Once Jaimini, a disciple of sage Vedavyasa expressed his curiosity before Markandeya- ‘O Lord! In the great epic Mahabharat, which was created by Vedavyasa, description of Dharma, Arth... Read more
Narada asks sage Pulastya about Vaamana incarnation: Vaaman Puraan is one of the eighteen Puraans written by sage Vyasa. It contains tales pertaining to Lord Vishnu in his Vaaman (dwarf) inc... Read more
PRAKRITI AND PURUSH Once, Lord Shiva while describing about the incident when he had a divine glimpse of Lord Narayan, told Sage Agastya — ‘Purusha’ is none other than Lord... Read more
Daksha’s Descendants Daksha married Panchanjani. (The more usual name, as given in the other Puranas, is Asikli or Prasuti. Prasuti is said to have been the daughter of Svayhambhuva Manu and... Read more
Lomaharshana and the Other Sages There was a forest known as naimisharanya. Many years ago, several sages organized a yajna (sacrifice) in the forest. After the sacrifice was over, th... Read more
The Agni Purana is a mahapurana. It usually figures eighth in the list of eighteen. There are about fifteen and a half thousand shlokas in the Agni Purana. The Agni Purana is a tamasika p... Read more
LORD VARAH MANTRA On their way, Prithvi requested Lord Varah to reveal the sacred mantra, chanting of which makes him pleased. Lord Varah said–‘The secret mantra that pleases me... Read more
THE ARRIVAL OF ‘SAPTARISHIS’ Later on Lord Shiva sent the Saptarishis with the proposal of marriage to Himalaya. Himalaya received his distinguished guests with respect and enqui... Read more
It is the largest of all the Puranas. Contains eighty eight thousand and one hundred Shlokas (stanzas). Has seven parts- Maheshwar, Vaishnava, Brahma, Kashi, Avanti, Nagar and Prabhasa. Pura... Read more
Suta and Other Sages We first pray to Brhama, the creator; Vishnu, the preserver; and Shiva, the destroyer. We also pray to the sages Nara and Narayana and Sarasvati, the goddess of learning... Read more
