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(Reader Note: This is in continuation of the untold story of Ramayana. You should read them before reading this part of the story) Jatayu sees the mortal body of Lakshman and Sri Ram’s dementia for his brother. He decided to break Sri Ram’s delusion. Jatayu was deeply pained seeing the mental pain and agony of Ram. Vibhishan, Sughriv, and Shatrughna also pleaded to Jatayu to help Ram come out...
(Reader Note: This is in continuation of Part-1 and Part-2 of the story. You may want to read them first if you haven’t already before reading this) Kings of the Rakhsha clan and some of the Vidhyadhar kings joined hands when they came to know about Sri Ram’s condition after Lakshman’s death. They saw an opportunity to attack Ayodhya which was now orphaned and in despair. Lav and Kush,...
Lakshman’s sudden death had put everyone in a state of deep shock. When Sri Ram heard the cries of the queens, he came running to Lakshman’s palace. Seeing Lakshman sitting still on his throne he exclaimed – “Brother Lakshman, what has happened to you? What illness do you have? Why are you not saying something? I will get you cured, don’t worry.” He looked at Lakshman’s wives and said ...
Ram and Lakshman had undying love and attachment for each other. Once Indra, the king of the demigods was talking about them to the demigods. He said – “Their love for each other is unparalleled. They cannot live without each other. This affection is an obstacle to Sri Ram’s renunciation.” “Oh, such wonderful affection and love?” – the demigods were amazed hearing this. A curiosity arose in two of...
In a kingdom named Mrunalkand lived Shribhuti, the priest of the royal family. He and his wife Saraswati had a daughter by the name Vegvati. She grew up to be a beautiful young girl. But with that youth came ego about her beauty and status. She roamed around the town carrying her arrogance and attitude. Once she saw a monk in the meditative state in the town’s park. Many...
An incident from the Mahabharata tells a lot about the world we live in today. Once a merchant came to meet Yudhisthir to sell some precious goods. The merchant had a beautiful and amazing horse. When Arjun, Bheem, and the other two brothers saw the horse they were spellbound. The four brothers requested the merchant to sell his horse to them. They were ready to pay any price for...
The Mahabharata war had been declared between Pandavas and Kauravas. The battleground had Pandava’s army on one side and a much bigger army of Kauravas on the other side. The Kauravas had the greatest and invincible warriors likes of – Bhishma, Dronacharya, Kripacharya, Shalyaraj on their side while Pandavas had only Krishna and that too as a charioteer of Arjuna. Dharmaraj Yudhisthir, the eldest of the Pandavas arrives with...
This is at the time when Mughal Emperor Akbar was ruling India. One day he was sitting leisurely and looking outside from the window of his palace. He saw a grand procession passing by the palace. A lady was being taken in a decorated palanquin. There were merchants, businessmen, and their families who had dressed up in expensive clothes and jewelry taking part in this procession. King Akbar was...
Bahad Mantri, the Prime Minister of Patan in Gujarat had taken a union for a pilgrimage to the sacred Mount Shetrunjay. A thought came to his mind. He decided to build a grand temple of Lord Adinath atop Mount Shetrunjay. The local merchants and business people got to know about this. They were keen to contribute to this auspicious project. Late in the evening, they went to meet Bahad...
Not very long ago, a merchant by the name Savchand lived in a village of Vandhali in Gujarat. He had a big business of import and export. He had 12 ships that would carry goods to other countries to sell. In return, they would carry back the local goods of the country. Once his ships did not return on the expected date. He waited for a couple of days....
A Jain saint visited Bhadreshwar, a small village in Kutch, India. A merchant by the name of Jagdusha went to meet and pay his respect to the saint. Saint blessed the Jagdusha. He through his astrological knowledge cautioned on the upcoming great famine in the region that would last for three years. Every grain of food will be precious. The condition will be so bad that people would be...
King of Magadh, Shrenik Bimbisar set out on his horse for a forest outing. As he entered the Mandikuli garden, he saw a young and handsome monk meditating under a tree. His face glowed and looked very blissful. King Shrenik wondered why someone would renounce the world at such a young age. What sorrow and experience lead him to leave all the pleasures of life and take on the...