(A story narrated by Narada from Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, chapters 162-167) Previously, Gautama ran away from the rakshasa city with
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A generous heron and an ungrateful man – part 2
(A story narrated by Narada from Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, chapters 162-167) Previously, Gautama fled from the robbers’ town and joined
A generous heron and an ungrateful man – part 1
(A story narrated by Narada from Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, chapters 162-167) Long ago, there lived a learned man from the
A generous heron and an ungrateful man – part 3
(A story from Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, chapters 162-167) Previously, Gautama entered an enchanted forest and took shelter under a banyan
A generous pigeon couple
(A story narrated by Sage Bhargava to king Muchukunda from Mahabharata‘s Shanti Parva, Chapter 141-145) A long time ago, there
Virtue is the greatest asset of all!
(A story narrated by sage Narada, from Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, Chapter 124) A long time ago, Prahlada, the king of
The arrogant silk-cotton tree
(A story from Mahabharata, Shanti parva, chapters 150-152) On the foot of a lofty Himalayan mountain lived an old lush
A conversation between the ocean and rivers
(A story from Mahabharata, Shanti parva, chapter 114) Bhishma recites a conversation between the ocean and rivers. Once the lord of rivers,
The lazy camel
(A story from Mahabharata, Shanti parva, chapter 113) A long time ago, in Krita yuga, there lived a giant camel.
A tale of three fish: The procrastinating perishes
(A story from Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, chapter 135) In a not so big pond lived three Shakula fish. Each had
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