The oath of Raja Janak

THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE ORIGIN OF GANGA

After Ahilya’s redemption, Lord Ram and Lakshman along with Rishi Vishwamitra went ahead. They reached a place where the holiest of all rivers, Ganga was flowing along its course. Lord Ram was mesmerized and asked Rishi Vishwamitra to narrate the complete story of the origin of Ganga. The wise rishi accepted the request and began…

How Kind is Lord Shiva?

The great Lord Shiva is the kindest in the hindu trinity. One of his names is Bholenath(The Innocent God). Let us see few incidences which proves his kindness. 1. Once the demonic king Ravana built the palace of Lanka for Lord Shiva. While the Ghrihapravesh(A ritual performed before entering for the first time in one’s…

Why Narad Muni cursed Lord Vishnu

Narad Muni as we all know is a devout disciple of Lord Vishnu. One day he was deeply meditating in the forest. Seeing him meditating, Lord Indra grew worrisome as he thought that Narad Muni wanted to capture his throne and thus wanted to disrupt his meditation. He called Kamadeva and ordered him to incite lust within the muni thereby destroying his…

How Harkasura became a disciple of Lord Shiva

Once Lord Shiva was deeply meditating. Suddenly a demon named Harkasura came out of nowhere and marched over kailasa with his huge army. He knew that until Lord Shiva was engrossed in meditation, he would not fight against him and except him there was no one else in the universe who stood a chance against…