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Satya’s Marriage: Satya was the most beautiful and most gifted girl in the world. She was a princess – the daughter of the rich and powerful King of Khosla. Her fame spread far and wide. Many royal princes asked the King of Khosla for her hand in marriage. Satya’s Marriage: Lord Krishna Stories For Kids Satya reached the age 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. Story of Krishna and Kaliya Snake: …

Krishna & Syamantaka Gem: 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. Krishna & Syamantaka Gem: Satrajit became a really wealthy man. Krishna then …

Birth of Lord Krishna: 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 …

Sant Kabir was born in 1398 AD in Banaras city (also known as Varanasi – city in Uttar Pradesh). His father Neeru was a Muslim and weaver by profession. Banaras being a Hindu place of pilgrimage was always thronged by Sadhus. Those Sadhus had a profound effect on the life of Kabir. While playing with companions in childhood, he would …

Kabir’s Ram: Sant Kabir Das Teachings & Belief – Kabir Das had faith in one God who is neither a man nor divine, neither a yogi nor a celibate. He has neither a mother nor a son. The extent of this type of god can not be known and he can not be con fined to a temple. He has …

परशुराम की रोचक कहानियाँ: परशुराम का जन्म त्रेता युग में रामायण काल में हुआ था। वह एक ब्राह्मण थे। उनको विष्णु का छठा अवतार भी कहा जाता है। भृगुश्रेष्ठ महर्षि जमदग्नि द्वारा पुत्र पुत्रेष्टि यज्ञ करने पर देवराज इंद्र ने पुत्र होने का वरदान दिया था। उसी के फलस्वरूप परशुराम ने अपनी माता रेणुका के गर्भ से वैशाख की शुक्ल …

रामायण के रचनाकार महर्षि वाल्मीकि का जन्मदिवस हर साल आश्विन मास की पूर्णिमा तिथि को मनाया जाता है। साल 2025 में वाल्मीकि जयंती 07 अक्टूबर दिन मंगलवार को मनाया जा रहा है। इस दिन शरद पूर्णिमा का त्योहार भी मनाया जाता है, जो देवी लक्ष्मी का भी प्राकट्य दिवस है। डाकू रत्नाकर कैसे बने रामायण के रचनाकार महर्षि वाल्मीकि महर्षि …

छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज के प्रेरक प्रसंग: एक बार छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज जंगल में शिकार करने जा रहे थे। अभी वे कुछ दूर ही आगे बढे थे कि एक पत्थर आकर उनके सर पे लगा। शिवाजी क्रोधित हो उठे और इधर-उधर देखने लगे, पर उन्हें कोई भी दिखाई नहीं दे रहा था, तभी पेड़ों के पीछे से एक बुढ़िया सामने आई …

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 …