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 ›
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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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›