Purana is the colossal genre of Hindu literature that narrates ancient legends and traditional lore. The Puranas are famous for their intricate layering of writing in Vedic Sanskrit and the symbolism depicted in the divine stories.
It also has diverse topics such as cosmogony, cosmology, genealogies of
gods, goddesses, the great kings, heroes, reversed sages, and demigods, folk tales, temples, pilgrimages, medicine, grammar, astronomy, mineralogy, humor, and love stories. It also speaks about theology and philosophy.
I thought of writing about Krishna after narrating the whole story of Rama, the avatar of Lord Vishnu in the Vedic story. But Krishna’s birth story, the 8th avatar of Lord Vishnu, perplexed me. I started to question myself about…
Parashurama avatar was the 6th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He was born in Treta Yuga and was famously known as the Brahmin warrior and a great sage of the time. Lord Parshuram, Dashavatar of Vishnu, is the son of Renuka…
Ancient scripture has rich, dynamic, and unique mythological stories that leave you awe-struck while reading and learning about them. There are gods, demons, astras, shastras, challenges, wisdom, entrancing, intriguing, and thrilling never-heard-before stories. Vamana avatar, the 5th incarnation of Lord…
Are Narasimha avatar and Lord Vishnu the same? According to the Bhagavata Purana, the Kumaras, sons of Lord Brahma, visited Vaikunth Loka to meet Lord Vishnu. Jaya and Vijaya, the gatekeepers of Vaikuntha, stopped them and said Sri Hari was…
Varaha Avatar, the third incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is seen in this golden period of Kali Yuga. Many artists draw Lord Vishnu as Varaha with Goddess Earth on his tusk. It is believed that 5000 years of Kali Yuga have…
Goddess Lakshmi is the consort of Lord Vishnu, the preserver of Earth and the universe. Lakshmi’s disappearance from Vaikund is conflicting. It is linked to the Samudra Manthan as well, and to help the gods and demons churn the ocean,…
Why did Vishnu take the form of the Kurma Avatar? Indian mythology is an infinite ocean of stories. It has been over five years of reading Hindu mythology. And I am diving into it to find even more gems from…
Matsya Avatar is the first incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the sustainer and preserver of the universe. He is one of the principal deities in Indian mythology. Vishnu is seen holding his divine conch shell, Panchjanya, an edgy discus, Sudarshana Chakra,…
According to the Puranas, after the incarnation of Krishna on the Earth as a son of Vasudev and Devaki. Vasudev shifted baby Krishna to the Nanda Maharaja home in Gokul. He feared Kamsa’s wrath at Madhura. After Krishna spent a…
Whenever I read about Krishna and his divine Rasleela, I find the River Yamuna. The questions were banging on my mind. What is a link? Why is she called Kalindi? In my quest, I encountered the legends of the Yamuna…
