Enlight The Legend of Dadhyancha God Tvashtar, the All-Creator, owned a cow, whose udder exuded wonderful moisture - soma. Tvashtar was the guardian of Soma, but he hid the name of his wonderful cow and her place of residence even fr... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Enlight Rudra and the Sacrifice of Daksha Rudra emerged from Brahma's forehead like a flame of anger, and in him all the destructive forces and the most formidable and terrifying properties of the gods were embodied. Gloomy, fierce and lonely... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Enlight Cow kidnapping One of Indra's great feats was the return of cows stolen from the gods by the demonic Paniya tribe, which lived in unknown lands, beyond the world of gods and asuras. The Panii drove the cows to a dis... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Enlight Asceticism of Ushanas During the war for the goddess Tara, the wife of Brihaspati, abducted by Soma, Ushanas, the leader of the army of asuras, fought in a duel with the great Shiva, the leader of the army of the gods. The... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Enlight Victory of Indra over Vritra Tvashtar, the creator god, a most skilled craftsman who created many wondrous things and sculpted the bodies of people and animals, was the eleventh son of Aditi. But his wife was a demoness from the ... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Enlight Ocean churning Mount Meru rises in the very middle of the earth. Its peaks, inaccessible to people even in their thoughts, rest against the vault of heaven and reflect the brilliance of the sun. It stands, covering ... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Enlight Fall of Dyaus The wise Dadhyanch almost lost his head for revealing the cow's secret. Dyaus, the father of Ushas, the beautiful goddess of the dawn, who was once a brilliant and powerful ruler of the sky, was cas... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Enlight Sacrifice to Purusha In the ancient books of sacred Knowledge - the Vedas - it is said that the universe arose from the body of Purusha - the Primordial Man, whom the gods sacrificed at the beginning of the world. They cu... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Enlight Acts of Indra Indra was the beloved son of Aditi, the mother of the gods, the most powerful of her sons. They say that he was born not like her other children, but in an unusual way, almost killing his mother at bi... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Enlight Garuda Five centuries passed after the sisters’ dispute, and from Vinata’s second egg the gigantic eagle Garuda was born, who was destined to become a snake destroyer - in revenge for his mother’s slavery. H... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Enlight Gandharvas and Nagas The eldest children of Kashyapa, the grandson of Brahma, were the asuras and gods born of his three eldest wives. His other ten wives gave birth to various and varied creatures that inhabited the eart... Myths Myths of Ancient India
Enlight Incarnations of Vishnu When in ancient times countless living beings multiplied, the Earth became weak under the burden of mountains and forests and the creatures that bred on it. She could not bear this burden and, falling... Myths Myths of Ancient India
