Ramayana Stories For Kids are here to inspire children via the famous mythological characters Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana. Read with your kids and have a great time together!📚
Vishwamitra told them the story of Mahabali, an asura king. Mahabali became the lord of earth and heaven. Then he decided to perform a great yajna to celebrate his victory. He invited the devas, sages and the princes. He announced that he would give gifts to everyone. The devas, who had lost to him, sought […]
Neither Amshuman nor his successor, Dileepa, could bring Ganga. But King Bhageerath succeeded by his devotion and prayers. So, she came to be called Bhageerathi. However, Lord Brahma told him that only Lord Shiva could help him to handle the force of Ganga’s might when she came down. So, he prayed to Lord Shiva, who
Vishwamitra took the two princes and his disciples from Siddhashrama to Mithila. When they reached River Ganga, Vishwamitra told them the story of the mighty river, which was connected to the Suryavanshi kings too. Ganga was the elder daughter of Himavan. Her sister, Uma, was the wife of Lord Shiva. Sagara was a Suryavanshi king.
King Janaka was known as Videha, because he could rise above the needs of his body and was known to be a wise person learned in the scriptures; he did not allow himself to be influenced by the material things of the world. He was, therefore, called a Rajarishi, a kingly sage. Once, King Janaka
Vishwamitra completed his sacrifice and then took the princes to Mithila, the capital of King Janaka, where he was holding a swayamvara for the marriage of his daughter, Seeta. On the way, they came to a beautiful but deserted ashrama where once Sage Gautama used to live long ago with his wife Ahalya. One day
Once home to many sages and forest dwellers, now the forest was deserted because of the terror caused by a demoness, Tadaka, and her son, Mareecha, who had a hundred elephants also to do their bidding. Vishwamitra told the princes to be alert as the rakshasas were stronger at night and would attack any time
This was the sage who came to Dasharatha’s palace. Vishwamitra was going to perform a great sacrifice and wished to do so without Mareecha and Subahu spoiling it. But Dasharatha was stunned by the request. How could he send his beloved Rama, who was so very young, to fight against strong demons? Vasishtha saw him
When Trishanku went to heaven, Indra refused to admit him as he had disobeyed his teacher, Vasishtha. He was returning when Vishwamitra held him up. That is why Trishanku was caught between earth and heaven for all time! Vishwamitra had used up all the merit of his austerities, so he began them all over again.
Once again, Vishwamitra asked Vasishtha the secret of his power. “What is the use of being a powerful kshatriya, when I can be defeated by a mere sage?” he wondered. “I must be a Brahma Rishi like Vasishtha!” With this desire, Vishwamitra began to perform more austerities. But even after years, he was recognized as
When all his efforts failed, Vishwamitra asked Vasishtha the secret of his great power and strength. “My strength comes from my inner being and is created by meditation and austerities,” replied Vasishtha. “I have been a powerful king and want for nothing. And yet today I am humbled by a sage in a forest. I
The two sages had a long history. Vishwamitra had been the king of Chedi and had once visited Vasishtha’s ashrama in the forest with a large entourage. He had been surprised at the lavish hospitality provided for such a huge army of people at short notice. He asked the sage for the secret. Finally, Vasishtha
Sage Vasishtha sent a message to Ayodhya when the princes completed their education. Dasharatha sent his minister, Sumantra, to fetch the youngsters. Taking the blessings of their venerable teacher, the princes left for Ayodhya. The city had turned out into the streets to welcome them home. A great cheer went up as the people saw
The princes were not pampered. When they were a little older, Dasharatha sent them to the ashrama of Sage Vasishtha, where he lived with his wife, Arundhati, and his disciples. Even princes had to serve the teacher as ordinary students. The four princes were intelligent and soon mastered the scriptures and state-craft. Vasishtha was an
He gave half the prasada to Kaushalya and half the remaining part to Sumitra. As he gave one half of that to Kaikeyi, an eagle came and took it away for Anjani, who was to be the mother of Hanuman, Rama’s devotee. Kaikeyi was upset. But Kaushalya gave some more to her and to Sumitra.
While Dasharatha was holding his yajna, the devas spoke to Lord Brahma about Ravana, the rakshasa king. Brahma’s boon to Ravana had made him so powerful that he was now treating the devas and the sages and all creatures very badly and causing them great misery. Brahma’s boon had made Ravana unconquerable by the devas,