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Krishna told Arjuna that the five breaths of life were prana, apana, samana, vyana, and udana. Prana and apana moved upward while vyana and samana ...

When Kartavirya Arjuna killed Bhagwan Parashuram's father Jamadagni rishi and he saw his mother lamenting over his father's death, he vowed to avenge the death of his father by killing the entire Kshatriya race 21 times. A task so difficult that only Mahadev can help him with it.

Ravana was furious when Sita rejected his advance. He threatened her, saying she had two months to climb on his bed, else he would have her cooked ...

A popular myth involving Draupadi and Karna, which is used to often justify Karna's derogatory behavior towards the princess of Panchal is that she insulted him during her Swayamvar by refusing to marry him. However that doesn't seem to be case as per original text.

The horse sacrifice Yudhishthira again requested Krishna to permit him to leave to the forest as he felt guilty about killing Bheeshma and Karna. V...

Devi Mahatmya - Markandeya Purana, tr. by Bibek Debroy  Chapter 12 (Ch 89 in the book)  In this chapter, the goddess describes the benefits of cha...

When Hanuman leapt in the air, the rishis, yakshasas, and Gods were astounded. They sang his praises and showered flowers on him. Seeing him travel...

Devi Mahatmya - Markandeya Purana, tr. by Bibek Debroy Chapter 11 (Ch 88 in the book)  With both Shumbha and Nishumbha dead, the gods, lead by Ind...

All beings in the world, including trees, have these five elements. The five elements of the body, ears, nose, mouth, heart, and stomach have space...

Mahadev presents his divine Vijaya bow to Parashurama.

Devi Mahatmya - Markandeya Purana, tr. by Bibek Debroy Chapter 10 (Ch 87 in the book) With Nishumbha killed, Shumbha taunted Durga that she had b...

Bheeshma then explained how greed is the basis for evil. Greed causes anger and desire. This leads to mistrust of others and causes a person to bec...