14 things from samudra manthan and their stories
From Rishi Durvasa to Devraj Indra to Devasur Sangram to Mohini Avtar to a Celestial Beauty to the Goddess of the Water and Wine or the Immortality giving Nectar Amrit, to the most deadly poison Halahal, and much more, we will talk about all 14 things from Samudra Manthan, and other much more from Samudra Manthan Story.
In short, it is the story of how the mighty powers of the world both from good side and the bad side came
together to churn the cosmic ocean [Ksheer Sagar] to find 14 things from Samudra manthan that were lost in this ocean, and these are called Ratnas.
And let us tell you, it is not just one story, it is rather a collection of many stories.
What were these 14 ratnas and how they were capable to transform the world and how things settled after the samudra manthan and much more you can learn here with this collection of stories.
While on this page, we are sharing the stories of these 14 Ratnas, we have also designed a Treasure Hunt Card Game for your child to learn about all these Ratnas, 14 things from samudra manthan
What are the 14 things from samudra manthan
There is not really one place, one time or one story, where it all starts, the sources of this story goes to Vishnu Purana to Garud Purana to many other texts and scriptures, BUT any and everything culminates into
14. Amrit
The anchor story for Amrit is indeed the Mohini Avatar story and from there we will gradually explore other associated stories that includes 14 things that came out of Samudra manthan
Mohini Avatar in Samudra Manthan
As per Vishnu Purana, Devas, who were like the good guys, and the asuras, who were not so good, decided to work together to churn the ocean and find something very special called Amrit, which could make them live forever.
So to understand the base story, lets start with Mohini Avatar and then gradually we will add more stuff into it
As the churning continued, a beautiful and graceful form appeared – it was Mohini Avatar! Mohini was like a celestial princess with the most dazzling beauty you can imagine. The enchantress . . . . Read Mohini Avatar
From here you know the base and now we will talk about what were the 14 Ratnas that came out, how the churning process started. One of the 14 Ratnas was a divine super powerful horse
13. Ucchaisravas: The 7-headed divine horse
Ucchaisravas, that earlier belonged to Indra, the king of Devas, after the churning, was given to Asura King Bali. Here below is an interesting back story where we can see the mention of this horse
Kadru and Vinata: The Epic Tale of Boons and Curses
Out of all the wives of Rishi Kashyapa, his two wives, Kadru and Vinata, asked him for a boon. He was not an ordinary person and he decided to give them special gifts, like magical presents!
One day, Kadru and Vinata visited the seashore and saw a special horse named Ucchaisravas. Kadru tricked Vinata with a game about the colour of its tail. Vinata said it was white, but Kadru said . . Read full story Kadru and Vinata
Not all 14 Ratnas that came out of the churning of the cosmic ocean aka the samudra manthan were good for the world. A deadly thing also came out from Ksheer Sagar
12. Halahal Poison: Also known as Kaalkoota
This was the most deadly poison of the universe that also came out of this churning and here is the story of who saved the world and how.
Neelakantha: How Shiva’s Blue Throat Saved the World
The story of Shiva turning into Neelakantha is very much connected to Samudra Manthan. Every Hindu knows Shiva as a powerful and kind-hearted deity and that is why he is also known as Bholenath and is one of the tridev.
Known for his mighty powers and love here is how he saved the world from Halahal the most deadly poison of the world that came out of the Ksheer sagar Manthan .. . Read More
There was also a 4 tusked mammoth/elephant type creature that was very powerful and it was called
11. Airavata: Four tusks, seven trunks White Elephant
There is a very famous temple in Tamilnadu called Airavateshwara
Airavata and the Gajendra Moksha
: In the story of Gajendra Moksha from the Bhagavata Purana, Airavata is mentioned as a companion to Indra who comes to the aid of Gajendra [means the god of elephants], who was attacked by a crocodile. The story highlights devotion and the protection granted by the gods to their devotees.
There was a wish fullfilling cow
10. Kamdhenu/Surabhi - Wish fulfilling divine cow
There are stories around who owned and who fought for Kamdhenu.
Vishwamitra's attempt to snatch Kamadhenu
The story involves Kamadhenu and Rishi Vashistha. When King Vishwamitra attempted to take Kamadhenu by force, she produced an army to defend herself and Vashistha.
Kamadhenu and Sage Jamadagni
Another notable story involves Rishi Jamadagni, who owned Kamadhenu.
A mighty king Kartavirya Arjuna learned about the Kamadhenu’s powers, he abducted the holy cow from Jamadagni. Parshuram, the son of the rishi became furious on this and avenged the injustice by defeating Kartavirya Arjuna and reclaiming Kamadhenu.
The most beautiful tree
9. Parijat - A divine tree with most beautiful flowers
It is owned by Lord Indra, the head of Devas
And yes, even your most loving moon aka
8. Mrigank: The Moon
was also one among the 14 ratnas. Stories will be added soon.
The most beautiful celestial dancer
7. Rambha: The celestial Beauty
also came out of Samudra Manthan
The goddess of water and wine
6. Varuni: The goddess of Water and Wine
also came out of Ksheer Sagar Samudra Manthan
The divine most powerful bow
5. Sharang: The most powerful Bow
also came after the churning of the cosmic ocean.
The Hindu God of Medicine
4. Dhanvantari: The medicine god
has stories around him. Can you tell us a story.
The goddess of wealth and prosperity
3. Lakshmi: The Goddess of Money and Wealth
also came out of this manthan.
The most beautiful jewel of all time whose mere appearance can make an ordinary person mad
2. Kaustubh: The most beautiful Jewel
also came out of the churning.
And of course we will also cover the story of
1. Panchjanya: The divine Conch
Which is the conch that you can see in the hands of Bhagwan Vishnu
By the way, we have also designed Finding Ratnas [a Treasure Hunt based activity pack] and Battle of Amrit [A Board Game] to connect failies with the Samudra Manthan Story.
Author of this entire story pack
Anupam Kaushik
Building Mokshaverse, Futuristic Education Enthusiast. Please note, this is just to explain how our Contributing Authors will be presented on our website.
