Yet one more tale tells us how Sage Gautam brought down River Ganga to earth in the form of River Godavari. Gautam and his wife Ahalya resided on a mountain called Brahmaparvat. Deep penance was performed by the sage and his wife for ten thousand years. During their long worship, there was a drought in […]
On hearing Sage Gautam’s plea, Ganesha proposed a solution. “Can you bring down River Ganga to earth from Shiva’s hair? Then you could be freed from the sin when the holy water touches the dead body of the cow,” Ganesha told Gautam. As Ganesha had befriended all the sages, they too agreed to what Ganesha
Ganesha went to Gautam’s hermitage and started living there. He became friendly with everyone there. One day, he told Jaya, Parvati’s companion, to assume the form of a cow and eat up all the grain in Gautam’s fields. Ganesha said, “When the sages will find you eating the grain, they will try to get you
Legends say River Ganga was brought down to earth through Shiva’s matted hair. During the descent, a part of Ganga got entangled in his hair. Goddess Parvati disliked the fact that Shiva was overly fond of Ganga. She tried cajoling Shiva to let the rest of Ganga descend to earth. But Shiva did not pay
Matsar stared in disbelief when he saw the ganas and the gods defeating his army easily. He quicky sent his two sons to the warfront. Unfortunately, they too were killed. Matsar was devastated by his sons’ death, but he had to face Vakratund. With an axe in his left hand and a sharp-edged discus in
On hearing that Shiva was going to punish him, Matsar became furious. He directed his army towards Mount Kailash, whereas Shiva instructed his ganas to safeguard Mount Kailash. A terrible battle took place between the demons and the ganas. In the end, the ganas were overpowered by the demon army. Matsar’s son Sundarpriya took over
A demon named Matsar (greedy) wanted to defeat Indra and also conquer all the three worlds. He shared his desire with Shukracharya, the guru of demons, and asked for advice. Shukracharya told him to please Lord Shiva. Matsar performed severe penance by standing on one leg for 10,000 years. Shiva was pleased with his devotion
Krishna was dismayed to see his people suspecting him again and again. At that time, Sage Narad visited Dwarka and found Krishna in an unhappy state. When asked the reason, Krishna said, “O Narad! People doubt my sincerity. Can I ever lie or steal? Am I to be suspected? Please guide me. I need your
Satrajit sincerely repented for having suspected Krishna of stealing the Syamantak gem. So to make up for his accusations, he offered the hand of his daughter Satyabhama to Krishna. There lived two brothers named Shatadhanva and Akrur in Dwarka. They were jealous of Satrajit and wanted to acquire the Syamantak gem. Shatadhanva killed Satrajit when
Following the bear’s footprints, Krishna soon reached Jambavan’s cave with his troop. He instructed his troop to wait outside the cave and entered the cave alone. A furious fight started between Jambavan and Krishna. In the beginning, Jambavan did not know who Krishna was. But soon, Jambavan lost all his strength and Krishna defeated him.
Satrajit had a brother named Prasenjit, who was very fond of hunting. One day, Satrajit gave the Syamantak gem to Prasenjit. Prasenjit wore that gem around his neck and went to the forest. While hunting in the forest, a lion attacked him and killed him. The lion, which was attracted to the glow of the
The curse of Ganesha has immense power. The moon on the fourth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Bhadrapad was cursed by Lord Ganesha. Hence, it was inauspicious to look at the moon on that night. An incident took place in the city of Dwarka, the abode of Lord Krishna. A Yadav
Sage Agastya’s meditation was disturbed by the noise. He saw a little boy running away and the kamandalu in a tumbled position. He raised his hand to chase the boy. The holy water that was held in the kamandalu took the sage’s raised hand as an indication to flow down. The water spurted down and
The Southern parts of India were facing severe water crisis. All the living beings were in pain. Sage Agastya, who resided on the Sahya Mountains, prayed to Lord Brahma for the well being of the people living in the South. Brahma appeared before Agastya and asked him to visit Mount Kailash and meet Shiva. He
There is one more story attached to River Kaveri. A demon named Surkdaman wanted to be a victorious king. He wanted to defeat all the gods and the demons, as well. To fulfil his desire, he performed deep penance to please Lord Shiva. Shiva was satisfied with his dedication and blessed him with what he