Enlight The Tale of Pulom The great sage Bhrigu, the son of Brahma, lived in a secluded abode in the forest with his wife, the beautiful Puloma, whom he loved with all his heart. Puloma's father once promised to give her as a ... Myths Myths of Ancient India Enlight
Enlight The Legend of the Origin of Death There was a time when death was unknown on earth. People, the descendants of Vivasvat, were initially immortal. In Kritayuga, the Golden Age, they knew no sin and lived happily on earth, in peace and ... Myths Myths of Ancient India Enlight
Enlight Tale of the Flood Manu, the son of Vivasvat, the half-brother of Yama, settled on earth in a secluded monastery near the southern mountains. One morning, when he was washing his hands, as they do to this day, he came a... Myths Myths of Ancient India Enlight
Enlight The Tale of Nahusha Everything was disrupted and stopped in the three worlds when Indra, having left his kingdom, was in exile, atonement for his great sin. The flow of the rivers was interrupted; the lakes dried up; the... Myths Myths of Ancient India Enlight
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
