Tag: Kashyapa

24 – Counting Out Days! Part One.

Hi Friends! I have been quite irregular in posting, the past few days (and months)! So, I thought that it would be a good idea if we look at a few stories about days. Or the names we know them by, and see where it takes us. Fair warning, this may take longer than usual! … Continue reading 24 – Counting Out Days! Part One. →

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 →

17 – The Moon and his Son

Hi Friends! Today let us explore the story of the Moon (Chandra) and his descendants, the dynasty called the Chandra-Vansha, with few of the most interesting characters in the Indian mythological tales. Last time we covered the initial part of the story of the Dynasty of the Sun, or Surya-Vansha. Let us try and take … Continue reading 17 – The Moon and his Son →

16 – The Sons of the Sun

Hi Friends! Today let’s start the stories of the major dynasties covered in Indian Mythology, and sometimes in the Indian History. You may have noticed that rulers, in our country as well as other regions in the world (in the past as well as the present) claim descent from divinity (or as close to divinity … Continue reading 16 – The Sons of the Sun →

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 →

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 →

11 – The King Fought Tooth and Nails and Bones

Hi Friends! Today let’s take a look at a story about the King of gods, who was a son of Aditi, and how he went about his most famous accomplishment, killing an Encircler, sometimes mentioned as his half-brother being a Daanav (son of Danu). For a quick review of the various sons of Sage Kasyapa … Continue reading 11 – The King Fought Tooth and Nails and Bones →

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 →

06 – Gifts of the Turtle

Hi Friends! Today let us quietly stand in the corner of the primeval sea and see what precious things or “ratnas” are received by the grace of the Great Turtle, the Kurma. As we saw in the last post Adityas and Daityas wanted for themselves the Nectar of Immortality or Amruta. So together, they pulled … Continue reading 06 – Gifts of the Turtle →

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 →