by Madhu | velj. 26, 2016 | Stories about moral and spiritual instructions, Stories from Puranas
All beings are the Children of the Prajaapathi, the Creator. The living beings can be categorized into three groups – the Devas, the Manushyaas and the Asuras. The first group, the Devas are the Celestials who are the denizens of Paradise where they enjoy all sorts of...
by Madhu | velj. 1, 2016 | Stories from Puranas
Lakshmi, the cosmic goddess, was very divine, but her older sister, Alakshmi, was totally undivine. The ocean was turned and emptied and from its floor came the undivine Alakshmi, wearing a garland full of blood. Her clothes also were stained with blood. Every part of...
by Madhu | sij. 28, 2016 | Stories from Puranas
What one gives to others is the only thing he gets. There is a famous sarcastic saying about misers which goes like this: “A miser is a greater donor than a pure person! Well, the reason is that a pure person will give away his things to others and may be uses a...
by Madhu | sij. 27, 2016 | Stories from Puranas
The month of Damodara is a very special month. Because everything you do in that month, you get multiple benefits. There was a Shankaasura, who he was so horrible that the devas were hiding in a cave from him in Mount Meru. So he didn’t know where they were. So...
by Madhu | sij. 26, 2016 | Stories about Krishna in Vrindavan lila, Stories about Narada Muni, Stories from Puranas
Sri Vrndavana is not merely a tirtha (holy place), but is Bhagavan’s own dhama (abode), or His own home. It is no exaggeration to say that Vrndavana is Krishna’s svarupa (form) because Krishna and His abode are non-different. According to the Puranas, Devarsi...
by Madhu | sij. 25, 2016 | Stories from Puranas
In the different Puranas there is different histories about Narasimha Dev. In the Bhagwatan we have the most recent Narasimha avatar, but in Padma Purana also mentions about Narasimha Dev having appeared in previous Kalpas for slightly different pastimes. At one time...
by Madhu | sij. 25, 2016 | Stories from Puranas
There was once an old brahmana named Vidyapati who lived in a village. He owned a beautiful garden which he loved very much. But he was very selfish. He did not want to share his beautiful garden with anyone. Even the birds! Vidyapati used to shoo away even the birds...
by Madhu | tra. 25, 2015 | Stories about guru - disciple relationhsip, Stories about Narada Muni, Stories from Puranas
Did you know that at one time Narada Muni did not have a Guru? At that time He was already travelling the Three Worlds. One time He attended an Assembly at Svarga loka, where all Devas and Devis are present.There are all 33 crores devatas and all the Nine Planets....
by Madhu | tra. 25, 2015 | Stories about Krishna in Vrindavan lila, Stories from Puranas
In Puranas we find story of man rakshasa attacking brahmana at Govardan hill who in deference has killed this rakshasa men with stone from Govardhan hill. As a result of touching Govardhan hill this soul get liberated. After this conversation happen between them: The...
by Madhu | ožu. 17, 2015 | Stories about Narada Muni, Stories from Puranas, Stories from Ramayana
Once upon a time, a robber lived in a forest. His name was Ratna. He used to rob people and also kill them. People were always afraid of him. No one dared to walk in that forest alone. One day Narada Muni was passing through the forest. Ratna came forward to attack...
by Madhu | ožu. 16, 2015 | Stories from Puranas
Once the great sage Jaimini Rsi said to his spiritual master Srila Vyasadeva, “Oh Gurudeva! Previously, by your mercy, you described to me the history of the glories of the Ganga river, the benefits of worshipping Vishnu, the giving of grains in charity, the...
by Madhu | velj. 20, 2015 | Power of prasadam, Stories from Puranas
I will tell you a humorous story of why Sudama became so poor. He was a comrade and a schoolmate of Sri Krishna. They were studying under the Guru Sandipani as students. Among many other students, Sri Krishna, the little boy, and Sudama, another boy, and many others...
by Madhu | velj. 15, 2015 | Stories about glories of holy name, Stories about Narada Muni, Stories from Puranas
Hiranyakshipu once decided that he would go to the forest to perform penance. When he set out, many omens indicating ill-fortune for one’s desired gain were observed. There were earthquakes, and fire was seen in all directions. Ignoring the inauspicious portents, the...
by Madhu | velj. 10, 2015 | Stories from Puranas
( Please read this story – it can save you from lot of troubles! ) Once there was a king who distributed food to the brahmanas. One day, as he was giving out food to the priests, an eagle flew above holding a dead snake in his claws. Out of the mouth of the dead...
by Madhu | velj. 10, 2015 | Stories from Puranas
Once there lived a small boy call Ravi who was born in a pious devoted family. His parents, grand-mother were all sincere devotees of the Lord. They are very strict in their sadhana and used to regularly worship the Lord, serve prasadam to the devotees etc. But Ravi...
by Madhu | velj. 10, 2015 | Stories from Puranas
Once there lived a poor brahmana in the city of Pratishthanapura in South India. He was a very sincere devotee of the Lord Krishna and was satisfied with whatever the Lord had given Him. He used to hear the glories of the Lord from realized souls. At one such meeting,...
by Madhu | velj. 10, 2015 | Stories about moral and spiritual instructions, Stories from Puranas
A man by the name of Amrita, living on earth, thought to himself that the one thing he feared most was death. To avoid death, Amrita practised austerities and concentrated his mind upon Lord Yama, the Lord of Death. Lord Yama was pleased and granted a vision to...
by Madhu | velj. 10, 2015 | Stories from Puranas
Once there was Lakshmi’s Svayamvar. Her father wanted to get her married. In olden days there was selection of grooms. It was a big occasion. Swayam-var means She wanted to select the husband on her own (svayam). So all over the planet, it was a big occasion...
by Madhu | velj. 10, 2015 | Stories from Puranas
In the Narada Purana there is a nice story of a business man who had two sons. These two sons felt that their father has spent his whole life in Business and now he should be sent on some Pilgrimage with a Sadhu with enough money. The sons told the Sadhu ” Do...
by Madhu | velj. 10, 2015 | Stories from Puranas
There is a beautiful story in Vishnu Dharma purana explaining this point. Once a great Brahmana and a devotee of the Lord called Mudgala travelled to the abode of Yamaraj to meet him. When he saw the torturous punishments inflicted by the Yamadutas on the sinful...
by Madhu | velj. 10, 2015 | Stories from Puranas
Lord Siva and his consort Parvati once are passing through a town disguised as ordinary willage people. While they were walking around a beggar came and asked for a donation. Lord Siva said he didn’t have anything. “This poor man is begging, so why...
