One day, Guru Nanakji called his disciple and asked him to build a platform. The disciple obeyed his Guru’s command and built a platform. Guru Nanak saw the platform and ordered his disciple to demolish that platform. In this way, Guru Nanak asked his disciple to build and demolish the platform over and over again. Read more »
Bhim was most powerful among the Pandavas. He became very proud of his strength. He felt that there was no one in the whole world who was as powerful as him. Due to his arrogance, he was being harmed. Lord Krishna knew this. To shatter his arrogance, God created a very interesting situation. Read more »
Dronacharya was the Guru for the Kauravas and Pandavas. Dronacharya taught them archery. His disciples were gradually gaining proficiency. Dronacharya thought “I am teaching all of them but I have to find out how much skill they have imbibed”. So in order to test their skills, he made a bird out of clay and tied it to a tree branch. Read more »
Vanarsena and Hanuman decided that they would build the bridge with stones and cross the sea. Each and every monkey wrote Shriram’s name on the stones and started immersing the stones in the sea, while chanting the Lord’s name. A small squirrel was watching them bowed down to Shriram’s feet in its mind and started doing its service. Read more »
Virtuous or good conduct is the basis of our life. Good conduct means moral and righteous conduct. The Gods also stay with those who have good conduct, and since the Gods are with them, their life also becomes blissful. From this story we will learn how Lakshmi, charity etc. stay with a virtuous person. Read more »
The vanars were trying to build a bridge by placing stones on water. Hanuman ji bowed to Lord Shri Ram and wrote ‘Shri Ram’ on a stone and placed it in the water. On writing the name of Prabhu Shriram, the stone started to float. Read more »
Swami Vivekanand’s Guru, Ramkrushna Paramhans used to talk regularly with his disciples. He often used to narrate to his disciples stories about some devotees who appeared simple like any other devotee, but were different from others, in the sense that they used to perform spiritual practice even while living a worldly life. He also used to tell incidences … Read more
King Mahabali was the grandson of Prahlada and the son of Virochana. Read more »
Once, an ascetic who was on a pilgrimage came to a village. Just on the outskirts of the village, there was a temple of Deity Maruti. Read more »
Children, Sant Tukaram Maharaj had immense faith in God. That is why, he was able to sacrifice everything very casually. After reali sing the greatness of Tukaram Maharaj, people started to respect him. Read more »