A milk-maid used to fetch milk daily for a brahmana priest living on the other side of a river. Owing to the irregularities of the boat service, she could not maintain punctuality…
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Depth of devotion
Pride once entered the heart of Arjuna, the beloved friend of Lord Sri Krishna. Arjuna thought that none equalled him in love and devotion to his Lord and friend. The omniscient…
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By the will of God
In a certain village, there lived a weaver. He was a very pious soul. Everyone trusted him and loved him. He used to sell his goods in the market-place. When a customer…
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How to see God
A disciple asked his teacher, “Sir, please tell me how I can see God.” “Come with me,” said the Guru, “and I shall show you.” He took the disciple to a lake,…
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Lord Vishnu and his devotee
Once, Lord Vishnu was seated in his abode, Vaikuntha, along with his beloved wife, Goddess Lakshmi. Suddenly, without any warning, he stood up. Lakshmi had been pressing his feet. She asked, “Lord,…
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Self-surrender has no scope for complaint
Once, when Lord Rama and his brother Lakshmana went to take bath in the Pampa Lake, they thrust their bows and arrows into the ground on the bank. Coming out of the…
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Hiss but not bite
Some cowherd boys used to tend their cows in a meadow where a terrible poisonous snake lived. Everyone was on the alert for fear of it. One day, a Brahmachari was going…
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Who?
Sankaracharya had a certain disciple, who served him long without receiving any teaching. One day, hearing footsteps behind him he asked, “Who is there?” and was answered by this disciple, “It is…
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The pandit who could not swim
Once, several men were crossing the Ganges river in a boat. One of them, a pandit, was making a great display of his erudition, saying that he had studied various books –…
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The story of a squirrel
This is one of the interesting short stories from Ramayana for children. After the abduction of Sita, Lord Rama along with this army of monkey and bears, started making a bridge of…