Category: Stories
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The mysterious birth and life of Veda Vyasa
The mysterious birth and life of Veda Vyasa According to Hindu mythology, Vyasa is considered one among seven immortals (Chiranjivis). Vyasa is the author of Vedas, Puranas and Mahabharata including Bhagavad Gita. He is the son of Satyavati and Maharishi Parashara. The festival, Guru Purnima is dedicated to Veda Vyasa. It is also known as Vyasa Purnima which happens to the…
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Uparichara Vasu and birth of Satyavati and her twin brother Matsya from a fish
Uparichara Vasu and birth of Satyavati and her twin brother Matsya from a fish Uparichara Vasu was a contemporary king of Shantanu. He was the son of Kritaka, a descendant of the Kuru Dynasty. King Kritaka was the great-grandson of Sudhanush. Uparichara Vasu was from Amavasu dynasty. We come across this story in the Ramayana,…
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Devavrata’s Early Life and Bhishma Pratigya
Devavrata’s Early Life and Bhishma Pratigya Devavrata is commonly known as Bhishma. He was the most illustrious man of his times. Devavrata was also known as Bhishma Pitamaha and Gangaputra Bhishma. He is the eighth son of Kuru King Shantanu and Goddess Ganga. He took human form due to a curse. To read curse of Astavasu please…
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Kul Guru Kripacharya
Kul Guru Kripacharya Kripacharya was Kul Guru of the Kuru dynasty. He was also known as Raj Guru (royal teacher) of Hastinapur. Kripacharya was considered as the foremost Rishi of Kaliyuga. Kripacharya is the most important and striking personality of Mahabharata. He was considered the fourth avatar of Brahma. Kripacharya was a descendant of sage…
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Pururavas and Urvashi: Tragic love of celestial nymph (Urvashi) and mortal King (Pururavas)
Pururavas and Urvashi: Tragic love of celestial nymph (Urvashi) and mortal King (Pururavas) Pururavas was the first king of the lunar dynasty (Chandravamsha). He was born in Treta yuga as the son of Budha and Ila. Ila had both male and female forms, hence Ila was both mother and father to Pururavas. For reading about”birth of…
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Ashtavasu : Previous birth of Bhishma
Ashtavasu : Previous birth of Bhishma Ashtavasu means 8 Vasu’s. Ashtavasus are eight Ganadevatas or attendants of Indra. They represent 8 fundamental elements of nature. Names of 8 Vasu’s according to Mahabharata are as follows: Name Meaning Dhara Earth Anala Fire Anila Wind Apa Water Pratyusha Sun Soma Moon Prabhasa Sky Dhruva Star Here is…
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Nara and Narayan: Past life of Karna as Dambhodbhava/Sahasra Kavacha
Nara and Narayan: Past life of Karna as Dambhodbhava/Sahasra Kavacha In Treta yuga there lived two sages called Nara and Narayan. They incarnated on earth for the welfare of mankind. Nara and Narayan were avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu himself. These two sages were twin sons of Dharma and Murti (daughter of Daksha), where Nara…
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Yayati: Exchange of old age between father and son
Yayati – Exchange of old age between father and son Yayati was one of the many sons of Nahusha and Ashokasundari (daughter of Lord Shiva and Parvati). Also, he was the great-grandson of Pururavas (for more details read https://animatedwater.com/2020/07/13/beginning-of-lunar-dynastychandravansha/). The Story of Yayati appears in Padma Purana, Adi Parva of Mahabharata and also in the…
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Devayani and Kacha : Story of Mritsanjeevni
Shukracharya and Kacha Ramnadayandatta Shastri Pandey / Public domain. Taken from Wikipedia
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Beginning of Lunar Dynasty(Chandravansha)…..
Beginning of Lunar Dynasty(Chandravansha)….. This one-story has stuck to me for a while and probably one of the lesser-known stories but a very interesting one. We all know Shikandi’s story where a woman turns into a man but there is one more story where a man turns into a woman. This story is the beginning…
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