One day, a robber told his family that he brought money by robbing people. His family got furious and threw him out of the house. On sage Narada’s advice, the robber prayed for many years, and the Lord gave him a new name, Valmiki. On morning, he set out for his bath on the banks […]
After the Mahabharata war had ended and Yudhishthira was crowned the new and rightful king of Hastinapur, there were celebrations all over. Krishna bade farewell to the Pandavas and returned to Dwarka. He ruled over Dwarka for thirty-six years. Then suddenly madness seized the residents of Dwarka and they started killing one another. Only women,
One day, sage Narada asked Krishna why he had so much attraction for the gopis when he had so many queens to look after him and care for him. Krishna told him that it was so because the gopis were the true devotees of him. Narada could still not understand this. Seeing the puzzled face
There was a washerman who had a donkey and a rooster. The rooster would perch on the window of the house, while the donkey would roam in the yard. The washerman would lead the donkey to the river with a big bundle of clothes tied to his back. When the donkey returned home, he would
During Kurukshetra war, as the armies of the Pandavas and the Kauravas stood face to face on the battlefield, Arjuna suddenly looked at the opponents and realised that he was fighting against the people whom he loved and respected the most, namely Bhisma, Dronacharya and Kripacharya. Even if he won, his victory would be futile.
During the process of the churning of the ocean, the gods received parijata, the tree, with divine fragrance. This tree was planted in Indra’s garden. One day, sage Narada went to this garden and collected some flowers that had fallen from the tree and gave them to Rukmini, Krishna’s wife. Rukmini was very happy but
A long time ago, Indra, the Chief of gods, was riding on his elephant. Sage Durvasa saw him and offered him a garland. He accepted the garland happily and placed it on his elephant’s trunk. The elephant got irritated by its scent and threw it on the ground. Seeing this, sage Durvasa cursed Indra and
One day, Krishna and Arjuna went hunting in a forest. There, they saw a beautiful girl, Kalindi, who was river Yamuna personified. She told that she wished to marry Krishna. Krishna accepted her proposal and brought her to Dwarka. There, he married her with great pomp. The kings of Avantipura, named Vindya and Anuvindya, had
Once Gayan, a gandharva, was driving his flying chariot at a great speed. His chariot passed over the city of Dwarka. Krishna was going towards his palace at that time. So, he had to duck in order to avoid getting hit. Krishna shouted at him. He looked down and saw Krishna looking angrily at him.
Krishna met the Pandavas for the first time during Draupadi’s swayamvar. Krishna was an uninvited guest at the swayamvar. He silently witnessed the whole swayamvar ceremony. When the Pandavas returned home with Draupadi, after Arjuna had won the challenge of the swayamvar, Krishna followed them with all his retinue. He also took lots of presents
It had just rained and the sun was peeping through the clouds amid patches of bright blue sky. A buffalo was grazing near a pool in a meadow. Suddenly, a gnat began buzzing around him. He buzzed all around the buffalo, and then settled on his horns. Then he said to the buffalo, “Pardon me,
Draupadi was the daughter of Drupada, the king of Panchala. The king arranged a swayamvar for Draupadi in the court of Panchala. A pole was erected in the court over which a wooden fish was fixed on a revolving wheel. A pan of water was kept at the bottom of the pole. Anyone who could
Sudama and Krishna were childhood friends. They were classmates at the ashram of sage Sandipani. Sudama belonged to a poor Brahmin family. Years passed and Krishna became the king of Dwarka but Sudama and his family remained poor. Sudama’s wife was a pious soul. One day, she advised him to seek his friend Krishna’s help.
Once, there ruled a king named Paundraka over the kingdom of Karusa province. He was very vain and thought himself to be the most powerful man in the universe. When he heard the stories of Krishna’s bravery, he grew jealous of him. One day, to prove himself superior to Krishna, Paundraka sent a letter to
There was a tyrant king who punished his subjects severely. Everybody was afraid of him. One day, he went hunting in the morning. When he returned in the evening, he was a changed man. The next day, he told his subjects, “I promise to be a benevolent king from now on.” Many days passed thus.