151 Indian Mythological Stories

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

When Sita and Laxman heard Rama’s screaming voice, they got alarmed. Sita begged Laxman to go and help Rama. Laxman was in a dilemma as he had promised Rama to protect Sita but he was worried about Rama’s well being too. So he drew a demarcation line around the cottage with his arrow and told

One day, Ravana went to meet Mareech and asked him to help him kidnap Sita. But Mareech warned him that Rama, Laxman and Sita were no ordinary humans but the incarnations of the Lord. Ravana got angry at this and threatened to kill Mareech. Mareech thought that it was better to be killed at the

After the death of Khara and Dushana, Surpnakha rushed to her brother Ravana in Lanka. Weeping bitterly, she narrated him the whole story of her insult by Laxman and Khara and Dushana’s death by Rama. Knowing Ravana’s liking for beautiful women, she also described Sita’s beauty thereby arousing his curiosity about her. She suggested that

Ravana was the king of demons. He was the son of sage Vishrava and demoness Kaikesi. Ravana had ten heads. He was a staunch follower of Lord Shiva, a great scholar, a capable ruler and an efficient performer of the Veena. Under Vishrava’s guidance, Ravana mastered the Vedas, the holy books, and also the arts

When Laxman had harmed Surpnakha, she was in great pain. She rushed to her brothers Khara and Dushana and narrated the whole incident. She asked them to take the revenge of her insult. Seeing Surpnakha’s plight, they became very angry. Rama realised the trouble and asked Laxman to escort Sita to a secure place. He

Demon Ravana had a sister named Surpnakha. She was very ugly and wicked. Once she went to Panchvati where Rama was staying with Laxman and Sita. She was attracted by the beauty and charm of the two princes. She took the form of a beautiful woman. She went to Rama and asked him to marry

As Rama together with Sita and Laxman and other sages roamed Dandaka forest, they chanced upon a man-eating demon named Viradh. The demon saw the two princes and Sita, and decided to feast upon them. He lifted Sita first and was about to take her away with him when Rama shot his arrow at him.

Sutishna was a student of sage Agastya. He was a devoted student and learnt the art of living from sage Agastya. When he completed his education, he asked sage Agastya what gurudakshina he should offer to him. Sage Agastya asked Sutishna to help him see the Almighty God. Sutishna kept his teacher’s desire in his

After spending many days on Chitrakoot mountain, Rama, Laxman and Sita decided to move to some other forest. So, they started their journey and went to meet sage Atri and his wife Anusuya. The couple welcomed their new guests whole-heartedly and offered them many fruits, tubers, roots and sprouts. After spending some time with them,

Once, Sita and Rama were having their sweet times on Chitrakoot mountain. Rama was making beautiful ornaments for his wife, Sita using flowers. Just then, Jayanta, the son of Indra, decided to test the power of Rama. He took the form of a crow and approached Sita repeatedly. But she drove the bird away with

After the death of Dashrath, sage Vashishtha, Kaushalya and all the ministers asked Bharata to abide by the promise of his father and become the new king of Ayodhya. But Bharata denied. He suggested to go to the forest and meet Rama, Sita and Laxman. Everyone was impressed by this idea and started making preparations

After Rama, Sita and Laxman had left for the forest, king Dashrath went in a deep state of shock. He did not speak to anyone and just lay quietly on his bed gasping his last breath. Often he cried out the names of his dear sons, Rama and Laxman and his daughter-in-law Sita. The king