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Upon entering the demon lord's fortress through the iron gate, Raiko and his comrades were taken aback by the sight of horror there.   Inside the fortification was a spacious courtyard. A pile of dismembered body parts lay on one side, while heavily armed demons were watching over some barrels on the opposite side. "What is inside those barrels?" Raiko wondered. Sake? Could be! There were, at least thirty onis in the courtyard. All the demons stared at the heroes as soon as they entered, but none rushed towards them since Kuma Doji was leading them into the fortress. There were dried and fresh blood stains all over the place, and the entire space was filled with an odd, nauseating stench. Image by  Kohji Asakawa   from   Pixabay After crossing the courtyard, they came into a huge hall that was packed with onis. There were at least fifty onis there, engaged in sipping sake and squabbling with one another. The room fell silent for a few moments as the heroes entered. The hu

It  was the last decade of the nineteenth century. Lord Elgin was the Viceroy of India then. Shankar Kansari, together with his two sons and wife Parvati, used to live in a small village. Though I can't recall the name of the village now, it was most likely in the Purba Bardhaman district of present-day West Bengal. Shankar was a kansari, or bronzesmith. Copper and bronze utensils were once quite popular in Bengal. At that time, his younger son, Kalipada, was barely a year old, and the elder son, Haripada, had just turned six.  Image by  magicbowls  from  Pixabay It was a hot summer afternoon in the month of May when Shankar heard someone yelling "Bom Bhole" outside his workshop. As he rushed out, he saw a sannyasi there. The sannyasi had a fearsome appearance, wearing only a saffron loincloth, and his entire body was covered in white ash. Like Mahadev, he held a sharp trident in his hand. "Are you the Kansari?" with a deep voice, Sannyasi asked Shankar. Nodding

O nce upon a time, there was a great sage, maharshi Chyavan, who learned the Vedas from Lord Brahma. He was the son of Brigu rishi, who carved his footprint on the chest of Lord Vishnu.  Image by  Nicky ❤️🌿🐞🌿❤️  from  Pixabay Rishi Chyavan once started severe austerity in a secluded place. Centuries passed, but muni continued his sadhana. He stopped moving and remained seated in the same position, completely engaged in deep meditation. He even gradually stopped eating. With time, he got covered in dust, and termites started to pile up on him. In spite of his physical transformation due to austerity, his brahma-tej or spiritual power, kept him alive. Everyone regarded the place as forbidden, as they knew that Sage Chyavan was performing his sadhana there. But as time passed, people forgot about the great sage, and the place was encroached upon by the forest.   One day, King Sharyati came to that forest for hunting. Beside his soldiers, he had his daughter Sukanya and her companion

As the night of Brahma ended, a new day (Kalpa) began. The creator opened his eyes, sitting on the enormous lotus that sprang out from the naval of Narayana. But there was nothing but a celestial ocean. He could not see any landmass to begin with. Thus, from his breadth came out a white boar, just about the size of your thumb. The boar continued to become large and large and large. It even became much bigger than the Himalayas.  The Varaha (boar) drived into the celestial ocean and found the earth submerged deep inside the water. Varahadeva picked up the earth (Bhudevi) with his tusks and brought her up to the surface. On the surface of the celestial ocean, the earth remained floating like an enormous vessel. Then Brahma started his creation process. There appeared mountains, trees, rivers, animals, birds, and all other living and nonliving entities.  As Varahadeva rescued Bhudevi (the planet earth) from the celestial water, Bhudevi appeared as a goddess and expressed her gratitude to

Utathya and Brihaspati were the two sons of Sage Angira. Though Brihaspati gained more notoriety as the guru of devas, they were both recognized for their profound wisdom and insight. Mamata was the wife of Utathya, and Tara was the spouse of Brihaspati.  Image by  Marlon Sommer  from  Pixabay   Brihaspati once visited Utathya's place. While his brother was off somewhere, Brihaspati had a conversation with Mamata, who informed him that her unborn child had learned Vedas while still inside her. Following a brief talk, Mamata and Brihaspati got into an argument over certain issues. From her womb, Mamata's unborn son supported her mother. Enraged, Brihaspati cursed him, saying that he would always be shrouded in darkness. Thus, the son of Utathya, who was born blind, went by the name Dirghatamas (dirgha means long or extended; tamasa means darkness).    Despite being blind from birth, Dirghatamas was a knowledgeable person who was well-versed in the Vedas. Twenty-four hymns fro

Asuras and Devas were sworn enemies for all eternity. They used to fight frequently, with the asuras usually overpowering the devas in the end. Brihaspati was the guru of devas, and Shukrachaya was the guru of asuras. With one exception, they were almost equally capable. Shukracharya knew the Mritasanjeevani mantra, which could bring life to the dead. Shukracharya used to resurrect the dead asuras following every battle. As a result, after a battle, asuras would quickly restore their power, whereas devas took longer to make up for their loss.    One day the devas made the decision to send someone to steal the secret knowledge of reviving the dead from Shukracharya. After much deliberation, the decision was made to send Kacha, the son of Guru Brihaspati and Devi Tara, to Sukracharya. When he heard this, Kacha decided to accept the task and headed for Shukracharya's ashram. However, he chose to approach Shukracharya honestly and reveal that he was the son of Guru Brihaspati, offer

Lord Viswakarma was once requested by Lord Brahma to create two powerful celestial weapons. Thus, Vishwakarma fashioned Pinaka and Sharanga, two celestial bows. Pinaka was given by Lord Brahma to Lord Shiva, and Sharanga to Lord Vishnu. The two bows were of equal strength and ability.  Image by  cevena24  from  Pixabay   A formidable asura by the name of Taraka had three sons: Tarakaksha, Kamalaksha, and Vidyunmali. The three brothers commenced rigorous penance with the intent of appeasing Lord Brahma. Brahma finally appeared in front of them after years of austerity. Brahma declined to grant their requests for the blessings of immortality and invincibility. However, Brahma responded to their insistence by telling them that they would be unbeatable in their own stronghold. By the favor of Brahma, they would obtain their own floating citadel, or three puras, and for as long as they were inside their citadel, they would remain immortal and indestructible. It was beyond Brahma's comp

This is the tale of a powerful ruler of Treta Yuga. Kartavirya Arjuna, son of Haihaya king Kritavirya, was a descendant of Yadu, son of Chandravanshi king Yayati. He was also known as Sahastrabahu for his exceptional prowess on the battlefield. There was a place on the bank of the Narmada, occupied by Karkotak Naga. Arjuna expelled Karkotak and his associates from there and established a city, Mahismati.  Image by  rarestohanean  from  Pixabay    Mahismati soon became a wealthy city and the capital of the Haihaya kingdom. Arjuna was loved by his subjects as a just, benevolent, but powerful king. There was no poverty in his kingdom. He was so strong that even the gods used to fear him. He was a devout follower of Lord Duttatreya, and after long austerity, he received several boons from him. But as time passed, the once just and benevolent king, known for his courtesy, self-restraint, and auterisity, became an egoist, oppressive, and greedy monarch. That led to his fall. According to th

D evi Anasuya was the daughter of Rishi Kardam and his wife, Devahuti. She was the spouse of Rishi Atri. Anasuya was one of the most virtuous and wise female sages in the Vedic era. It is said that she was a master of tantra and was able to perform many miracles. Maharshi Atri and Anasuya used to live in their ashram at the southern end of Chitrakoota forest, on the bank of the Mandakini river.  Image by  174695  from  Pixabay One day, three Devis—Lakshmi, Saraswati, and Parvati—the consorts of the Tridevas—asked Narada muni to mediate a decision over which of them was the most virtuous and pure. Narada Muni was quite clever. He knew that speaking in favor of any one of the Tridevis would ignite the other two. So he pulled a ruse. "All three of you are the source of all the wealth, power, and wisdom in the universe, yet none of you are whole and therefore deserving of the status of most pure and virtuous. Any one of you cannot even become the purest and most complete one b