Long Long ago there was a king in Jaisalmer whose name was Rawal Prithvi Singh. His kingdom was very prosperous. He built up his capital with latticed windows and large havelis (palaces). He also captured some areas of neighboring kingdoms. But he was not broadminded. His success made him unreasonable, foolish and haughty. One day, while he was in his …
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Once upon a time, in the city of , there lived a thief. One day, he stole a temple bell and ran away into jungle. A tiger, who heard the sound of the bell, was curious to know where the sound was coming from. When he saw the thief, the tiger pounced upon him and killed him. The bell, fell …
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एक समय की बात है – एक राजा था, जिसे अपने बुद्धिमान होने का बड़ा घमंड था। उसका विशवास था कि पूरे राज्य में एक भी ऐसा नही है, जो उसे धोका देकर साफ़ निकल जाए। एक दिन यह बात उसने मंत्रियों से कही। सबने हकमी भर दी, सिवाय एक के। राजा को बड़ा आश्चर्य हुआ। “क्या तुम नही मानते …
Read More »Krishna and Poor Cowboy: Enlightening Folktale
Krishna was a very poor boy. He lived in the village with his mother. His father was dead. When Krishna was five-year-old, his mother sent him to school. The road seemed very long. Krishna thought he had lost his way. He went on and on, till he saw the other village boys going to school. He joined them, and at …
Read More »Krishna Kills the Snake Demon Aghasura
One day the cowherd boys were playing their games, such as imitating peacocks and running after birds’ shadows on the ground, when they came upon a mountain cave. This was actually a demon-brother of Putana‘s, who had expanded himself into an eight-mile long snake to kill the boys. The opening to the cave was his mouth. The boys felt a …
Read More »Kaliya: Story of Krishna and Kaliya Snake
Krishna was the loveliest child in the world. He was dark and handsome. He wore pretty clothes and beautiful ornaments. His hair was tied in a knot on the top of his head. Always there was a peacock feather in it. Little Krishna was the darling of all the people. Krishna’s childhood was full of fun and frolic. He had …
Read More »Krishna & Syamantaka Gem: Lord Krishna Story
Satrajit, a nobleman of Dwarka, was a devotee of Surya, the Sun God. Surya being pleased with Satrajit’s devotion appeared before him and gifted him the Syamantaka gem. The Syamantaka gem’s specialty was that it could magically produce eight measures of gold a day. Satrajit became a really wealthy man. Krishna then approached Satrajit and told him that he should …
Read More »Birth of Lord Krishna: Incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Krishna was born in a tense historical period proceeding a devastating war. The warring factions built up so many weapons that the burden on the earth became unbearable. Finally the goddess of Earth took the form of a cow and prayed to Lord Brahma for relief. Lord Brahma called all the demigods to the shore of the Milk Ocean to …
Read More »बीकानेर की वीरांगना: वीर राजपूत नारी की लोक कथा
अपने सतीत्व और पतिव्रता – धर्म की रक्षा करना ही भारतीय स्त्रियों के जीवन का एक अनुपम और पवित्र आदर्श रहा है। उनके सतीत्व के वज्राघात से बड़े-बड़े साम्राज्यों की नींव हिल उठी, राजमुकुट धूलि में लोटने लगे, मानव – वेषधारी दानवों की दानवता और व्यभिचारमूल्क अत्याचार का अन्त हो गया। किरण देवी या राजरानी किरण देवी मेवाड़ सूर्य महाराणा …
Read More »रूपनगढ़ की राजकुमारी – वीर राजपूत नारी की लोक कथा
‘अपनी कन्या को शाही बेगम बनने के लिये तुरंत दिल्ली भेज दो!’ औरंगजेब के इस संदेश के साथ दिल्ली से एक सेना भी रूपनगढ़ के राजा विक्रम सोलंकी के पास पहुँची। अनेक राजपूत नरेशों ने अपनी कन्याएँ दिल्ली को भेज दी थीं। विरोध करने में केवल सर्वनाश ही था। कोई मार्ग न देखकर राजा प्रस्तुत हो गये। राजकुमारी को भी …
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