151 Indian Mythological Stories

Once, Hanuman told Arjuna about the stone bridge that the monkeys had built over the ocean. Arjuna asked why Rama did not build a bridge of arrows to cross the ocean. Hanuman challenged him to build a bridge capable of bearing him alone. Arjuna accepted the challenge. Hanuman easily destroyed the bridge made by Arjuna. […]

The great archer Arjuna married Sri Krishna’s sister Subhadra. They had a son whom they named Abhimanyu. One day, while Abhimanyu was about to be born, Arjuna was talking about chakravyuh to Subhadra. She fell asleep soon after listening how to enter into chakravyuh. So, Abhimanyu learnt to enter the formation from inside his mother

The son of Bhima and Hidimba was named Ghatotkacha. He grew up to be physically powerful. His maternal parentage made him half-demon, and gave him many magical powers. Ghatotkacha was very attached to the Pandavas. When the Pandavas were leaving the forest, Kunti called Ghatotkacha and told him that even though he was Bhima’s son,

Once the five Pandava princes and their mother Kunti were passing through the forest disguised as the Brahmins during their exile. In the forest, they reached a point where a demon named Hidimb and his sister Hidimba lived. Hidimb sensed the smell of human beings and asked Hidimba to go after them and fetch them.

Many years back, there lived a boy named Eklavya in the forests of Hastinapur. He wanted to learn archery, so he went to great Dronacharya. But he refused to teach him. The boy was hurt and returned home. He started practising archery on his own in front of guru Drona’s statue made by him. Soon

The princes of Hastinapur were learning the skills of archery from Guru Drona. Drona was a skilled tutor and taught the princes with full devotion. One day, Drona made a small bird of wood and hung it on a tree. He told the students to aim at the eye of the bird. Each student stood

Once in the beautiful city of Hastinapur, there lived a blind king, Dhritrashtra. He had a hundred sons called the Kauravas. His younger brother Pandu had five sons who were called the Pandavas. The Kauravas were wicked and were jealous of the gentle Pandavas. Duryodhana, the eldest of the Kauravas, hated Bhima who was the

Many years back, there lived a great king called Shantanu in Hastinapur. His queen had left him but he had a devoted son named Devavrata. One day, he went out hunting. On his way, he smelt a sweet fragrance which was coming from a beautiful fisher-woman named Satyawati. Shantanu fell in love with Satyawati and

Dushyanta, the great king of Hastinapur, had a great passion for hunting. One day, he went to the forest for hunting. He was surprised to find a small boy in the forest. The boy was playing with a lion’s cub. He fearlessly held open the mouth of the cub and said, “O king of the

Shakuntala was a beautiful girl. She lived in the forest. One day, a king named Dushyanta came to the forest. Dushyanta saw Shakuntala fell in love with her and married her. The king then left for his palace after promising to return soon. One day, sage Durvasa came to Shakuntala’s door and asked for water,

After Sita had gone with Mother Earth, Rama ruled over Ayodhya for many years. He was now unable to endure even a single more day of his life without his dear wife. He had also become tired of his worldly acts and wanted to go to heaven. Lord Vishnu realised this and asked Yamaraja to

Hanuman was captivated by the innocent talk of Luva and Kusha. When Sita saw this, she recognized Hanuman. She then revealed the identity of Hanuman to Luva and Kusha and told that the horse belonged to their father, Rama. Sita narrated all the events to sage Valmiki who returned the horse to the army. The

Laxman went to Luva and Kusha and asked them to return the horse. But they refused to part with the horse without a fight. Laxman was furious and soon a fight ensued between them. Laxman was greatly impressed with the strength and might of the two brothers. Luva and Kusha finally defeated Laxman. Rama was

Sita’s sons, Luva and Kusha, grew up to be strong like their father, Rama. One day, Rama held a big Ashvamedha yagya. After the yagya, a sacred white horse, adorned with jewels and garments, was taken around to many kingdoms across the region. A declaration was hung around the horse’s neck, that the one who

After Rama’s coronation, there were rumours and gossips all around Ayodhya. People had started questioning Sita’s fidelity. Rama was the king of Ayodhya. So, his first job was to serve his kingdom. Taking care of their happiness was his duty. So, he decided to banish pious Sita because he wanted to avoid any chaos in