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The story of Vritrasura becoming Indra with the blessing of Brahma
Indra killed Trisira, son of Prajapati Tvastha, for fear of losing his post. Then Tvastha performed a yajna to take revenge and produced another son named Vritrasura. Vritrasura, having received his father’s orders, fought with Indra at the northern border… Read More ›
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Story of Indra’s defeat by Vritrasura
Tvastha Prajapati had a son named Trishira.In the fear of losing his position, Indra killed trishira with his thunderbolt, while trishira was doing penance. To avenge this murder of his son, Tvastha produced another son named Vritrasura by performing a … Read More ›
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Story of birth of Vritrasura
Once upon a time, Twastha was appointed to the post of Prajapati. The great ascetic twastha was considered to be one among the chief gods. He was very efficient and a Brahmin lover. Due to some disharmony with Indra, Twastha… Read More ›
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story of showing departed relatives by vedavyas to pandavas by grace of goddess bhuvaneshwari
Yudhishthira became the king of Hastinapur after the battle of Kurukshetra. Dhritarashtra lived his painful life by staying there for eighteen years. One day Dhritarashtra decided to spend the rest of his life in the forest and told Arjun his… Read More ›
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Why did the snakes have to be in the sacrificial fire of Janamejaya and why the sage aastik protected the snakes in that sacrifice?
Kashyapa Muni had two wives, Kadru and Vinita. Kadru was the mother of snakes and Vineeta was mother of Garuda. Once upon a time, upon seeing the horse plowing in the chariot of Lord Surya, Kadru said to Vineet, “sister… Read More ›
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Know how the Brahmin who became a snake by curse was freed by Rurumuni
In the past there was a sage named Ruru who was born from the womb of Pratapi, wife of Pramati born in the lineage of. Rurumuni was married to Pramdwara, the daughter of a sage named Stoolakeshi. This girl, named… Read More ›
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The story of grace of goddess on king Surath and on Vaishya Samadhi
Long ago there was a king named Surath who governed the subjects like his sons. At one time, the Surat king became hostile to the Kshatriyas called Kola vidhwansis. Despite the large number of army in the war, King Surath … Read More ›
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Story of Ruru Muni reviving his future wife by giving his half lifespan.
A man named Pramati was born in Bhrigu’s lineage. Pramati’s wife’s name was Pratapi. Rurumuni was born from the womb of the pratapi, who was great and religious man. At the same time, there was a sage named Stoolakeshi, he… Read More ›
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Know why Janmejaya did the snake sacrifice
Abhimanyu’s son Parikshit was killed by the bite of Takshak Nag due to the curse of a Brahmin’s son. After Parikshit’s death, his son Janamejaya was made king. Janamejaya studied archery and all other disciplines from Kripacharya. Janamejaya used to… Read More ›
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Story of the marriage of Satyavati and Shantanu
Maharaj Shantanu was the emperor of Hastinapur. Goddess Ganga and he were married. Ganga had left Shantanu due to breaking the condition laid at the time of marriage, hence Shantanu was spending his life alone. Once upon a time, Maharaj… Read More ›
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Story of Brahmin Satyavrat becoming a scholar by the influence of goddesses mantra
There lived a Brahmin named Devadatta in Kosala country. The Brahmin was very unhappy for not having children. For the purpose of obtaining children, Devadatta decided to perform the Putreshti Yagna and built a fine Yagna Kunda on the banks… Read More ›
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How goddess Adishakti transformed the Trinity into womens.
When Lord Vishnu was sleeping on the bed of Shesha after incorporating the entire creation into himself, then two demons named Madhu and kaitabh were born from his ear smut. These demons worshiped Goddess Jagdamba and received the blessing… Read More ›
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Story of Bhishma’s birth
Long time ago , eight Vasus visited the ashram of Maharishi Vashistha . Vashistha honored them all and provided all the amenities. All the Vasus were very happy with this honor of Maharishi Vasistha. While they were leaving, wife of… Read More ›
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How did Maharaj Parikshit die
Parikshit was a great king of the Pandu dynasty. He was the sons of Arjuna’s son Abhimanyu. Thirty-six years after the battle of Kurukshetra, Pandu’s son Yudhishthira himself installed Parikshit on the throne and went to the Himalayas. King Parikshit… Read More ›
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The story of the marriage of Ganga and Shantanu
There was a king named Mahabhisha. This king was very religious, this king had done many pious deeds and was very famous among other kings. This king performed many yjnas and hundred Ashwamedha Yagyas, as a result of which this… Read More ›