Ruru There was another demon who wanted to marry Parvati as well. His name was Ruru. He happened to see Parvati and decided that this was the woman who would be his wife. He began to to perf... Read more
Ravana and Vaidyanatha The ninth of the jyotirlingas is named Vaidyanatha. Ravana, the king of the rakshasas, meditated in the Himalayas so as to please Shiva. First he prayed on Mount Kaila... Read more
THE SHIVA PURANA The Shiva Purana has twenty-four thousand shlokas. These are divided into six samhitas or sections. The names of the sectiosn are jnana samhita, vidyeshvara samhit, kailasa... Read more
Suta and the Other sages Narayanam namaskritya naranchaiva narottaman devim sarasvatinchaiva tato jayamudirayet. This is always the first shloka in any Purana. Narayana is another name for V... Read more
KILLING OF KANSA Continuing with the divine tales of Sri Krishna, Lord Mahadeva told Parvati–When Kansa failed in his repeated attempts to kill Sri Krishna, he instructed ‘Akrura... Read more
AGASTYA ADVISES SRIRAM TO PERFORM ASHWAMEDHA YAGYA Sri Ram requested sage Agastya to tell about the means by which he could become liberated from the sins of killing brahmins. Sage Agastya a... Read more
BASHKALI–THE DEMON KING Bheeshma requested Sage Pulastya to reveal Why Lord Vishnu had to take incarnation as Vaman. Sage Pulastya replied— Once, during Satyayuga, the demons had... Read more
Padma Purana contains five parts- Srishtikhand, Bhumikhand, Swargkhand, Patalkhand and Uttarkhand. Srishtikhand contains an explanation of metaphysical knowledge in a dialogue style between... Read more
Nageshvara There was a city named Pratishthana. A king named Shruasena ruled in that city. Shurasena did not have any sons. After a lot of effort, a son was born to him. But the son happened... Read more
In the forest known as naimisharanya. The sages (maharshis) arranged for a sacrifice (yajna) in this forest and the ceremony went on for twelve years. Naimisharanya forest was a wonderful pl... Read more
