The 27 daughters of Daksha were married to the moon or Chandra. Out of the 27, Chandra favored Rohini the most and spent most of his time with her. It came to a point when he ignored the other wives totally. The 26 sisters were very upset with this and went to their father Daksha [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Why the moon wanes and waxes
Posted in Religious on November 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Mahishasura
Posted in Mythology, tagged Angala Parameswari, Asura, demon, Rama, river, shiva, Sita, Tiruvallur on November 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Erumaivettipalayam is a small hamlet about 7 km from Karanodai village in Tiruvallur district. Situated in this sleepy hamlet is a temple for Angala Parameswari.
The legend behind this temple is as follows.
In the days of yore there was demon called Mahishasura. He troubled all of human kind. But he was a great devotee of [...]
The story behind Shishupala’s death
Posted in Mythology, tagged Jaya, Krishna, Puranas, Shishupala, Vijaya on November 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Once Yudhishtra the eldest brother of the Pandavas had organised a Rajasuya yagna in their capital city of Indraprastha. After the rituals were over Yudhishtra called Krishna to partake the offerings made for the yagna. He told Krishna “As per Bhishma’s advice I wish to give you these offerings as a mark of respect.”
Shishupala, the [...]
