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A trusted, family-friendly library of the stories, mantras, and rituals of Sanatan Dharma. Curated for kids, women, men — and everyone — in English, हिन्दी, and Sanskrit.
A lion kills far more than he can eat, so the animals agree to send him one of their own each day. Then it is a rabbit's turn.
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The gods cannot defeat the buffalo demon, so their combined fury becomes a single goddess, armed by every one of them. The central story of Navaratri, as the Durga Saptashati tells it.
Nine nights, nine forms of Durga, one book recited across them, and a tenth day of victory. Where each piece comes from, and how differently India keeps the same festival.
Two geese carry their friend the tortoise to a new lake, gripping a stick in their beaks. He has to do just one thing: keep his mouth shut.
A brahmin carries a fat goat home on his shoulder. Three strangers, one after another, stop him to say that it is not a goat at all.
A lion kills far more than he can eat, so the animals agree to send him one of their own each day. Then it is a rabbit's turn.
A king had three sons who would not open a book. An eighty-year-old teacher promised to make them wise in six months — using nothing but stories.
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One story for each night of Navaratri, the three battles of the Durga Saptashati, and the two stories behind Vijayadashami.
Every story in the Panchatantra, in the order Vishnu Sharma tells them — five books of fables, each with its Sanskrit verse and its moral, in Hindi and English.
A gentle five-step introduction to the Gita: the foundation chapter, the verses every Hindu should know, and the practice that brings it alive.
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Three subjects large enough to have a home of their own — each with its own timeline, characters and lessons, read in English or हिन्दी.
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The seven kandas end to end, the full cast from Ayodhya to Lanka, and every lineage drawn out as a family tree.
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The Kuru house from Shantanu to the Pandavas, the eighteen parvas in order, and the events that led to Kurukshetra.
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