After the death of the demons, sage Vishwamitra told Rama about a dhanur yagya that was going to be held in Mithila for the swayamvar of princess Sita. Hearing this, Rama and Laxman started their journey towards Mithila accompanying sage Vishwamitra. On their way, they saw a deserted hut. The hut belonged to sage Gautama […]
After killing Taraka, sage Vishwamitra taught a unique skill to the princes that would enable them not to feel hunger and thirst in the forest for a long time. Thus, five days passed peacefully. But on the morning of the sixth day, while the sages were performing their yagya and Rama and Laxman were guarding
Taraka was a beautiful daughter of a demi-god named Suketu. She was married to Sumali, a demon king. She had two sons named Mareech and Subahu and a daughter named Kaeksi. Due to sage Agastya’s curse, she was turned into an ugly man-eater demoness. As a revenge, Taraka along with her sons had started harassing
Once upon a time, there was an astronomer. He loved watching the movement of various stars and planets. He was so engrossed in his work that he forgot the world around him. One night, he was watching a star from his garden, but he did not get a good view since there were many trees
Sage Vishwamitra lived in Dandaka forest. He regularly performed prayers, yagyas and yoga with many other sages. But the sages had a great fear of demons who always disturbed them and created great nuisance. Sage Vishwamitra had realised that the demons could not be killed without the Lord’s support. Fed up with the demons, one
During those days, hunting was a great passion for all the Kshatriyas. So, Rama as a prince loved hunting too. He took Bharata, Shatrughna, Laxman and other close friends with him and regularly went hunting in the forests of Ayodhya. Whenever they went on such a hunting expedition, Rama travelled on horseback and his dearest
One day, Rama and Laxman saw a girl walking with a huge nose-ring. The brothers thought of a mischief. Laxman shot an arrow. While the girl was walking, the arrow came next to her nose and started pouring some mystical substance on the nose-ring, which became so small that it got stuck on her nose.
When Rama and his brothers had grown enough, King Dashrath called sage Vashishtha. The sacred thread ceremony of all the four princes was performed by the sage. Then, Rama and his three brothers were sent with sage Vashishtha for teaching. In very little time, the princes were perfected in education, courtesy, goodness and morality. Carrying
Lord Rama was being brought up in the palace of Dashrath along with Bharata, Shatrughna and Laxman. He played many different games in the palace with Bharata, Shatrughna, Laxman and other friends. One day, Dashrath called Rama to eat food while Rama was playing. But Rama did not leave his friends although he heard his
Once, there was a boy who lived in a village. He was very fond of swimming. Every day, he would go to the river along with his mother. Then he would go swimming, while his mother sat on the riverbank, waiting for him. One day, he went to the river alone. He was so engrossed
One day, when Lord Rama was a baby, mother Kaushalya bathed him, dressed him in a beautiful dress and ornaments. After this, she made Rama lie in the cradle. Then she took a bath herself and went to worship the Lord. After the worship, she offered prasad to the Lord. When she was done with
King Dashrath was very happy at the birth of his sons. In his happiness, the king distributed desired gifts among the people of Ayodhya and to those who came to him to ask for something. The king and the queens were enjoying the best part of their life with the princes. Many days passed like
Once in Ayodhya, there lived a king named Dashrath. He was a great devotee. He had three wives, Kaushalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra. But he did not have any child. So he went to sage Vashishtha. The sage suggested him to do a putreshti yagya. During the yagya, lord Agni appeared before Dashrath. He gave a
Once, there lived a blind couple who had a son named Shravan Kumar. Shravan carefully looked after his parents. One day, his parents wished to go on a pilgrimage. Shravan took a bamboo pole with a basket at either end. He placed his parents in two baskets and carried the basket on the shoulder. While
Once, king Manu and his wife Shatrupa became frustrated with worldly matters and went to Naimisaranya to stay in a hermitage. In their hermitage, the couple led a very strict life, each standing on one leg, and inhaling no air. They remained in this state of meditation for ten thousand years. Their bodies had become