A Journey To Discover Life

Shiva - Sati/Parvati:  The Destroyer of the Trinity, the supreme God of Gods, was a loner, vagabond, refusing to settle down and be tied down by earthly relationships. Enters Sati, the daughter of Prajapati Daksha of Kankhal. At such a young age, her love moves everyone except her father. The reluctant Shiva had to answer her calls, and for the first time, somebody wanted to marry him as a boon. What followed was wrath between Shiva and Daksha, a clash of egos that ended the soft maiden Sati's life. She chose death after overhearing her father insult her husband. Shiva's sorrow turned to the angry tandav that destroyed the world. He roamed around as a vagabond again, this time with a broken heart!  A few years passed by in her memory as he roamed the land of Aryavarta, making a Linga at every Sati Peeth beside her. In that way, this time, he will always be there by her side to protect her. Enters Parvati, the daughter of Parvat Raj. She was believed to be Sati reborn by everyo...

Reincarnation and rebirth are common concepts in every myth and culture of ancient times. The results of a lifetime are the fruits of Karma from the previous life, and your decisions in this life are for the results in the next. All ancient cultures like the Egyptians, Indians and Aryans believed that a man is reborn again and again in the form of new life in his own clan and connects with the same people and lives his mistakes. One who leads a just life and completes the cycle of rebirth gets a place in heaven or hell. It is believed in Hinduism that each husband and wife have the same relation for seven such rebirths. Here, compiled from different folktales, are the different lives of Abhimanyu and his wife, Uttara. Abhimanyu was the son of Arjun, Prince of Hastinapur and Subhadra, sister of Krishna. Uttara was the princess of the Matsya kingdom. Previous Lives: 1. A popular folklore suggests that once Vishnu was going to kill a demon,  Abhikasura , who had caused harm to many. T...

The King of Devas and Devguru Brihaspati were travelling to Kailash to meet the holy Lord. On the way to the Jungle, they met a naked man deep in meditation. The vain King asked the man the way. The man was so deep in his meditation that he did not reply. Fierce at this kind of humiliation, the God of Thunderstruck the man with it. The man opened his hand and neutralised the bolt. His third eye opened in rage, paralysing the King of Devas. However, he controlled his anger and instead of turning the King to ashes, the energy from his third eye met the Oceans. " Prabhu? Forgive Indra, for he did not know who you were."  Brihaspati pleaded. " DevGuru. This is my Kailash, where no man is greater than the other. He is not the king here. He should treat a man like he wants to be treated." " Please forgive him, My Lord."  The ever-forgiving Bholenath smiled. Miles away from the God of the Oceans, Samudradev found a baby. His wails were disturbingly loud. It did n...

He was dark and handsome. A younger reflection of his father, some said. A valiant warrior since his teens. His skills with the bow, arrow and spear were second to none. His warrior skills were trained by his father, the Lord himself. His birth was to kill a demon that tortured the people and drove the Devas away from Indralok. He was the eldest son, travelling all over Aryavarta to spread his father's teachings from north to south. His peacock was his best friend away from home, and he stayed in southern cities away from his home at Mt. Kailash to spread the worship of the lord. He led the devas to war against the Asuras and killed Taraka, the demon who had the boon to be killed by the Lord's son. He won the war, and the gods urged him to be their leader. His father, however, gave him the task of spreading knowledge to the south and restored Indra as the King of the gods. As he went south, the insecure Indra sent his daughter as a spy behind him to make sure he never had the p...

She was the princess of the mountains. Her childhood was spent in Rishi Dadhichi's Ashram, hearing the tales of one great man. When she was just three, the Rishi gave her a statue and said,  "This is your husband, princess. When you are ready, you will meet him, and only you can convince him to marry you" She understood very less of what the great sage meant then. Years passed by as she grew up hearing stories of how he gave her sister a purpose in life, how he had lost his love and how he had saved lives. Sixteen-year-old Gauri now dreams of meeting him every day, imagining how he will be as she chanted his praise at the temples. Her parents grew worried as she reached the age of getting married. They approached the sages for help. The sages, in turn, seek help from the wise old man who advised her to seek his love through meditation. Thus began the greatest and most difficult part of her life. Her journey from the princess of a luxurious palace to a cave hermit. Her pen...

High in the mountains of Tibet in the Himalayas lies   Mt. Kailash,  around the dry slopes of the Himalayas that wear a bare look quite different from the evergreen valleys in other parts of the mountain range. From  Mt.   Kailash   at a distance to the left, one can spot the   Manasarovar  with its natural beauty, quite contrasting to the surrounding environment.  The environment itself seems spiritual enough away from the evils of the real world, even today. Nearby, there is a Buddhist monastery. But thousands of years before the birth of  Gautama Buddha,  there resided local tribes in this land. They struggled with basic everyday necessities of food and shelter, and fought nature daily to sustain their lives. The mountains had forests and available food then, different from what it is today. Their leader was a man of bravery and spirituality so high that they called him "  Lord of the land". His self-taught ar...