Once there was king by name Kritaveerya. He and his wife Sugantha were blessed with a boy. Unfortunately the child did not have both legs. The king was saddened by this. However, his wife consoled him by saying that the child had the blessings of his ancestors and that it would help their son [...]
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Parasurama’s revenge
Posted in Mythology, Uncategorized, tagged Jamadagni, Kartaveeryarjuna, Kritaveerya, Narmada, Parasurama, Ravana, shiva, Sugantha on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Akshaya Tritiya
Posted in Mythology, Uncategorized, tagged Akshaya Tritiya, Annadanamfm, Cobra, gems on May 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This post is not about buying gold. When the whole country talks about buying gold on this day each year, I chanced upon this story which says Akshya Tritiya is a day when one should do Annadanam (donate food !)
Anyway this story made a very interesting read and the kids lapped it up [...]
Manikandan’s Wedding
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ariankavu, Ayyappan, Kerala, Manikandan on January 2, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I wish all my readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Everyone knows that Swami Ayyappan is a bachelor. But the puranas also say that during one of his avatars he married. Proof of this celestial wedding can be seen at a place called Ariankavu in Kerala.
The lord in this shrine sits with his consort on [...]
During the Kurukshetra war
Posted in Uncategorized on July 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Kurukshetra war was on. The most ferocious fighter that day was Karna. He had told his friend Duryodhana that he would defeat the Pandavas, so he was charged and raring to go. The first to arrive in the battlefield was Yudhishtra. Being the chieftain of the Pandava army, Karna decided to tackle Yudhishtra first.
Fighting [...]
