Sanatan Dharma

A jealous barber convinces Akbar to send Birbal to heaven for the kings deceased father. Birbal digs escape tunnel and returns after six months saying there are no barbers in heaven - the kings father needs his own barber sent.

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.

The three sons of slain Asura Taraka performed extreme penance for thousands of years. Brahma granted them three magnificent cities rather than immortality. Maya constructed a golden city for Tarakaksha, silver for Kamalaksha, and steel for Vidyunmali, positioned in heaven, sky, and earth, aligning only during specific cosmic conditions.

Drumasena was among the warriors who surrounded and killed Abhimanyu in the Chakravyuha when he was trapped without weapons. He crushed Abhimanyus skull with a mace, though Abhimanyu managed to kill him before dying. Dushasanas sons were later slain by the Upapandavas in revenge.

Yudhishthira answered 125 philosophical questions from a Yaksha and chose to revive his stepbrother Nakula so both mothers would have a living son.

A deer and a crow share a strong friendship until a cunning jackal manipulates them apart through deceit. The tale highlights the dangers of allowing outsiders to interfere in trusted relationships.

Mechanical engineer Verghese Kurien reluctantly joined a milk cooperative. Over 50 years, he transformed Indian dairy farming, refusing wealth and honors, insisting the work belonged to the farmers—embodying karma yoga through practical service.

At Hinglaj, Satis head fell, making it the most significant Shakti Peetha. When Parashurama pursued Sahasrarjunas descendants seeking vengeance, Hinglaj sheltered them. They transformed, abandoning warrior ways, and Parashurama spared them.

Both Indra and Virochana approach Prajapati to learn about the Self. Virochana leaves satisfied with superficial understanding that the body is the Self. Indra persists for 101 years through multiple teachings until he realizes the true Atman is the eternal witness beyond all states.

After Kurukshetra war, the Pandavas sought Shivas forgiveness for killing kinsmen. Shiva disguised himself as a bull and hid. When Bhima grabbed the bull, Shiva dove into earth, his body emerging in five parts at five locations (Panch Kedar): hump at Kedarnath, arms at Tunganath, navel at Madhyamaheshwar, face at Rudranath, and hair at Kalpeshwar.

The sacred idol at Guruvayur was originally worshipped by Mahavishnu in Vaikunta. During Dwapara Yuga, Krishna himself worshipped this four-armed Vishnu idol at Dwaraka. When Dwaraka was about to be submerged, disciple Uddhava rescued the idol and entrusted it to Brihaspati and Vayu, who installed it where Vishwakarma built the temple.

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.

King Harishchandra surrenders his entire kingdom as dakshina to Vishwamitra, sells his wife and son, and works as a cremator. Despite unbearable suffering, he never deviates from truth, ultimately being restored by the gods moved by his unwavering dharma.

When Brahma and Vishnu argue over supremacy, a blazing pillar of light appears. Neither finds its end. Shiva reveals himself as the infinite reality beyond all forms.

After Sati's death, she is reborn as Parvati. She performs rigorous penance to win Shiva's love. Shiva tests her by appearing as a brahmin who criticizes himself, but Parvati defends him. Impressed, Shiva reveals his form and marries her in a grand cosmic ceremony.

When playmates complain Krishna ate mud, Yashoda demands he open his mouth. Inside she sees the entire cosmos: stars, planets, infinite universes. To preserve her maternal love, Krishna makes her forget this cosmic vision.

Born from sacrificial fire with fish-shaped eyes and three breasts, Meenakshi became an undefeated warrior who conquered all kings and even the gods. When she met Shiva, her third breast vanished, revealing her as Parvati reborn.

A lion terrorizes the forest until animals agree to send one victim daily. When a clever hares turn comes, he tells the lion of a rival lion in a well. The lion sees his reflection, attacks it, and drowns. Intelligence defeats brute strength.

When Brahmas vital yajna required his wifes presence and Saraswati arrived late, she found Brahma had married Gayatri to complete the ritual. Enraged, she cursed that Brahma would never be worshipped on earth - explaining why he has only two temples.