Devgatha | Puranic Tales in a new avatar

In this episode of Devgatha Podcast, delve into the pivotal stories of the Kishkindha Kand from the epic Ramayana, uncovering the profound life lessons woven into Lord Ram’s quest to rescue Sita. From his first meeting with Hanuman to the formation of a formidable alliance with the exiled king Sugriv, this chapter illustrates how unwavering devotion, mutual trust, and true friendship can overcome seemingly insurmountable odds.Listeners will discover how the Vanar Sena’s collective spirit and Hanuman’s steadfast humility transformed a daunting search into an inspiring triumph of unity and purpose. Tune in to explore these timeless narratives of perseverance, loyalty, and righteous brotherhood, and discover how the enduring wisdom of Indian epics continues to guide modern life.

The story revolves around Ravan, the king of Lanka, who had defeated all the devas and brought the nine planets under his control. He was also a great astrologer and had kept all the planets in a position favorable to his son Indrajit's birth. The devas were worried that if Indrajit was born in this position, he would become invincible. To prevent this, they asked the planets to move from their positions, but they were helpless as they were under Ravan's control. The story highlights the importance of worshipping Lord Hanuman on Saturdays to avoid the evil eye of Lord Shani. It also suggests that offering oil or tail to Lord Hanuman can protect one from Shani's evil eye. The story showcases the bravery and wisdom of Hanuman and his devotion to Lord Ram.This episode was written by Amar Vyas based on Puranic Tales, and has been translated in Marathi and Narated by Amar. Audio editing by Prashanth. Devgatha Podcast is produced by gaathastory. Music: Silk Brocade. Cover Art depicting battle between Krishna and Satyabhama against Narakasur crated by gaathastory. To listen to more such amazing stories, visit www.gaathastory.comDid you like this story? You can write to us at [email protected], or leave a review.You can subscribe to Devgatha podcast on your favourite podcasting website or apps including Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Spotify, Gaana, and other podcasting apps and sites. To learn more, visit www.devgatha.com. New episodes of Devgatha are available in English and Hindi.About This EpisodeIn this episode of Devgatha mythological stories, we bring you a tale from the times of Ramayan. Ravan, the demon king, ruled over Lanka and had defeated the devs and brought all the nine planets under his control. He kept them suppressed beneath his feet and used his astrological knowledge to ensure a favorable position for his son, Indrajit. The devs, fearing Indrajit's invincibility, sought help from Lord Shani, who agreed to assist them. Lord Shani's glance on Ravana's face would hinder his son's mission.Discover the popular belief surrounding Lord Shani's sight, also known as Shani Drishti, said to bring trouble and challenges to those it falls upon. However, it is believed to help in learning humility. Will Lord Shani be able to cast his gaze on Ravana, and what will be the consequences for the demon king?Join us as we explore the intervention of Narad Muni, the rescue of Lord Shani by Hanumanji, and the unexpected bond that forms between the two. What sufferings are destined for Hanumanji as a result of his actions, and what adventures await him on his journey to find Devi Sita?Tune in to this fascinating episode of Puranic Tales of India podcast to uncover the story of Ravana, Lord Shani, and Hanumanji.

देवगाथा पॉडकास्टच्या या एपिसोडमध्ये, भगवान कृष्ण आणि त्यांची पत्नी सत्यभामा यांनी राक्षस राजा नरकासुरशी कसे युद्ध केले ते ऐका. नरकासुर देवांना आणि मानवांना त्रास देत आहे हे देवांचा राजा इंद्र याने कृष्णाला सावध केले आणि त्याने 16,000 पेक्षा जास्त तरुण कुमारींना पकडले आणि आपल्या राजवाड्यात कैदी म्हणून ठेवले. क्षिष्णाने या राक्षसाशी लढण्याचा आणि पृथ्वीला त्याच्या कर्मांपासून मुक्त करण्याचा निर्णय घेतला.कृष्णाने आपले ध्येय साध्य केले का ?या कथेत सत्यभामेची भूमिका काय होती ? अधिक जाणून घेण्यासाठी देवगाथा पॉडकास्टचा हा विशेष भाग ऐका. दीपावलीच्या मुहूर्तावर, नरक चतुर्दशीच्या मुहूर्तावर आम्ही हा भाग प्रकाशित करत आहोत. आजच्या कथेचा दीपावली सणाशी काय संबंध?पुराण कथांवर आधारित हा भाग अमर व्यास यांनी लिहिला होता आणि अमर व्यास यांनी वर्णन केला आहे. प्रशांतचे ऑडिओ एडिटिंग. देवगाथा पॉडकास्ट गाथास्टोरी निर्मित आहे. संगीत: सिल्क ब्रोकेड. एआय इमेजिंग टूल्स वापरून नरकासुर विरुद्ध कृष्ण आणि सत्यभामा यांच्यातील युद्धाचे चित्रण करणारी कव्हर आर्ट. अशा आणखी कथा ऐकण्यासाठी www.gaathastory.com ला भेट द्याIn this episode of Devgatha podcast, listen how Lord Krishna and his wife Satyabhama fought the demon King Narakasur. Krishna was alerted by Indra, the King of Gods, that Narakasur was troubling the Gods and Humans, and he had captured over 16,000 young maidens and kept this as a prisoner in his palace. Ktishna decided to fight this demon and rid the earth of his deeds. Did Krishna achieve his goal ?What was Satyabhama's role in this story? Listen to this special episode of Devgatha Podcast to learn more.We are publishing this episode on occasion of Deepawali, on the occasion of Narak Chaturdashi. What is the relation of today's story to the Deepawali festival?This episode was written by Amar Vyas based on Puranic Tales, and has been translated in Marathi and Narated by Amar. Audio editing by Prashanth. Devgatha Podcast is produced by gaathastory. Music: Silk Brocade. Cover Art depicting battle between Krishna and Satyabhama against Narakasur crated by gaathastory. To listen to more such amazing stories, visit www.gaathastory.comDid you like this story? You can write to us at [email protected], or leave a review.You can subscribe to Devgatha podcast on your favourite podcasting website or apps including Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Spotify, Gaana, and other podcasting apps and sites. To learn more, visit www.devgatha.com. New episodes of Devgatha are available in English and Hindi.

देवगाथा पॉडकास्ट के इस एपिसोड में, सुनें कि कैसे भगवान कृष्ण और उनकी पत्नी सत्यभामा ने राक्षस राजा नरकासुर से लड़ाई की। देवताओं के राजा इंद्र द्वारा कृष्ण को सतर्क किया गया था कि नरकासुर देवताओं और मनुष्यों को परेशान कर रहा था, और उसने 16,000 से अधिक युवा युवतियों को पकड़ लिया था और इसे अपने महल में कैदी के रूप में रखा था। कतिश्ना ने इस राक्षस से लड़ने और पृथ्वी को उसके कर्मों से मुक्त करने का फैसला किया। क्या कृष्ण ने अपना लक्ष्य हासिल किया? इस कहानी में सत्यभामा की क्या भूमिका थी? अधिक जानने के लिए सुनिए देवगाथा पॉडकास्ट का यह खास एपिसोड।यह प्रसंग हम दीपावली के नरक चतुर्दशी के अवसर पर प्रकाशित कर रहे हैं। आज की कहानी का दीपावली पर्व से क्या संबंध है?इस एपिसोड को अमर व्यास ने पुराणिक टेल्स पर आधारित लिखा था, और इसे अमर व्यास ने सुनाया है। प्रशांत द्वारा ऑडियो संपादन। देवगाथा पॉडकास्ट गाथास्टोरी द्वारा निर्मित है। संगीत: सिल्क ब्रोकेड। कवर आर्ट एआई इमेजिंग टूल्स का उपयोग करके उत्पन्न नरकासुर के खिलाफ कृष्ण और सत्यभामा के बीच युद्ध को दर्शाती है। ऐसी ही और कहानियां सुनने के लिए www.gaathastory.com पर विजिट करेंIn this episode of Devgatha podcast, listen how Lord Krishna and his wife Satyabhama fought the demon King Narakasur. Krishna was alerted by Indra, the King of Gods, that Narakasur was troubling the Gods and Humans, and he had captured over 16,000 young maidens and kept this as a prisoner in his palace. Ktishna decided to fight this demon and rid the earth of his deeds. Did Krishna achieve his goal ?What was Satyabhama's role in this story? Listen to this special episode of Devgatha Podcast to learn more.We are publishing this episode on occasion of Deepawali, on the occasion of Narak Chaturdashi. What is the relation of today's story to the Deepawali festival?This episode was written by Amar Vyas based on Puranic Tales, and has been narrated by Amar. Audio editing by Prashanth. Devgatha Podcast is produced by gaathastory. Music: Silk Brocade. Cover Art depicting battle between Krishna and Satyabhama against Narakasur is created by gaathastory. To listen to more such amazing stories, visit www.gaathastory.comDid you like this story? You can write to us at [email protected], or leave a review.You can subscribe to Devgatha podcast on your favourite podcasting website or apps including Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Spotify, Gaana, and other podcasting apps and sites. To learn more, visit www.devgatha.com. New episodes of Devgatha are available in English and Hindi.

In this episode of Devgatha podcast, listen how Lord Krishna and his wife Satyabhama fought the demon King Narakasur. Krishna was alerted by Indra, the King of Gods, that Narakasur was troubling the Gods and Humans, and he had captured over 16,000 young maidens and kept this as a prisoner in his palace. Krishna decided to fight this demon and rid the earth of his deeds. Did Krishna achieve his goal ?What was Satyabhama's role in this story? Listen to this special episode of Devgatha Podcast to learn more. We are publishing this episode on occasion of Deepawali, on the occasion of Narak Chaturdashi. What is the relation of today's story to the Deepawali festival?This episode was written by Amar Vyas based on Puranic Tales, and has been translated in Telugu and narrated by Surekha. Audio editing by Prashanth. Devgatha Podcast is produced by gaathastory. Music: Silk Brocade. Cover Art depicting battle between Krishna and Satyabhama against Narakasur generated by gaathastory. To listen to more such amazing stories, visit www.gaathastory.comDid you like this story? You can write to us at [email protected], or leave a review.You can subscribe to Devgatha podcast on your favourite podcasting website or apps including Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Spotify, Gaana, and other podcasting apps and sites. To learn more, visit www.devgatha.com. New episodes of Devgatha are available in English and Hindi.

Lord Krishna and his wife Satyabhama fought the demon King Narakasur. Krishna was alerted by Indra, the King of Gods, that Narakasur was troubling the Gods and Humans, and he had captured over 16,000 young maidens and kept this as a prisoner in his palace. Krishna decided to fight this demon and rid the earth of his deeds. Did Krishna achieve his goal ?What was Satyabhama's role in this story? Listen to this special episode of Devgatha Podcast to learn more. We are publishing this episode on occasion of Deepawali, on the occasion of Narak Chaturdashi. What is the relation of today's story to the Deepawali festival? This episode was written by Amar Vyas based on Puranic Tales, and has been translated in Kannada and narrated by Shruthi Prakash Audio editing by Prashanth. Devgatha Podcast is produced by gaathastory. Music: Silk Brocade. Cover Art depicting battle between Krishna and Satyabhama against Narakasur generated by gaathastory. To listen to more such amazing stories, visit www.gaathastory.com

Lord Krishna and his wife Satyabhama fought the demon King Narakasur. Krishna was alerted by Indra, the King of Gods, that Narakasur was troubling the Gods and Humans, and he had captured over 16,000 young maidens and kept this as a prisoner in his palace. Krishna decided to fight this demon and rid the earth of his deeds. Did Krishna achieve his goal ?What was Satyabhama's role in this story? Listen to this special episode of Devgatha Podcast to learn more.We are publishing this episode on occasion of Deepawali, on the occasion of Narak Chaturdashi. What is the relation of today's story to the Deepawali festival?This episode was written by Amar Vyas based on Puranic Tales, and has been narrated by Sheerali Biju. Audio editing by Prashanth. Devgatha Podcast is produced by gaathastory. Music: Silk Brocade. Cover Art depicting battle between Krishna and Satyabhama against Narakasur generated using AI Imaging tools. To listen to more such amazing stories, visit www.gaathastory.comDid you like this story? You can write to us at [email protected], or leave a review.You can subscribe to Devgatha podcast on your favourite podcasting website or apps including Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Spotify, Gaana, and other podcasting apps and sites. To learn more, visit www.devgatha.com. New episodes of Devgatha are available in English and Hindi.Did you like this story? You can write to us at [email protected], or leave a review.You can subscribe to Devgatha podcast on your favourite podcasting website or apps including Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Spotify, Gaana, and other podcasting apps and sites. To learn more, visit www.devgatha.com. New episodes of Devgatha are available in English and Hindi.

Listen to this episode from Devgatha Podcast, which tells us why Lord Ganesh is considered to be the lord of "Buddhi", i.e. Wisdom. This episode was originally published in August 2019. We thought it was a good time to publish it again, hoping that the upcoming New Year will shower wisdom on all of us.In this episode, we explore the story of Ganesh, one of the most worshipped deities in Hinduism. Ganesh, born of divine parents Lord Shiv and Goddess Parvati, is known for his wisdom and intelligence. We delve into the tale of how Ganesh's intelligence is tested when a doubt arises among the deities about who is wiser, Ganesh or his brother Karthik. With a mischievous sage Narad's help, a competition is held to determine the answer. Tune in to find out how Ganesh's cleverness and devotion ultimately lead him to victory. We also invite listeners to share their experiences and celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi, a festival dedicated to Lord Ganesh. Don't forget to leave us a review and visit our website, devgatha.com, to leave your feedback or explore more stories in different languages.This episode was narrated by Sheerali Biju. Parts of this story have been edited and re-written by Amar Vyas for brevity, language and context. Audio editing by Krishnadas and Vyas. Theme Music Frost Waltz and Procession of the King by Kevin Macleod (Incompetech). Sound effects under creative commons license.Did you like this story? You can write to us at [email protected], or leave a review.You can subscribe to Devgatha podcast on your favourite podcasting website or apps including Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Spotify, Gaana, and other podcasting apps and sites. To learn more, visit www.devgatha.com. New episodes of Devgatha are available in English and Hindi.

On occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, a festival to mark birth of Lord Hanuman, we are delighted to publish the story about his birth. Listen to this story to learn about his parents and how he came to be born. Finally, learn how he came to be known as Hanuman. This story has some interesting elements- for example, Why and how did Shiva agree to be born as Anjani's son? Why did Hanuman decided to swallow the Sun? Listen to this story to learn more.Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Hanuman, the Vanar God and devotee of Lord Rama. According to the story, Anjani, an attendant in Lord Brahma's palace, was cursed to become a monkey when she fell in love. Lord Brahma advised her to live on earth and give birth to an incarnation of Lord Shiva to remove the curse. She married Kesari, the king of monkeys, and gave birth to Anjaneya, the incarnation of Lord Shiva. Hanuman is considered a symbol of strength, energy, and the ability to conquer evil spirits. The story of his birth is closely related to the birth of Lord Ram and the Ram Navmi festival.This episode been revised and rewritten by Amar Vyas and narrated by Sheerali Biju for gaathastory. Music and images obtained from public domain sources or Creative Commons license.Did you like this story? You can write to us at [email protected], or leave a review.You can subscribe to Devgatha podcast on your favourite podcasting website or apps including Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Spotify, Gaana, and other podcasting apps and sites. To learn more, visit www.devgatha.com. New episodes of Devgatha are available in English and Hindi.

Narada, a devoted sage and messenger of the gods, prided himself on his unwavering worship of Vishnu. However, Vishnu tests Narada's devotion through a simple task: deliver a lamp filled with precious oil around the earth without spilling a drop. Narada succeeds, showcasing his dedication and skill. Vishnu then asks Narada to observe a humble farmer, Jagadas, and report back on his daily activities. Arrogantly assuming Jagadas lacks devotion, Narada observes Jagadas's simple life, finding fault in his infrequent mention of Vishnu's name. Confronting Vishnu with his observations, Narada expresses his belief that Jagadas is heading to hell. Vishnu gently corrects Narada, pointing out that while Narada focused on the technicalities of his task, Jagadas, through his daily toil and family care, silently worshipped him, making time for a single prayer before sleep. Vishnu reveals that true devotion lies not in outward show but in the heartfelt connection with him, wherever his devotees call his name. This story was narrated by Sheerali Biju for gaathastory. Title narration: Anupama. Theme Music: Frost Waltz.Did you like this story? You can write to us at [email protected], or leave a review.You can subscribe to Devgatha podcast on your favourite podcasting website or apps including Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Spotify, Gaana, and other podcasting apps and sites. To learn more, visit www.devgatha.com. New episodes of Devgatha are available in English and Hindi.