Sacred Stories
Dhruva's resolve, Hanuman's leap, the churning of the ocean — timeless stories from the Puranas and the Ramayana, told simply for children and adults alike.
Hanuman's Leap to Lanka
Reminded of powers he had forgotten he possessed, Hanuman crosses a hundred leagues of ocean in a single leap to find Sita in Lanka.
Shabari's Berries
An elderly forest ascetic offers Rama berries she has tasted herself to make sure each one is sweet — and he accepts them as the finest feast, for they are seasoned with pure love.
The Squirrel's Service
While mighty vanaras hurl boulders to build the bridge to Lanka, a tiny squirrel helps with grains of sand — and receives from Rama a caress that squirrels carry on their backs to this day.
Jatayu's Sacrifice
The aged eagle king Jatayu battles Ravana in the sky to save Sita, knowing he cannot win — and Rama honours the dying hero as his own father.
Dhruva, the Steadfast Star
Hurt by a stepmother’s harsh words, five-year-old Dhruva walks into the forest to seek the Lord himself — and his unshakable devotion wins him a place in the sky as the Pole Star.
Prahlada and Narasimha
A tyrant king who believes himself immortal demands to be worshipped as God — but his own small son’s fearless devotion to Vishnu brings the Lord bursting out of a stone pillar in his wondrous man-lion form.
Gajendra Moksha
The mighty elephant king, seized by a crocodile and failing after a long struggle, lifts a single lotus toward heaven and calls on the Lord — who comes at once to free him.
Krishna Lifts Govardhan
When proud Indra floods the pastures of Vraja in fury, young Krishna lifts the whole of Govardhan hill on his little finger and shelters every villager, calf and sparrow beneath it for seven days.
The Churning of the Ocean
Gods and demons together churn the cosmic ocean of milk for the nectar of immortality — and before the treasures come, the deadliest poison, which Shiva drinks to save all the worlds.
Ganesha and the Race Around the World
Offered a divine fruit that cannot be divided, Ganesha and his brother Kartikeya race around the world to win it — and Ganesha wins without leaving home, by circling his parents.