Wisdom Shiva and the divine sages on Himavat After the death of his faithful wife Sati, the gloomy Shiva, the great hermit, completely moved away from the gods and indulged in severe asceticism in solitude. Foreseeing the future, Vishnu predicte... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Wisdom Kingdom of Indra When amrita was extracted from the waters of the ocean and the gods defeated the asuras and expelled them to the underworld, Indra reigned over the universe and happy times began. The clouds shed abun... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Wisdom Creation In the beginning there was nothing. There was no sun, no moon, no stars. Only the waters stretched endlessly; from the darkness of the primordial chaos, which rested without movement, as if in a deep ... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Wisdom Dispute between Kadru and Vinata Kadru and Vinata were sisters. Their father was Daksha, the Lord of creatures, who married them, along with eleven other daughters, to the wise Kashyapa, the son of Marichi. Pleased with his wives, Ka... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Wisdom Soma, god of the moon Brahma made Soma, the moon god, ruler over the planets and stars, over priests and plants, over rituals and pious vows. Soma was the first to perform the rite of rajasuya - initiation into the kingdom... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Wisdom The Tale of Yayati When the war broke out again between the gods and asuras for power over the universe, the gods could not defeat their enemies for a long time. Ushanas, the priest and mentor of the asuras, mastered th... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Wisdom The Tale of the Creation of Night When Yama, the son of Vivasvat, died, Yami, his beloved sister, shed inconsolable tears, and there was no limit to her grief. In vain did the gods try to ease the burden of her grief. To all their per... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Wisdom The Tale of Pururavasa and Urvashi When Manu, the son of Vivasvat, escaped from the great flood on the Himalaya mountain, he made a sacrifice by throwing some butter and curd from the mountain into the water. From that victim arose a w... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Wisdom The Tale of Pulom The great sage Bhrigu, the son of Brahma, lived in a secluded abode in the forest with his wife, the beautiful Puloma, whom he loved with all his heart. Puloma's father once promised to give her as a ... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Wisdom The Legend of the Origin of Death There was a time when death was unknown on earth. People, the descendants of Vivasvat, were initially immortal. In Kritayuga, the Golden Age, they knew no sin and lived happily on earth, in peace and ... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Wisdom Tale of the Flood Manu, the son of Vivasvat, the half-brother of Yama, settled on earth in a secluded monastery near the southern mountains. One morning, when he was washing his hands, as they do to this day, he came a... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Wisdom The Tale of Nahusha Everything was disrupted and stopped in the three worlds when Indra, having left his kingdom, was in exile, atonement for his great sin. The flow of the rivers was interrupted; the lakes dried up; the... Myths Myths of Ancient India
