Category: Divine Beings (yet not “gods”)

27 – Counting Out Days! Part Four.

Hi Friends! Today let's try to close our excursion into the names of the days ("vaaras"), and the planets - real or unreal - they are named after ("grahas"). So let's strike out into the forest of stories, and seize the day! Interestingly the word "graha" means the one's who hold or seize. And the … Continue reading 27 – Counting Out Days! Part Four. →

26 – Counting Out Days! Part Three.

Hi Friends! Today let us take forward the twisting-turning tales we started quite some time back, about the weekday names, and the divine/semi-divine entities they are named after. As usual, there are stories that are new, and some which are repeated. Those that are new, let's discover together; and those that are repeated, let's rediscover … Continue reading 26 – Counting Out Days! Part Three. →

22 – Of Mountains, Rivers and Stars

Hi Friends! Today let us explore some background stories that would help us understand the further stories better. Let us (for the time being) leave the Saviour Strong-One (Taraka-Asur) and his army facing the King (Indra) and the other Guardians of various Directions, and the various Devas, with the support of the Preserver (Vishnu). In … Continue reading 22 – Of Mountains, Rivers and Stars →

21 – When The Divine Guardians Fought The Strong Saviour

Hi Friends! Today let us take the story forward from where we left the action last time. Two battle-ready armies stood in front of each other, to fight for respect and supremacy. Let us learn a little more about their leaders, and champions. The Asura Army - The Saviour and Other Strong Ones The Asuras … Continue reading 21 – When The Divine Guardians Fought The Strong Saviour →

10 – Who Kept The Gatekeepers Out

Hi Friends! Today let us look at a story which involves the first maanasputras or mind-born-sons of Lord Brahma, and what happened when they were stopped by two divine Gatekeepers, and the far-reaching consequences of that. As we covered in an earlier post, the first four mind-born sons of Lord Brahma were the Four Kumaras. … Continue reading 10 – Who Kept The Gatekeepers Out →

09 – The Eagle Landed, but the Vultures Fell

Hi Friends! Today let us try to complete the story we have been talking about in the last post, and the one before that. As we saw that Garuda, the feathered son of Vinata, successfully snatched away amruta from the Adityas, to fulfil the terms for his and his mother’s freedom, set by the Nagas, … Continue reading 09 – The Eagle Landed, but the Vultures Fell →

08 – One Flew Over Heaven’s Nest

Hi Friends! Today let’s try to take forward the story we started in the last post. The one where two sisters asked for strong children. One sister got as sons a thousand serpents with divine powers. The second sister lost her first-born (half-born?) to impatience, but was blessed with another. As this story has a … Continue reading 08 – One Flew Over Heaven’s Nest →

07 – The Sisters Who Didn’t Like Each Other

Hi Friends! Today let us explore a lesser known story, about two sisters who fought a lot, and how each suffered from that. As briefly mentioned in an earlier post, various daughters of the Skilled Master of Creation, or Daksha Prajapati, were married to the Sage Kasyapa (who may be the Kachchhapa we met earlier). … Continue reading 07 – The Sisters Who Didn’t Like Each Other →