Moral stories collected from around India
Rudra Literally means that “Fire comes from the Bowels of the earth spreading God’s Grace all over the world”. The word Rudra is an ancient Vedic name for God, meaning the roarer, the ruler of storms and wind, the wild, the mightiest of the mighty. These attempts to describe relate to the tremendous and inconceivable power out of which galaxies are born, stars collapse, seasons move and your mind experiences desire.
Urvashi means she who can control heart of others,”Ur” means heart and “vash” means to control. Earliest Vedic texts suggest, it was also the name for the dawn goddess. In the Vedas, the apsaras are water nymphs where in apsa means water, the one going in the waters or between the waters of the clouds. Often married to the gandharvas or or temptresses of Rishis. There are two types of Apsaras, namely, laukika (wordly) and daivika (divine). Thirty-four nymphs / Apsaras are specified of the first type and ten of the second type. These celestial beings are also known as vidyadhari or tep apsar.
Rishi Atri is one of the Manasputra of Brahma. Rishi Atri originated from the eyes of Lord Brahma and the Vishnu’s Dharma. Also known as ‘the Devourer’, Atri Rishi is an embodiment of the power of detachment. Rishi Atri is the Saptarishi in the seventh, i.e. the present Manvantara.
Shiva and Parvati observed Arjuna’s devotion and they felt compelled to grant him his desire. However, Shiva was not about to impart the knowledge of His potent Asthra / missile to the human without first testing him for his worthiness. Lord Shiva disguised himself as a Kirata Chief ( Kirata is a clan of mountain dwellers), and asked Goddess Parvati and some of his Ganas to dress up as Kirata women.
Chintamani is a the elephant-headed god of wisdom form of Lord Ganesha and is one of Ashtavinayakas among the eight forms of Ganesha. All the idols of Ashtavinayaka are Swayambhu / self originated. All the the eight revered shrines of Ganesha are located in Maharashtra. Village of Theur is located in the Haveli taluka of Pune district, near the confluence of river Bhima and the conjoint river Mula-Mutha.
Kala Bhairava is the shortened form of Kaala Shakti Bhairava, the Lord who controls the Shakti of Kala – the Power of Time. A Fearsome Destroyer emanation of Lord Shiva, Whose name translates to the Terrifying Blackness of Time-Death The Sanskrit word ‘Kala’ simultaneously meaning ‘Black’, ‘Death’, and ‘Time’.
I am capable of seeing the truth. That you allow me to see you fully, without judgment, tells me that I have become trustworthy. Thus you become the mirror, the Parvati darpan, that reflects who I am. You help me discover myself. You become my Saraswati. You reveal the true meaning of ‘darshan’. In joy, I dance. I become Nataraj.
You should trust me and I should trust you. He who never trusts another and is not trusted is seldom praised by men of wisdom. Such a person is unhappy and miserable. There is no use attempting to escape when the opportunity has slipped away. Now is the proper time for a right understanding between us.
കണ്ണനും കൂട്ടരും ഗോകുലത്തിൽ കളിച്ചു തിമിർക്കുന്ന കാലം. പശുക്ക ളെല്ലാം പുല്ലും മേഞ്ഞു നടക്കുന്നു. കൂട്ടുകാരെല്ലാം കണ്ണന്റെ ചുറ്റും കൂടി.
ദാനശീലത്തിൽ മുമ്പനായ കർണൻ വീരമൃത്യു വരിച്ച് സ്വർഗത്തിലെത്തി. മനോഹരമായ കാഴ്ചകൾ കണ്ട് സ്വർഗം ചുറ്റി സഞ്ചരിച്ച കർണന് അസഹ്യമായ വിശപ്പും
