Rituals There are some rituals to be followed when a son is born and some others to be followed when a funeral cermony (shraddha) is to be held. The father gives a name to the son after the... Read more
Yajnavalka Once upon a time, the famous rishis decided that they would have a gathering. They also decided that whoever did not come to this gathering, would after a period of seven days com... Read more
The Story of Jadabharata Many years ago there used to live a king named Bharata. He was the son of Rishabha and used to live in a place known as Shalagrama. He thought of Vishnu all the time... Read more
Priyavrata and Bharata Maitreya told Parashara, “Sage, I have learnt that Manu had two sons, Priyavrata and Uttanapada. You have already told me about Uttanapada’s son Dhruva. But what... Read more
The Story of Prahlada Hiranyakashipu had received a boon from Brahma. On the strength of this boon, he conquered the three worlds. He drove out Indra from heaven and assumed the title of Ind... Read more
The Story of Dhruva From Brahma’s body was created Manu. All humans are descended from Manu’s son and daughters. This is the reason for their being called manava. Manu had two righteous and... Read more
The Vishnu Purana has twenty-three thousand shlokas devided into six major sections or amshas. Maitreya and Parashara Once the sage Maitreya came to the sage Parashara and wanted to know abo... Read more