Once upon a time, a noble king devoted to Lord Shiva sought divine blessings. He came up with an idea—he ordered everyone in his kingdom to fill the jaladhari, a perforated vessel hanging over the Shiva Linga, with milk. The king believed that if the jaladhari overflowed, Lord Shiva would bless the entire land. However, Read more…

Mena was a beautiful woman from Gadh Mandav. She married Chandio, the chief of the shepherd warrior tribe. After marriage, she went to live in Gadh Gokul, her husband’s hometown. Hirio, her husband’s younger brother, escorted her to Gadh Gokul. One morning, Mena went to the village well to fetch water with the other women Read more…

Once upon a time, there lived a rich businessman who had three sons and a daughter. After his three sons got married, the businessman decided to go on a pilgrimage. Before he left with his wife, he asked his sons to take care of their little sister, Savitri. The daughters-in-law did not want to take Read more…

A long time ago, there was a poor Brahmin who lived on alms. He would generally return home with things that did not help him feed his four children. Most of the time, the kids would go to bed on an empty or a half-empty stomach. One day, his wife asked him to go seek Read more…

Once upon a time, there lived a king with his two queens. The king treated his favorite queen with a lot of love and care. However, his attitude toward the other queen was nothing but humiliating. While his beloved queen remained childless, the other queen conceived. When the king’s preferred queen learned about this, she Read more…

Once upon a time, there lived a king with his two sons. While the younger son was tall and handsome, the elder son was short and ugly, with his eye on his forehead. The king wanted his younger son to be his heir, for he regarded his elder son as a dwarf who lacked the Read more…