The Twin vanaram (monkey) brothers – Vali and Sugriva are unique characters in the epic Ramayanam, questioning Rama’s divinity. Rama killed Vali, against the war dharma and Rama needed the help of the Sugriva to rescue Sita Devi from Lanka. Read along to know their fascinating story…
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TITBITS – Satyavan Savitri
We all know Savitri as the devoted wife who fought with Yama and brought back her husband’s life. She also went to fulfill the dreams and desires of her father and father-in-law. Let us read the Princess’ story, who is worshipped by Indian women till date…
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…