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Guru Arjan Dev Birth And Childhood Stories: Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth descendant of Guru Nanak, was born on April 15, 1563. He was the youngest son of Bhai Jetha (later Guru Ram Das) and Bibi Bhani. There was great rejoicing everywhere in all the Sikh sangats at his birth. This unusual rejoicing surprised quite a few people, since this …

Guru Arjan Dev Teachings And Related Stories – Prithi Chand continued to pester the Guru to stop his religious and social activities. He tried to harm the Guru in whatever way he could. He became violently hostile and filled the path of the Guru with thorns. Guru Arjan was fortunate in having the loyal support of Bhai Budha and Bhai …

Guru Arjan Dev: The Conspiracy Begins – Before long, Guru Arjan came to hear of something that really troubled him. He learned that his brother, Prithi Chand, was composing his own hymns and passing them off as compositions of Guru Nanak and other Sikh Gurus. Guru Arjan feared that if this continued, the Sikh religion would be undone and grossly …

Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev: Unfortunately, Akbar died soon after and the struggle for the Delhi throne began between his son, Jahangir, and grandson, Khusro. Jahangir’s son, Khusro, had a lot of respect for the Guru. When he was defeated in the battle, he left for Punjab and sought refuge with the Guru in Amritsar. The Guru told Khusro clearly …

Draupadi Swayamwara: The Pandavas were living in Ekachakra when they heard about the princess Draupadi. Draupadi was the daughter of Drupada, the King of Panchala. She was the most beautiful princess of the time. She was also talented and very noble. The kings and princes of many countries desired to marry her. Draupadi Swayamwara: Story from ‘Mahabharata’ is about the …

Ganapathi was the son of Lord Shiva. He was a short, fat boy with an elephant’s head. He was full of fun and frolic, and one day he broke one of his tusks while playing. He gave trouble if people took no notice of him. He stopped them from doing their work. He liked good food and wanted plenty to …

The story of the ‘Mahabharata’ is about the Pandavas and the Kauravas. House of Lac: Classic Tale From Mahabharata – The five Pandava brothers, Dharmaputra, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, were the sons of Pandu, the King of Hastinapura. The Kauravas were the one hundred sons of Dhritarashtra, Pandu’s elder brother. Dhritarashtra was blind. The people did not want a …

Stories from the Bible, Noah and his family were very happy to leave the boat where they had lived for so long. It was good to see the sun again… The Rainbow Promise Noah and his family were very happy to leave the boat where they had lived for so long. It was good to see the sun again. After …

Stories from the Bible, discover how Adam and Eve were created… The first man and woman: God was very happy with what He created looked so beautiful. However, God’s work was not finished yet. In His great plan there remained one special creature, different from every other creatures. God said, “let us make a man. Let us make him in …

Vishvamitra is generally known as a great saint. But before he became a saint he was a great king. He ruled over a vast kingdom. He was very powerful. He waged wars against rival rulers and won all of them. Vishvamitra was very fond of hunting. One day he went into the jungles with a large number of attendants. He …