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The Story of Maharishi Bhrigu

Maharishi Bhrigu was a son of Prajapati Brahma (Manas-putra or mind-born child). As per the Hindu religious sources, Bhrigu brought fire (Agni) to humans from the gods. His name is mentioned in Rig-Veda with veneration, and his descendants are known as Bhargavas. Maharishi Bhrigu had three wives: Khyati, Puloma, and Kavyamata. Rishi Chavana was the son of mata Puloma, Dhata and Vidhata were two sons of mata Khyati, and Sukracharya was the son of Kavyamata (or Usanas).  Photo by Raimond Klavins on Unsplash M any, many years ago, a Maha Yagna (religious ritual) was being held on the bank of the Saraswati river. There was a large gathering of all the great sages, and they started an argument about who was the greatest among the Tri-devas, or Trimurti (Trinity). As there was no consent, Rishi Bhrigu was imposed with the task of finding out the answer.  Another version of the same story states that Rishi Bhrigu achieved divine power through many years of austerity, meditation, and introspe
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The Story of King Raghu

Raghu, the son of King Dilipa, was a famous ruler of the Ikshvaku dynasty. He had a long and glorious reign.    Shree Ramachandra was his great grandson. Mahakavi Kalidasa authored a major novel, Raghuvansham, which portrayed the lives of Raghu and his successors. Image by  Pexels  from  Pixabay   Suryavanshi Raja (King) Dilipa, and his wife, Sudakshina, had no son. So, the king, accompanied by his wife, went to the ashram (hermitage) of the sage Vashistha to find a solution. Vashistha instructed King Dilipa to please a cow, Nandini, who was the daughter of the divine cow Kamdhenu. As told, Dilipa started to take good care of her.  Every day he used to go to the field with the cow. One month had passed. One day, as usual, King Dilipa was in the field with the divine cow. The weather was beautiful, and Dilipa was observing the beauty of nature. Nandini was eating grass calmly. Suddenly, he heard the terrible roaring of a lion. He saw that there was a huge lion who was just about to kill
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The Story of Dadhichi Muni

Mention of Dadhichi can be traced to different ancient religious sources, including the Rig Veda, Bhagavata Puran, Shiva Puran, etc. There is a community of Dahima or Dadhich Brahmins in Rajasthan who claim to have been descended from Dadhichi, and their deity is Devi Dadhimati, who was the sister of Dadhichi.  Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash D adhichi, or Dadhyancha, was a wise and resourceful sage of ancient times. His name is mentioned in the Rig Veda with veneration. His father was Rishi Atharvan, and his mother was Chiti (daughter of a great sage, Rishi Kardam). Pippalada, son of Dadhichi, was another great sage and the originator of the Prashna Upanishad. Dadhichi was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. His ashram (a place for meditation, worship, and theological learning) was at Misrikh in Naimisharanya (now in Uttar Pradesh, India). [According to some other sources, it was Dudheshwara, on the bank of the Sabarmati river.] Dadhichi had the ancient vedic knowledge of  Madhuvid
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