Satyavati was the beautiful daughter of the chief fisherman. She had a very special fragrance which people could smell from a long distance away. She was a gandharva’s daughter born through a fish. Therefore, when she was born, she smelt like a fish. As she grew up, she used to ferry passengers across the river […]
Many years passed. Shantanu was very sad because he had lost Ganga and all his sons. One day, he found a handsome youth by the riverside. The boy was playing, shooting arrows to build a dam across the river. Shantanu was quite fascinated with the boy’s skill. As he watched, Ganga emerged from the river
When Shantanu broke his promise and stopped Ganga, she told him she would have to return to the river. Then he asked her the reason for her actions. Then Ganga told him about the incident when the eight Vasus went with their families to the forest. They enraged the great sage Vasishtha by stealing his
Hastinapura was the capital of the kingdom where Bharata and his descendants ruled. One of them was King Shantanu. The epic actually begins with the rule of Shantanu. One day, when he was hunting, he saw a beautiful lady beside river Ganga. He fell in love, and introducing himself, told her he wished to marry
Durvasa rishi, famed for his fiery temper, came to visit the ashrama of Kanva. Shakuntala, lost in thoughts of Dushyanta, was inattentive to him. The angry sage cursed her that whoever she thinking of would forget her. She begged his forgiveness, so Durvasa said that he would remember if she showed him something he gave
The dynasty of the Kauravas and the Pandavas began long ago with King Puru. King Dushyanta of Hastinapura was a descendant of King Puru. Dushyanta was hunting in the forest when he came upon Shakuntala, the adopted daughter of Kanva rishi. Shakuntala was the daughter of Sage Vishwamitra and Menaka, one of the celestial maidens
Centuries ago, Vyasa muni, a renowned sage, lived in India. He decided to write the epic called the Mahabharata, which was the story of a struggle in the great Kuru family. He prayed to Creator Brahma and told him about this. He needed someone to write for him. Brahma asked him to seek the help
Ram saw that his army was slowly losing to Kumbhkarn. Even the mighty Hanuman, Angad and Sugreev were helpless before him! So, he decided to deal with the invincible Kumbhkarn himself. Ram entered the battleground with his mighty bow. He then cut off Kumbhkarn’s body, part by part, and finally killed him. Then, Vibheeshan came
Hanuman’s devotion for Lord Ram is supreme. Hanuman is a symbol of power and devotion. He played a very crucial role in the liberation of Sita with the help of his immense powers and helped Lord Ram to kill the demon-king Ravan. Devotees of Lord Ram say that Hanuman acts as a saviour for those
The legend is related to the protection provided by Hanuman to goddess Vaishno (incarnation of goddess Durga). Once, goddess Vaishno, in the form of air, flew towards Trikuta hill. Bhairavnath, an evil person, also followed her. While Vaishno was flying towards Trikuta hill, Hanuman flew with her to protect her from Bhairav. Goddess Vaishno entered
While searching for Ram’s ring, Hanuman reached the netherworld or Patal. There, Hanuman was greeted by the king of snakes. The king of snakes knew the secret of life and death. He asked Hanuman what he was looking for. Hanuman replied, “I am Hanuman and I am looking for my Lord Ram’s ring.” The king
When good governance was established and everything was going right in Ayodhya, then all the gods felt that Lord Ram (incarnation of Vishnu) should return back to his abode. They approached Yamraj and asked him to fetch Ram. Yamraj tried many times, but was not able to reach Ram and take away his life, because
Hanuman could notice the change in Sage Valmiki’s expressions on reading his Ramayan. He asked the sage the cause of his disappointment. The sage said, “Hanuman, I have also created a script of Ramayan with great effort. But the Ramayan that I have created is no match for the splendour of your creation and would,
After the victory of Ram over Ravan, Hanuman went to the Himalayas to continue his worship of the Lord. There, he created his version of Ramayan on the mountains of the Himalayas using his nails. One day, Sage Valmiki arrived at the mountain where Hanuman was busy writing. Hanuman was overjoyed to receive Valmiki. He
The legend relates to the great battle of the Mahabharat. After Duryodhan and his kin were defeated in the Kurukshetra battle, Balram (brother of Krishna) returned to find that Krishna was the cause of his friend Duryodhan’s defeat. Balram vowed to take revenge on the Pandavs and started treating Krishna with contempt. To control Balram’s