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
THE MANIFESTATION OF GODDESS LAXMI Bheeshma expressed his desire to know about the manifestation of goddess Laxmi. Pulastya replied– Once, after being defeated by the demons, the deit... 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
Varnashrama There are four varnas (classes). Their names are brahmana, kshatriya, vaishya and shudra. The duties of a brahmana are to donate alms, perform tapasya, worship the gods, perform... Read more
The Hunter There was a sage named Veda. He used to pray to Shiva every day. The prayers lasted till the afternoon and after the prayers were over, Veda used to go the nearby villages to beg... 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
Vriddhagoutama The sage Goutama had a son named Vriddhagoutama. Vriddhagoutama was also a sage. But he was very ugly. Besides, he had no nose; had never had one since he had been born. He wa... Read more
Vishvamitra and Indra Many years ago, there was a terrible drought. Ther was no food to be had. The sage Vishvamitra had come to the banks of the river Goutami Ganga with his disciples. Vish... Read more
Goutama Part of the water of the Ganga that got stuck in Shiva’s hair was brought down to earth by Bhagiratha. The remaining part was brought down by the sage Goutama. Parvati was married t... Read more
Markandeya Many years ago, a great destruction (pralaya) took place. The earth was shrouded in darkness and nothing could be seen. There was neither sun nor moon. Lightning and thunder crush... Read more
