There was an old and poor fisherman who was barely able to feed his family. He always threw his net just four times. One early morning, he set out for fishing and was disappointed to find a carcass of an ass, a basket full of rubbish and mud in three attempts. Desperately he tried the […]
“Brother, don’t look now but there is an evil demon in our herd that has changed himself into a calf. But we can catch him if we are clever,” Lord Krishna said to Balarama. Both of them planned a simple course of action to catch the cunning demon. Then, the brothers sneaked up on the
The second old man informed the genie that these two black dogs with him were his two brothers. They ventured into merchandising and opened shops. Both brothers suffered misfortunes in trading abroad. The man shared half of his earnings between them for their living. One fine day, both insisted the man to travel together for
The old man revealed the hind with him was his wife. He had adopted the son of his slave and willed to make him his heir. His wife despised both the mother and the child. In his absence, his wife used her possessed magical powers and converted his son into a calf and the mother
Once upon a time, a wealthy merchant travelled through a desert, with some biscuits and dates, and decided to rest beside a fountain. After having his biscuits and dates, he washed his face and hands in the fountain. Suddenly, there arose a terrible voice. A furious, enormous genie cried, “Arise! You have killed my son.
Soon after his death, the reputed Persian King of Sassanidae left his prosperous kingdom to his two sons, Shahriyar and Shah Zaman. Sultan Shahriyar ordered the grand wazir to put his wife Sultana to death realizing she had deceived him, and eventually affirmed all women to be wicked. As retribution, the Sultan would marry a
Once, a demon named Vatsa was encouraged by evil Kansa to attack Lord Krishna. “Who can withstand my power? If I kill Lord Krishna, the demon world will sing my praises,” thundered Vatsasura. Thus, he went to Vrindavan and observed Lord Krishna’s activities carefully. ‘I can easily trick this boy and His brother by turning
As they grew older, Nanda decided to give Lord Krishna and Balarama some responsibilities. In their village, young cowherds were given the responsibility of taking care of calves. So, Nanda gave the two brothers charge of the calves. “You must take care that the little calves are well fed and remain safe at all times,”
One day, when the gopis were bathing in the river, Lord Krishna crept up quietly on the banks of the river and stole their clothes. He then climbed up a nearby tree and placed the heap of clothes on a high branch. The gopis had been too busy to notice Krishna, so they did not
As Lord Krishna grew older, He remained very close to Radha. All the gopis, who gathered around Him and played with Him, complained, “He is always talking to Radha. Why doesn’t He talk to us all the time instead?” A gopi sighed and said, “I would give anything to be Radha.” As much as He
One day, Nanda, the Chief of the cowherds, received an invitation from Vrishbhanu to visit his family. Nanda along with wife Yashoda and Lord Krishna went to visit them. Vrishbhanu had been King Suchandra in his previous life. As a King, Vrishbhanu and his wife, Kalavati, had received a boon from Lord Brahma that a
Lord Indra realised the truth of Lord Krishna’s descent on Earth. He thought, ‘Oh, what a fool I have been! Lord Krishna is a divine being with miraculous powers. I challenged the Supreme Lord in my blind pride and jealousy.’ Coming down to Earth, he bowed before Lord Krishna and sought forgiveness. He praised Him
After all the people and animals had stood under the covers of Govardhan Hill, in a miraculous show of strength, Lord Krishna lifted Govardhan Hill with one finger to make the hill form a huge umbrella. People stopped breathing in awe! A small boy had lifted a mountain on His little finger! Everyone crowded underneath
The heavy rains were followed by thunder and lightning. Furious winds blew away all the trees. The cowherd settlement became submerged in water. The panic-stricken cows wandered here and there. The people were frightened and alarmed, and ran out of their homes. What they saw outside took their breath away! It was noon, but the
Lord Indra was very angry and jealous that the cowherds had worshipped the Govardhan Hill. Forgetting the divine position of Lord Krishna, Indra thought, ‘These cowherds have neglected my authority on the advice of a talkative boy, Krishna. He is nothing but a child, and by believing this child, they have enraged me.’ Indra decided