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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...
Long ago a merchant was traveling to another kingdom with a group of merchants carrying goods in bullock carts. He had loaded a gunny bag of coins on a mule which he needed for his expenses on this journey. While going through the jungle, the gunny bag broke open and the coins started to drop from the bag. By the time the merchant realized, a good number of coins...
Once a depressed, sad, and frustrated old man went to a Guru. He had lost all his life savings. He had become bankrupt. He had lost all hope in the game of life. He told his story to the Guru. The Guru listened patiently and then picked up a paper and a pen. He then said to the old man – “I now know what you have lost but...
A great poet of ancient India, Bharavi was living the last days of his life. He called his son and said – “Being a poet, I do not have any possessions or wealth. I’m not going to live long so before I die, I want to give a sloka. Whenever you are in dire need, you can sell this sloka for one hundred thousand rupees. But remember, don’t sell...
An incident from the life of Bharat Chakravarthi who ruled six continents at one time. He had many queens and lived surrounded by all the luxuries. Hundreds of kings were under his rule who served and obeyed him. Even with all this, Bharat Chakravarthi lived an abstinent life. One day his minister Vipra Dev asked the king – “O King, If you are an ascetic then why do you...
Once an old and wise sage arrived at a village covering a long journey. He took shelter in a temple on the outskirts of the village. The villagers came to know about the sage so they started visiting him in the evenings to listen to his discourse. They would also share their problems, difficulties in life, and seek his guidance. After a few days of his stay, it was...