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We all have a bad habit of fighting with our brothers and sisters over toys. But can you imagine giving up something as vast as a kingdom, for your sibling? Thousands of years ago, the Supreme Lord descended on this Earth as Ram, the eldest son of King Dashrath. His
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Most people who believe in God are always eager to visit places of pilgrimage, e.g: Mathura, Vrindaban, Ayodhya, Kashi, Haridwar etc. They think that a visit to these holy places, will release them from the clutches of Maya. Let us reflect on this matter, as there is a great
Mrikandu a great rishi and his wife Marudvati had no children. The rishi prayed to God Shiva. God Shiva appeared to him, and said, "I am pleased with you, Mrikandu. Tell me, 1. Do you want one hundred sons, who will live for a long time, but will all
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This is a story of two villagers who lived in the same village. One of them was rich and used to love God. The other man was very poor and hated God for making him so poor. Both of them used to go to the same village temple. The rich
Prince Arjuna, alongwith his 4 brothers and Kaurav cousins were learning the art and science of battlefield under the guidance of their Guru Dronacharya, the greatest professor of Archery and other acts of warfare. Looking at the sincerity and the extraordinary skills of Arjuna, Dronacharya promised Arjun to prepare him
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In the rich spiritual history of India, Jaidev is acknowledged as a great saint and devotee of Shri Radha Krishna. He has composed many devotional songs elaborating the highest form of divine bliss called the Madhurya bhav. Once, as Jaidev was travelling through the forests, he was held captive by
A young widower, who was very much attached to his five year old son, was away on a business trip when bandits came and burned down the whole village and abducted his son. When the man returned, he saw the ruins and became very saddened and disturbed. He took the
Sage Uddalaka ran a school (Ashram) teaching Vedic knowledge. Kahoda was one of his best disciples. Uddalaka was so pleased with him that he got his daughter Sujata married to him. In due course Sujata conceived a child and wanted to instill the Vedic knowledge in her child early in
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Long ago, there lived a poor Brahmin. He was always engrossed in singing the glories of God and in doing so, often forgot all about eating, sleeping, and performing other household duties. People in the village used to stop by his cottage to give him something to eat, but that
This is the story of a 10 year old boy who lived 200 years ago in the land of Braj. His master, Nandkisor Das Goswamipad, used to run a Gurukul-Ashram in Barsana. He used to live in the ashram and tend to his master’s cows. He was a very
Once there was a beggar. He used to beg all day on the streets near the king’s palace. Still, he did not manage to get enough to feed his family. One day as he was sitting on the side of road to beg for alms, he heard the king’
Once upon a time, there lived a potter in a small village. He earned an honest living by making clay pots. He had two pets at home - a dog and a donkey. Every morning, the dog used to bark to wake up his master. The barking of the dog