The Story of Kansa ( part -2 continued from part-1) (as collected from the Bhagavata Purana, Harivamsha, and allied Puranas by Lokanath Mishra) From that day onward, Kansa kept a sharp watch on Devaki. In time, she conceived and gave birth to her first child. True to his word, Vasudeva took the infant to Kansa. […]
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The Story of Kansa ( part-1) ( as collected from the Bhagavata Purana, Harivamsha, and allied Puranas by Lokanath Mishra) In a former birth, Kansa had been the demon Kalanemi. During the Treta Yuga, when Hanuman was on his way to fetch the life-restoring sanjivani herb to save Lakshmana, Kalanemi attempted to block his path.
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The Birth of Kansa – A Story from Ancient India ( Written by Lokanath Mishra based upon Brahma Vaivarta Purana , a Purana with many elaborations on Krishna’s life andHarivamsha , an appendix to the Mahabharata, which narrates genealogies and additional stories of Krishna’s family) A long time ago, during the Dwapara Yuga ( in
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The Story of Valmiki – From Bandit to Poet ( written by Lokanath Mishra based upon Ramayana granths written by different authors ) A very long time ago, in ancient India, there lived a man named Ratnakara. He was not a good man. He used to stop travelers on the road, steal their money, and
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The Coconut : The divine Tree By Lokanath Mishra The coconut, celebrated as the divine tree, is among the most versatile gifts of nature. From nourishing food to sacred ritual, from oil to timber, from coir to thatching leaves, every part of this palm finds purpose. Its journey began thousands of years ago in the
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The Sasthi OSHA By Lokanath Mishra Sasthi OSHA, is a deeply significant ritual in Odisha, celebrated on the sixth day of the Sukla Paksha in the month of Bhadrab. This sacred observance is dedicated to Goddess Sasthi, a revered folk deity who is widely believed to be the protector and benefactor of children. Worshipped as
Om, Swaha, and Namaskar By Lokanath Mishra In the eternal tradition of Sanatan Dharma, every sound and every gesture carries profound spiritual significance. The rituals of yajna, homa, and havan are not mere offerings of material substances into the fire, but symbolic acts that connect the worshipper with the cosmic forces. Among the countless mantras
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Sai Kutir By Lokanath Mishra The salt-scented breeze of Puri carried with it the calls of temple bells, the laughter of children returning from school, and the shuffle of pilgrims who never seemed to stop coming. At the edge of a narrow lane stood a modest house with a peeling blue door and a signboard
The Proposal That Came Back By Lokanath Mishra: In the year 2000, Rina was in her third year of engineering in the IT branch. She was a bright student, focused, and already dreaming of skyscrapers, software parks, and a life in some big city. The last thing she wanted was distraction. But fate, like a
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ଗଣେଶ ପୂଜା ସାରଦା ପ୍ରସାଦ ମିଶ୍ର ମେଘ ମେଦୁରିତ ଆକାଶ ବୁକେତପ୍ତ ତପନ ଶାନ୍ତଭାଦ୍ର ଶୁକ୍ଳପକ୍ଷ ଚତୁର୍ଥୀ ତିଥିଧୀରେ ବହୁଛି ବାତ ।ଗିରି ଚୁଡ଼ା ଡେଇଁ ସମୀର ଉଲ୍ଲାସେବହେ ସାଗର ଛୁଇଁମତୁଆଲା ହୋଇ ତରଙ୍ଗ ଆନନ୍ଦେବେଳା ବକ୍ଷେ ଲୋଟଇ ।ଗ୍ରାମ ନଗର ପଲ୍ଲୀ ପୁରେ ଆଜିଆନନ୍ଦ ଉଲ୍ଲାସ ଖେଳେଜ୍ଞାନ ବିଦ୍ୟାର ସ୍ଥପତି ଗଣପତିବିଜୟ ଧର। ତଳେ ।ସଜ୍ଜିତ ମଣ୍ଡପ ପୁଷ୍ପ ପଲ୍ଲବେସଙ୍ଗୀତ ଶୁଭେ ଉଚ୍ଚେଗଣ ନାୟକଙ୍କ ମୃଣ୍ମୟ ମୂର୍ତ୍ତିଶୋଭାପାଏ ପୁଷ୍ପ ଗୁଚ୍ଛେ।ବିପ୍ର କଣ୍ଠରୁ ଉଚ୍ଚ।ରିତ ମନ୍ତ୍ରଧୂପ ଝୁଣାର
