TITBITS – Harishchandra

Indian Kings were envied for their powerful army base, valiant war skills, intelligence, kindness and compassion – establishing a prosperous rule. However, for truth and honesty, we are reminded of a single name, Harishchandra. Why did Harishchandra choose to speak the truth? Let’s learn the truth behind the truthful person…

TITBITS – Garuda

Legendary king of birds in anthropomorphic form (human and bird), is a common faith in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, popular in South-east Asian countries. Prophecy of key to open serpent engraved doors in the world’s richest Padmanabhaswamy Temple is the Garuda Mantra. Why Garuda is our guardian against serpents???

TITBITS – Sharanga, Vishnu’s Divine Bow

After reading my first Titbits article on Shiva Dhanush, one of our active blog readers had raised a curious question. “What happened to the Vishnu Bow- Sharanga?” Let us read about how the divine bow Sharanga was passed over the different avatars of Lord Vishnu…