mahabharata stories

  The Suta said: “Hearing all the Nagas speak their words and these words of Vasuki, Elapatra addressed them and said: "Neither this sacred sacrifice nor the victory of the Pandavas, which is the cause of all our great fear, can be stopped." King! A man afflicted by a deity should only appeal to God, otherwise nothing else will come to his rescue. O Pannagasattam! This fear of all of us is also God-given. The refuge of God is the only way for us. Listen to these words of mine. O Pannagasattama! When the curse was pronounced against us, I sat on my mother's lap in fear. Then I heard the Lord say, "This is very sharp! Very sharp!" Then that great light, sorrowful, went to the father and said: The gods said: “Father! God of gods! What other mother, let alone Kadru, could curse her beloved sons so harshly in front of you? "Father! We heard you say, 'Let it be so, too.' We want to know the reason why you did not stop it." Brahma said: "Ther...

  The Suta said: "Immediately after hearing his mother's curse, Pannaga Sattama Vasuki began to think about what to do to prevent this curse from happening." Then he consulted with all his brothers, including Dharmaparayana Airavata. Vasuki said: "Anaghare! You all know about the curse that is upon us. We must make some effort to get rid of this curse." We know that there is salvation for all kinds of curses. But you serpents! They say there is no salvation for the curse of the mother. My heart trembles knowing that this curse was uttered in the presence of the unworthy, the unjust, and the truth itself. Our destruction must be near. Otherwise, that inexhaustible god would have stopped her from cursing like this. So, without wasting much time, let's meditate on the welfare of all the serpents. "Something must be done to prevent the sacrifice of Janamejaya, which is the cause of the destruction of snakes, from taking place." The Suta said: “Hear...

  Shaunaka said: "We have heard about the powerful and greedy serpents. What did they do after learning of the curse?" The Sutta said: “The venerable Lord Sesha, having abandoned Kadru, performed a great penance, fasting and consuming only the air. He performed penance in the forests of Gandhamadana, Badari, Gokarna, and Pushkara, and on the Himavat mountain. In all these holy pilgrimages and shrines, he was solitary, a regular devotee, and a constant seeker of life. The patriarch saw the lord, his hair tied up, his skin and flesh withered, and performing severe penance. The father said to the ascetic Satyadhruthi: "Shesha! What are you doing? Do good to the world." "Anagha! The worlds are burning due to your intense penance. Shesha! Tell me the desire in your heart." Sesha said: "All my brothers are weak-minded. I do not want to live with them. Lord! Please have mercy on me for this." They are always engaged in jealousy and hostility tow...

  Shaunaka said: “Sutanananda! The reason why the Nagas were cursed by their mother and Vinata was cursed by her son has been told. You have also told Kadru and Vinateya about their husband's boon and the names of Vinateya's two bird sons. "Sutaja! You didn't tell me the names of the Nagas. I would like to hear the names of the main Nagas." The Suta said: "Tapodhana! Nagas have many names. I will not tell you all the names. I will tell you the names of the most important ones. Listen." 1) Shesha (2) Vasuki (3) Airavata (4) Takshaka (5) Karkotaka (6) Dhananjaya (7) Kaliya (8) Mani (9) Purana (10) Pinjaraka (11) Elapatra (12) Vamana (13) Neela (14) Anil (15) Kalmasa (16) Bala (17) Arya (18) Adika (19) Shalapotaka (20) Sumanomuka (21) Dadhimuka (22) Vimalapindaka (23) Apta (24) Kotanaka (25) Shankha (26) Valashikha (27) Nishtunaka (28) Hemaguh (29) Nahusha (30) Pingala (31) Apahyakarna (32) Hastipada (33) Mudgarapindaka (34) Kambala (35) Ashvatara (36) ...

  Garuda said: "Purandara! May there be friendship between us as you wish. Know that my strength is great and unbearable."Shatakratu! Saints do not accept self-praise and self-praise. Friend! Since we are now friends, I am saying that you asked, even though it is not good to praise oneself. Shakra! I can carry this earth, including the mountains, the sea, the forest, and you, on a single feather of my wing. "I can carry all the worlds and all the moving things in them without getting tired. Know that this is my great strength." The Suta said: “Shaunaka! To these words of the hero, the rich, great, and crowned hero, Lord Devendra, replied: "Accept this constant and good companion of mine. If the Soma is of no use to you, return it to me. Whoever you give it to will always fight with us." Garuda said: "I am carrying this Soma for a specific purpose. I will not give this Soma to anyone to drink." "Sahasraksha! Tridasheshwara! Before I put...

  The Suta said: “With a golden body shining like the rays of the sun, that bird entered swiftly like a river flowing into the sea. In front of the nectar, he saw a fierce wheel with sharp teeth, constantly rotating, blazing like the rays of the sun, created by the gods in an effort to cut down those who came to steal the nectar. Seeing a path between them, Khechara in an instant slipped through the teeth of the wheel. Behind that wheel he saw two great serpents, with tongues protruding like lightning, mouths that blazed like fire, and eyes that blazed with fire, poisonous, fierce, mighty, always angry, always vigilant without blinking an eye, protecting the nectar. Whoever the serpent's eye fell on, they would immediately turn into ashes. Then Suparna covered their eyes with dust, made them blind, and attacked them from all sides. The spaceman Vainateya cut them into pieces and without delay rushed towards Soma. The mighty warrior Vainateya lifted the nectar from there, broke ...

Suta said: “Hey the superior one among all the bramhins! While all the deities were standing ready for battle, Gurutmanta, the king of birds, reached them. Seeing that mighty one, all the gods trembled with fear and began to fight among themselves with all their weapons. Among the protectors of Soma Ameyatma, Vidyudagnisamaprabha and Sumahavirya Bhauvana were also there. He fought for a moment with Patagendra and fell having stuck in between the wings, beak and tentacles of Patagendra and died in the battlefield. That khechara raised a huge dust storm by stretching his wings wide and plunging the three worlds into darkness and gave tension to the gods. Since the entire area was covered with dust, the gods fainted. Those who stood waiting for Amrita were unable to see him in the dust. Thus Garuda smashed the guardian deities of the three worlds by giving a blow using his wings and beaks. Then the god Sahasraksha was terrified and thus gave command to the god vayu in this manner: “Hey ...