Mythological Stories of India

This is the story of the end of the snake yajna. Since it began, millions of snakes were burned and destroyed in Janmayjay’s yajna. Only a f...

This is the story of the beginning of the Snake Yajna. Janmayjay was deeply saddened when he heard how his father died. He grew restless wit...

This is the story of how King Parikshit, the only living decendant of Pandavas, died. One day, King Janmayjay asked his ministers, “Why did...

This is the story of sage Jaratkaru and how Aastik was born. The word ‘Jara’ means body and ‘Karu’ means strong. This means that Jaratkaru’s...

Vasuki was the eldest son of Kadru and the king of all snakes. He was worried by his mother’s curse. He summoned his brothers for a meeting ...

This is the story of Sheshnaag, the most supreme son of Kadru, and how he was given a boon. Kadru had 1000 snakes as her sons and she had c...

When Garuda was returning with the pot of nectar, he met Lord Vishnu. Pleased with Garuda’s dedication and not being tempted to drink the ne...