Story of Balarama And Demon Dhenukasura
Dhenukasura
Dhenuka (धेनुक) also known as Dhenukasura, is a donkey demon killed by Balarama, the elder brother of...
What are the different avatara of Lord Vishnu ?
Dashavatara (दशावतार)
Dashavatara refers to the ten primary avataras of Vishnu, the Hindu god of preservation. Vishnu is said...
What was previous birth of Vritrasura ?
King Chitraketu - Previous birth of Vritrasura
It is mentioned in Bhagavata Purana- Sixth Skanda- chapter 14-17, when King Parikshit...
Why Shiva is called Pashupati ?
Why Shiva is called Pashupati (पशुपतिः) ?
As mentioned in Mahabharata, Drona Parva chapter 202 verse 123 , this...
What is Satyanarayana Katha and where from it is taken ?
Satyanarayan Puja
Satyanarayan Puja is a religious worship of the Hindu god Vishnu. Satya means “truth” and narayana means, “The...
Gajendra Moksha
Gajendra Moksha
Gajendra Moksha (गजेन्द्रमोक्षः) is a Puranic legend mentioned in the 8th Skandha of the Bhagavata Purana. In...
Difference between Devi Bhagavatam and Devi Mahatmyam ?
Devi Bhagavatam (देवी भागवत)
Devi Bhagavatam is also called as Devi Bhagavata Mahapurana (देवी भागवतपुराण) is a Sanskrit text...
Who was Pururava, the first Chandravanshi King ?
Birth of Budha
Once Chandra (चन्द्रमा) visited the house of Brihaspati (बृहस्पति) the Guru...
Which demons were killed by Sri Krishna?
Demons killed by Sri Krishna
Putana (पूतना)
Putana was a demoness sent by Kamsa to...
Where it is mentioned that donation should be performed from hard and honest money...
Donations should be performed from honestly earned money
In Shiva Mahapurana, Uma-Samhita, chapter 14,...