Tag Archives: Mother folktales for Students

गणेश जन्म: हिंदी पौराणिक कथा – Lord Ganesha is one of the most widely worshiped deities in the Hindu Patheon. Ganesha is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles and more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles (Vighnesh (विघ्नेश, विघ्नेश्वर)), patron of arts and sciences, and the deva of intellect and wisdom. Ganesha has been represented with the …

सर्वप्रथम श्री गणेश जी की पूजा: Our devotion gets redoubled when we find Ganapati available in the home or temple. We all have special and dedicated reverence towards Ganapati. The Hindu people across the world (specially India) do worship this omnipresent God first. Though the people of the world do worship this powerful elephant headed God first, very rare numbers of …

How Ganesha came to have Elephant Head: When the Gods lived on the earth, Lord Shiva – Mahadeva, the Lord of All, lived on the highest peak of the Himalayas. With him lived his wife, Goddess Parvati. They had no child. For thousands of years they lived there, looking down upon the entire world, which lay at their feet. But …

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 …

Krishna’s Childhood in Vrindavan: When Yasoda and Nanda found Krishna as their son, they performed all the religious ceremonies in secret, to avoid Kansa’s wrath. The family astrologer, Gargamuni, told the family, “Your son Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He will protect you from Kansa’s persecutions, and by His grace only, you will surpass all difficulties. Therefore raise …

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 …

Stories from the Bible, People hoped and prayed that Messiah would come soon. They often thought and talked about how Messiah would look like. Israel or Judea as it was called, was the home of the Jews. At that time Judea was ruled by King Herod, he was appointed King by Emperor Augustus Caesar of Rome. The Jews were tired …

Stories from the Bible, Noah always tried to do what God wanted him to do… But there was one man who loved God. He and his family obeyed God. This man was Noah. Noah always tried to do what God wanted him to do. God spoke to Noah one day and said, “Noah, I am going to destroy all the …

Stories from the Bible, The animals and creatures that God had put upon the earth all died. Soon the houses and the towns and villages disappeared under the water… The Flood: Story From Old Testament After Noah and his family and all the birds and animals were safely inside the ark they waited for God to keep his promise. For …