As per the famous epic Mahabharata, Lakshmana is the daughter of Duryodhana and Bhanumati, and her brother was Laxman Kumara. She was a noble and a beautiful woman,who was liked by both the Pandavas and the Kauravas, and she didn’t find any difference between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, and she completely differs from her […]
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Kaushiki, Holy River in Nepal
As per legend, once there lived a holy person who was the grandson of Lord Brahma, and his name was Gadhi, and he had a beautiful daughter Satyavathi. On hearing the beauty of the pious woman Satyavathi, sage Richika approached Gadhi to arrange marriage for him with his daughter Satyavathi. Richika also donated lot of […]
King Pratipa | Pratipa in Mahabharata
Pratipa was the king of Hastinapur and he ruled it during the previous dwaparayuga. He was mentioned in the Mahabharata, and he was the father of Shantanu and his grandson is Bhishma. His parents were king Bhimasena and queen Sukumari. He was married to Sunanda and his sons were Shantanu, Devapi and Bahlika. He was […]
Andhaka | Andhakasura | Son of Hiranyaksha
Andhaka also called as Andhakasura was a powerful demon, who had once taken the extreme step to make Ma Parvati as his consort. Andhaka was the son of Hiranyaksha, and he was the cousin of Bhakta Prahalada. The details about Andhaka were mentioned in various Puranas. After the death of his father Hiranyaksha, he has […]
Birth of Jamadagni & Vishwamitra
The story of Birth of Jamadagni & Vishwamitra is mentioned in Vishnu Purana. Jamadagni is the father of Parashurama.. Pururava had six sons- Ayu, Amavasu, Vishwavasu, Shrutayu, Shatayu and Ayutayu. Amavasu had a son Bhima and Bhima in turn had a son Kanchan. Jahnu was the son of Kanchan’s son, Suhotra. At the time of […]
Nara-Narayana | Lord Vishnu’s Avatar
Nara Narayana is an Avatar of Lord Vishnu. The Lord’s abode is Badrinath. It is to be noted that Nara-Narayana is a Hindu deity pair. The preserver-Lord Vishnu on earths, the twin-brother incarnation is Nara-Narayana. The Swaminarayan Temple located in Ahmedabad has the primary deity the twin form of NarNarayan Dev. The Lord Vishnu is […]
Indraprastha, the Holiest City mentioned in Puranas
The story related to the holiest city – Indraprastha is mentioned in Padma Purana’s Uttara Khanda. The sages enquired from Suta about the holiest city situated on the banks of river Yamuna. Suta narrated the tale which Sage Saubhari had once told Yudhisthira — Once, Narada and Parvat were travelling through an aerial route, while […]
Story of Vamana Avatar | Purpose of Lord Vishnu’s Vamana Avatara
Vamana Avatara is the fifth Avatara of Lord Vishnu. The story of Vamana Avatara is also mentioned in Padma Purana’s Uttara Khanda. Vamana is a form of Lord Vishnu who had appeared as a dwarf Brahmin (Brahmin child – Brahmin Brahmachari). Once, goddess Parvati expressed her desire to know about all the incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Continuing […]
Story of Chandika Devi & Andhakasura
Matsya Purana tells the story of Chandika Devi and Andhakasura (the origin of Chandika Devi). The story of Chandika Devi and Andhakasura Vadha goes like this… Originally a darling boy of Devi Parvati, Andhakasura bacame a menace to the Universe. In a playful mood, she closed Shiva’s eyes and the perspiration on the latter’s forehead […]
Ganesha and Snake: What does the Snake around Ganesha’s stomach represent?
Ganesha and Snake: What does the Snake around Ganesha’s stomach represent? What is the significance of the snake around Ganesha’s stomach? Here is the full story about this.. The fourth day of Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha of the Hindu calendar comes in the month of August or September. It was noted as the Ganesh Chaturthi. The […]
Essence of Skanda Purana
The Skanda Purana is one of the eighteen Puranas, and it contains the details of Lord Skanda who is the son of Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati. The text is considered as very holy by the Kaumara sects of people, who worship Lord Muruga as their chief god. This text describes his war with the demons such as Surapadman, and about […]
Essence of Vishnu Purana
The Vishnu Purana is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, and it is considered as a holy text of Hinduism. It contains the details of Lord Vishnu, his avatars and about his famous devotees like Narada, Prahalada, Thumburu and Dhruva. According to Vishnu Purana, Lord Vishnu is considered as the main god and all the other gods and goddesses are considered […]
Essence of Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana is also known as Srimad Bhagavatam, is a great epic which was first written in Sanskrit, and now it is available in all other regional languages including in English, Hindi and Tamil, and it initiates the Sri Krishna Bhakti, and it is praised by several scholars, saints and sages for its simplicity, easy readability, significance and for its […]
Nether Worlds as per Vishnu Purana
Story of Nether Worlds as per Vishnu Purana. Vishnu Purana explains about Nether Worlds in its Chapter Five. Earth’s total height is 70,000 Yojans. In her depth, are situated seven nether worlds with a depth of 10,000 Yojans each respectively. Names of these seven nether worlds are Atal, Vital, Nital, Gamastiman, Mahatal, Sutal and Patal. […]
Essence of Shiva Purana
The Shiva Purana is one of the eighteen Puranas, and it is considered as an important Sanskrit text in Hinduism, which was written by the great sage Sri Veda Vyasa, with the help of his disciple Romaharshana, and it tells about the importance of Lord Shiva and about Mata Parvati. By reading Shiva Purana, we would know about the greatness of Lord Shiva, […]
Brahma Hatya Dosham | Brahmahathi Dosham | Brahma Hatya Paathakam
Brahmahathi Dosham (Brahma Hatya Dosham, Brahma Hatya Paathakam) is one among the several kinds of Doshams like Naga Dosham, Navagraha Dosham and Pitru Dosham. Among the various Doshams, Brahmahathi Dosham is considered as very severe Dosham, and it would create lot of problems to the person who suffers from this Dosham. In general Brahmahathi Dosham […]
Story: Garuda and Maninaga
You have already been told about the great snake (naga) Ananta. Ananta had a son named Maninaga. Garuda was the enemy of the snakes and the snakes were all afraid of Garuda. Maninaga began to pray to Shiva. Having pleased Shiva, he obtained the boon that Garuda would be able to do him no harm. […]
Story: Rukmini and Krishna, Why Krishna kidnaps Rukmini?
The story of Rukmini and Krishna tell us why Krishna kidnaps Rukmini and the relationship between Rukmini Devi and Lord Sri Krishna… Maharshi Parashara narrated the story of Devi Rukmini’s abduction by Krishna. Both of them were fond of each other and desired to wed together. But, Rukmi the brother of Rukmini hated Krishna and was […]
Sweetness of our Puranas
Sweetness of our Puranas… Reading the Holy Puranas is like tasting the divine nectar directly from the heaven. Though Rishi Sri Vedavyasa has written 18 Puranas, but most of the people prefer to read the Puranas like Shiva Purana, Vishnu Purana, Bhagavata Purana, Garuda Purana, Devi Bhagavata Purana, Skanda Purana and Sri Ganesha Purana. Once […]
Jalakreeda | Playing in Water | Jalakreeda in Puranas
In simple words, Jalakreeda means, bathing in the water by playing with others and it may be with our wives, friends or with small children, in order to express our joy, in front of others. Jalakreeda was done by the ancient kings, along with their consorts. In the Treta Yuga, the great King KartaviryaArjuna used […]