Before dying, Bali handed his mighty son Angada to Lord Rama. He asked Rama to accept Angada as his servant. Bali instructed Angada to stand by his uncle Sugreeva and assist in the divine work of Lord Rama. Bali finally died. After the death of Bali, his wife Tara started weeping bitterly. Rama consoled her […]
Rama heard about Sugreeva’s brother Bali who was very powerful and had forcefully kept Sugreeva’s wife Ruma with him. Rama decided to help Sugreeva by killing his brother Bali. Rama and Sugreeva made a plan. Sugreeva approached Bali for a fight and Rama hid behind a tree. However, just as the fight began, he saw
Once, there was a disciple of the Buddha. He had gone to the village and was returning to the monastery. On the way, there was a river. It was getting dark and there were no boatmen around. The disciple said, “O Buddha, I’m surrendering myself to you. I’m yours and you know how to take
Hanuman increased the size of his body. He then asked Rama and Laxman to sit on his shoulders. He took the brothers to meet Sugreeva. When Hanuman reached Risyamukha mountain with Rama and Laxman, all the monkeys gathered there to see the handsome princes. Hanuman introduced Rama and Laxman to the entire army of monkeys.
Hanuman was very naughty as a child. Time and again, there were complaints from the divine beings about Hanuman’s mischievous behaviour. But most of Hanuman’s mischiefs were quite funny. He would tease and torment all the stuffy old gods and demi-gods. Like any other young boy, he liked to romp through the forest. Hanuman would
Once baby Hanuman was lying in his cradle under the tree. He saw the sun and thought that it was a delicious red and ripe fruit. He wanted to taste the fruit. He made a giant leap to catch the sun. The Sun-god suddenly saw a monkey coming towards him. Seeing that, he got scared
Long time ago, Lord Brahma lived with many attendants. Once he was pleased with her beautiful helper, Anjana, and decided to reward her. In her reward, Anjana asked to be freed from a curse according to which she would become monkey-faced if she fell in love with someone. The Lord granted her wish and told
Bali was the monkey king of Kishkindha. He had a younger brother named Sugreeva. Both brothers had great love and respect for each other. The kingdom of Kishkindha had a demon enemy called Mayavee. Tired of his frequent attacks, Bali decided to kill him. Bali went to Mayavee and a violent fight ensued between them. During
Rama and Laxman reached near Pampa Lake at the foot of Risyamukha mountain where the monkey king Sugreeva and his ministers were hiding. Sugreeva was being persecuted by his brother Bali. When he saw Rama and Laxman approaching with bows and arrow, he suspected that they might have been sent by Bali to slay him.
Narada was a holy sage. Once he went into meditation that could not be disturbed by anyone. Due to this, he developed a sense of pride. Since Lord Vishnu was concerned of his devotee’s pride, he decided to teach him a lesson. One day, Narada saw a princess and fell in love with her. He
Rama and Laxman saw the injured Jatayu while searching for Sita. He told Rama that Ravana had kidnapped Sita and had gone towards the south. He died after saying this. Rama performed the rituals of his funeral and headed south. They reached Shabri’s cottage. Shabri was a tribal woman. Sage Matang had once told her
There was a rich man in a village. One day, he saw an ascetic sitting under a tree and asked him to stay in his house. The rich man had a pot of gold coins with him and he thought it would be safe to bury the pot in the ascetic’s room. So he asked
Mareech had screamed in Rama’s voice before dying. So, thinking about Sita and Laxman’s worry, Rama hurried towards his cottage. But he was shocked to meet Laxman on the way. He was angry with Laxman for leaving Sita alone in the forest. Laxman apologised for his mistake and told about Sita’s insistence in sending him
After injuring Jatayu, Ravan put Sita back on his chariot and started flying towards Lanka. Sita was even more terrified now. She shouted for help, but to no avail. Soon Ravana was flying high in the sky towards his capital-city of Lanka. The cry of Sita’s help could not reach distant Rama and Laxman. Sita
Sita wept bitterly as Ravana carried her in his chariot. She was cursing herself for sending Rama to hunt the deer and for not obeying Laxman’s instruction. King of vultures, Jatayu, heard her cry and recognised at once that she was Sita, Rama’s wife. He shouted and consoled Sita not to worry as he would