151 Indian Mythological Stories

One day, a demon friend of Kans, named Pralambh, came to Vrindavan. He changed himself into a gopa child and started playing with Krishna and Balrama along with the other gopas. There were two teams in the game. It was pre-decided that the children from the losing team would carry the children of the winning […]

Once, the Kaliya snake lived in River Yamuna in Vrindavan with his family. The Yamuna had become highly poisonous due to him. One day, some gopas reached near the Yamuna while grazing their cattle. They were thirsty. So, the gopas and the cattle drank the poisonous water of the Yamuna. Due to the poison, they

One day, Krishna was playing with Balrama and the gopas. Their cattle were grazing in the fields. While grazing, the cattle lost their way and reached the forests of Moonj. They tried hard to return but could not find their way. When the gopas realised that their cattle had been lost, they became worried. They

One day, all the gopa friends came to Krishna and Balrama and expressed their desire to go to Taalvan to eat the tasty fruits there. But the problem was that in Taalvan, there lived a demon named Dhenuka. He had changed himself into a donkey and lived in Taalvan with his family. If any human

One day, Lord Brahma saw that Krishna was playing with his friends and their cattle were grazing in the fields. He decided to test Krishna and stole all the grazing cows. With the help of his magic, he made the cattle sleep in a dark cave. The gopas became worried and Krishna set out in

One day, Aghasur, the younger brother of Bakasur, took the form of a very big python. He opened his giant mouth and lay on a road in Vrindavan. He was very angry at the killing of his brother. He intended to take the revenge of his death from Krishna. When Krishna and the gopas reached

When Krishna was three years old, he became very stubborn. He now started insisting that like the other gopas, he would also take his cattle for grazing in the fields along with Balrama. His family did not like this but at last, his father agreed to this and allowed him and Balrama to take the

Maya Danava was the king of demons. His son, Vyoma, was a close friend of Kans. He wished for the goodwill of his dear friend. So, he decided to visit Vrindavan and kill Nanda’s son, Krishna and all his gopa friends. He took the form of a gopa child and went to play with Krishna

One day, Baka, a demon of Kans, took the form of a giant crane and visited Vrindavan. He sat near a river. When the gopas along with Krishna took their cattle near the river to quench their thirst, they were frightened to see the giant crane of the size of a mountain. The gopas started

The demons of the cruel Kans had started to visit Gokul frequently, trying to kill little Krishna and to trouble the Gokul residents. They caused great damage to the life and property of the Gokul residents. Everyone was worried about the repeated visits of the demons. The two Arjuna trees at the gate of Nanda

One day, Krishna was playing with his brother Balrama at home. Just then, a street vendor reached their gate. He was carrying a fruit basket over her head and calling out people to buy fruit. Krishna heard his voice and hurriedly ran towards the gate to see the street vendor. He was attracted by juicy

One day, mother Yashoda got fed up with Krishna’s mischievous behaviour. She angrily decided to tie Krishna to a mortar. She took a rope and started tying Krishna but the rope was short. So, she took another one but unfortunately it was short too. She tried many ropes but none could perfectly tie Krishna to

One day, mother Yashoda sent all the servants for the preparation of Indra Yagya. She herself was busy in churning curd. While she was busy with her work, little Krishna woke up from his sleep and started crying loudly. Yashoda put the curd aside and held her son in her arms. She started feeding him

One day, little Krishna was playing with the gopas, his shepherd friends. He suddenly saw the mud on the ground and was attracted towards it. He hid from his friends and ate some of the mud. But, unfortunately, the gopas saw him and complained to mother Yashoda about his behaviour. Yashoda held a long stick