Bhriguvanshi Brahmins were aacharyas of Kshatriyas of haihaya clan. There was a great king named Kartavirya in the Haihayavas. Kartavirya was initiated in the mantra of Goddess Jagadamba by Lord Dattatreya. Bhagwati Jagadamba was the presiding deity of King Kartavirya. … Read More ›
Devi Bhagwat Puran
Know why Kshatriyas of haihaya clan killed many Bhriguvanshi Brahmin
Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi ji had a son. His name was Haihaya, he was also known as Ekveer. By the name of this Haihaya, the Kshatriyas born in his clan were called Haihayavanshi. In this Haihaya dynasty there was a… Read More ›
Why was Vashishtji named Maitravaruni
Maharishi Vasistha was master of King Nimi. Once upon a time, King Nimi pledged to perform a royal sacrifice. The duration of this yajna was 5 years. The king collected all the materials required for this yagna. With great respect,… Read More ›
Vashishta ji’s curse to King Nimi and boon to the king by Bhagwati Jagadamba
Long ago there used to be a king named Nimi, who was very religious. At one time , Nimi pledged to perform a yjana. He collected all the necessary items and built a Yagya altar too, after finding a clean… Read More ›
Know why Agastyamuni had cursed Nahusha, appointed as Indra, to be a snake.
Long ago, Indra killed Vritrasura, the son of Twastha. At that time Vritrasura was the king of heaven and according to the advice of Lord Vishnu, Indra was living by befriending Vritrasura. One day, on getting the opportunity, Indra killed… Read More ›
Know how Indra got rid of the sin of killing Brahmin
Devraj Indra, afraid of losing heaven, killed Twashta’s son Trishira with his thunderbolt. To avenge his son’s death, Tvastha produced a second son Vritrasura. Vritrasura got a boon by doing austerities of Brahma, that his death should not be from… Read More ›
The story of the shachi meeting her husband Indra by the grace of Bhagwati Jagadamba
long time ago, a demon named Vritrasura took away heaven from Devraj Indra. The gods were thrown out of heaven. On the advice of Lord Vishnu, the gods made Vritrasura befriend Indra. Both of them had become very close friends. … Read More ›
The story of slaughter of Vritrasura by Indra by the grace of Goddess Bhuvaneshwari
There was a monster named Vritrasura, who was born by Prajapati Tvastha to defeat Indra to avenge the death of his son Trishira. Vritrasura meditated on Brahma and by getting a boon from him, he became very powerful and arrogant. … Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›