Myths & Legends of India When Death Speaks – pp. 111 Yama ~*~ A melancholy rishi called Aruni had a burning longing for spiritual wisdom and the certainty of heaven and had given away all his possessions in sacrificial offerings to the gods. But when he wanted to give away his cows too, he realized gloomily that they … Continue reading Myths & Legends of India: When Death Speaks
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The Birth of Mother Goddess
I believe in multiple points-of-view related to our Solar System creation and the higher energies of the Earth. I feel, the "GODimage" is both male and female, as we have both energies within us. Here is a tale from Myths & Legends of India, telling a story about India's version of the Mother Goddess. Dark … Continue reading The Birth of Mother Goddess
What the Thunder Said
Another creation tale from Myths & Legends of India Prajapati The Creator Brahma, who is also known as Prajapati, created three orders of beings: gods (Devas), people (Manavas) and anti-gods (Asuras). But none of them were contended. The Asuras were programmed to be violent, greedy and wicked. They caused all sorts of disasters and miseries … Continue reading What the Thunder Said
Myths & Legends of India: The Origin of the Ganges
Another tale from Myths & Legends of India : the Ganges river The holy river Ganges is also a goddess, Ganga, and a famous story tells of how she was brought down to earth. Goddess Ganga She was the daughter of Himavat, god of the Himalayas, and the nymph Mena, and originally, she flowed only … Continue reading Myths & Legends of India: The Origin of the Ganges
Myths & Legends of India: Birth of Sakuntala
Enjoy ❤ Myth & Legends of India The Mahabharata, the Great Epic of India, includes nearly all the most famous Hindu myths and legends, inserted into its main narrative of the war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Often these stories are told by one character to another, to make a moral or historical point. … Continue reading Myths & Legends of India: Birth of Sakuntala
