Three generations down King Bharata, there was an illustrious king named Hasti, who built Hastinapur. Six generations down King Hasti, there was King Kuru. The Kuru dynasty was named after him. Six generations down Kuru, King Shantanu ascended to the throne of Hastinapur.One day, when King Shantanu was hunting, he saw a beautiful lady beside […]
The lunar dynasty was the chief clan of the Kshatriyas. According to the Puranas, Atri originated from Patriarch Brahma, Moon from Atri, Budha from Moon, Pururava from Budha, Aayu from Pururava, Nahush from Aayu and Yayati originated from Nahush. Their dynasties were carried forward in comprehensive way. The youngest son of Yayati was named Puru.
Krishna Dwaipayan was the child of Satyawati and sage Parashar. He had been sharp-witted since childhood. At the age of sixteen, he requested his mother to let him go for penance. But his mother was opposed to his idea. After being persuaded she relented. As he meditated in Badrinath, he came to be known as
Once upon a time, there lived a brave warrior in Japan, named Fujiwara Hidesato. One day, he set off in search of adventure, carrying two swords and his huge bow and a quiver full of arrows.He came to what looked like a bridge on Lake Biwa and found it was actually a huge serpent-dragon spanning
When an old man and his wife lay dying, he called his son, Hanina. The old man told him that after they had died, he must perform the customary rites. Then he must go to the market on the eve of the festival of Passover and buy the first thing he saw at whatever price
Once, a coyote was crossing the meadow. He had kept going in a straight line without taking any turning at all. He was stubborn and now he was tired too.Suddenly, he heard a voice cry out, “Stop!” He looked around but nothing and nobody was visible. So, whose voice was that, he wondered.He took a
There lived an old couple in a cottage on mountainside. The old man was kind and honest but his wife was very greedy and ill-tempered.One day, as the old man sat outside his cottage, a sparrow, chased by a large raven, fell into his lap. He chased away the raven and bringing the frightened little
Gon was a magnificent cat with silken fur and green eyes belonging to a music teacher who was very proud of him. Koma was a dainty little cat with a pink nose. She belonged to a lady who lived near by.One day, they saw each other when they were out walking with their owners and
Once upon a time, there was a happy king. One night, he dreamt that a fox hung by its tail from the palace ceiling. None of his courtiers could explain it.So, he called all the people of the kingdom to interpret his dream. They came, and among them was a poor peasant. Walking over a
A clever turtle and a foolish iguana were best friends. One day, they went fishing at a pond but the owner of the pond came there. The iguana escaped, but the man caught the turtle. The turtle was rather angry at the iguana for deserting him.That night, the iguana came there and asked him why
There were three friends, a monkey, a dog and a carabos, who got fed up of living in a town and went off to live in the country to hunt. They took some rice, meat and a few utensils and went off.When they reached their new home, the monkey and the dog went out to
Once a hunter caught a family of parrots in his net. The parrot had just taught her little fledglings to start flying and was worried about them. Then an idea occurred to her.“Pretend to be dead when the hunter comes to the net. When he lifts the net, fly away quickly,” she told the little ones.“What
One summer, it had been so hot that the rivers and the streams became dry. The animals were thirsty and miserable. They finally came upon a tiny spring. But it was not enough.All the animals willingly worked to dig it deeper. Only the lazy jackal refused to work. So, the animals decided that they would
Yamato was a great king. One day, many of his subjects came to him with a complaint that a huge boar was raging in the forest of Hakone and was ridden by a demon with a great spear, who spread calamity and pestilence in the land. Yamato went to the high priestess of Ise to
One day, a fox told his children that he was going out to get some eggs for them. He walked around till he saw the nest of an eagle high up on a tree. There was no way to reach the nest. So, he plucked some grass and stuck it into his ears. It gave