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Shiva sells bangles to wo...
Shiva sells bangles to women in Madurai The birds were chirping. It was spring. Fresh leaves were sprouting everywhere. There was abundance and greenery all around. Spring was there. In this idyllic Taruka Vana the learned sages were doing their penance. Many of them were young in age, though old in their wisdom. They had young wives who were dutiful and beautiful. The women were proud ...
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Vighna Hartha - Ganapathi...
Vighna Hartha – Ganapathi helps Parvati Lalitha Sahasranaman - Shlokas77. Kameshvara Mukha Loka Kalpita Shri Ganeshvara - She Who Gives Rise To Ganesha By A Glance At The Face Of Kameshvara 78. Maha Ganesha Nirbhinna Vighna Yantra Prahar-shita - She Who Rejoices When Ganesha Shatters All Obstacles The army of Bandasura was proceeding with vigour. They ...
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Vighna Hartha - Shiva wor...
Vighna Hartha – Shiva worships Ganapathi Lord Shiva was sitting in Kailash in deep meditation. The Gods were watching and waiting. Things were out of hand. They wanted a solution from Parameshwara. What was the issue? Three brothers, Vidyunmali, Tarakaksha and Kamalaksha were tormenting all the three worlds.H...
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Krishna and Kubja
Krishna and KubjaTwo small boys hardly into their teens were sitting pensively in the chariot. Akrur, who had gone to get the boys was worried. He knew his King Kamsa and his cruelty. He wondered how these young boys were going to survive the brute who was Kamsa. Krishna smiled and told Akrur, “Can we stop by the pond for a while.?” Akrur was happy to stop. He went to the pond to wash his...
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Grace and Duty - The stor...
Grace and Duty – Krishna’s way – Story of Sandipani’s son(HariVamsa Purana)Once the last rites of his uncle Kamsa had been performed, Krishna and Rama, crowned the old and wise king Ugrasena as the King of Mathura. Once things got stabilised, their parents wanted them to attend a Gurukul even though they were older than the normal age in which children started their education.The elde...
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Grace and Duty - Krishna ...
Grace and Duty – Krishna shows the way(Re-written from HariVamsa Purana) Mathura was silent. Mathura was mourning. The king Kamsa was killed by Yadava Krishna. Yes, he was evil. Yes, he was doing unspeakable acts of adharma. But he was a king, a son and a husband. The wail and crying of Kamsa’s widows could be heard fr...
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Thulabhaaram - A lesson i...
Thulabhaaram – A lesson in humility Part 2In the first part, we saw Narada giving the rare parijatha flowers to Lord Krishna in Dwaraka. Krishna in turn gave it to Rukmini. Narada then went to Sathyabhama and told her about the rare flower and the fact that Krishna gave it to Rukmini. This piqued Sathyabhama’s curiousity. She was also a little angry as she thought she had the most beauti...
