Tag: Daityas

23 – When The Victorious Saviour Spared The Bright Monkeys

Hi Friends! Today let us finish the story about the (first) battle between Taraka-Asura ("The Strong Saviour") and the Devas ("The Bright One's"), fought to avenge the disrespect to Taraka's mother by Indra Deva in the form of a monkey. As mentioned earlier, the Deva army was led by eight of the dasa-dikpalas ("Guardians of … Continue reading 23 – When The Victorious Saviour Spared The Bright Monkeys →

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 →

20 – The Tale of the Saviour and the Disrespectful Monkey

Hi Friends! Today let us continue from where we ended last time. Vajranga fulfilled his promise to his mother, Diti, by defeating Indra. He had also obeyed his father, Sage Kashyapa, by sparing the life of Indra. On the suggestion of his great-grandfather, Lord Brahma, he started an intense penance, while submerged in a huge … Continue reading 20 – The Tale of the Saviour and the Disrespectful Monkey →

19 – The Unbreakable One and his Unbroken Promises

Hi Friends! Today let us continue the tale of the underdogs, the one’s everyone expects to lose. Last time we looked at the story of the powerful unborn son of Diti. We saw how (as an embryo) he got broken before his birth, from a single daitya (“son of Diti”) who was pre-destined to defeat … Continue reading 19 – The Unbreakable One and his Unbroken Promises →

18 – Please Don’t Cry Brother Mine

Hi Friends! Today let us explore a story of the underdogs, the one’s everyone expects to lose. How would that affect their families? When a son or daughter wins, the happiest is their mother. What happens when the son or daughter loses? How does she cope with it? Keeping that in mind, let us talk … Continue reading 18 – Please Don’t Cry Brother Mine →

15 – When Creativity of Skill and Ferocity of Nature Fought

Hi Friends! Today let us look at Daksha Prajapati, the Skillful Master of Creation, and the story of a famous yagna of his. Daksha, the Skillful One, was one of the sons of Lord Brahma. He along with his nine brothers, together the Prajapatis, was entrusted with the work of creation. Daksha with his wife … Continue reading 15 – When Creativity of Skill and Ferocity of Nature Fought →

14 – The Story of the Scary One’s

Hi Friends! Today let us take the story of the Fourth Incarnation of Vishnu forward, and see what we can learn from it. We continue from the last post, with the almost “un-killable” Hiranyakashipu with his boons from Lord Brahma, and his “un-burnable” sister Simhika, with her fire-proof garment from Agni Deva, and their enmity … Continue reading 14 – The Story of the Scary One’s →

13 – Be Careful What You Wish For

Hi Friends! Today let us take the tale of the Dashavataar’s forward. Last time we covered the Third Incarnation of Vishnu. We also talked about the first mortal life of one of the Cursed Gatekeepers of Vishnu. This time we will be starting the story of the first mortal life of the other Cursed Gatekeepers … Continue reading 13 – Be Careful What You Wish For →

12 – The Interesting Story of an Immense Boar

Hi Friends! Today let us look at the Third Incarnation of Vishnu, which is another of the Genesis Myths, and amalgamation of another mythology. Like the Story of the Saviour Fish and the Story of the World-Fathering Turtle we discussed earlier. Interestingly the villain of this story is one of the cursed gatekeepers, who loved … Continue reading 12 – The Interesting Story of an Immense Boar →

05 – The Churning of the Sea

Hi Friends! Today let’s talk about the second aquatic adventure story, which also features the Second Incarnation of the Dashavataar. As mentioned last time while Fishing in Troubled Waters, this is also a Genesis Myth, i.e. it tries to explain how things came to be. So here is “a” version of the Second Legend of … Continue reading 05 – The Churning of the Sea →

02 – How Did It Start and Grow

Hi Friends! As promised last time, in this post we shall try and cover the various ways the world started, as per Indian mythology. As we discussed, the stories of creation are cyclical. In another post we shall look at the highly number-centric way they thought things repeated. It’s awesome fun, but it can wait. … Continue reading 02 – How Did It Start and Grow →