Aruni – the real disciple of his teacher We find many examples highlighting teacher and pupil’s relationship or depicting the devotion of the disciple towards its teacher. Ekalavya, Karna, Ram, Krishna all great gods of Indian mythology were great pupils as well. One such disciple is Aruni. Aruni was in gurukul – The teacher’s abode […]
Mahabharat is full of love stories. It was not only about battle between good and evil. Mahabharat was lot more than this. We find examples of revenges as well. But you might get surprised seeing the incidents of love. Yes, you heard me right. There are numerous incidents of love as in the great epic of Mahabharat .
Sati and Shakti Peeths have a significant importance in India. Sati is consort of Lord Shiva and there is a story behind the origin of Shakti peeths. Please read on for details on this interesting mythological story about Sati. Sati’s Penance Sati was daughter of Daksh Prajapati who was a ruler. When Sati grew old she performed
Seven people apart from five Pandavs survived the Mahabharat war (Kurukshetra). These are Krishna, Kripacharya, Yuyutsu, Kritivarma, Vrishakethu, Satyaki, and Ashwatthama.Ashwatthama , the son of Drona, guru of Pandavas and Kauravas was the great warrior who also commanded the Kauravas army post Drona demise. He is supposed to not die and this was not as
Karna – The most virtuous warrior from Mahabharata In Indian mythology, I don’t come across anyone who is as gifted as Karna, and at the same time, most unfortunate as well. He had everything, yet he ended up having nothing. The reasons, one may argue would his deeds, or the company he kept,but at the
In Indian mythology, Rudraksh has its own space. It is believed that the Rudraksh stone has got beneficial powers and those who keep these stones, enjoy various benefits. It is supposed to take away our sufferings and bring wisdom and health. Legends There is an interesting legend associated with Rudraksh. We will tell you the
A brief introduction of the epic Mahabharata written by Vyasa. It was Ved Vyasa who written Mahabharat.
Indian mythology and Greek mythology – Similarities between gods and characters The achilles heel is a phrase borrowed from greek mythology which denotes an area of weakness. Achilles was a great fighter who was washed with water of river styx to become invincible. His mother, Thetis held him by his heel and dipped him into
The Ganges The story of Ganga coming to earth is long but interesting, I will try to keep this as short as possible without losing the plot. In World mythology, there are many stories related to rivers, but the story around Ganga or The Ganges is very fascinating. As per the Indian mythology, the person
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication,” observed the genius & greatest painters of all time, Leonardo DaVinci. “We, who have so much, must do more to help those in need. And most of all, we must live simply, so that others may simply live,” noted the American actor and environmentalist, Edward Begley Jr. Mahatma Gandhi put