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Once there lived an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna by name Poonthaanam.
He worshipped Guruvayoorappan with all his heart & soul.
People loved him for his beautiful Bhagavatam discourses.
There is a temple in North Kerala called Kottiyoor.
Once there lived an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna by name Poonthaanam.
He worshipped Guruvayoorappan with all his heart & soul.
People loved him for his beautiful Bhagavatam discourses.
There is a temple in North Kerala called Kottiyoor.
The significant deity in the temple is Lord Siva. The temple was kept open only for a few days during a year.
There were no human activities in that place for the rest of the year.
Once Poonthaanam reached the Kottiyoor temple & had a bath in the holy river.
He worshiped the -
There were no human activities in that place for the rest of the year.
Once Poonthaanam reached the Kottiyoor temple & had a bath in the holy river.
He worshiped the -
compassionate Lord Siva, felt happy, & stayed there for a few days
He recited Bhagavatam every day in front of the deity & several 100s of people listened to his discourse on the wonderful pastime in the 10th Canto 60th of Srimad Bhagavatam named Lord Krishna Teases Queen Rukmini
He recited Bhagavatam every day in front of the deity & several 100s of people listened to his discourse on the wonderful pastime in the 10th Canto 60th of Srimad Bhagavatam named Lord Krishna Teases Queen Rukmini
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Sri Krishna & Arjuna once were guests of a widow.
The widow had no children, She was all alone. But she had a cow. This cow was her only means of support.
She used to sell milk, & by selling milk she used to maintain her life
At the same time
Sri Krishna & Arjuna once were guests of a widow.
The widow had no children, She was all alone. But she had a cow. This cow was her only means of support.
She used to sell milk, & by selling milk she used to maintain her life
At the same time
she was a great devotee of Sri Krishna.
When Sri Krishna & Arjuna went to visit her in disguise, she was so happy to see these two divine guests.
She fed them with whatever she had in her house.
Sri Krishna was extremely pleased with her surrendering attitude & her devotion.
When Sri Krishna & Arjuna went to visit her in disguise, she was so happy to see these two divine guests.
She fed them with whatever she had in her house.
Sri Krishna was extremely pleased with her surrendering attitude & her devotion.
On their way back, Arjuna said to Krishna, You were so pleased with her. Why didn’t you grant her a boon? Why didn’t you tell her that she would be prosperous soon, now that you are pleased with her?
I have already granted her the boon that her cow must die tomorrow. Krishna said
I have already granted her the boon that her cow must die tomorrow. Krishna said
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Once there was a king who distributed food to the Brahmanas.
One day, as he was giving out food to the priests, an eagle flew above holding a dead snake in his claws. Out of the mouth of the dead snake fell a drop of poison into the
Once there was a king who distributed food to the Brahmanas.
One day, as he was giving out food to the priests, an eagle flew above holding a dead snake in his claws. Out of the mouth of the dead snake fell a drop of poison into the
food that the king was distributing.
No one knew or saw that this had happened, so the king continued distributing the food.
The Brahmin who accidentally got the poisoned food from the king died, & the king was feeling very sad.
One of the servants of Yamaraj (the god of death)
No one knew or saw that this had happened, so the king continued distributing the food.
The Brahmin who accidentally got the poisoned food from the king died, & the king was feeling very sad.
One of the servants of Yamaraj (the god of death)
who has the service to distribute karma to the living beings has a problem. When this incident with the king & the poisoned food happened, however, he did not know who to give the karma to.
After all, it was not the eagle’s fault that it carried the dead snake in its claws
After all, it was not the eagle’s fault that it carried the dead snake in its claws
#bedtimestories #at11pm #Mahabharata After the end of the Mahabharata war, the Pandavs heard the sound of laughter. When they went near the source of the sound, they could see Barbarika’s head.
Barbarika was none other than the grandson of Bhima and Hidimba.
Barbarika was none other than the grandson of Bhima and Hidimba.
When he was a child he was taught by his grandmother Hidimba that one would be liberated even if he is killed by #Krishna
This lesson was engraved in his mind deeply & to fulfil this mission he performed austerities for years & obtained powerful weapons from various demi-gods
This lesson was engraved in his mind deeply & to fulfil this mission he performed austerities for years & obtained powerful weapons from various demi-gods
When the #Mahabharata war was about to begin Barbarika decided to take the side of Kauravas
When Krishna did not approve of this, he told Krishna that he would kill Pandavas at once and was about to shoot a weapon at them. Immediately he was beheaded by Lord’s Sudarshan chakra
When Krishna did not approve of this, he told Krishna that he would kill Pandavas at once and was about to shoot a weapon at them. Immediately he was beheaded by Lord’s Sudarshan chakra
