Aaj Ke Anand Ki Jai
Makaradhwaja : Hanuman’s sonAfter Hanuman sets Lanka ablaze, he douses the fire in his tail in the waters of the sea. A drop of his sweat falls into the mouth of a crocodile (Makara) which impregnates her. A fisherman … Read more...
The PrachetasPrithu’s great-grandson Prachinabarhis marries Varuna’s daughter Shrutadrati. Their ten sons, the Prachetas, look exactly alike and are well versed in the shastras. Prachinabarhis orders them to sire sons. So they plunge into Varuna’s realm to perform a tapasya … Read more...
ChitraketuChitraketu is a king who rules over Surasena. He has all the qualities of a Kshatriya, marries a million women and enjoys all the material pleasures of life. But deep within he feels sad because he is unable to … Read more...
AngaMany years ago, Anga, a noble king marries Sunita, the daughter of Mrityu. Despite being married for several years, they have no son. So Anga consults rishi Brighu who asks him to perform an Ashwamedha yagna.
Anga invites the … Read more...
Dhanvantari, the Hindu god of Ayurveda, rose from the Kshirasagara with Amrit in his hands. He is an avatar of Vishnu, holds a Shankha, Chakra, pot of Amrita and Jalauka – a leech in his four hands and is worshipped … Read more...
The illustrious king Ikshvaku has a son called Nimi. After Nimi becomes the king, he once decides to perform a yagna in his kingdom. So he requests his guru, Vashishta to perform the yagna. But Vashishta says, “I’m afraid … Read more...
We come across an unusual story of Asamanjas in the Bhagavad Puran and the Ramayana. The word “Asamanjas” means confusion, delusion or dilemma and usually refers to the mental state of the central character of this story.
King Sagara has … Read more...