The Importance of Prasadam: Medicine, Medium, and Mind
Importance Of Prasadam - An Introduction To understand the importance of prasadam, we must first understand its purpose and history. No faith in the entire world is as diverse and…
Scripture Stories in English
In this category, we share stories from ancient Hindu texts like Ramayana, Mahabharata, Purana, Upanishada and from many other scriptures.
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Rukmini and Krishna: An Untangled Love Story
Story of Rukmini and Krishna Lord Krishna is known to have eight wedded wives (queens), who are known as the “Ashtabharya.” Ashta’ means eight, and ‘Bharya’ means wife. Thus, according…
Navagraha Devata: Unlock The Power Of Hindu Planetary Gods
Navagraha Devata: An Introduction The Navagraha Devata have been a part of Hinduism for thousands of years. But who are they? And what is their role in the life of…
Devotee of Lord Shiva: Who do you think it is?
Divine devotee of Lord Shiva Lets start with an interesting tale of Lord Shiva, revered as ultimate "devotee of lord shiva". People know Lord Shiva for his divine, mischievous and…
Exploring Circular Time in Hinduism: Understanding the 4 Yugas
Circular Time and the 4 Yugas: An Introduction The Hindu scriptures talk prominently about circular time. Time is a concept that was as difficult to develop as it was to…
Ashtavinayak – Lord Ganesh’s eight avatars
As per Hindu scriptures, yugas are cyclical time periods that define different ages of human civilizations. Each yuga has different incarnations of Demigods and Gods for helping, saving and teaching…
The tale of Prince Uttar and Virat Nagar
This is the story of how Prince Uttar got fame with the help of Arjuna. Virata, the king of Virat Nagar and the father of Prince Uttar The Pandavas after…
Ravana and Ganesh – Story of Atmalinga
We know Ravana had gained vast knowledge. We have been listening to stories where Ram asks Laxman to sit by dying Ravana's feet, to gain knowledge from him. But, did…
Ghatotkach – A half Rakshas – Bhima and Hidimba son
This story is a part of Pandvas in Exile series which talks about the Bhima and Hidimba. Story of Bhima and Hidimba son In the middle of the sleepy forest,…
Madalasa – The mother who made her sons ascetic
To share powerful stories like that of Madalasa, we have created Vidushi Series where we feature the stories of learned women from our Shastras. Because of the very nature of…