In the lineage of Harishchandra, there was a king named Bahuk. Bahuk lost his kingdom to his enemies and started living in the jungle at the hermitage of rishi Aurva. Bahuk died of old age and weakness. After Bahuk’s death, his wife decided to burn herself but was stopped by Aurva rishi, for the queen was pregnant with the heir to the dynasty. When enemies of the dynasty found out about the queen’s pregnancy, they tried to cause miscarriage by feeding her poison, GAR. The boy survived and was bo...
Dec 01, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Mandhata was born to the pregnant king Yuvanashva, with the blessings of Devraj Indra. He was named Trasdasyu, because he was feared by every adharmi. After winning over the entire world, Mandhata attacked Lanka in order to complete his total domination of earth. A massive battle ensued between Ravan and Mandhata. After many days of stalemate, the battle was stopped by Rishi Pulastya and Rishi Galav. After ruling the earth for many years, Mandhata decided to conquer heaven. Indra pointed to Madh...
Nov 30, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 65
In the lineage of Purajnjay after many generations, Yuvanashva became the king. Yuvanashava had a hundred wives but no son. In order to produce an heir, he went to live in the Ashram of Bhrigu rishi with his wives where they performed a yagya for Devraj Indra. One night a thirsty Yuvanshava accidently drank the enchanted water from the yagna meant for his wives. As a result of that Yuvanashva became pregnant. Later Bhrigu rishi cut open the belly of King Yuvanashva to give birth to a baby. Indra...
Nov 29, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Ikshwaku’s eldest son Vikukshi had a son named Puranjay. Towards the end of Satyuga, Indra came to him seeking his help in the ongoing Devasura Samgram. Puranjay agreed to help Indra only if he agrees to become his ride. Indra transformed himself into a giant bull. Purajnay fought in the battle against the demons riding that bull. He won the battle and returned the kingdom of heaven to Indra. He was also known as Indravaha for he rode Indra. For riding the bull in the battle his another name bec...
Nov 28, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 63
At the end of the Mahabharat war, only three warriors from Kaurava side survived; Kripacharya, Ashwatthama and Kritavarma. Kritavarma was the commander of Shrikrishna’s Narayani sena and Duryodhan’s friend. Because of Shrikrishna’s promise to Duryodhan, he fought for the Kauravas in the great war. On the last day of the battle he accompanied Ashwatthama inside the Pandav camp and helped him in killing the five sleeping sons of Draupadi. Many years later when Kritavarma taunted Satyaki for the un...
Nov 25, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Dhritarshtra had one son from Gandhari’s maid, Yuyutsu. Yuyutsu was different from other Kaurava brothers and chose to be on the right side of Dharma all his life. He was the one who would warn Pandava brothers regarding Duryodhan’s schemes to harm them as a kid. In the Mahabharat war he chose to fight against his brothers and chose to side with Pandavas. He was the only son of Dhritarashtra to survive the great war. In the end when Parikshit was made the king of Hastinapur, Yuyutsu was appointe...
Nov 24, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 61
One of the sons of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari spoke against the wrongful acts of his brothers in the royal court of Hastinapur. This Kaurav brother was Vikarna. Vikarna knew his brother, Duryodhana was on the wrong path and tried to warn him; however when things escalated to a full blown war, he chose the side of his brothers knowing fully well that it was the wrong side. On the 14th day, when Arjuna had vowed to kill Jaydrath, Vikarna was given the task of stopping Bhima from helping Arjuna. Bh...
Nov 23, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Lakshamana was the daughter of Duryodhan and Bhanumati. Shrikrishna’s son Shamb was in love with her and he abducted her from her swayamvar. An angry Duryodhan sent his entire army to stop and capture them. Shamb could not defeat the Hastinapur army and was captured. Later Balaram ji approached Duryodhan asking him to release his nephew, but Duryodhan declined. This angered Baldau and he started pulling the entire Hastinapur capital with his plough to drown it inside the Yamuna river. Afraid of ...
Nov 22, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 59
The son Arjuna had from his wife Chitrangada, princess of Manipur, was Babruvahana. As per arjun’s his promise to his father-in-law Chitrangad, Babruvahana stayed with his maternal grandfather and became the heir of the throne of Manipur throne. Babruvahana stopped the horse of Yudhishthir’s Ashwamedh yagya and fought a battle with Karna’s son Vrishaketu. Babruvahana managesd to kill Vrishaketu. When Arjuna confronted Babruvahana, he managed to kill him as wellalso. He regretted his actions afte...
Nov 21, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Bhurishrava was son of Somdatta and grandson of Bahlika. He played a key role in the killing of Abhimanyu. When Arjuna taunted him for his participation in the dishonorable act of killing Abhimanyu against the rules of engagement, he felt ashamed. He threw away his weapons and sat down on the battlefield. At this point Satyaki leapt forward and beheaded a weaponless Bhurishrava with his sword. When Kritavarma taunted Satyaki recalling this incident, this became the cause of infighting among Yada...
Nov 17, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Bahlika was the second son for King Prateep and elder brother of Shantanu. He was Bhishma Pitamaha’s uncle who fought in the Mahabharata war from Kaurava side, upon request from Dhritarashtra. On the fourteenth day when the battle continued till after sunset after the death of Jayadrath, he was killed by Bhima in a duel. His son Somdatta and grandson Bhurishrava also fought in the great war and were both killed by Satyaki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Nov 16, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 55
As per Shrikrishna’s promise to Duryodhana, his Narayani sena fought for Kaurava in Mahabharat war, however Satyaki from the Vrishni clan chose to fight alongside his friend and teacher Arjuna. After Arjuna and Bhima; Satyaki proved to be the most destructive for their Kaurava enemies. He had to suffer humiliation for beheading a weaponless Bhurishrava in the battlefield. Years later, when Kritavarma chose to humiliate him recalling this very incident their fight escalated and became the reason ...
Nov 15, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Everyone is aware of younger Pandav brother Sahadev, however there is another Sahadev who fought in the battle for Mahabharata. This Sahadev was the son of Jarasandh, King of Magadh. After Jarasandh was killed by Bhima, his son Sahadev was appointed the king by Pandav. In the Mahabharata war he fought from the Pandav side and was killed by Shakuni in battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Nov 14, 2022•1 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Mandodari was the daughter of Mayasur, the architect of demons and apsara Hema. She was as beautiful as her mother and Ravan wished to marry her as soon as he laid eyes on her. Mandodari was aware of the shortcomings of her husband and always tried her best to convince him to follow the righteous path. After Ravan kidnapped Devi Sita he tried to convince her to marry him. When devi Sita refused, he tried to convince her by threatening her and torturing her. When none of his tricks worked, in a f...
Nov 11, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Tara was the daughter of vanar physician Sushena and was Vali’s wife. She was an incredibly smart woman and always gave good advice to her husband. At the time of his death Vali asked Sugriva to take care of his wife and always listen to her advice. Once Sugriva became the king of Kishkindha, he forgot about his promise to Shriram and got busy with ruling his kingdom. This angered Lakshman ji who decided to kill Sugriva for going back on his promise. Lakshman in his fit of rage entered the palac...
Nov 10, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Kaikeyi was the daughter of the king of Kekaya, Ashwapati. Kaikeyi was raised by her father, who trained her in all the duties of a king, including battlecraft. Since she had grown without a mother, her maid Manthara had great influence on her. After her marriage to the King of Ayodhya, Dashrath, she once accompanied him during Devasur sangram, where Dashrath was fighting alongside Indra against Sambarasura. During the battle Dashrath got wounded and his chariot wheel dislodged. Kaikeyi, who was...
Nov 09, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 50
After fall of Tarakasura, by the hands of Kartikeya his three sons Tarakaksha, Vidyunmali and Kamalaksha (together referred as Tripurasura) performed great penance to Brahmadev and got a boon that they will live in three separate cities which can only be destroyed by a single arrow, knowing that the task was impossible. With the help of asura architect Mayasura they built three cities, which were moving constantly and would align only once in one thousand years. Unable to control Asuras, all the...
Nov 08, 2022•3 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Sixth in the line of king Nimi, Devrat was given the divine bow of Shivaji for safekeeping. The bow was kept in the palace of Mithila with honor and was worshiped by the Janak clan. Once during the reign of Janak Seeradhwaj, the Kingdom of Videh suffered a bad drought. On his kulguru rishi Shatananda’s suggestion King Janak along with his wife Sunayana ploughed the fields of Mithila. Suddenly the plough hit something inside the ground and could not move. Upon digging they discovered a little gir...
Nov 07, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Devaraj Indra got the curse of becoming a sahasra-chakshu, the one with a thousand eyes, from Maharshi Gautama for having an illicit relationship with his wife Devi Ahalya. Plagued by this agony, Devaraj Indra decided to seek refuge from Mahadev himself. On the southern plateau, he established a Shivling and anointed it with the water of one million rivers. Today, the devotees of Shiva worship this Shivling installed by Indra, seeking blessings from Mahadev. Upon attainment of the boon, the grat...
Nov 04, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Situated on the shores of the Bay of Bengal, The Sun Temple of Konark compliments the picturesque coastline of Odisha. Also known as the Arka Kshetra, the land of the sun, narrates a magnificent tale of gratefulness. It was here that Samb, the son of Shri Krishna, suffering from leprosy, worshiped the Sun for twelve years. After Shamb was recuperated from his misfortunes by the grace of the Sun, he built the idol of his savior to show his gratitude. That event established the tradition of Sun wo...
Nov 03, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Vishnupad Temple, Gaya The holy city of Gaya, named after the demon “Gayasur'' hosts the tranquil and spiritual Vishnupad Temple. According to the legends, Gayasur was a tyrant who used to enjoy tormenting the faithful, the sages, and dharmatmas. To curb the menace of this demonic entity and to rescue his followers from the atrocities of the wicked Gayasur, Bhagwan Vishnu chalked out a plan. He put his foot on Gayasur’s head and plunged him into the abyss. To commemorate the incident, the holy f...
Nov 02, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Devraj Indra once sent Apsara Harini to disrupt the penance of sage Trinabindu. The sage got angry and cursed Harini to be born as a mortal. Harini was born as princess Indumati of Vidarbha, who later married Prince Aja of Ayodhya and their son was Dasharath. When a divine flower fell on her from Narad muni’s Veena, she was liberated from her curse and left for heaven. Aja was so grief stricken that he decided to end his life to be with his beloved wife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
Oct 28, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Due to a curse from Ritdhwaj muni, Bhagwaan Vishwakarma had to be born as a monkey. When He asked the rishi, how he can liberate himself from this curse the sage told him to produce a son through apsara Ghritachi. The son born to Bhagwaan Vishwakarma and Apsara Ghritachi was none other than Nala, under whose supervision construction of ShriRam Setu happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Oct 27, 2022•1 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Apsara Punjikasthala had an enchanting body that complimented her sharp facial features. She was very proud of her beauty and dancing abilities. Once, Rishi Durvasa was having a serious conversation with Indradev and Punjikasthala would go in and out of the discussion chamber. This was not going well with Rishi Durvasa and he asked her to stop. Instead of regretting her actions and apologizing to the great sage, she started giggling. This made Rishi Durvasa very angry and he cursed her to be bor...
Oct 27, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Afraid of the severe penance of Rishi Kandu, Indra sent Apsara Pramalocha to distract him. Pramalocha came to the hermitage of Rishi Kandu and started singing in her melodious voice. Hearing this, the sage opened his eyes and got captivated by the divine beauty of her. He decided to marry her and live a domestic life. Sage Kandu was under the impression that not a single day has passed since their union. It was almost evening and he went to perform the evening rites. Pramlocha asked her husband ...
Oct 25, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Appearing from the churning of the ocean, Rambha was one of the most beautiful Apsaras in Indra’s court. She was the companion of Nalakuvara, son of Kubera. When Ravan saw Rambha, he got infatuated by her beauty and wanted to have her for himself. However when Rambha refused his advances, he forced himself onto her. When Nalakuvara found out about this he cursed Ravan that if he tried to force himself onto any woman without her consent he would burn to ashes. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
Oct 24, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Brahmaputra In ancient times there was a great sage named Shantanu, his wife was Amogha. Once Amogha consumed Brahmabeej, that resulted into a stream of water from her nostrils. That stream of water filled the Brahmakund. The river originating from Brahmakund is called Brahmaputra, because of emerging from Brahmabeej. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 20, 2022•1 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Ancient name for the Kosi river is Kaushiki. She was the daughter of king Gadhi and elder sister of Brahmarshi Vishwamitra. She was married to Richik muni, son of Bhrigu rishi and was mother of Jamadagni rishi and grand-mother of Bhagwaan Parshuram. As per Ramayan, Brahmarshi Vishwamitra told this to Shriram and Lakshaman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 19, 2022•1 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Ganga was the eldest daughter of Himalaya and lived-in heaven. When 60 thousand sons of King Sagar were burned by Kapila muni, multiple generations of Ikshvaku Kings performed penance to bring the divine river to earth. Eventually it was Bhagirath who succeeded in bringing Ganga to earth by first pleasing Brahmadev to release Ganga from heaven and then convincing Shivaji to hold the fall of the mighty river when she descended from heaven. Thus, Ganga came to earth and stayed here. Learn more abo...
Oct 17, 2022•1 min•Season 2Ep. 35
King Kalmashpada of Ayodhya was once going through a narrow path where he encountered the son of guru Vasishtha, Shakti maharshi coming from the opposite direction. Both started arguing over who had the right of passage and in a fit of anger Kalmashpada hit Shakti Maharshi with a whip. This behavior from the king angered Shakti Maharshi and he cursed the King to become a demon. Taking advantage of this situation Rishi Vishawamitra, who was witnessing this exchange from a distance, ordered demon ...
Oct 14, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 34
