Stories for when you feel Feeling Jealous

Poor brahmin Sudama visited his childhood friend Krishna in Dvaraka, bringing only humble beaten rice. Krishna received him with great love and washed his feet personally. Though Sudama never asked for anything, upon returning home he found his hut transformed into a palace.

A peacock in Gokul sang daily at Krishnas door out of devotion. Krishna blessed him saying his feather would forever adorn Krishnas crown - the origin of the mor pankh.

A philosopher offered Ravidas a stone that turns iron to gold. Ravidas left it hanging untouched for years. He was completely content with what God gave him. Detachment from material wealth.

Ganeshas sons Kshema and Labha wanted a sister. From divine light, a young girl emerged who, receiving simple chickpeas and jaggery, was content rather than asking for riches - thus earning the name Santoshi (satisfied one).

Lakshmi (wealth) and Saraswati (knowledge) were in constant conflict. The philosophical teaching: homes focusing only on wealth while neglecting education invite misfortune. Only through balance can both goddesses coexist.

Hungry infant Hanuman mistook the rising sun for fruit and leapt to catch it. When Indra struck him with a thunderbolt, his father Vayu withdrew all air until gods apologized and blessed Hanuman with immortality.

Elephants accidentally crush mice on their path to water. The mice request a detour, promising future help. Later, when hunters trap elephants in nets, mice gnaw through the ropes. Even the smallest friends can provide great help.

A young man hears that a clever person could make fortune from a dead mouse. He sells it as cat food, trades up through woodcutters and potters, eventually becoming wealthy. He returns to thank his inspirer with 100000 gold coins.

When Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva tested Anasuyas virtue by demanding she serve them nude, she sprinkled water transforming them into infants, then nursed them. Pleased, they were born as her children: Dattatreya, Durvasa, and Chandra.

The youngest of seven sons of an old woman is fed leftovers by his mother. His wife learns the Santoshi Mata vrat for 16 Fridays. When she observes it faithfully, the goddess appears in her husbands dream, he returns home wealthy, and they establish a happy household.

A cruel hunter named Rurudruha unknowingly observes Shivratri while hiding in a Bilva tree. His dropped leaves fell on a Shiva Linga below, and his involuntary fasting completed the vrat. Lord Shiva appeared, removed his evil thoughts, and blessed him.

Legend has it that Goddess Parvati herself observed the 16 Monday fast to attain Lord Shiva as her husband. Following her example, devotees, especially unmarried women seeking an ideal partner, observe this Vrat for 16 consecutive Mondays.

Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati and Narad Muni visited a forest where women came to offer food. Low-class women came first with simple offerings and received Parvatis blessings for marital bliss. This established that sincere early devotion is most precious to the Goddess.

Sushila escaped her cruel stepmother by marrying Kaundinya. She learned the Anant Vrat from women at the river and prospered. When Kaundinya mocked and discarded the sacred thread, poverty returned. After fourteen years of fasting, Lord Vishnu restored their happiness.

A mother of seven sons accidentally killed a mongooses cubs while digging soil. The mongoose cursed her, causing all seven sons to die. An elderly neighbor advised her to worship Ahoi Mata on Ashtami. The goddess blessed her and all her sons returned alive.

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.

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.

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.

Hanuman freed Shani Dev (Saturn) from Ravana's imprisonment, where the demon king walked over the Navagrahas daily. Grateful Shani granted that his harsh transits would spare Hanuman's devotees. Saturday became Hanuman's day—not preventing difficulty but accompanying devotees through it.

Savitri followed Yama and through clever discourse obtained boons that forced him to restore her dead husband to life. Her devotion conquered death itself.