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The Mahabharata is one of the biggest epics in the world. Veda Vyasa is believed to have written the Mahabharata. Veda Vyasa is also credited as the compiler of the Puranas. The Puranas contain various stories of Gods, Goddesses, Kings, Sages, folktales, details of temples and places, and other important information about Hinduism. ***** Krishna is one of the heroes of the Mahabharata. The Puranas mention that Krishna had 16,108 wives. Out of his 16,108 wives, Krishna has eight principal Queens. The eight principal Queens are called Ashtabharya. Rukmini, Jambavathi, and Satyabhama are three of Krishna's principal Queens. ******* The Bhagwat Purana and many other Puranas narrate Krishna's stories. There is a particular story in the Bhagwat Purana where Krishna is accused of stealing the Syamantaka gems. The story narrates how Krishna was able to solve the problem and also how Krishna meets two of his eight principal Queens. This is a retelling of the story.
Mahabharatha is the biggest epic in the world. The epic culminates with the great battle between the Pandavas and Kauravas. The third Pandava - Arjuna was a brilliant warrior and he was also the best friend of Krishna. Krishna is considered to be an avatara of Lord Narayana, who is the Preserver God in Hinduism. One of the eternal companions of Lord Narayana was Sage Nara. It was said that Arjuna was the incarnation of Sage Nara. Krishna and Arjuna were born on the same day and the bond between them went much deeper than friendship. These are a collection of stories of the two warriors. Short Stories from the Mahabharatha.
The city of Mathura which was under the control of the Yadavas was ruled by the tyrant Kamsa - he was a dictator who showed no mercy to either his people or even his own relatives. Almost all the people in Aryavratha have heard of the brute strength and the cruelty of Kamsa and they are all too afraid to stand up against him. But then someone decides to stop Kamsa - once and for all....
Stories from Hinduism about the origin of Deepawali
Stories from the Mahabharatha
Hindu Puranas are a collection of stories of legends and traditional lore. There are two major Hindu Epics – the Ramayana and the Mahabharatha. The Hindu Puranas and the Epics together have a wide variety of interesting stories of the kings, heroes, sages and even talk about topics of astronomy, theology, philosophy and the genealogy of the Devas and the Goddesses. Here are a collection of stories from the Hindu Puranas and the Epics: Matsya Avatar Hayagriva Kurma Avatar Akupura Varaha Jambavan in the Mahabharatha Stories for children
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This is the story of how Lord Krishna of Dwaraka married Princess Rukmini
Veda Vyasa's Mahabharatha is the biggest epic in the world. It tells the story of five brothers - the Pandavas who fought against their hundred cousins called the Kauravas, for the right to rule over the Kingdom of Hastinapur. Their fight was however no small battle. Though the battle lasted only for eighteen days, it caused a total and complete annihilation of almost the entire warrior class in existence at that time. This is the story of Abhimanyu, the son of one of the Pandavas. Like his father, Abhimanyu was a brilliant archer. And he was also skilled in other forms of warfare. Abhimanyu was only sixteen when the war had started. And it still did not stop him for fighting on his father's side. And he fought against the might of the entire Kaurava army, singlehandedly.