Rama

When Ravana challenged Bali, the monkey king caught him and held him under his arm for six months. Even the mighty Ravana had to acknowledge greater powers.

During battle, Bhai Kanhaiya gave water to wounded enemy soldiers. Sikhs complained to Guru Gobind Singh that he was helping the enemy. When questioned, Bhai Kanhaiya said he saw the Gurus face in every wounded soldier. The Guru embraced him and gave him medical supplies, saying he alone understood the true message. This became the foundation for Sikh humanitarian service.

Bharata refused the throne obtained through his mothers scheme. He placed Ramas sandals on the throne and ruled as regent for 14 years.

During a severe epidemic of cholera and smallpox in Delhi in 1663, the seven-year-old Guru selflessly served all suffering people regardless of caste or creed. When others isolated the sick, he went to each person to cure and bless them. Muslims gave him the title Bala Pir (child prophet).

In ancient Ujjayini, impoverished Brahmin Charudatta falls for wealthy courtesan Vasantasena. When the vulgar courtier Samsthānaka tries to murder her, political revolution saves them. Love transcends class in this Sanskrit drama.

King Citraketu had ten million wives but no son until sage Angira blessed him. When jealous co-wives poisoned the child, Narada showed Citraketu his dead son's soul teaching about the eternal nature of the spirit and illusory material relationships.

Guru Ram Das initiated the construction of the sacred pool at Amritsar, inviting all Sikhs to participate in the digging work as seva. Pilgrims came in growing numbers to help excavate the tank, embodying the collective spirit of selfless service.

Guru Arjan Dev had the foundation laid by Muslim saint Hazrat Mian Mir, symbolizing interfaith harmony. Unlike Hindu temples with single entrances, the Guru designed the temple at a lower level with four doors, symbolizing humility and accessibility to all regardless of caste, creed, or religion.

When Rama needed a learned priest for a ritual, only Ravana had the required knowledge. Despite being enemies, Ravana performed the ceremony perfectly - duty transcends personal enmity.

A butcher by profession who constantly sang Gods name while working. His story teaches that occupation does not determine ones spiritual worth - sincere devotion transcends worldly labels.

Lord Neminatha was proceeding in a grand wedding procession to marry Princess Rajimati when he heard cries of animals being held for slaughter for the feast. Overcome with compassion, he immediately freed all animals, abandoned his wedding chariot, and walked to Mount Girnar to become a monk, embodying the supreme principle of ahimsa.

Overhearing thieves hiding in his garden, Tenali loudly tells his wife to throw valuables in the well. Thieves spend all night drawing water, finding only stones. At dawn, Tenali thanks them for watering his plants.

Legend holds that Mahabalipuram once had seven grand pagodas, but Indra grew jealous of its earthly splendor rivaling heaven. He unleashed a devastating storm that submerged six of seven temples, leaving only the Shore Temple standing. The 2004 tsunami revealed underwater structures, lending archaeological credibility to these ancient tales.

During a famine, sage Ushasti begs for leftover beans from an elephant keeper. He accepts food (emergency ethics) but refuses leftover water since it wasn't necessary for survival. Later, he demonstrates profound knowledge of Prana at a king's sacrifice - true wisdom transcends circumstances.

Yogananda visits Master Mahasaya (Mahendranath Gupta), the recorder of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, at his small school in Calcutta. This humble saint, whom Yogananda called the greatest man of humility I ever knew, became a major influence on his spiritual development.

The donkey demon Dhenukasura has claimed a palm forest filled with delicious fruit, killing anyone who enters. Krishna and Balarama enter anyway. Balarama kills Dhenukasura by swinging him into a tree, then the brothers destroy all the demon's companions, liberating the forest for Vrindavan's enjoyment.

During the cowherd boys' carrying game, the demon Pralamba disguises himself as a village boy and joins in. When he tries to kidnap Balarama, carrying him away from the group, Balarama reveals his divine strength and kills the demon with a single punch to the head.

When Brahmins forced poet-saint Tukaram to drown his devotional verses, he surrendered them to the river—and after 13 days of fasting, they floated back intact. His story shows that true devotion survives every test, and love needs no credentials except sincerity.

Kubja, a hunchbacked perfume-maker for Kansa, offers her sandalwood paste to Krishna when he enters Mathura. He accepts her gift and straightens her bent spine with a touch, transforming her into a beautiful woman. Krishna later visits her home, honoring the devotion she showed when she had nothing but her offering.

After Kansa's death, his father-in-law Jarasandha attacks Mathura seventeen times seeking revenge. Rather than continue endless warfare, Krishna leads the Yadavas to build Dwaraka on the western coast. Years later, Krishna enables Bhima to kill Jarasandha in single combat by revealing the secret of how the king can be defeated—by tearing him in half.